Rehabilitation of one Church and one Mosque in Mosul Ninawa Governorate, Iraq

Project Background:

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Iraq on behalf of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Iraq invites interested legal firms (companies) to apply for an Expression of Interest to pre-qualify companies to fully restore, preserve and rebuild 2historic monuments (Al Saa’a Church Complex) and (Al Aghawat Mosque) in the old historic center of Mosul, Iraq

The objective of the project is to fully restore, preserve and rebuild significant heritage monuments in the old historic center of Mosul, under the flagship initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul”.  UNESCO aims to restore and preserve the original character of significant monuments, through the identification of potential firms/companies having experience in the field of Rehabilitation/ Restoration. The interested firm having similar experience in the Rebuilding of historical monuments will be further approached along with detailed BOQ and Drawings in later stage.

Scope:

The scope of the proposed action is to foster resilience, cultural identity, social cohesion and inter-community reconciliation through the creation of job opportunities and the development of skills through construction activities. This Pre-qualification process is related to the Restoration, reconstruction and rehabilitation works of two (2) historic monuments (specifically Al Saa’a Church Complex and Al Aghawat Mosque) located in Mosul.

Prequalification Application Process

1. This Pre-qualification process is aimed to short-list potential Companies/Firms for its participation in the upcoming bidding process (ITB) for the Reconstruction of a church and Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. Hence, interested international/local Companies and/or Associations/Joint Ventures with required experience and qualifications are requested to complete the UNDP Pre-Qualification Application and submit relevant documentation/information as to demonstrate that they are eligible and qualified to perform such large scale Construction/Renovation/Rehabilitation works specially related to the similar works.

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1. Potential Companies/Firms are requested to submit EOI application with all required documents as stated in the Data Sheet (DS) through e-tendering platform no later than 7:00 am (EDT) on Wednesday 27 October 2021. Applications received after the above deadline will not be considered. Documents sent by hand will not be accepted. Please ensure to submit through e-tendering platform mention EOI Reference number [EOI-IRQ001/2021]. PREQ received not through e-tendering platform will not be considered and result in the rejection of submission.

1. At any time prior to the deadline for submission of Prequalification Document, UNDP may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by Applicants, modify the Prequalification Application and its attachments by amendment, including through provision of supplementary information. 

1. If you need to request additional information, please write to: dler.mohamad@undp.oeg cc: piero.emanuele.franceschetti@undp.org. The team will provide necessary information within due date. However, any delay in providing such information will not be considered a reason for extending the submission date of EOI. Deadline for submitting requests for clarifications of questions/queries about the contents of the Prequalification application is Thursday, 21 October 2021. No phone calls will be accepted. Answers to questions/inquiries will be posted on e-tendering platform, UNDP web pages, and other web pages, on which this EOI is posted.

1. Completion of the Prequalification Application and submission of relevant documentation is compulsory as indicated in the Data Sheet.  Applications with incomplete submissions shall be disregarded.

1. All applicants (Overseas and Iraqi) are required to comply with Local Government Regulations.