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Project ID Project Title

P174137 Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project

Country Notice No
Philippines OP00349306

Notice Type Notice Status

Request for Expression of Interest Published

Borrower Bid Reference Procurement Method

PH-BFAR CO - DA-416083-CS-QCBS Quality And Cost-Based Selection

Language of Notice Submission Deadline Date/Time

English Apr 28, 2025 17:00

Published Date
Apr 02, 2025

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Organization/Department Name
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Gelli Naig
Central Office - Dept of Agriculture
Address
Fisheries Complex, BPI Compound, Brgy. Basra,
Quezon City

City

Province/State Postal Code

Philippines
Country
Philippines

Phone
(02) 8740-9880

Email Website
fishcore.sbac@bfar.da.gov.ph

Details
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
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Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project

Loan No.: Loan No.9480- PH

Consultancy services for the preparation of Feasibility Studies (FS),

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Detailed Engineering
Design (DED) of Aquaculture and Fisheries Post Harvest Infrastructure for
Fisheries Management Areas 6 and 9

Reference No.: PH-BFAR-CO – DA-416083-CS-QCBS

The Republic of the Philippines has received funding from the World Bank for the
Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project to accelerate the sustainable sectoral
transition of its fisheries sector, aiming to boost food security, alleviate poverty, and
improve resilience to climate change and other disruptions, including those caused by
COVID-19. It intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The Modern and Resilient Livelihood Investments (MARLIN) Component of the
FishCoRe Project aims at enhancing the value added of fishery products. Its
subcomponent 2.3 will mainly involve the establishment, development, operation and
maintenance (O&M) of infrastructure facilities that will support the livelihoods and
enterprises to be established under Sub components 2.1 and 2.2. Annex A lists the
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potential locations of the infrastructure sub-projects in FMA 6 and FMA 9, while Annex
B or Baseline Data Sheets lists the preliminary concept proposals for the individual
infrastructure components in each location as prepared by BFAR.
The concept proposals and siting of the infrastructure facilities at all the locations
indicated in Annex A will require technical and financial validation. Climate proofing of
fisheries and aquaculture post-harvest infrastructure facilities will be undertaken as
part of the Feasibility Study (FS) and Detailed Engineering Design (DED) of the proposed
works.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) - Fisheries Coastal Resiliency
(FishCoRe) Project, 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. The shortlisting criteria are summarized below:
General experience: At least ten (10) years experience in the conduct of feasibility
studies, detailed architectural and engineering design, and managing
construction and supervision of works in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Infrastructure or related infrastructure projects.
Specific experience: At least three (3) Feasibility Studies, Detailed Engineering
Design, and managing construction and supervision of work assignments in the
last five (5) years for infrastructure project including Fish Landings / Fish Ports or
Ice Plant / Cold Storage Facilities, or Common Service Facilities/ Agro-Fish
Processing Facilities or Cold Hubs (Storage/Trading), or Fishery Laboratory Testing
Facilities, with a completed total construction cost per assignment of at least Php
250 million (as determined by the Consultants’ key expert CVs and the
description of past firm contracts).
 Adequacy of proposed   the assignment as demonstrated by
key staff to perform 

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the staff general qualification, experience, and specific work experience over the
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last five (5) years (as determined by the Consultants’ key expert CVs).
Must be ISO 9001-2015 certified
Submission should include the Consultants’ list of completed relevant contracts for the
last five years with supporting documents.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment is provided in Attachment 1.
Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the
procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers
September 2023 (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible firms as defined
in the Procurement Regulations.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16,
and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September
2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of
interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should
indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-
consultancy. Association with foreign firms is permitted. In the case of a joint venture,
all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire
contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality - and Cost - Based
Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [9:00 am
to 4:30 hours, Mondays to Fridays except public holidays].
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below
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in person, or by mail, or by e-mail no later than April 28, 2025 at 5:00PM.
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BFAR-FishCoRe Special Bids and Awards Committee

2 nd floor, National Food Authority Building, Visayas Avenue,
Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
Tel. No. 02-8740-9880
Official email address: bac.fishcore@bfar.da.gov.ph

(Original Signed)
ROY C. ORTEGA
Chairperson, Special Bids and Awards Committee
BFAR-FishCoRe Project

Attachment 1

Terms of Reference
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Consultancy services for the preparation of Feasibility Studies (FS),

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Detailed Engineering
Design (DED) of Aquaculture and Fisheries Post Harvest Infrastructure for
Fisheries Management Areas 6 and 9

***kindly access the link below for the Terms of Reference

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zzUK_IQqlga8ggapZWvAuwO2pZchl29/edit?
usp=sharing&ouid=100974406194142564448&rtpof=true&sd=truehttps://docs.google.c
om/document/d/11zzUK_IQqlga8ggapZWvAuwO2pZchl29/edit?
usp=sharing&ouid=100974406194142564448&rtpof=true&sd=true

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