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18 February 2024

Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing

Road Infrastructure Programme, Somalia

Notification of Intention to Award

Advanced Engineering Solutions Limited

For the attention of Consultant’s authorized representative
Name: Maregesi, Mr Gerald Roosevelt
Address: Mikocheni B, Area Off Mwaikibaki Road, Plot No. 144, P.O Box 19074, Dar Es
Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone numbers: +255 779 505011
Email Address: [email protected], [email protected],

DATE OF TRANSMISSION: This Notification is sent by: email on 18 February 2024, (local time)

Notification of Intention to Award

Client: Ministry of Public Works Reconstruction and Housing

Contract title: Consultancy services for assessment, design & specifications and
preparation of drawings (typical cross section(s) and structures such as
culverts etc.) along with preparation of bidding documents for the 100km
stretch of Galkayo-Hobyo feeder road: Galkayo-Elgula (Lot3).
Country: Somalia
Grant No.: P-SO-DB0-005
RFP No:

This Notification of Intention to Award (Notification) notifies you of our decision to award the
above contract. The transmission of this Notification begins the Standstill Period.

• 1. The successful Consultant

Name: Umar Munshi Associates in Joint Venture with Bari Zambia Limited
Address: Banglow No. A-102, Block –13-A, Pakistan Railways, Employees Cooperative
Housing Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi – 75300 Pakistan
Contract price: USD$327,367 exclusive of taxes
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• 2. Short listed Consultants (Full Technical Proposal – FTP)

CRITERIA Maximum SABA Eng PLC SARI Advanced Beza KKATT Umar
Score In Association Consulting Engineering Consulting Consult Munshi
with Mandek Ltd in JV with Solutions Engineers Ltd Associates in
Consulting Bilal Const & Limited PLC JV with Bari
LLC Trading Co Zambia Ltd
TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Specific experience of the Consultant (as a firm) relevant to the
i 10 8.75 8.29 3.18 4.50 3.68 7.93
Assignment
Adequacy and quality of the proposed methodology, and work
ii 20 18.44 18.48 18.84 18.90 17.19 18.62
plan in responding to the Terms of Reference (TORs)
a) Technical approach and methodology 15 13.88 14.13 14.28 14.31 13.06 14.38
b) Work plan 2.5 2.06 2.50 2.06 2.15 1.94 1.93
c) Organization and staffing 2.5 2.50 1.85 2.50 2.44 2.19 2.31
iii Key Experts’ qualifications and competence for the Assignment 60 55.12 54.14 54.38 52.73 54.98 52.09
a) Position K-1: Team Leader 10 8.78 9.50 8.64 8.62 9.46 8.92
b) Position K-2: Highway Design Engineer 10 9.07 8.42 9.37 8.83 9.16 7.58
c) Position K-3: Soils and Materials Engineer 10 9.18 9.00 9.08 7.68 9.46 8.98
d) Position K-4: Bridge Engineer 8 7.61 7.55 7.48 7.60 7.28 7.53
e) Position K-5: Natural Resources Mgt/Env Specialist 6 5.59 5.68 5.61 5.67 4.82 5.51
f) Position K-6: Senior Surveyor 6 5.56 5.25 5.61 5.39 5.70 5.39
g) Position K-7: Hydrologist 6 5.63 5.18 4.90 5.30 5.58 4.96
h) Position K-8: Social-Gender Specialist 4 3.70 3.56 3.69 3.64 3.52 3.22
Transfer of knowledge (training) program (relevance of approach
iv 5 4.12 4.62 4.03 5.00 4.43 4.38
and methodology)
v Participation by nationals among proposed Key Experts 5 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.00 0.74 0.00
A Overall Technical Scores 100 86.43 86.46 80.43 81.13 81.02 83.02
B Weighted Technical Scores (80% of A) 80 69.144 69.168 64.344 64.904 64.816 66.416
FINANCIAL EVALUATION
C Financial Proposal Price (USD) $619718.50 $482892.50 $590000.00 $573375.40 $424906.96 $327,367.00
D Evaluated Financial Proposal Price (USD) $619,718.50 $482,892.50 $590,000.00 $573,375.40 $424,906.96 $327,367.00
E Financial Scores 100 52.825 67.793 55.486 57.095 77.044 100.000
F Weighted Financial Scores (20% of E) 20 10.565 13.559 11.097 11.419 15.409 20.000
G Combined Scores(B+F) 100 79.709 82.727 75.441 76.323 80.225 86.416
H Ranking 4th 2nd 6th 5th 3rd 1st
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• 3. Reason/s why your Proposal was unsuccessful [Ranked 6th. See combined scores
and ranking above]

• 4. How to request a debriefing

DEADLINE: The deadline to request a debriefing expires at midnight on 21 February 2024,

(local time). (NB: Friday is a non-working day, and all other days are business days).
You may request a debriefing in relation to the results of the evaluation of your Proposal. If
you decide to request a debriefing your written request must be made within three (3)
Business Days of receipt of this Notification of Intention to Award.
Provide the contract name, reference number, name of the Consultant, contact details; and
address the request for debriefing as follows:

Agency: Ministry of Public Works Reconstruction and Housing

Email address: [email protected]
If your request for a debriefing is received within the 3 Business Days deadline, we will
provide the debriefing within five (5) Business Days of receipt of your request. If we are
unable to provide the debriefing within this period, the Standstill Period shall be extended
by five (5) Business Days after the date that the debriefing is provided. If this happens, we
will notify you and confirm the date that the extended Standstill Period will end.
The debriefing may be in writing, by phone, video conference call or in person. We shall
promptly advise you in writing how the debriefing will take place and confirm the date and
time.
If the deadline to request a debriefing has expired, you may still request a debriefing. In this
case, we will provide the debriefing as soon as practicable, and normally no later than fifteen
(15) Business Days from the date of publication of the Contract Award Notice.

• 5. How to make a complaint

DEADLINE: The deadline for submitting a Procurement-related Complaint challenging the

decision to award the contract expires on midnight, 29 February 2024 (local time). (NB:
Friday is a non-working day, and all other days are business days).
Provide the contract name, reference number, name of the Consultant, contact details; and
address the Procurement-related Complaint as follows:

Agency: Ministry of Public Works Reconstruction and Housing

Email address: [email protected]
[At this point in the procurement process] [ Upon receipt of this notification] you may submit
a Procurement-related Complaint challenging the decision to award the contract. You do
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not need to have requested, or received, a debriefing before making this complaint. Your
complaint must be submitted within the Standstill Period and received by us before the
Standstill Period ends.
Further information:
For more information see the Bank’s Procurement Framework“
In summary, there are four essential requirements:
1. You must be an ‘interested party’. In this case, that means a Consultant who has
submitted a Proposal in this selection process, and is the recipient of a Notification of
Intention to Award.
2. The complaint can only challenge the decision to award the contract.
3. You must submit the complaint within the deadline stated above.
4. You must include, in your complaint, all of the information required by the Bank’s
Procurement Framework.

• 6. Standstill Period

DEADLINE: The Standstill Period is due to end at midnight on 29 February 2024 (local time).
(NB: Friday is a non-working day, and all other days are business days).
The Standstill Period lasts ten (10) Business Days after the date of transmission of this
Notification of Intention to Award.
The Standstill Period may be extended. This may happen where we are unable to provide a
debriefing within the five (5) Business Day deadline. If this happens we will notify you of the
extension.

If you have any questions regarding this Notification, please do not hesitate to contact us.

On behalf of Ministry of Public Works Reconstruction and Housing:

Signature:

Name: Mr. A. M. Maalim

Title/Position: Road Infrastructure Program Coordinator

Telephone: +252 619 11 5000

Email: [email protected]