Trade Facilitation Centre and Craft Museum, Varanasi,

Uttar Pradesh
"INVITING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST"
For
Pre-Qualification of Architect-cum-Services Consultant
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, New Delhi a nodal agency appointed by
Development commissioner (Handloom), Govt. of India for setting up of Trade Facilitation
Centre (TFC) intends to outsource Architect-cum-Services Consultant in respect of important
and major prestigious complex to nationally / internationally reputed Consultants /
Organization / Agencies / Firms.

1. The Trade Facilitation Centre under consideration of, the Government shall be well planned for
renovation, alteration, addition and design and shall be aesthetically imposing and good looking.

2. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), therefore, invites the eligible and competent
Consultant Organizations / Firms to indicate their interest in providing Project Consultancy
Services.

3. A Design brief on the project is available at website www.epch.in, www.handlooms.nic.in,

www.texmin.nic.in , www.tenders.gov.in along with a layout of the land and present structure
details.

4. The Location of project is Bada Lalpur located at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

5. The scope of the Services under the category Project Consultancy Services inter-alia include
design detail & tender : -
i. Sub-Soil Investigation and Detail Survey
ii. Master Planning / Site Planning including landscaping.
iii. Complete Architectural / Structural / Engineering Services
(Preliminary estimate, Detailed estimate / Priced BiII of Quantity (BOQ)/ bid document
etc.) as per requirement.
iv. Complete internal Electrification / Public Health Engineering Services.
v. Environmental Impact Assessment
vi. HVAC design, drawings and related draft Tender
vii. Land scape, horticulture and related design, drawings & tender
viii. DPRs of the Project

6. The consultant shall be responsible for preparation of Tender document, BOQ, supervision,
overall Quality control of construction materials and construction itself as per standard IS /
 CPWD norms, specifications and progress monitoring. Consultant should provide In Programme
Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) & Critical Path Method (CPM), for the project.

7. Necessary Clearances / approvals /compliances etc. as required for construction /

implementation of the project shall however be provided by the Architect-cum-service
consultant.

8. Interested Nationally / Internationally reputed Consultants / Agencies / Firms having experience

in the relevant field of Project Consultancy services shall have to provide information indicating
that they are competent to perform the above tasks.

9. The Consultants / Organization are expected to provide self-contained information indicating

inter-alia: -
i. Organizational background and Company profile.
ii. Details of management team indicating academic / professional qualification with
relevant experience of key-personnel.
iii. Profile of Consultancy services clearly rendered by the Consulting Organizations / firms.
iv. List of maior works / Projects already designed in the last 5{five) years including cost of
those projects which would best illustrate their eligibility for pre-qualification

10. The eligibility of the Consultants / Organization shall also include the following credentials:-

The consultants should have experience of formulation / preparation of documents, estimates,

DPRs, detailed working drawings and structural drawings, reports of at least 2 (two) Individual
Buildings. Completed Projects of value not less than Rs. 150.00 Crores each within the last
2(two) financial years (i.e. two projects of Rs. 150 crores or above value).

11. A concept on understanding of the project both in hard and soft copy (be required in a sealed
cover). A presentation may be held while shortlisting the consultants to know their
understanding about the project.

12. Further, preference shall be given to Organizations having in house / associates having fully
automated design office with latest design software; and those having experience in carrying
out multi-disciplinary works such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing works, fire detection and
alarm and HVAC works etc. on a single point responsibility.

13. Organizations having ISO 9000-2000 accreditation; including registration of Council of

Architecture, or are willing to setup their site office at Varanasi be accorded preference in
selection.

14. Expression of Interest for pre-qualification must be delivered to the address below by February
09, 2015 Hours of 3.00 PM with sealed envelope clearly mentioning that Expression of Interest
for Pre-qualification of Architect-cum-Service Consultant at

The Project Incharge

 EPCH House, Plot No: 1, Pocket 6 & 7
L.S.C. Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110 070

15. Please note that this is not a request for offering proposal. After review of Expression for pre-
qualification, a shortlist will be prepared and the short listed Consultant / Firms will be invited
for providing Architect-cum-Services Consultant for building Projects / works and for the items
indicated above for the required buildings through letter of invitation accompanied by specific
terms of Reference.

16. The Project Incharge, EPCH reserves the right to accept / reject any or all the application without
assigning any reason. The decision of the Project Incharge, EPCH, New Delhi shall be final and
binding.

The Expression of Interest can also be seen at http://www.epch.com, www.handlooms.nic.in,

www.texmin.nic.in , www.tenders.gov.in

Sd/-
Project Incharge
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts