Name of Project: Livable
Baku (Preparation Stage)
Grant Number: TF-C8884
Assignment Title: Consultancy
Services for the Preparation Support of the Environmental and Social Framework
(ESF) Tools for Absheron Lakes (Zygh, Khojasan, and Boyukshor) Sustainable
Cleanup and Area Rehabilitation
Procurement Plan Ref
Number: AZ-MOEC-CS-CQS-03
Country of Delivery: Azerbaijan
1. The
Republic of Azerbaijan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Preparation Stage of
the Livable Baku Project (TF-C8884) and intends to apply part
of the proceeds for the following consulting services.
2. The consulting services
(“the Services”) include Preparation Support of the
Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Tools for Absheron Lakes (Zygh,
Khojasan, and Boyukshor) Sustainable Cleanup and Area Rehabilitation.
The
Consultant will assist the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(Implementing Agency) with the development of Environmental and Social Risk
Management (ESRM) document package for the cleanup of Absheron Lakes and the
rehabilitation of the area based on the Feasibility Study.
The overall duration of the assignment is 6 months
from the contract signature date. The assignment is expected to start in April
2026. The estimated total cost of the assignment is
USD 300,000. The list of deliverables and the corresponding expected
timelines are detailed in the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment,
which can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0t818yf5o5tqoatin8tz3/ToR_Absheron_Lakes_ESF_Tools_13.02.2026.docx?rlkey=yh934alh3dyqcoeg40eezjmrw&st=56pabtf2&dl=0
3. Implementing
Agency now invites eligible consulting firms
(“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services.
Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have
the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
4. The best qualified firm to carry out the services will
be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications-based Selection
(CQS) method set out in the Regulations of the World Bank and evaluated on the
basis of the following criteria:
(i) General
Experience: At least 10 years of experience in consultancy business and
experience with International Financial Institutions (prior engagement with the
World Bank will be an advantage).
(ii) Specific
Experience:
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Expertise
and successful track record in conducting ESIAs for complex environmental
remediation and water-related projects including for lake remediation, urban
water bodies, or contaminated site clean-up projects, preferably funded by
international financial institutions.
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Experience
in the application of the World Bank’s ESF.
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Strong
technical knowledge of environmental remediation technologies, hydrological
systems, and urban ecological restoration.
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Ability
to engage meaningfully with a variety of stakeholders, build consensus, and
generate cooperation.
(iii) Regional Experience and Staff Mobilization Capacity:
Experience in Azerbaijan or the South Caucasus or in the region
with similar climatic conditions and understanding of local environmental and
social regulatory frameworks is an advantage. Capability of mobilization of the
qualified experts required for the assignment under the ToR.
While key experts will not be individually evaluated
at the shortlisting stage, in the next stage, the evaluation of the selected Consultant’s
qualifications will include the qualification, experience and availability of
key experts specified in the TOR. It is expected that the Consultant’s team
will include both international and local experts.
5. To demonstrate their qualifications and experience in
meeting the above selection criteria, Consultants are requested to submit, as a
minimum, the supporting documentation listed below. A consultant firm can
only use its own qualifications and experience and not of its parent, sister or
subsidiary companies or its employees.
(i)
The firm's
incorporation/registration documents issued by the concerned government
authority of the country of the firm.
(ii)
The firm’s company
brochures describing the core areas of business.
(iii) Completed Form-1 (link to the form: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hulzprh5xzvtzsl0goehf/Form-1-Similar-Contracts.docx?rlkey=qvhme2yl126m609f5wilwi5w0&st=wvya8boj&dl=0) to provide information of similar contracts. Copies of
completion certificates/references of clients of completed contracts are not
required to be submitted with the EOI. In the subsequent stage at the time of
submission of proposals, the Client may request the selected consultant to
submit such supporting completion certificates.
(iv)
A list of available
qualified experts relevant to the assignment, accompanied by brief information
on their qualifications and relevant experience.
6. If consultants choose to associate to enhance their
qualifications and capability for the assignment, then such associations may
either be as a Joint Venture (i.e. all members of the joint venture shall be
jointly and severally responsible) and/or Sub-consultants (i.e. the Consultant
will be responsible, including for the services of the sub-consultant).
In case of an association, the Consultants must explain in the EOI submission
(a) the rationale for forming the association and (b) the anticipated role and
relevant qualifications of each member of the Joint Venture and/or of each
sub-consultant for carrying out the assignment, to justify the proposed
inclusion of the JV members and/or sub-consultants in the association.
Note: For assessing compliance with the specific
experience requirement under Item 4 above, the experience of sub-consultants
will not be considered.
7. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to
paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for
IPF Borrowers, dated February 2025 (the Regulations), setting forth the World
Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
8. Expressions of Interest must be submitted in a written
form as a signed document to the e-mail address provided below, no later than February
27, 2026.
Further information can be obtained at the e-mail address
indicated below.
Attn: Mr. Nijat Huseynov, Project Coordinator,
Project Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of
Azerbaijan
Address:
155 Heydar Aliyev Avenue, AZ1029, Baku, Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 310 28 00 (extension:
2227)
E-mail: [email protected]
