REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
ALBANIA
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROJECT
P130492
Assignment Title: QUALITY CONTROL OF FIRST REGISTRATION OF FORESTS AND
PASTURES IN ALBANIA
Reference No.: ESP-CS-QCBS-4
The Republic of Albania has received financing in the amount of US$ 23 million equivalent
from the World Bank toward the cost of the Environmental Services Project, and intends to
apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The project is jointly financed by the
Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Swedish Government and it includes the following
components:
Component 1- Strengthening Institutional Capacity to improve environmental services from
integrated landscape management. The component aims to build a stable institutional
environment that facilitates sustainable upland management, thereby improving
environmental service provision.
Component 2- Planning and Provision of IPARD like Grants to improve land management
The component aims to increase the provision of environment services to downstream
beneficiaries and society as a whole, whilst increasing the return and livelihood opportunities
to the owners/users/managers of the land through improving forest, pasture and microcatchment management.
Component 3- Introducing Payments for Environmental Services
The component will help establish financing mechanisms to reduce land degradation and
support sustainable livelihoods through provision of and compensation for environmental
services.
Component 4-Supporting Project Implementation
The objective of the component is to support the MOE to carry out mainstreamed project
implementation and overall coordination according to agreed arrangements.
Under the Component 1of the project, it is planed the first registration of forests and
pastures that are transferred to the ownership of Local Government Units (LGU). Ministry
of Environment (MOE) will be the lead Implementing Agency for this activity, supported
by Immovable Property Registration Office (IPRO) for the registration of the forest and
pasture type of immovable properties.
The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with IPRO is seeking to hire a qualified and
experienced consultant to supervise the work process and the products of the First
Registration of Forests and Pastures.
The Supervisor, acting for and on behalf of Central Immovable Property Registration
Office (CIPRO) will monitor and control the quality of the first registration product on a
Cadastral Zone bases. The First Registration Supervision Consultant will calculate and
certify the Bills of Quantities (BoQ) for the volume of work realized by the Contractor for
each Cadastral Zone. This calculation is to be based on the BoQ Items included in the First
Registration Contracts.
The specific objectives of this consulting service are:
i. Monitor and control the first registration process, the activities and products of the
first and second phase, according to the schedule and work plan of the first
registration activities approved by the Employer. Monthly supervision plans shall
be also provided and approved by the Employer.
ii. Provide the First Quality Control Reports within 15 working days from the delivery
of the first registration product of the both phases, in accordance with the
procedures established in “First Registration Control Procedures”. The number of
the properties, which should be controlled in a cadastral zone, should be 5 % of the
properties by CIPRO/Supervisor and 5% of the properties by LIPRO, but in any
case, not less than 10 properties for each CZ.
iii. In case deficiencies and mistakes are identified during the First Quality Control of
the first and second phase product, a second quality control shall be conducted for
the corrected products. The Second Quality Control Reports will be provided
within 10 working days from the delivery of the corrected first registration product
of the both phases, in accordance with the forms established in “First Registration
Control Procedures”. The Supervisors should control if the errors ascertained by
the First Control are corrected and must control other 5 % of all properties within a
cadastral zone.
iv.
Report for BoQ calculation for each CZ in each phase.
v. Provide monthly reports with evidence of controlled products according to CZ,
timing for the control of each product, used resources for the control, conclusion
and recommendations.
The assignment will be implemented over 15 month period and its cost is estimated at Euro
215,000.
The Ministry of Environment 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 in carrying out the supervision assignment. They
should provide information demonstrating that they are qualified for the assignment as
follows:
 Description of the profile of the company; background and personnel (20 points);
 Description of previous experience in supporting the Quality Control with advance
automated procedures developed by the consultant (30 points)
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Description of most relevant and similar work/assignments, demonstrating
appropriate skills in mapping, cadaster, quality control in the field of cadaster and
land registration, (Provide information related to completed and/or on-going
assignments: name of the assignment/project, source of funding, cost, duration,
role as sole partner and/or member of JV) (40 points);
Experience in the region or similar countries in similar assignments (10 points)
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits
& Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 edition) (“Consultant Guidelines”),
setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection
(QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 09:00 to 16:00
hour.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or
by mail, or by e-mail by October 19, 2015.
Ardiana Sokoli
Director of European Integration and Projects
Ministry of Environment
Address: Blvd. Zhan D’Ark, ish godina ATSH, Tirana, Albania
Tel: +355 4 2259900
Email: ardiana.sokoli@moe.gov.al;
Cc: Erion Istrefi, Project Coordinator
Email: erion.istrefi@yahoo.com