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Supporting Capital Market Development, Debt Management and Pension Administration Reforms through a Technical Assistance Project – Project Preparation Facility (PPF)

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General Information
Country:   Multi-country
Notice/Contract Number:   TA-PPF-01
Publication Date:   Sep 14, 2009
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   Supporting Capital Market Development, Debt Management and Pension Administration reforms through a Technical Assistance Project - Project Preparation Facility (PPF). Government of India
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   C.K.G. Nair
Director
Department of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Finance
New Delhi, Delhi 110001
India
Telephone:   91-11-2309 4413
Fax:   91-11-2309 3504
Email:   Click here

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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Supporting Capital Market Development, Debt Management and Pension Administration Reforms through a Technical Assistance Project – Project Preparation Facility (PPF)

Project ID: P113834 Date: September, 4 2009

The Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, has applied for a grant from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), in the amount of US$ 15 million, towards the cost of the Supporting Capital Market Development, Debt Management and Pension Administration Reforms through a Technical Assistance Project – Project Preparation Facility (PPF), and it intends to apply the proceeds of this grant to the payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project will include the following components:
(i) Capital Market Development, (ii) Debt Management, (iii) Pension Administration, (iv) Project Implementation support and monitoring and evaluation, (v) World Bank collaboration with National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and (vi) Assistance to National Institute of Securities Market.
The following additional activities are being proposed to be taken up over the life of the project :
• Creation of "missing markets" in India- Way Forward
• TA for detailed survey of savings and investment behaviour in India
• Financial Stability
• Developing a Framework for Debt Management Strategy

Procurement of contracts financed by the grant will be conducted through the procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, dated May 2004 (the Procurement Guidelines), and is open to all the bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. The provisions of paragraphs 2.55 and 2.56 of the Procurement Guidelines, providing for domestic preference in the evaluation of bids, shall apply to the goods manufactured in the territory of India or and the works to be carried out by the domestic contractors through International Competitive Bidding. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers dated May 2004 (the Consulting Guidelines)

Specific procurement notices for the contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for large-value consultants’ contracts will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, DGMarket and local newspapers.

The following QCB/CQS Contracts are expected under this Project:

Goods: Procurement of Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Printers :4-in-one, Pen drives) (for all components)

Consulting Services:

• Preparation of project report on faculty training program for NISM faculty in universities and securities industry in the USA, etc.
• Preparation of a detailed project report for establishing a securities markets simulator in NISM
• Preparation of a study for designing and implementing Regulatory Impact Assessment Modules for select financial sector regulators and building capacity on Regulatory Impact Assessment
• Preparation of a report documenting the experience with implementation of the NPS for Central Government employees.
• Appointment of a consultant for assessing available options to create one readily managed Debt Database for the entire central government debt of India that is conducive to debt management strategy design.
• Corporate Bond Market Development - Technical study on investment regulations of institutional investors

Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below.

Ministry of Finance
For Attention Director (PM)
C.K.G. Nair
E-Mail : gopalnair@hotmail.com
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