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Development of Economic Model for Forecasting Future Rates of Deforestation And Forest Degradation

Government of Nepal Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation REDD Forestry and Climate Change Cell Grant No: TF094724: Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) ReadinessFund REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES) First Publication Date : August 30, 2013 (Bhadra 14, 2070) 1. The Government of Nepal has received the FCPF grant from the World Bank toward the cost of Nepal REDD Readiness Preparation Program and intends toapply part of the proceeds for the following consulting service. Development of Economic Model for Forecasting Future Rates of Deforestation And Forest Degradation- FCPF/REDD/S/QCBS-6: The objective of the consulting services from a consulting firm/consortium of consulting firms to advise the Government of Nepal in order to determine the medium and long run future relationships between economic changes and forest degradation and deforestation using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) economic simulation mode. Also the consultant shall build the capacity of the REDD Cell and other key stakeholders so that they would be able to design and apply CGE analysis as a means to forecast future rates of deforestation and forest degradation in Nepal 2 The REDD Forestry and Climate Change Cell now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the services . Interested consultingfirms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services [company profile, brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. with s upporting documents to substantiate the information provided in the EOI]. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The association/consortium shall be in the form of joint venture (JV) or intended JV where all the JVmembers shall be jointly and severely liable for the entire assignment. 3 A consulting firm will be selected in accordancewith the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers , January 2011 (Consultant Guidelines) adopting selection method of " Quality- And Cost- Based Selection (QCBS)". The consulting firms will be evaluated and short-listed based on the approved evaluation criteria that are broadly based on the following categories. A. Eligibility Criteria i) Valid registration certificate; ii) Tax clearance or renewal of tax certificate; iii) VAT/PAN registration certificate (For international consultants to be submitted at the time of contract signing); iv) consulting firm must be registered for last THREE years; v) legally binding joint venture agreement in case of applying in joint venture and vi) Fulfilment of the Bank's Conflict of Interest criteria B. Ranking Criteria for S. No. Criteria/Sub-criteria Points 1 GeneralExperiences 20 a. Number of Projects Completed Successfully 2 Specific/Similar/Relevant Experiences (each completed project not less than value of USD 0.05 million) 60 a. Number of completed projects using CGE Modeling b. Number of completed projects using CGE Modeling related to natural resources c. Number of completed projects using CGE in forest management d. Number of completed projects to asses divers of deforestation and degradation using CGE modeling 3 Organizational setup of the consulting firm 20 a. Office setup and Establishment b. Office organization and Management c. Annual Turnover in USD.(best TWO years of last THREE years) 4 Expression of Interest must be clearly marked "Expression of Interest (EOI) for consulting services for FCPF/REDD/S/QCBS-6: Development of Economic Model for forecasting future rates of deforestation and forest degradation 5 The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Consultant Guidelines,setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. 6 Interested Consultants may obtain further information and TORs at th