City of Zhytomir; Ukraine (the “City”; the “Client”) requested support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF); members of the World Bank Group; in collaboration with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Development Agency of Ukraine; to implement a hospital PPP project in Zhytomir. The objective of the City is to consolidate four existing public hospitals and attract a private sector participation to design; finance; construct; equip and maintain a new greenfield hospital in the city (the “Project”). It is expected that the hospital PPP will follow a PFI model; with the private partner not involved in the delivery of clinical services. The City’s objectives for the Project are (i) to benefit from the expertise of specialized companies to implement best-practice hospital design solutions; that will lead to improved clinical workflows as well as potentially efficiencies in maintenance and management services; (ii) to attract private investors to the health sector in Ukraine and access private financing; (iii) to ensure on time and within budget delivery of public infrastructure; (iv) to benefit from potential technical innovations; and (v) ensure high quality of hospital building during its life.IFC PPP Transaction Advisory is advising the City of Zhytomir in defining and structuring the Project and administering a competitive tender process to select a qualified private investor.The Project will be implemented in two phases: * Phase 1: Project due diligence and structuring. Preparation of the PPP feasibility study as required by the Ukrainian legislation.* Phase 2: Preparation of tender documents (request for qualification; request for proposals and other necessary documents). Tender Process to be implemented in two stages (prequalification and submission of proposals).IFC is hereby recruiting a qualified international technical consultant firm (the “Consultant”; the “Technical Consultant”) to support implementation of the Project. IFC will act as the Lead Transaction Advisor to the City. The Technical Consultant will work under the coordination and supervision of IFC and will report to the IFC on all the aspects and deliverables of this assignment. IFC will separately recruit an international legal consultant supported by the local legal consultant who will be working under IFC’s supervision and in close collaboration with the Technical Consultant throughout the duration of this assignment.Qualified international technical consultancy firms are invited to submit their expressions of interest along with the company information and credentials summarizing the consultant’s experience in healthcare and hospital PPPs. The expressions of interest should not exceed 30 pages. It is expected that a qualified consultant will have a project team consisting of international and national experts with experience in healthcare infrastructure development under different models; health planning; engineering/architectural expertise that can articulate a conceptual physical model from the assessed demand; conceptual clinical model and project likely costs. Detailed Terms of Reference will be provided in due course.