Country: Bulgaria Project: MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: CONSULTING SERVICES Sector: Consultants Loan/Credit Number: Project ID No. P099895 Contract/Bid Number: Expressions of interest, Contract No. MIDP-CS Deadline: 24 February 2009

The Government of Bulgaria intends to borrow from the World Bank a loan towards the cost of the Municipal Infrastructure Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the Loan for consulting services.

One component of the proposed project will elaborate master plans in the water sector for six regions to cover all the country as follows: north-west region, central-north region, northeast region, south-west region, central-south region and south-east region. Consulting services are required to:

  Prepare master plans for water supply and wastewater

  Prepare a corporate development plan, including an investment program

Consulting services are required for approximately 12 months from the commencement date. The estimated level of staff inputs for each contract would vary between 340 and 490 staff-months.

The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services in one or more regions specified above. Separate contracts will be concluded for each region. The Consultants may express their interest for one or more contracts and, therefore, will need to specify the region(s) for which they express their interest.

Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. Consultants willing to undertake more than one contract will have to provide documentary information to demonstrate their capacity to undertake multiple contracts in parallel, such as: previous experience in similar multiple assignments, financial capacity to manage multiple contracts in parallel, availability of staff in number and qualifications required for assignment in parallel contracts, and any other information supporting their capacity.

The consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition) through the Qualification and Cost Based Selection method (QCBS).