AFRICAND DEVELOPMENT

TEMPORARY RELOCATION AGENCY

GENERAL SERVICES AND PRCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
Telephone: (216) 71 102 902 Fax: (216) 71 830 507

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING FIRMS

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN MODEL FOR BANK FIELD OFFICES AND DETAILED DESIGN OF NIGERIA FIELD OFFICE

1) The African Development Bank plans to construct buildings to house its offices in sixteen regional
member countries in line with its decentralization strategy and is currently seeking the services of
qualified architectural consulting firm or group of consulting firms experienced in architectural and
technical designs as well as supervision of construction works for office premises.

2) The assignment will produce architectural designs of a model building for Bank Field Offices. Nigeria
will be the first country in series to apply the building model design and the present services shall
include preparation of the detailed designs for Nigeria Field Office. In addition to Nigeria, other
countries are required to be visited during the 1st phase of the study for the development of the building
model. The main objectives of the consultancy services are:

(i) designing architectural layout plans and landscape in compliance with Bank standards and in
accordance with the allocation programme provided (number and size of offices, various
special and technical rooms and areas, common and/or individual toilets, parking lots);
(ii) providing a plan for the installation and positioning of furniture in the office space, as well as
positions for normal and regulated power switches and computer and telephone networks;
(iii) providing a plan for the allocation and distribution of technical facilities (air conditioning, high
(regulated and emergency) and low power, fire safety and protection equipment, etc.) and
integrated telecommunication systems (computers and telephones) with standard equipment
such as PABX, UPS, etc.;
(iv) providing bidding documents for the required goods and works, and the bills of quantities and
specifications for all architectural and technical works, including a confidential project
financial estimate and a provisional implementation schedule taking into account the Bank’s
time requirements, in keeping with the Board resolutions on the decentralization roadmap for
Field Offices;
(v) assisting the Bank in the bidding process and evaluation of bids; and
(vi) supervising the construction works.

3) The African Development Bank now invites architectural consulting firms or group of consulting firms,
eligible in accordance with the Bank rules, to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested
firms must provide a statement of capability and experience in the architectural engineering and
other related fields indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures,
description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate
skills among staff, etc.).

4) The firms selected from the shortlist will be required to register on-line in the Bank's consultants data
base named “DACON” (http://dacon.afdb.org/dacon). For finalizing the design works for Nigeria
Field Office, interested firms from outside Nigeria are encouraged to associate with or sub-contract
consultants/consulting firms from Nigeria and the firm practice in Nigeria should follow the
Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) regulations. The firms or group of firms should
meet the following minimum criteria:
 (i) be constituted in accordance with the legislation of a Bank member country
(ii) have at least ten (10) years experience in the field of architectural design and construction
supervision of building projects.
(iii) have carried out at least two (2) similar contracts of the same nature and scale as above during the
past three financial years (2008-2009-2010);

5) The information provided by the consulting firms will be used to prepare a shortlist of six consulting
firms or groups of firms who will be requested to submit proposals. The Bank reserves the right to
modify or cancel the request at any time during the process.

6) Written expressions of interest together with the relevant information must be delivered to the address
below before 3:00 p.m. Tunis time, 15 January 2011.

Postal Address: African Development Bank

General Services and Procurement Department
Temporary Relocation Agency, BP 323 Tunis 1002 Belvedere, Tunisia

Telephone: +216 71 10 2102

Fax Number: + 216 71 830 507

E-Mail Address: m.elazizi@afdb.org

Mohamed EL AZIZI
Officer-In-Charge
General Services and Procurement Department