Consulting Services for Digital Project Management & Control Platform Services for Guangxi Chongzuo Border Connectivity Improvement Project

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in one of the poorest regions in the world.

ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

Request for Expressions of Interest

The People’s Republic of China has applied for financing from the AIIB toward the cost of the Guangxi Chongzuo Border Connectivity Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the assignment.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the following aspects: (a) Provide a secure Digital Project Management & Control Platform to digitalize all data inputs from the various systems and devices and visualize these inputs through a comprehensive project management and control application that utilizes a BIM framework system in line with international technical, management and implementation standards, and provide Information Technology consulting services to the other key project team members; (b) other services such as documentation, training, and maintenance. The detailed requirements can be found in the assignment’s TOR (Annex I as attached).

The Services may begin on the Effective Date of the contract, and ended upon the completion and final acceptance of Component A, B and C and a further initial operation phase, with the total of 5 years. The assignment is proposed to be delivered in a number of stages, among them: Stage 1, provide access to the base Digital Project Management & Control Platform, including the Design and BIM model, with effective training for operation and control within two weeks from the effective date of the contract; Stage 2 (within 1 month from the effective date of the contract), complete the requirement analysis for initial data entry of the Digital Project Management & Control Platform and submit the corresponding operating documents and technical instructions requirements to the Client for provision; Stage 3, upload the basic project management and control data of subprojects Component A, B, and C to the Digital Project Management & Control Platform within four weeks from the provision of requested data by the client; Stage 4, launch the relevant management and control services of smart construction site for each subproject Component within one month from the date at which the corresponding construction contractor accesses to project site; Stage 5(During the service of the Digital Project Management & Control Platform ), to assist the Client in coordinating the processing and upload into the Digital Project Management & Control Platform of all data provided by the organizations concerned, guiding and assisting them to select solutions that are compatible with the Digital Project Management & Control Platform (through a set of standards), inputting related engineering and management data to the Digital Project Management & Control Platform , and promoting its application in depth. Provide Completion BIM Model for Component A, B and C; Stage 6 (within 1 month after the expiration of the service contract), complete the delivery of all project control data and documentation; Stage 7 (within 2 months after the expiration of the service), to provide the software packages, including on-going upgrades and training, to facilitate progression through the remaining lifecycle of the project.

Lump-sum contract form will be applied to the assignment, and the estimated cost is RMB 16,998,800 (US$ 2.65M).

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest (see Annex I).

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.

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