Consultant Firm to undertake detailed assessment and design of bridges on Ramu Highway

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Name of Project: PNG Resilient Transport Project (RTP) Contract Title: Firm for undertaking Bridge Investigation, Design and Contract Documentation – Ramu Highway – Morobe and Madang Provinces Credit No.: Finance/Loan/Grant Nos.: 7091PG / 9379PG DoWH Reference Number: PG-DOW-555092-CS-QCBS NPC Reference Number: NPC/2026-39 The Independent State of Papua New Guinea has received financing from the World Bank towards the implementation of a PNG Resilient Transport Project (RTP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. Department of Works and Highways (DoWH) is the Implementing Agency (IA) and has established a Project Implementing Unit (PIU), which is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the Project. The DoWH 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. Details regarding the assignment, duration, tasks, and responsibilities etc. are mentioned in the detailed EoI and ToR which can be obtained from the undersigned. The shortlisting criteria are: Core business (feasibility studies, surveys etc.) with at least seven years in business; Experience in similar projects of comparable size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area of Bridges (feasibility studies, detailed engineering designs, environmental and social assessments, preparation of technical specifications, BOQ, drafting bid documents etc.) Financial Soundness of the Firm (minimum average annual turnover of US$ 5 million) Technical and managerial organization of the firm. Familiarity with business operations in Papua New Guinea (desirable). Note: Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. When providing in