Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Agency : Local Government Division
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, UPEHSDP
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Consultancy services for automation works of revenue (Revenue Management System: RMS), accounting (Double Entry Accrual Accounting System: DEAAS), and relevant training in the CCs and Pourashavas.
EOI Ref. No. : UPEHSDP/UPEHU/2018/357/2397
Date : 29/10/2018

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Non_Development GOB
Development Partners :

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Urban Public and environmental Health Sector Development Project (UPEHSDP)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 14/10/2018 04:30 PM
Publication Date : 07/10/2018

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The objective of Consultancy Service is to provide technical supports with PMU, LGD and target CCs and Pourashavas to implement and achieve the set impact, outcome and outputs of automation program. 1. Municipal Finance Specialist 1. Assess existing municipal finances, including holding taxes and cost recovery for basic services’ review the potential for cost recovery and ensure that the issue of resource availability, resource transfers and an incentive structure for service providers are addressed; 2. Assist to improve CC’s and Pourashavas ability to improve municipal revenues, including increased tax collection efficiency, tax rationalization ; and prepare guidelines on improving holding taxes and cost recovery issued classifying the holdings by residential, institutional, commercial and industries uses with different tariff slabs based on earnings and burden on municipal serves; 3. Prepare report update to assessment of holding taxes and cost recovery for basic services, accelerate collection of outstanding holding taxes ( property, electricity, water and conservancy) 4. Develop other financing strategies and mechanism to ensure sustainability of LGD/CCs/ Pourashavas in accomplishing its UPEH mandates. 2. IT specialist 1. Assess the existing financial management systems at LGD, CCs, and project management units, and prepare information plan, database design, including relevant formats, components and tools (manual and electronic) for data collection and processing/analysis; 2. Develop computerized financial management information systems for CCs, UPEHU and CCPIUs, FMIS which include the following applications: financial management (planning, budgeting, financial reporting, auditing), performance audit, bank management, human resource management, project management, procurement, and inventory management; 3. Help develop computerized database system for property tax system at CCs;
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : 1. Municipal Finance Specialist The Municipal Finance Specialist will have a public finance, economics, business management or accounting degree (preferably post-graduate); with at least 10 years’ experience in the area of public finance. 2. IT specialist The IT specialist will have a postgraduate degree in Information Communications Technology (ICT) or equivalent with more than 10 years’ experience in systems development, preferably with functional applications in finance and accounting in the government sector.
Other Details (if applicable) : Duration of the Assignment 18 Months, may be extended based on requirement and performance of the incumbent. Other Details 1. Individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the PPR-2008. 2. Details information may be collected from website (www.upehsdp.gov.bd) or project office during office hour.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Abdul Khaleque
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Phonix Road, Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka South City Corporation, Level-11, Furbaria, Dhaka
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 88029513786, Fax : , Email : pdupehsdp@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders