La Banque Africaine de Développement lance un avis d’appel d’offre pour la conception, et supervision du projet d’aménagement et d’extension des locaux de la banque africaine de développement en Afrique du sud

Publié : 18 juin 2022

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

CORPORATE SERVICES VICE PRESIDENCY

GENERAL SERVICES AND PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION

E-mail : CHGS1@AFDB.ORG

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

CORRECTION

PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING

DESIGN, AND SUPERVISION OF THE OUTFITTING AND EXTENSION PROJECT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PREMISES IN SOUTH AFRICA

REF: ADB/EOI/CHGS/2022/0025

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier multi-lateral development finance institution fostering economic growth and social progress in Africa. The AfDB’s primary goal is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by mobilizing resources in and outside Africa, and providing financial and technical assistance for development projects and programs in Africa ;

The Human Resources Corporate Services Complex (CHVP) is committed to deliver world class client focused services. The Corporate General Services and Procurement Department, located within this complex, is one of the vehicles for delivering the services, goods, works, and real estate to the clients of the Bank. The Operations and Maintenance Division, CHGS.1 is responsible for formulating, implementing and monitoring policies and programs relating to facilities management, operations and maintenance, management of the Bank’s fixed assets and equipment, real estate and support to the Decentralization Strategy of the Bank ;

The African Development Bank is the owner of its Regional Directorate South and Business Continuity facility made up of six buildings named Bock A to F situated on 339 Witch-Hazel Avenue Centurion, Pretoria (Erf 3080 Highveld Extension 78 City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality). The property under question measures 19,080 sq m ;

The Bank hereby invites suitably qualified multidisciplinary Architectural and Engineering Firms to indicate their interest in the following Assignments as detailed below :

Technical assessment of proposed office premises and provision of an “As-Is” reports ;
Preparation of detailed designs, Technical Specifications and Bill of Quantities for a new office layout based on user requirements ;
Assistance in preparation of Statement of Works, and procurement of work contracts ;
Supervision of the outfitting works and rectification of defects during a one-year defects liability period.

The outfitting of two blocks ;
The installation of solar photovoltaic panels for all blocks ;
The upgrading of the existing access control fire alarm and the fire suppression system for all blocks ;
The upgrading of the air conditioning system.

The General Services and Procurement Department (CHGS), acting through the Operations and Maintenance Division (CHGS.1), invites suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary Architectural and engineering Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested eligible Consulting Firms or associations of Consulting Firms shall, in no more than ten (10) pages, provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to provide the services (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable assignments, availability of qualified staff, etc.). Please note that company profiles and marketing vouchers are not required as part of the submission. Further to that, at this stage no site visits to the Bank premises are envisaged ;

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s procedures for the acquisition of consulting services funded by the administrative or capital expenditure budget and are available on Bank’s website at the address: http://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement ;

This expression of interest notice exclusively seeks to prepare a shortlist of consultants to be consulted for proposals ;

Please, note that interest expressed by a Consulting Firm does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist. The Bank will also not be required to give reasons for the rejection of any consulting firm ;

The Bank reserves the right to modify, amend or cancel this expression of interest notice at any time during this process ;
The estimated duration of the services is twenty-four months, inclusive of 12 months Defects Liability Period and the estimated starting date is 1^st October 2022 ;

Interested Consulting Firms may obtain further information at the address below during the Bank’s working hours: Monday to Friday, 08.00am to 12:00noon and 2.00pm to 5.00pm ;
Expressions of interest must be received by email at the address below no later than Thursday 30^th June 2022, at 16:00hrs South African time to the attention of the following :

The Officer in Charge, Operations and Maintenance Division (CHGS.1)

General Services and Procurement Department (CHGS)

African Development Bank

01 B.P. 1387, Abidjan 01, COTE D’IVOIRE