Announcement No: (IUL)101-PPC/1/2022/231

Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project  P163818

The Government of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) includes all the tasks related to providing internal audit services for the MEERY Project.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained in the attachment.

The Ministry of Economic Development 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 shortlisting criteria are:

• Registered Firm: Must be a Firm (Audit Firm) Registered in the Maldives (Provide copy of the Certificate of Registration).
• Practicing Certificate: The Firm must have a valid “Practicing Certificate” issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (provide copy of the Certificate).
• MIRA Tax Clearance Report: If applicable, the Firm must submit the relevant tax report(s) no later than 30 days from EOI submission date (provide copy of tax clearance report).
• Experience of the Firm: The Firm must have minimum of Two Years’ experience working in the field of Internal Audit with at least one assignment for a Donor Funded Project. (Provide documentary evidence of such assignments and experience).

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1600 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (by e-mail) by 17^th October 2022 (Monday) 1600 Hours (local time).

Thaasyn Hilmy

Project Director

Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project (MEERY)

P163818

Ministry of Economic Development

Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Malé, Maldives

Email:  [email protected]