Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Rehabilitation Expert

Millennium Challenge Account: Nepal (MCA-Nepal) SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country: Nepal City Locality: Kathmandu Project Name: Road Maintenance Project Procurement Title: Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Rehabilitation Expert Procurement Ref. Number as per Procurement Plan MCA-N/RMP/ICS/022 (Re-launch); B I 2-PP2.8CDF (20190207 MCC Approval) Type of Procurement: Individual Consultants MCA Entity: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal First Publication Date (on newspaper) 28 March 2019 Submission Deadline : 25 April 2019, 15.00 Hours Nepal local time (GMT+5.45) The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has received a grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) (the "Compact") in an amount of US$500 million and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts to be awarded for Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Rehabilitation Expert. MCA-Nepal invites proposals from eligible individual consultants to provide the consultant services as "Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Rehabilitation Expert. The required qualifications for the Individual Consultant to be considered are mentioned below. Additional details are provided in the Letter of Invitation and Terms of Reference. #Required Qualifications 1. Master's degree in Civil Engineering, PhD is highly preferred. 2. Minimum of 20-year experience in flexible and rigid pavement design including with mechanistic models. 3. 15-year experience in Superpave Asphalt Mix Design. Over 10 projects designed and completed over the last 15 years. References required from road agencies with names, phone and contact e-mail. 4. Experience in the development of relevant pavement design and rehabilitation manuals or At least three (3) peer reviewed and published in relevant and accredited peer reviewed engineering journals in relevant field (Superpave or similar performance based asphalt mix design). (Provide all relevant peer reviewed articles for consideration) Procurement will be conducted through the Individual Consultants procedures as specified in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (PPG), and is open to all eligible bidders or consultants as defined in the PPG. A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written request via email (with subject: Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Rehabilitation Expert) at the following address: The Consultant must submit their request to contact@example.gov with cc to contact@example.gov. The consultants who has submitted written request via email will be provided with the complete set of Letter of Invitation (LoI) documents and a Dropbox File Request Link (FRL) where the consultant shall upload the complete set of application files Application/Cover letter, CV in one pdf file, and financial proposal and Biographical data sheet (password protected) in second pdf file using the four (4) forms provided). The consultant shall submit his proposal no later than 25 April 2019, 15.00 Hours Nepal local time (GMT+5.45). Proposals shall be submitted only via File Request Link (FRL) provided to the consultant by email. The submission through other means such as hard copy or email shall not be accepted. The provided file request link (FRL) for uploading the proposals will expire on the date and time of the deadline for submission, thus no late proposals will be received. Detailed procedure for submission is mentioned Annex 1 of the LoI document. Contact Information: The address referred to above is: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) Yak and Yeti Hotel Convention Center, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal Attn: Procurement Agent E-mail: contact@example.gov, contact@example.gov Website: www.mcanp.org