Publication of award of contract for consulting services for projects financed by the African Development Bank

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Date : 14 Feb 2019 - 20 Feb 2020
Institution : African Development Bank
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Final version-Consultant Contract Award Publication Form_FINAL

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Publication of award of contract for consulting services
for projects financed by the African Development Bank

INFORMATION NOTICE

Publication date: 31st January 2019
Country: ECOWAS, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria & Togo
Executing Agency: ECOWAS COMMISSION
Name of Project/Study: Study on the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project
Loan/Grant Number: 2100155033769
Name of Request for Proposals (RFP): Feasibility Studies, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, and Engineering Design Studies, as well as Prepare Bidding Documents for Construction Works of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
Selection Method: Quality Based Selection (QBS)

Date of publication of EOI: 24 April 2017
Date of publication of RFP: 13 December 2017
Technical Proposals opening date: 13 March 2018
Financial Proposals opening date: 5 October 2018
Date of approval by the Bank of the draft negotiated Contract: 3 December 2018

For Lot 1: Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan-Bassam-Noe) – Ghana (Elubo-Agona-Junction-Takoradi) = 295.3km

Name of Selected Consultant: SETEC International (Lead); SETEC Côte d’Ivoire; TRANSTECH Consult Limited; TERRABO Ingenieur Conseil et NRV | NORVIA Consultores de Engenharia SA
Nationality: France
Address: 42-52 quai de la Rapée – CS 71230 / 75583 Paris Cedex 12, FRANCE
Technical Score: 81.75
Contract Award Price: USD 4 573 131
Contract Start date: 4 February 2018
Contract Duration: Twenty-Six (26) Months
Summary of Scope of Contract Awarded:
i. identify economically viable route (alignment);
ii. prepare a preliminary design and detailed technical study of the road, as well as related structures and infrastructure;
iii. define connectors while ensuring coherence between transport modes and economic platforms;
iv. assess the volume of work and estimate the cost of the Highway project;
v. propose for the entire Corridor a realistic phasing for the Highway construction with financing mechanisms according to the size of the structures and the economic importance of the different sections;
vi. conduct environmental and social impact studies;
vii. evaluate environmental and social constraints as well as the related costs;
viii. identify climatic constraints and define adaptation measures;
ix. socio-economic and gender studies;
x. define a Highway financing and management model, and develop a monitoring and maintenance program (Public-Private Partnership or other models for financing and management of the Corridor).

Total Number of Proposals Received: 6 Consortia were Shortlisted, and 4 Proposals were Received
For each Consultant:
Consultant 1
Name: TECHNITAL SPA / TEAM Engineering
Nationality: ITALY
Address: Via Cassano D’Adda 27/1, 20139 – MILANO – ITALY
Technical Points: 80.13
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 2nd

Consultant 2
Name: COBA Consultores SA / Aurecon Amei Limited / COMETE International / Ingénieurs Conseils en Infrastructure (ICI)
Nationality: PORTUGAL
Address: Av. 5 de Outubro, 323, 1649-011 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Technical Points: 75.10
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 3rd

Consultant 3
Name: YUKSEL Proje Uluslararasi AS (Lead) / The Associated Engineering Partnership (TAEP)
Nationality: TURKEY
Address: Birtik Mahallesi 450 Codde No: 23 Cankayo 06610 Ankara, Turkey
Technical Points: 71.12
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 4th

For Lot 2: Lot 2: Ghana (Takoradi-Elmina-CapeCoast-Kasoa-Accra-Tema-Sogakope-Akatsi-Dodze-Akanu) = 466 km

Name of Selected Consultant: PEARL CONSULTANTS CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS (LEAD) / ETTEH ARO & PARTNERS
Nationality: Nigeria
Address: 26, Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA
Technical Score: 86.66
Contract Award Price: USD 7 700 000
Contract Start date: 4 February 2018
Contract Duration: Twenty-Six (26) Months
Summary of Scope of Contract Awarded:
i. identify economically viable route (alignment);
ii. prepare a preliminary design and detailed technical study of the road, as well as related structures and infrastructure;
iii. define connectors while ensuring coherence between transport modes and economic platforms;
iv. assess the volume of work and estimate the cost of the Highway project;
v. propose for the entire Corridor a realistic phasing for the Highway construction with financing mechanisms according to the size of the structures and the economic importance of the different sections;
vi. conduct environmental and social impact studies;
vii. evaluate environmental and social constraints as well as the related costs;
viii. identify climatic constraints and define adaptation measures;
ix. socio-economic and gender studies;
x. define a Highway financing and management model, and develop a monitoring and maintenance program (Public-Private Partnership or other models for financing and management of the Corridor).

Total Number of Proposals Received: 6 Consortia were Shortlisted, and 6 Proposals were Received
For each Consultant:
Consultant 1
Name: TEMELSU (LEAD) / STUDI INTERNATIONAL / INGEROP / SU-YAPI / PARTNERSHIP YAROSON
Nationality: TURKEY
Address: Yıldızevler 721. Sokak No:6 Çankaya 06550 Ankara, TÜRKIYE
Technical Points: 85.19
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 2nd

Consultant 2
Name: DAOVTECH DESIGN GROUP (Lead) / COMPTRAN ENGINEERING & PLANNING ASSOCIATES
Nationality: GHANA
Address: Loc. 3rd Floor Moabba House Royal Castel Road Kokomlemle (Near ATTC) P.O.BOX AN1506, Accra-North GHANA
Technical Points: 83.09
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 3rd

Consultant 3
Name: INROS LACKNER (Lead) / LOUIS BERGER / EGIS INTERNATIONAL / INSUCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Nationality: GERMANY
Address: Linzer Str. 3 D038359 Bremen, GERMANY
Technical Points: 76.92
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 4th

Consultant 4
Name: SAI CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD (Lead) / AGEIM INGENIEURS CONSEILS
Nationality: INDIA
Address: Block-A, SAI House, Satyam Corporate Square, Behind Rajpath Club, Bodakdev, AHMEDABAD-380059, INDIA
Technical Points: 73.78
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 5th

Consultant 5
Name: INTERCONTINENTAL CONSULTANTS AND TECHNOCRATS PVT (ICT) (Lead) / INGENIEURS CONSULTANTS ASSOCIES / TWUM BOAFO AND PARTNERS
Nationality: INDIA
Address: A-8 & A-9, Green Park Main, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, INDIA
Technical Points: 70.09
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 6th

For Lot 3: Togo (Noépé-Agoméglozou) –Benin (Athiémé Pont d’Agomey Glozoun)-Cotonou-Sèmè-Kraké} – Nigeria (Seme- Badagry – Lagos) = 320.06km

Name of Selected Consultant: SCET TUNISIE (Lead) / DECO INGENIEURS CONSEILS
Nationality: Tunisia
Address: 2 rue Sahab Ibn Abbad, Cité Jardins 1002 Tunis Belvédère BP 16, 1002 Tunis, TUNISIE
Technical Score: 92.83
Contract Award Price: USD 5 302 697
Contract Start date: 4 February 2018
Contract Duration: Thirty (30) Months
Summary of Scope of Contract Awarded:
i. identify economically viable route (alignment);
ii. prepare a preliminary design and detailed technical study of the road, as well as related structures and infrastructure;
iii. define connectors while ensuring coherence between transport modes and economic platforms;
iv. assess the volume of work and estimate the cost of the Highway project;
v. propose for the entire Corridor a realistic phasing for the Highway construction with financing mechanisms according to the size of the structures and the economic importance of the different sections;
vi. conduct environmental and social impact studies;
vii. evaluate environmental and social constraints as well as the related costs;
viii. identify climatic constraints and define adaptation measures;
ix. socio-economic and gender studies;
x. define a Highway financing and management model, and develop a monitoring and maintenance program (Public-Private Partnership or other models for financing and management of the Corridor).

Total Number of Proposals Received: 6 Consortia were Shortlisted, and 4 Proposals were Received
For each Consultant:
Consultant 1
Name: AIM CONSULTANTS LTD (Lead) / ARKI TECHNO
Nationality: NIGERIA
Address: Plot 267A Etim Inyan Crescent, Victoria Island, P.O.Box 516, Marina, Lagos, NIGERIA
Technical Points: 86.57
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 2nd

Consultant 2
Name: SPEA ENGINEERING SPA (Lead) / AIC PROGETTI SPA / AMANA CONSORTIUM Ltd / RRI-AO SARL
Nationality: ITALY
Address: Via Bergamini no. 50 – 00159 Rome, ITALY
Technical Points: 77.13
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 3rd

Consultant 3
Name: DOLSAR ENGINEERING INC.CO (Lead) / CLE ENGINEERING CONSULT NIGERIA Ltd
Nationality: TURKEY
Address: DOLSAR Binası, Kennedy Caddesi No: 43, Kavaklıdere, 06660, Ankara
Technical Points: 55.24
Evaluated Price: Not Applicable (Was not the firm with highest Technical Score)
Final Points: Not Applicable
Ranking: 4th

N.B.: Any consultant who wishes to ascertain the grounds on which its proposal was not selected, should request an explanation from the Executing Agency. In any event, the Bank reserves the right to review any complaint of a bidder at any time following the award.