RFP for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning
UNOPS
RFP for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning
Request for proposal
Reference:
RFP/2021/22806
Beneficiary countries:
Multiple destinations (see 'Countries' tab below)
Registration level:
Basic
Published on:
07-Jul-2021
Deadline on:
29-Jul-2021 14:00 0.00
Description
Tender description: This tender is for the provision Coultural Heritage Management and Business planning services
The main objective of the Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning services for this contract is to provide UNOPS and the project stakeholders with the following activities:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
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The main objective of the Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning services for this contract is to provide UNOPS and the project stakeholders with the following activities:
- Prepare cultural heritage management plans for identified sites to support the long term preservation and maintenance of those sites
- Prepare business plans for economic and tourism benefits arising from sustainable and responsible management of sites
- Through a consultation with the Ministry of Culture providing technical advice for site specific locations staff, and staff of subordinate institutions overseeing the sites in question. While fulfilling the objectives of the service the consultant shall employ the best practices in management of cultural heritage assets and will utilize innovative approaches when developing business models and plans.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
Interested in improving your knowledge of what UNOPS procures, how we procure and how to become a vendor to supply to our organization? Learn more about our free online course on “Doing business with UNOPS” here
This tender has been posted through the UNOPS eSourcing system. / Cet avis a été publié au moyen du système eSourcing de l'UNOPS. / Esta licitación ha sido publicada usando el sistema eSourcing de UNOPS. Vendor Guide / Guide pour Fournisseurs / Guíra para Proveedores: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
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This procurement opportunity integrates considerations for at least one sustainability indicator. However, it does not meet the requirements to be considered sustainable.
Gender issues
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The tender contains sustainability considerations addressing gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Gender mainstreaming, targeted employment of women, promotion of women-owned businesses.
Human rights and labour issues
Social
The tender contains sustainability considerations related to human rights, fundamental principles and rights at work, occupational health and safety, fairly traded goods, targeted employment of people with disabilities, etc.
UN Global Compact
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The tender contains sustainability considerations promoting vendors' participation to the UN Global Compact.
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New clarification added: Dear Madame/Sir,Please note that we were asking about the Form J: Performance Statement Form NOT about the V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee).in form J there is a table where we should fill it with the following info: 1. Order placed by [Full address of purchaser] 2. Order no. & date 3. Description & quantity of ordered items 4. Value of order 5. Date of completion of delivery 6. Remarks indicating reasons of late delivery,if any 7. Was the supply of goods satisfactory? so: could you please clarify if Form J: Performance Statement Form is mandatory?In case, how do we have to complete it? What kind of information have to be indcated? We are a consulting firm offering consultancy services, do not manage supply of goods.Thanks and kindest regards.Dear Sir/Madam, The Form J is Mandatory indeed. It is a statement for your previous performances. The word 'goods 'to be replaced by services/consultancy/works you have performend and fill in accordingly. However you can omit any previous contracts info which is irrelevant or confidential, upon your consideration. Hope it explains, Apologies for confusion.Kind regards UNOPS Albania
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New amendment added #3: Dear suppliers,Please find attached the presentation slides from the pre-proposal meeting held yesterday on 21 July 2021.Kind regards,UNOPS Albania
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New clarification added: Dear Madame/Sir,could you please clarify if Form J: Performance Statement Form is mandatory?In case, how do we have to complete it? What kind of information have to be indcated? We are a consulting firm offering consultancy services, do not manage supply of goods.Thanks and kindest regards.Dear Sir/Madame, As per V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee), as it is explained in the respective form, the performance security form shall only be completed by the successful Offeror after contract award. The bank, as requested by the successful Offeror, shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated.Thank you for your interest in this process.Kind regards,UNOPS, Albania
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New clarification added: Minutes of online pre-proposal meeting for EU4 Culture UNOPS Albania ProjectDate: 21 July 2021Time: 10:30Subject: Pre-proposal meeting for the Request for Proposal RFP/2021/22806 For the Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning within the EU4CULTURE Project_Support for revitalization of cultural heritage sites and monuments affected by Earthquake in AlbaniaParticipants: 2 participants from UNOPS Albania and 2 participants from different legal entities UNOPS Albania welcomed the participants and introduced the evaluation team and how this pre-proposal meeting would be organized, what are the short term goals to be achieved, what is expected from the market and what UNOPS is offering.UNOPS Albania started with the presentation to provide the participants with the components of the projects that UNOPS would like to see in implementation. The whole program which is EU4Culture is aiming to rehabilitate the cultural heritage damaged during the earthquake of 2019. This is a golden opportunity for the cultural heritage in Albania as this is one of the largest interventions ever planned in the country therefore the interventions are not only going to pertain to the physical conservation interventions but we are also aiming to develop full intervention. That means that UNOPS is looking into the aspects of conservation, but also looking into the aspects of interpretation, digitalization, tourist promotion and similar. While working with physical conservation we are aiming to also promote the aspects of management of these assets.Participant 1: Similar style of approach to design in10 sites. Do we need to give a price offer for only these 10 sites?UNOPS Albania: The approach was shown for 9 sites and the Annex 1 is outlining an additional 7 sites, hence we are expecting the financial offer for the first 16 sites. Participant 1: So, given there are 16 sites, we should be aiming to propose an implementation period of 12 monthsUNOPS Albania: Please propose what you consider to be most efficient, we cannot at this moment comment on the proposed schedule of 12 months. The proposal on the time schedule is part of the methodology proposed, hence it would be viewed within the broad context of the proposal. Participant 2: Concerning capacity building, could you specify who are the stakeholders? UNOPS ALbania: We are proposing quite thorough changes to both physical conditions of the sites as well as changes in governance of the sites in question. Hence we need to equip all the caretakers, directories, staff, to successfully undertake the processes of changes proposed. In Addition to immediate staff engaged in the sites of question, additional stakeholders to be trained include personnel from supervising institutions, government and similar.Participant 2: Regarding bid security, in case we cannot provide a security bond, is Bid Securing Declaration enough?UNOPS Albania: As per bid, security in tender documents is required to be provided through insurance company or bank guarantee, but if this is not possible further explanations are given in esourcing in compliance with the requirements of Procurement Manual.Participant 1: Are we correct to assume that the investment package composition along with figures would be provided by UNOPS?UNOPS Albania: Yes the information on investments would be provided by UNOPSParticipant 1: Regarding presentation, is it possible to have it?UNOPS Albania: We will provide you with the presentation which will be also uploaded in esourcing UNOPS Albania concluded the meeting.
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New clarification added: Dear Sir/Madam,Reference is made to your Clarification dated 20/07/2020:“…….As for Bid Bond: As per UNOPS Procurement Manual 6.5.2 in exceptional cases and if justified, Bid bond can be replaced by Bid Securing declaration, which is a non - monetary statement committing the bidder to sign the contract if awarded. The sample of content of such declaration is here:…..”Our understanding is that the Bid Securing Declaration will be accepted as substitution of the required Form H Proposal Security Form (Bank Guarantee).Please kindly confirm our understanding is correct.Furthermore, could you please share the minutes of the yesterday’s Pre-Bid Meeting?We do renew our request of postponement of the submission deadline.With thanks and kindest regards.Dear Sir/Madam, 1. for Bid Bond (aka Proposal security): As per UNOPS Procurement Manual 6.5.2 in exceptional cases and if justified, Bid bond can be replaced by Bid Securing declaration. which is a non - monetary statement committing the bidder to sign the conract if awarded. The sample of content of such declaration is here: Bid Securing Declaration Date: [Insert date]Tender reference number: [Insert UNOPS tender reference number]We, the undersigned, declare that:We understand that, according to your conditions, offers must be supported by a bid securing declaration.We accept that we could be declared ineligible to participate in future UNOPS tenders in accordance with the regulations stipulated in the Procurement Manual section 3.3 Vendor Ineligibility if we violate our obligation (s) under the conditions of the offer if:we withdraw our offer during the period of the offer validity specified by us in the offer submission form; orwe do not accept the correction of errors in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in the bidding documents; orafter having been notified of the acceptance of our offer during the period of bid validity thereof, (i) we do not execute or refuse to execute the Contract form, if required; or (ii) we do not supply or refuse to provide the performance security.We understand that this bid securing declaration will expire if we are not the successful bidders, and when one of the following events occurs first: (i) we receive a copy of your notification with the name of the successful bidder; or (ii) twenty-eight days have elapsed after the expiration of our offer.I, the undersigned, certify that I am duly authorized by [insert full name of bidder] to sign this bid and bind [insert full name of bidder] should UNOPS accept this bid:Name : ___________________________________________________________Title : _____________________________________________________________Date : _____________________________________________________________Signature : _________________________________________________________2. Unfortunately the deadline for this Tender can not be extended 3. The Prebid meeting minutes will be added shortly. Kind regardsUNOPS Albania
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22-Jul-2021 11:41
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New clarification added: Dear Sir/Madam,Please, find as follows some requests for clarification:Request no. 1Section II Instruction to Offerors – point 19. PROPOSAL SECURITYIn Italy Bank Institutions need about 30 days to release such document, timing not suitable with the submission deadline. We would like to ask if it would be possible to submit the required Proposal Security Form (Bank Guarantee) – Section V Bidder Form H - after the proposal submission deadline, namely only if awarded the contract.Request no. 2Due to the above-mentioned timing issue, in case you confirm Proposal Security have to be presented within the Proposal submission, could you please grant us a postponement of the submission deadline? In any case, a deadline extension would be indispensable, as our decision if participate to this tender procedure is propaedeutic to your reply to Request.1. Thank you in advance for your consideration and reply.Dear Sir/Madam, As it was communicated publicly in the revisions, please be informed that Performance bond is required for Awarded bidders, It is included for reference in the Tender documents.With kind regardsUNOPS
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New clarification added: Further to our previous request for clarification regarding Bid and Performance Bonds, we understand that these are required to be in place for the duration of the Bid period and, if appointed, the Contract period respectively. However, we have been advised by our bank that it will take 8-10 weeks before the bank can issue the Bid Bond, so we are currently trying to obtain the Bid Bond through our insurance company. If the insurance company is not able to issue the Bid Bond by the Bid submission date, we were wondering if there is any other way that we can provide the Bid guarantee or other suitable assurances for our application. Dear Sir, Performance bond is required for Awarded bidders, It is included for reference in the Tender documents. There should be readiness to present Performance bond in case if the company is awarded. As for Bid Bond: As per UNOPS Procurement Manual 6.5.2 in exceptional cases and if justified, Bid bond can be replaced by Bid Securing declaration. which is a non - monetary statement committing the bidder to sign the conract if awarded. The sample of content of such declaration is here: Bid Securing Declaration Date: [Insert date]Tender reference number: [Insert UNOPS tender reference number]We, the undersigned, declare that:We understand that, according to your conditions, offers must be supported by a bid securing declaration.We accept that we could be declared ineligible to participate in future UNOPS tenders in accordance with the regulations stipulated in the Procurement Manual section 3.3 Vendor Ineligibility if we violate our obligation (s) under the conditions of the offer if:we withdraw our offer during the period of the offer validity specified by us in the offer submission form; orwe do not accept the correction of errors in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders in the bidding documents; orafter having been notified of the acceptance of our offer during the period of bid validity thereof, (i) we do not execute or refuse to execute the Contract form, if required; or (ii) we do not supply or refuse to provide the performance security.We understand that this bid securing declaration will expire if we are not the successful bidders, and when one of the following events occurs first: (i) we receive a copy of your notification with the name of the successful bidder; or (ii) twenty-eight days have elapsed after the expiration of our offer.I, the undersigned, certify that I am duly authorized by [insert full name of bidder] to sign this bid and bind [insert full name of bidder] should UNOPS accept this bid:Name : ___________________________________________________________Title : _____________________________________________________________Date : _____________________________________________________________Signature : _________________________________________________________
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New clarification added: With regard to bank guarantees, we have been advised by our bank that the time period to set up a bond or guarantee is 8 - 10 weeks.Could you please advise if there is any other way that we can provide the necessary Tender and Performance guarantees within the relevant timescales.Dear Sir/Madam,If you mean bid bond that should be valid alongside the Bid validity period (It can be issued by either Bank or by Insurance company) As for performance bond - awarded bidder should obtain it with validity throughout the project implementation timeline as per Particulars. As per International practice Performance bond can be obtained for a year period and can be extended if need be. Please let us know if the question was well understood and if you have other questions. Kind regards, UNOPS Albania.
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New clarification added: Section V_Returnable Bidding Formsp18 Form H Proposal security form (Bank guarantee)Please advise the amount (US$) to be included in para 3p25 V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee)Please advise the amount (US$) to be included in para 2Dear Supplier,Regarding the Form H-Proposal Security Form, please refer to Particulars, section Proposal Security Details in esourcing where is defined that "Bidders shall submit a Proposal security as part of the Proposal in the amount equivalent of ALL 600,000 as per Proposal Security Form. Any Proposal security will be in the same currency as stipulated in Article 17, Proposal currency(ies). As per V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee), as it is explained in the respective form, the performance security form shall only be completed by the successful Offeror after contract award. The bank, as requested by the successful Offeror, shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated.Thank you for your interest in this process.Kind regards,UNOPS, Albania
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New clarification added: Section V_Returnable Bidding Formsp18 Form H Proposal security form (Bank guarantee)Please advise the amount (US$) to be included in para 3p25 V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee)Please advise the amount (US$) to be included in para 2Dear Supplier,Regarding the Form H-Proposal Security Form, please refer to Particulars, section Proposal Security Details in esourcing where is defined that "Bidders shall submit a Proposal security as part of the Proposal in the amount equivalent of ALL 600,000 as per Proposal Security Form. Any Proposal security will be in the same currency as stipulated in Article 17, Proposal currency(ies). As per V1-4 Performance security form (Bank guarantee), as it is explained in the respective form, the performance security form shall only be completed by the successful Offeror after contract award. The bank, as requested by the successful Offeror, shall fill in this form in accordance with the instructions indicated.Thank you for your interest in this process.Kind regards,UNOPS, Albania
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New amendment added #2: Dear Suppliers UNOPS would like to inform all the interested bidders that due to the low interest from the companies to participate in Pre-Proposal meeting on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning Case No:RFP/2021/22806, the deadline for this meeting shall be postponed as follows: Wednesday 21.07.2021, at 10:30 AM CET (Amsterdam) onlineYou are kindly invited to the google meeting on this link: Topic: Pre-Proposal meeting on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning Case No:RFP/2021/22806Time: 21.07.2021, at 10:30 AM CET Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, ViennaPre-proposal meeting RFP 2021/22806 Wednesday, July 21 · 10:30 – 11:30amGoogle Meet joining infoVideo call link: https://meet.google.com/keg-zanx-sen Or dial: (GB) +44 20 3873 3170 PIN: 809 012 000 0707#More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/keg-zanx-sen?pin=8090120000707The confirmation for participation is optional and should be done via esourcing in this module. If there is no request from you, it would not prevent participation. Thank you for your interest, Kind regards, UNOPS Albania
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New amendment added #1: Dear Suppliers, UNOPS would like to inform all the interested bidders that due to the low interest from the companies to participate in Pre-Proposal meeting on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning Case No:RFP/2021/22806, the deadline for this meeting shall be postponed as follows: Wednesday 21.07.2021, at 10:30 AM CET (Amsterdam) onlineYou are kindly invited to the google meet on this link: Topic: Pre-Proposal meeting on the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Cultural Heritage Management and Business planning Case No:RFP/2021/22806Time: 21.07.2021, at 10:30 AM CET Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Viennahttps://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/N240ZW1iYnRzN3QxbjJhbmNvNzh0cGJvNWQgY19uY3Fvdm1pdTY5ZDd0anMyaGs2NWNkMWFic0Bn/ZW5rZWxlZGFiQHVub3BzLm9yZw?sf=trueThe confirmation for participation is optional and should be done via esourcing in this module. If there is no request from you, it would not prevent participation. Thank you for your interest, Kind regards, UNOPS Albania
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