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To procure consultancy for enhancing audit quality management , strengthen Performance audit function and citizen participatory audit (CPA) and enhancing the sustainable use of IT tools for audit management system in office of the Auditor

Request for Expressions of Interest (First Publication Date : January 31, 2019) Country: Nepal Project: Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project (P164783) Grant No. TF0A7474 and TF0A7475 Assignment Title : Consulting Services for Strengthening the Office of the Auditor General of Nepal Reference No .: NP-OAGN-CS-1 The Government of Nepal has received a Grant from the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) for public financial management (PFM) reforms in Nepal. Out of four components of Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project, Component 2 is related about meeting the objectives of the strengthening the Office of the Auditor General. The main objective of this component of the grant is to enhance the quality and impact of public sector audit in Nepal. The Scope of Consulting Services includes: Provide technical advice in the preparation of the annual audit plans for federal and sub-national governments; Update the existing manuals; Deepening the use of Nepal Audit Management System (NAMS); Support to establish IT excellence center; Support in the use of artificial intelligence in audit of database captured from systems being used by the Government agencies Support to use disruptive technology to establish a two-way citizen feedback system through innovative use of IT solutions. Support to strengthen performance audit function and citizen participatory audit (CPA) The Project Implementation Unit at the Office of the Auditor General, Nepal now invites eligible International Consulting firms to express their interest in providing the above-mentioned services. Interested firms must provide information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the required services. The short listing will be carried out based on the following criteria: General experiences of the firm, Specific experiences of the firm, Availability of key professional staff, Financial information for last 5 years The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consulting firm is encouraged to form association with the national audit and software development firms for knowledge transfer and sustainability. A consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method set out in the Procurement Regulations. This REoI notice and ToR can be downloaded from our websites: www.oagnep.gov.np. Interested consulting firms may obtain further information by sending email to the address below or visiting during office hours from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs. Only the shortlisted firms will be provided with the Request for Proposal (RFP) to submit detailed technical and financial proposals. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form in person or by mail or by e-mail to the address below no later than 12:00 hours, February 20, 2019. Contact address: Mr. Bamdev Sharma Adhikary Project Coordinator Project Implementation Unit Office of the Auditor General, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected]