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Technical Audit (Re-advertised)

Request For Expressions of Interest

General Information
Country:   Afghanistan
City/Locality:   Kabul
Notice/Contract Number:   NRAP/NCU/Consultants/014
Publication Date:   Jul 15, 2010
Deadline:   Aug 10, 2010
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   AF: National Emergency Rural Access Proj
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Eng Abdul Satar Salim
National Coordinator
National Rural Access Program - National Coordination Unit (NRAP-NCU)
First Microrayan, Block 1, 4th Floor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul
Afghanistan
Telephone:   +93 (0)799 -306 -173
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.nrap.gov.af

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
NATIONAL RURAL ACCESS PROGRAM (NRAP)
NATIONAL COORDINATION UNIT (NCU)
National Emergency Rural Access Project (NERAP)

Sector : Rural Roads
CONSULTING SERVICES : Technical Audit (Re-advertised)
Project ID No. : P103343
Reference No. : NRAP/NCU/Consultants/014
Expressions of Interest

The Government of Afghanistan (GoA) has secured a grant from the World Bank (WB) towards the cost of the National Emergency Rural Access Project (NERAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Technical Audit of NERAP, thus, looking for the service of a firm or company to carry out the assignment of the project.

The consultant’s assignment is summarized as follows:
• design a methodology for the assignment,
• review operational systems and procedures such as Survey and design, procurement, and contract management,
• review road standards and tools such as Technical Manual, technical specifications, for Road Work, structure Work, Suspension Bridge Technical Drawings,
• review of the program implementation tools such as PIM, financial Manual FM, and Procurement Manual PM etc, followed by reported recommendation for improvements
• augment the desk top review with field visits to representative road and bridge projects,
• formulate his findings and recommendations to the NCU in the Draft Technical Audit Report,
 the findings should include but not limited to the consistent application of the operational systems, procedures and standards in the office and at site,
 The recommendation should clearly enumerate practical measures that needs to be taken to address the gaps, improve efficiencies, increase effectiveness, enhance good governance,
• present the findings and recommendations to the NRAP management for a possible feedback from stakeholders,
• finalize the report taking into account comments received through NCU,,

The consultant shall carryout the service within 3 months duration. The scope of the assignment besides the desk top review includes field visits to representative road and bridge projects, formulation of the findings and recommendations and report to the National Coordination Unit. NCU and WB will review the Draft report chronologically and consultant (firm or company) will finalize it after possible revision.

Qualifications and experience
The consultant firm should maintain the following competency in key personals

Task Manager
• Minimum Degree in development related fields
• 10 years extensive experience technical auditing of development projects
• Experience in team/task leadership preferably in fragile states,
• conversant with various standards projects operational systems and procedures, and Quality Assurance
• Familiarity with the World Bank’s procurements,
• Experience in Financial management, procurement
Road Engineer:
• Minimum Degree in road sector related fields
• 10 years experience in design of rural roads simple to complex cross drainage structures such as bridge, culvert, causeways, suspension bridge, Bailey Bridge etc,
• Experience in technical audit of infrastructures, preferably road projects,
• Proven experience in roads contract management, and quality control,
• Experience in Quality control system, and familiarity with technical specification of rural roads

Services are expected to start in beginning September 2010.

The NRAP National Coordination Unit now invites eligible firms or company to indicate their interest in providing the services described above. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the assignment (knowledge of technical norms applied in rural road rehabilitation and construction, description of similar assignments, experiences in similar conditions).

The consultant will be selected following QBS method in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (May 2004, revised October 2006 and revised May 2010).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during official hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by August 10, 2010 at 8:00 am.

National Rural Access Program - National Coordination Unit (NRAP-NCU)
Attn: Eng Abdul Satar Salim, National Coordinator
or Eng. Besmillah Besmil. Program manager, NCU
First Microrayan, Block 1, 4th Floor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel. : +93 (0)799 -306 -173 and +93(0)700- 414-324
E-mail : salim@nrap.org and besmillahbesmil@nrap.org
Web site: http://www.nrap.gov.af
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