Consulting Services for the Preparation of Functional and Technical Requirements and Procurement-Ready Technical Specification for the RVS Mobile Application and Data Collection Workflow

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION) Republic of Moldova Strengthening Moldova’s Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Project Loan No.: 9720-MD Assignment Title: Consulting Services for the Preparation of Functional and Technical Requirements and Procurement-Ready Technical Specification for the RVS Mobile Application and Data Collection Workflow Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): MD-OEAPM-578959-CS-CQS The Government of the Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strengthening Moldova’s Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include the consultancy services for the Preparation of Functional and Technical Requirements and Procurement-Ready Technical Specification for the RVS Mobile Application and Data Collection Workflow. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the primary procurement stage for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIRD) and the P.I. “Office for External Assistance Programs Management” (OEAPM) Project Implementation Unit (PIU) 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. The shortlisting criteria is: At least 5 (five) years of experience in combining seismic/RVS methodology knowledge, building screening and vulnerability assessment, GIS/spatial data modelling, data quality control and QA/UAT design , together with IT business analysis for digital data-collection systems. Only the firm’s relevant experience and qualifications will be assessed at the shortlisting stage. Key Experts are not required to be proposed and will not be evaluated at th