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INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF MATCHING GRANT SCHEME (MGS)

Government of Nepal Ministry of Agriculture Development Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade Kathmandu, Nepal REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)FOR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF MATCHING GRANT SCHEME (MGS) - FIRM SELECTION (Date of first publication 5 October 2013 ) (Date of second publication 13 November 2013) Country: Nepal IDA Credit 5180-NEP and IDA Grant H813-NEP Assignment Title: INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF MATCHING GRANT SCHEME (MGS) Reference No. 30 in Procurement Plan Contract ID PACT-AF/S/QCBS/30/2013 The Government of Nepal has received financing from the World Bank/IDA towards the cost of Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade (PACT) and, intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting service includes the assessment study of sub projects to identify the gaps and inefficiencies and other areas where the performance of the matching grant scheme can be further increased. The specific objective of this assignment is to review the processes and outcomes of the MGS. The implementation period of this service will be for 3 months. PACT again invites EOI from eligible interested consulting firm(s)/Company to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and the relevant experience to perform the services. Those who have applied earlier will not need to reapply. The consulting firms and agencies previously engaged with PACT for providing any services to it either as a leading firm or as a partner injoint venture will not be eligible to submit the expression of interest (EOI) individually or in a JV, unless the assignment has been completed and the final payment has been received by it before the submission of the EOI to the project. The short listing criteria are: (i) Experience in competitive Matching grant Schemes/projects, (ii) Experience in the evaluation of Agricultural projects, (iii) Experience in the similar geographical region, (iv) Availability of qualified personnel and specialists to undertake the assessment of MGS. The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants, settingforth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of joint venture. The Consulting firm will be recruited by the Project in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines on the use of Consultants using quality-and-cost-based selection (QCBS) procedures. Submissions must also contain copies of currently valid firm registration, tax clearance certificate of FY2068/69, and VAT registration certificates demonstrating their eligibility. The EOI must be delivered in a written form to the address below ( in person,or by mail, or by fax, or by email by 28 November 2013. If the last date of submission of the EOI happens to be a holiday, the next working day will be the last date for submission. The PACT reserves the right to shortlist or not shortlist any or all the applicant(s) without assigning any reason whatsoever. Interested applicant may obtain further information from the PACT's website ( www.pact.gov.np ). Project for Agriculture Commercialize and Trade Attn: Procurement officer Sallaghari Maharajgunj Telephone no: +97714017765,+9774017767 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pact.gov.np