Technical Assistance for Strengthening Urban Resilience Investment Preparation and Financing Mechanisms for Municipalities in Türkiye

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)

TÜRKYE TÜRKYE EARTHQUAKE, FLOODS AND WILDFIRES EMERGENCY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT (TEFWER)

Loan No.: P176608

Assignment Title: Technical Assistance for Strengthening Urban Resilience Investment Preparation and Financing Mechanisms for Municipalities in Türkiye

Reference No . (as per Procurement Plan) : TEFWER-TA-01

1. LBANK has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Türkiye Earthquake, Floods and Wildfires Emergency Reconstruction Project (TEFWER) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 2. The consulting services (“the Services”) include “ Tec hnical Assistance for Strengthening Urban Resilience Investment Preparation and Financing Mechanisms for Municipalities in Türkiye .” The estimated duration of the Services is 6 (six) months. 3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found on the following website https://www.ilbank.gov.tr/ihaleler/uluslararasi-finansmanli-ihaleler/5 4. LBANK 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. 5. A consulting firm is allowed to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) alone if it considers itself to be fully qualified on its own for the assignment, as it is not mandatory for consultants to associate with any other firm(s), whether foreign or local. Alternatively, if consultants themselves choose to associate to enhance their qualifications and capability for the assignment, then such associations may either be as a Joint Venture (i.e. all members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally responsible) and/or Sub-consultants (i.e. the Consultant will be responsible, including for the services of the sub-consultant). In case of an association, the Consultants must explain in the EOI submission (a) the rationale for forming the association and (b) the anticipated role and relevant qualifications of each member of the Joint Venture (JV) and/or of each sub-consultant for carrying out the assignment, to justify the proposed inclusion of the JV members and/or sub-consultants in the association. Failure to provide the above explanation in the EOI may risk the association not being selected for the assignment. Please note that in the evaluation of EOIs of associations for selection purposes, only the qualifications of the JV members will be taken into account whereas the qualifications of proposed sub-consultants will not be considered.

6. The selection criteria are as follows

I. General Experience of the Consultant (as a firm) in providing consulting services: At least 10 (ten) years of experience of as core business in consulting services prior to the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOIs), Experience in the successful completion of projects financed by international financial institutions; preferably under World Bank financing, within the last 10 (ten) years prior to the deadline for submission of Expressions of