Maldives
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION
Maldives
Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project (163957)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.:IDA-V2920
Assignment Title:INTERNAL AUDITOR
Reference No:MV-MONPI-217387-CS-CQS
Invitation Number:(IUL) 471-PIDS7/471/2021/9
The Government of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives Urban Development and Resilient Project (163957), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) includes to carryout internal audit with International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by IIA USA and will include such tests and controls as the auditor considers necessary under the circumstances to ensure the transparency accountability of the financial management system. Completion period is 24 months after the contract signing date.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://planning.gov.mv or can be obtained at the address given below.
The Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (MNPHI) 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: (i) The Firm must have minimum of Three (3) Years of 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), (ii) Must be a Firm (Audit Firm) Registered in the Maldives (Provide copy of the Certificate of Registration) (iii) The Firm must have a valid “Practicing Certificate” issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives. (Provide copy of the Certificate). (iv) The Firm must consist of Chartered Accountants with Minimum Qualification and Experience as stated in TOR, Section VIII under Key Personnel. (Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage).
Successful Proposers will require each of the key personnel in the Team proposed by the Firm for this Service to sign a Commitment Letter indicating His/Her acceptance of the assignment for this Consultancy Service according to the TOR.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the, World Bank Procurement Regulations for the IPF Borrowers-Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018. (“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 Consultant’s Qualification based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [08:30hrs to 14:00hrs].
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 1300 hours Maldivian time on March 31st, 2021.
Infrastructure Department,
Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure,
Ameenee Magu, Maafannu Male’, 20392,
Republic of Maldives.
Email: [email protected]