| Ministry/Division |
: |
Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| Agency |
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Forest Department |
| Procuring Entity Name |
: |
Project Director, Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project,Bangladesh Forest Department |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
: |
Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (National) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
: |
Independent Internal Audit of SUFAL Project
(Chartered Accounting Firm) (SD-50) |
| EOI Ref. No. |
: |
Memo No. FD/SUFAL/Procurement/SD-50/2019-20/190/ 1160 |
| Date |
: |
03/11/2019 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
: |
Least Cost Selection(LCS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
: |
Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
: |
International Development Association (IDA) |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
: |
Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
: |
27/11/2019 17.00
|
| Publication Date |
: |
04/11/2019
|
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
: |
The consulting services (“the Services”) include review and report on Reliability of the Financial Management system, financial data and report at all tiers of operation; Adequacy and effectiveness of the accounting, financial and operational controls; and Internal Control Systems.
The audit will be conducted at the Project Management Unit (PMU) office at Dhaka and 30 (thirty) field level cost center offices under the project. The audit will be conducted semiannually and will provide feedback to project management on control weakness and issues, if any, that require management attention. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
: |
The Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interests 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 are:
(a) General experience of the Firm(s);
(b) Experience in similar projects of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area;
(c) Financial soundness of the firm; and
(d) Staffing and logistics of the firm.
Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:
(a) Registration paper of the firm(s), Valid Trade License, Tax Identification Number (TIN), VAT registration Certificate; (b) JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable); (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last three years; (e) service experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.). Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (Revised November 2017) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. It is preferable to limit the maximum number of firms will be 04 (four) in an association including the Lead Firm. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
: |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
: |
Not Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| SD-50/2019-20/190/ 1160 |
Not phased |
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01/05/2020 |
30/06/2023 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Zahir Uddin Ahmed |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD)
Ban Bhaban, , Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh. |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +880-2-8181742, Fax : , Email : zahirfd84@yahoo.com |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
