Consulting Services for the Preparation of Detailed Designs and Environmental and Social Studies for the Vilankulos Coastal Protection Project

Project: Access to Finance & Economic Opportunities Project – Mais Oportunidades

REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

National Directorate of Treasury and Economic and Financial Cooperation

ACCESS TO FINANCE & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT: MAIS OPORTUNIDADES

Project Implementation Unit

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR MARITIME DIAGNOSIS AND MODELLING, STUDY AND ALTERNATIVES, EXECUTIVE PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COASTAL PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE, REHABILITATION AND REQUALIFICATION OF THE MARGINAL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE CITY OF VILANKULO, INHAMBANE PROVINCE

Country: Mozambique

Grant No: Credit IDA-72780, Project No. P178658

Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Maritime Diagnosis and Modelling, Study and Alternatives, Executive Project and Environmental and Social Studies, for the Construction of the Coastal Protection Infrastructure, Rehabilitation and Requalification of the Marginal of the Municipality of the City of Vilankulo, Inhambane Province

Reference No: MZ-MEF-DNT-556716-CS-QCBS

1. The Government of Mozambique (GoM), through the Ministry of Finance (MF) has received funding from the World Bank toward the cost of the Mozambique: Access to Finance & Economic Opportunities Project (Mais Oportunidades) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

2. The Consulting Services (“the Services”) include development of technically sound, climateresilient coastal protection and waterfront rehabilitation solutions for the Vilankulo waterfront area through an evidencedriven approach. The specific objectives are as follows:

• Conduct a comprehensive diagnostic of coastal processes, hazards, and site conditions, integrating hydrodynamic, morphological, geotechnical, environmental, and socioeconomic analyses
• Define coastal hazard conditions under current and future climate scenarios, including erosion, flooding, and storm impacts, and establish a robust design basis for engineering
• Quantify coastal processes and define design conditions through hydrodynamic and morphological modelling
• Develop and assess alternative coastal protection solutions, including hard, hybrid, and nature-based options, and identify a preferred option based on technical, economic, environmental, and social considerations
• Define integrated urban waterfront rehabilitation and mobility improvements (public space enhancement, accessibility, drainage, and supporting infrastructure) aligned with coastal protection measures and climate resilience objectives
• Prepare preliminary and detailed engineering designs, including all supporting analyses, drawings, specifications and bidding documents
• Prepare environmental and social instruments in accordance with national regulations and World Bank requirements.
• The expected duration of the assignment is within a period of maximum eighteen (18) months. The Consultant is encouraged to identify efficiencies in its technical approach and work plan to complete the assignment in a shorter timeframe than the maximum contract duration of 18 months.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be provided on request to the following e-mail: procurement.pled@gmail.com.

3. The Ministry of Finance (MF) now invites eligible 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 (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.). The firm or Consortium selected must be legally registered institutions with the qualifications and experience below.

4. Shortlisting will be based on the Consultant's general and specific experience in coastal engineering, coastal protection design, waterfront rehabilitation projects, environmental and social safeguards, technical backstopping capacity, and regional experience. Detailed qualification and evaluation criteria are provided in the Terms of Reference.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Minimum 20-year experience in consulting operations in infrastructure, urban development, maritime and coastal engineering, social and environmental management, including the preparation of bidding documents and technical support during the procurement of complex infrastructure works financed by Multilateral Development Banks, preferably the World Bank.
• Successful completion of at least 3 similar projects in the last 15 years involving coastal and marine engineering surveys, geotechnical investigations, coastal modelling to quantify coastal processes and define design conditions for coastal protection measures;
• Successful completion of at least 3 similar projects in terms of scope and complexity in the last 10 years involving planning and design of coastal protection measures (breakwaters, seawalls, revetments, beach fattening etc.) including hard, hybrid, and nature-based options aligned with climate resilience objectives;
• Successful completion of at least 3 similar projects in terms of scope and complexity in the last 10 years involving planning and design of integrated urban waterfront rehabilitation and/or requalification projects including tourism infrastructure and facilities:
• Successful completion of at least 3 similar projects in terms of scope and complexity in the last 10 years, involving Environmental & Social (E&S) safeguards risk assessment, appraisal and mitigation measures (instruments) following World Bank E&S Framework (ESF) or similar standards applied by other bilateral or multilateral development banks, including:
  • E&S risk screening and categorization
  • Conducting ESIA
  • Preparation of ESMP
  • Conduct stakeholder consultations, meetings and workshops
• Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably coastal southern and eastern Africa with similar climatic and coastal conditions (vulnerability to cyclones, erosion, flooding).
• Experience in Mozambique, familiarity with local economic development, decentralisation and regulatory framework. Note: cooperation with local Mozambican consulting firms is highly encouraged.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

5. 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.

Given the multidisciplinary nature of the assignment, 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. 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.

6. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.

7. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 8:30 to 15:30 hours.

8. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or preferably by e-mail) by 14:30 hours on 31st July 2026.

Ministério das Finanças

Direcção Nacional do Tesouro e Cooperação Económica e Financeira

Projecto de Acesso ao Financiamento e Oportunidades Económicas: Mais Oportunidades

Unidade de Coordenação do Projecto

Av. Do Zimbabwe, No. 1374

Maputo – Moçambique

Tel: +258 21081643

Email: procurement.pled@gmail.com