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REQUESTFOREXPRESSIONOFINTERESTFORSELECTION# 1153951

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Assignment Title International Technical Consultants- Haiti CH Port PPP Project

Publication Date 15-Jul-2014

Expression of Interest Deadline 29-Jul-20 14 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

Language of Notice English

Selection Information

Assignment Country HT - Haiti

Funding Sources The World Bank intends to finance the assignmen t/services under Trust Funds:

BB - BANK BUDGETTF052432 - DEVCO ADVISORY FUND - CORE FUND

Individual/Firm The consultant will be a firm.

Selection Notice

The Government of Haiti (GoH) and the US Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are interested in the development of northern Haiti and

have already invested in common infrastructure for the Caracol Industrial Park (CIP). Part of the development plan had previously included a greenfield port (in Fort Libert) for which

USAID has commissioned feasibility studies (the Feasibility Study), including site selection. Initial environmental studies found the presence of coral and other potentially sensitive species

in some sites which led to public reactions against the greenfield port project.

In the end of 2013 / beginning of 2014, USAID concluded that a greenfield option in Fort Libert is not ready for a PPP and that further investigation was required regarding the improvement

of operations in the existing Cap Haitien Port (CHP). This investigation would entail rehabilitation of the port infrastructure, improved port services, more efficient customs services and

better road access, as a short to medium term alternative, while demand in the ports hinterland grows to justify an investment in an alternative facility. Based on USAIDs and GoHs

decision to focus on the Cap Haitien Port alternative, USAID requested IFC to partner with them to support and advise on the implementation of a PPP project to improve operations and

infrastructure at the Cap Haitien Port (the Project). A preliminary small-size market feedback shows that the project could be attractive to private operators under certain conditions, in

particular given the fact that USAID is willing to finance most of the capital investment required for the rehabilitation.

According to consultations with the G oH, ports are one of the governments priority sectors. The GoHs goal is to improve the legal and regulatory fr amework of this s ector and in parallel

develop a transaction for the rehabilitation of the Cap Haitien Port infrastructure. The port sector reform is directly handled by the Director General of Autorit Portuaire Nationale (APN),

the Ports National Authority, and is being supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Assignment Description

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The IFCs Advisory Mandate is divided into two phases:

1.Phase 1: (a) Due Diligence, which will consist of market demand assessment, technical, legal, environmental and social, and financial analysis, and (b) design and recommendation of

potential legal structures for private sector participation, as well as a transaction structuring proposal to the GoH for the Project.

2.Phase 2: Transaction Execution Phase, which will consist of implementation of an international competitive bid process to engage a private port operator, including a promotion

component.

At the launch of Phase 1, IFC intends to hire s pecialized consultants to complement its in-house s kills, among them a technical consultant specialized in the port sector and with knowledge

of environmental & social and climate change issues related to ports.

The IFC is now seeking expressions of interest from technical firms. Key tasks of the technical firm to be performed are outlined below:

Phase 1:

1.Review of the existing studies related to the port sector in the north of Haiti and particularly in Cap Haitien, including separate studies related to the Port Sector Reform being implemented

by APN. This will include reviewing existing strategic, commercial and economic analyses, technical and operational analyses and also environmental and social studies.

2.Make recommendations on the technical aspects, based on the documents review, on all the dimensions to be analyzed: traffic and market commercial items, engineering, maritime,

environmental and social and climate change related issues.

3.Develop technical design specifications for the Project to be used during consultations with all stakeholders, including prospective private sector bidders. Those technical design

specifications will need to take into account the transaction framework and will have to make sense from a business plan point of view for the future private partner under the PPP contract.

They will also integrate the technical works that APN and USAID will be implementing in parallel to the preparation of the PPP transaction.

4.Carry out an Environmental and Social scoping study in line with Good International Industry Practice and IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability.

5.Carry out a Climate Change assessment.

6.Assist IFC in drafting the Transaction Structuring Report (TSR) to be presented to GoH and USAID at the end of the Due Diligence Phase and attend the presentation of it to GoH,USAID and other key stakeholders (e.g., a committee called Ports Task Force).

7.Subject to the information and feedback from the consultation period, under the coordination of IFC, develop the draft and final technical and environmental and social specifications

and/or the operating standards assist in adopting them into the draft bidding documents and into the overall process for the rehabilitation of the port.

Phase 2:

8.Provide technical input for the Information Memorandum and support IFC, USAID and GoH with technical aspects that arise in marketing the project to potential operators and investors.

9.Assist in the pre-qualification of potential bidders, development of pre-qualification criteria, preparation of technical content of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and selection of pre-

qualified bidders.

10.Assist in the preparation of the Request for Proposals (RFP), design of the bid evaluation criteria, the process of bid evaluation, and review of the final RFP for completeness on

technical issues.

11.Assist in the technical aspects of the investors due diligence process, including collection and preparation of technical documents for the data room, attend bidders meetings if

necessary, and prepare responses to investors questions with regard to technical issues.

12.Assist in the evaluation of bids from a technical perspective, including review of proposals for compliance with RFP terms, and preparation of technical section of the evaluation report.

13.Coordinate with IFC, USAID, GoH and the other consultants throughout the transaction through financial closure.

Firm requirements

IFC now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing their services by submitting a response to this Request for Expression of Interest (REOI). Please note that

consulting firms may associate with other interested firms or individuals to enhance their qualifications. Firms or consortia of firms that have been determined to be qualified through the

evaluated results of this first stage may be invited to submit proposals for the Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be issued at a later date.

The responses presented by the firms will be reviewed and those consultants deemed best qualified in IFCs judgment will be short-listed according to the following criteria:

Qualification Criteria for the Firm: At least 3 PPP projects on the port sector (port concessions), of which at least one project with a public entity as client and at least one project with a

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Selection and contracting will normally be made from responses to this request for expression of interest. The consultant will be selected from a shortlist, subject to availability of funding.

minimum of 70 million USD initial investment.

Qualification Criteria for members of the Technical Consultant team:

Experience in working with government clients and their advisors in conjunction with the design of PPP transactions in the port sector

Experience in preparing regulatory analysis and market studies to support port projects on behalf of government directly or through their advisors

Experience preparing technical / engineering studies on port projects

Experience in environmental and social impact assessment for ports and large infrastructure projects with track record of projects developed in accordance with IFC Performance

Standards and WBG EHS guidelines. Access to pool of experts for relevant key areas (e.g. biodiversity). Experience in evaluation of Climate Change mitigation and adaptation for ports

Experience working in the port sector in Latin America / the Caribbean / fragile countries, and fluency in English and French by key staff (at least the team leader).

Responses shall not exceed 25 pages. If the submitted response exceeds 25 pages, IFC reserves the right to read only the first 25.The Consultant shall demonstrate a capability to meet the World Bank Groups Vendor Eligibility Criteria as found on www.worldbank.org/corporateprocurement.

Responses must be delivered to the below mentioned personnel by e-mail no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 29th of July 2014.

By responding to this REOI, you are confirming compliance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policy.

Firms shall not receive, offer or solicit anything of value to influence the outcome of the procurement process. Firms shall not misrepresent facts in order to influence the procurement

process. Collusive practices among firms or individuals to establish artificial non-competitive levels shall not be tolerated and may result in rejection of rejection of responses.

IFC reserves the right to limit the number of qualified firms shortlisted for efficiency. IFC reserves the right to verify any information provided, or to request additional information after REOI

packages are received. IFC reserves the right to proceed, or to not proceed, with issuing an RFP. IFC reserves the right to modify the scope of work for the RFP as necessary to meet

Project requirements.

As an indicative only and subject to c hanges piece of information for the interested firms:

a.The estimated RFP process dates are as follows:

-Beginning of the process on the week of the 4th of August

-Submission date targeted to be on the week of the 8th of September

b.The Phase 1 due-diligence process shall take place between end of September (kick-off) and December 2014

1.Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment. *

2.Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm. *

3.Provide information on their core business and years in business.*

4.Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *

* - Mandatory

Qualification Criteria