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NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY (A Government of Nepal Undertaking) ENGINEERING SERVICE DIRECTORATE ENVIRONMENT ANDSOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) First Publication Date: September 3, 2015 Country : Nepal Name of Project: Kaligandaki A Hydro Power Plant Rehabilitation Project Loan No. /Credit No. /Grant No.:_ IDA/5246-NP Assignment Title: _Implementation of Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures and Monitoring Works Reference No/Contract ID NO .: KGAHPPRP/QCBS-7, P132289 1. Nepal Electricity Authority has receivedfinancing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kaligandaki A Hydro Power Plant Rehabilitation Project (KGAHPPRP) and intends to applypart of the proceeds for consulting services. 2. The consulting services ("the Services")include 'implementation of environmental and social mitigation measures and monitoring works of Kaligandaki A Hydro Power Plant Rehabilitation Project. The service is required for a time period of about 22 months. 3. The Environment and Social Studies Department, Nepal Electricity Authority now invites EOI from Consulting Firms or Joint Venture (JV) firms that have proven experiences in carrying out EIA of hydroelectric projects with installed capacity 50 MW or more in last 15 years as per Environment Protection Rules 1997 or in line with World Bank Group safeguard policies. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. All the Consulting firms including JV firms must have been legally registered for at least five (5) years from the lastdate of submission of EOI. Following documents shall be submitted along with the EOI application by all the eligible Consulting firms including JV firms. • Notarized or certified copies of Certificates of incorporation or Registration of the consulting firm. • Audited Financial Statements of the preceding five consecutive fiscal years but not earlier than the fiscal year 2066/067. Minimum averageannual turnover of best three years over the last five years shall beNRs. 3 Million. • Company Profile. 4. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Experience and Qualification of other firms, whetherparent or subsidiary firm, will not be considered for evaluation. Likewise, qualification and experience of the consultingfirm associated as a sub-consultancy will not be considered for evaluation for short listing. 5. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in two printed copies (One original and one photocopy) to the address mentioned below on or before 12:00 hrs local time on … (22 nd day after publication of first notice). If the last date of submission happens to be a public holiday, the submission shall be made on the next working day. The submission shall be made in sealed envelope and the title shall be "Expression of Interest (EOI) for Consulting Services: ''Implementation of Environmental and Social MitigationMeasures and Monitoring Works in KGAHPPRP". EOI received by the due date and within the specified time will be opened at 2.00 PM on the 22 nd day after publication of first notice. 6. Short listing of the Consultants will becarried out according to the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grantsby World Bank Borrowers - January 2011, revised July 2014 ("Consultant Guidelines"). The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the Consultant Guidelines setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. The EOI documents submitted by consultant or joint venture Firms will be evaluated on the basis of the evaluation criteria approved by NEA. The top ranked six firms obtaining at least 600 and above points out of total 1000 points in the EOI evaluation process will be listed for the said consultancy