International consultant to carry out key Procurement Reform Activities

Country:

Cambodia

City/Locality:

Phnom Penh

Notice/Contract Number:

CAKH0198

Publication Date:

Jul 17, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 12, 2008

Funding Agency:

World Bank

Buyer:

Cambodia - Public Fin. Mgmt. & Accnt.

Eligibility of Bidders:

(i) strong knowledge and experience in public procurement in general and preferably in East Asia Region, (ii) should have successfully completed at least l similar assignment for each of the activities listed in Section II of the TOR, during the last 5 years, (iii) strong English proficiency in both writing and speaking

Original Language:

English

Address:

Saravuth Sok
Reform Committee Secretariate, MEF
Street 92, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

Telephone:

+855 (0)23 722 964

Email:

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KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

Ministry of Economy and Finance
Reform Committee Secretariat

Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP)
Multi-Donor Trust Fund Grant No. TF054547
Public Financial Management and Accountability Project (PFMAP)
IDA Grant No. H241-KH

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
International Individual Consultant to Assist the Cambodian Government in
Carrying out key Procurement Reform Activities

1. This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for the Public Financial Management Reform Program and the Public Financial Management and Accountability Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business, issue 690 dated 16 November 2006.

2. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) through the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has received a Multi-Donor Trust Fund Grant No. TF054547 and Grant No. H241-KH from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the costs of the Public Financial Management Reform Program (PFMRP) and Public Financial Management and Accountability Project (PFMAP).

3. The Royal Government of Cambodia represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance has appointed Crown Agents as Procurement Agents for selected World Bank funded projects in Cambodia.

4. The Ministry of Economy and Finance, Reform Committee Secretariat (RCS) as the implementing agency for PFMRP and PFMAP intends to use part of the proceeds of the grants for the services of an International Consultant to Assist the Cambodian Government in Carrying out key Procurement Reform Activities. The Consultant will assist the Government of Cambodia, in particular the Department of public Procurement (DPP), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in carrying out certain key procurement reform activities under the PFMRP Program. These include (i) conducting a baseline assessment of the public procurement system, (ii) developing the framework, designing and piloting of a system for benchmarking, monitoring and evaluating the progress of public procurement reforms and the performance and outcomes of the procurement system, (iii) developing the approach and tools and provide training to DPP staff to enable DPP to carry out ex-post procurement reviews on a systematic basis, and (iv) developing Standard Bidding Documents for Procurement of Goods and Works under International Competitive Bidding and provide training to DPP staff on these documents as well as on the new procurement sub-decree and Implementing rules and regulations on which these documents are based.

5. The successful Individual Consultant should possess the following minimum requirements: (i) strong knowledge and experience in public procurement in general and preferably in East Asia Region, (ii) should have successfully completed at least l similar assignment for each of the activities listed in Section II of the TOR, during the last 5 years, (iii) strong English proficiency in both writing and speaking.

6. Acting on behalf of the Public Financial Management Reform Program and the Public Financial Management and Accountability Project, Crown Agents invites expressions of interest from qualified and experienced international individual consultants to undertake the above-mentioned services. The consultant shall be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in Section V, Selection of Individual Consultants under the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, published in May 2004.

7. Interested individual consultants in submitting their expressions of interest must provide copy of their updated curriculum vitae, indicating personal and technical skills, academic qualifications, experience in similar assignments, experience in Cambodia and/or other developing countries along with the names of at least three (3) referees with contact information (e-mail address, telephone or fax numbers).

8. Consultants may obtain copies of the detailed Terms of Reference (in English) for the assignment from the address below during office hours from 08:30 to 12:00 hours and 14:00 to 17:30 hours.

9. Expressions of interest must be submitted to the address below on or before 12 August 2008 before 17:30 hours.

The CROWN AGENTS
Ministry of Economy and Finance, First Floor (New Building)
Street 92, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: +855 (0)23 430 278;
E-mail: crownagents@camnet.com.kh

International consultant to carry out key Procurement Reform Activities

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