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Sustainable Forest Management Plan of Community Forest

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION) (Published date: 21 December 2018) Nepal Ministry of Forests and Environment REDD IMPLEMENTATION CENTER Grant No.: 125198 Assignment Title: Preparation of Sustainable Forest Management Plan Reference No . NP-REDD-64937-CS-QCBS The Nepal Government has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the REDD Implementation Center and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.redd.gov.np The REDD Implementation Center now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short listing criteria will be legally registered firms ( at least before 5 years) registered in VAT and up to date tax clearance status are eligible to apply. The firms should have relevant wok experience in forestry, SMF, REDD+, forestry inventory and /or related field. Firms need to demonstrate annual transaction, audit report and Average Annual Turnover of last 3 Years. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 “Procurement Regulations”, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours . 10.00 to 1600 hours . Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 6 January 2019. REDD Implementation Center Attn: Chief, REDD Implementation Center Babarmahal, Kathmandu Tel: 977 -1- 4239126 Fax: 977-1-4215261 E-mail: [email protected]