Leased Line Services Provision

Item Description:

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. The objective of WHO (www.who.int) is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. “Health”, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. WHO’s main function is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.

The WHO Secretariat consists of some 8,400 staff at the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, in the six regional offices and in countries. The Secretariat is headed by the Director-General, who is appointed by the WHA on the nomination of the Executive Board. The head of each regional office is a Regional Director. Regional directors are appointed by the Executive Board in agreement with the relevant regional committee.

Objective of the RFP

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to enter into a contractual agreement with a successful bidder and select a suitable contractor to provide project management services to WHO for the fit-out of the office building of the newly created Global WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin (Germany). Based on the requirements of WHO (as a future tenant of the premises concerned) to be finalised with the assistance of the successful contractor, the owner/landlord of the building will commission the implementation of the different works and the successful contractor is requested to supervise the implementation, certify regular payments and represent the interests of WHO until practical completion of the works in accordance with the agreed specifications.

WHO is an Organization that is dependent on the budgetary and extra-budgetary contributions it receives for the implementation of its activities. Bidders are, therefore, requested to propose the best and most cost-effective solution to meet WHO requirements, while ensuring a high level of service.

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