REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Name of Project: Timor-Leste Water Supply and Sanitation Project Credit Number: 6559-TP Assignment Title: Project Supervision Consultant for the Baucau Municipal Capital Water Supply and Sanitation Project EOI No.: EOI/003/MOP-2023 Project No.: P167901/PP: TLWATSAN-CS01 The Government of Timor-Leste has received a loan from the World Bank (WB) for the Baucau Municipal Capital Water Supply and Sanitation (WS&S) Project. The project will support the Government of Timor-Leste in providing safe, reliable, and affordable water supply and sanitation to target 41,000 people in the municipal capital of Baucau in 2030. It will finance under Component-1 the construction of new facilities for water supply and sanitation services, Component-2 Infrastructure Sustainability Support, which is designed to fund the supervision of the construction contract and provision of technical assistance, capacity building, training, and goods, and Component-3 the Institutional Strengthening and Project Management, strengthen the regulatory and institutional capacity of both the Ministry of Public Works (MPW); and the newly established state-owned water utility, Bee Timor-Leste (BTL, E.P), in service delivery, planning, financial management, and operation and maintenance (O&M). The project is aligned with the Timor-Leste Strategic Development Plan (2011‒2030). It will contribute to the country’s response to environmental health by improving the environmental health and hygiene of the population in project areas. The Project will be managed by the Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Ministry of Public Works (MPW, as the implementing agency). A consulting firm(s) with extensive project supervision experience, particularly in WS&S implementation, will be recruited to act as the Project Supervision Consultant (PSC) for Component 1, civil works, to be co-financed by the World Bank and the Infrastructure Fund (CAFI) budget. The PSC will be engaged to support the effective delivery of the Six key project outputs: • Part 1 - a solid, good quality, functional, sustainable, and improved WS&S services systems; • Part 2 - improvement in the BTL revenue, • Part 3 - improved O&M Capability of BTL Baucau, • Part 4 - the Annual O&M costs and Five-year Sustainable Improvement Plan, • Part 5 - FSM model, • Part 6 - good quality and functional CSTS system, Compliance with the government and national policies and regulations, the WB’s procurement policies and guidelines, environmental and social safeguards, stakeholders engagement, and gender aspects. The estimated time input of international experts is 143 person-months, and the estimated time input of national consultants is 273 person-months, excluding the office support staff. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the consulting service is attached for reference. The consultancy assignment is expected to be for a period of 40 months. The consultancy service is scheduled to start in the Q2 of 2023. The consultancy contract will be time-based. The Ministry of Public Works, through National Procurement Commission, 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. The shortlisting criteria are (i) core business and years in business, (ii) relevant experience as Supervision Consultant for Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Projects, (iii) geographical experience (developing countries, in particular, the Asia Pacific), (iv) experience with multilateral development agencies, based on project references. Please select the most relevant projects, with each project value of USD 3.5 million or more, to demonstrate the firm’s experience (maximum 10 projects within the last 7 years). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, issued in July 2016 as amended from time to time (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS 80:20) method as set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e., 09.00 to 17.00 hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, by mail, or by e-mail by 28 April 2023 at 15:00 Hours (Timor-Leste Time). The TOR for the assignment can be requested through the email indicated below. Attn: Mr. Hermingardo Albano Soares – Director, NPC Office: National Procurement Commission (NPC) ADDRESS: Street: Avenida de Balide, Patrimonio do Estado City: Dili Country: Timor-Leste Tel: (+670) 3331101 E-mail: reoi003mop23@cna.gov.tl Web site address: www.cna.gov.tl & www.mof.gov.tl