Consulting services for BASELINE PROJECT MONITORING SURVEY

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

The Republic of Uzbekistan received a loan from the World Bank for the financing of the project "Rural Infrastructure Development" project, and intends to use part of the funds for hiring consulting firm (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant") to provide the following services:

Consulting services for baseline project monitoring survey

The Consultant will assist the Joint Project Implementing Unit in data collection and analysis for the Baseline Monitoring Survey of abovementioned project. The survey will be utilized to assess project progress and results against the targets set forth in the RIDP's results framework.

The organization contracting for this task is the Joint Project Implementing Unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the "Client"). The project covers five regions: Jizzakh, Syrdarya, Ferghana, Namangan, Andijan and Tashkent region.

The detailed Terms of Reference of the assignment can be downloaded via the following link:

https: //docs.google.com/document/d/1yRHKGSFnuvuXgIPfBPLT6AZAMcr864Bj/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104626838673761101780&rtpof=true&sd=true

The Client 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, including: (1) at least 5 years of experience in conducting comparable large-scale surveys in Uzbekistan (at least five surveys with at least 2,000 respondents, using Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system, including data analysis; (2) Demonstrated experience of collecting research data in Uzbekistan on the provision of Infrastructure Development, including local services, such as: water supply, sanitation, and hygiene as well as electricity; knowledge or experience of interviewing youth in rural areas is a plus; (3) qualified key personnel to undertake the baseline evaluation survey; and (4) experience in performing similar tasks in projects funded by international financial institutions.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The selection of consultant will be conducted using the procurement method "Consultant's qualifications based selection" in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF borrowers (November 2020).

Interested applicants should provide information about their organization demonstrating responsiveness to the shortlisting criteria. Expressions of interest may be submitted via e-mail. The expression of interest must be submitted before 15:00 on August 14, 2026 (Tashkent time) at the address below. Late submissions are not accepted. Submission of information preferably in English and Russian languages.