REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Township Level Technical Assistance)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Department of Rural Development
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
National Community Driven Development Project
Assignment Title: Township Level Technical Assistance
Reference No: C4.1 XXX** Township , Naipaytaw Territory
C4.6 XXX** Township, Yangon Region

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received financing from the World Bank to implement the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDD) under the Department of Rural Development (DRD) of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development. The Government intends to apply part of the Grant proceeds to hire consulting services for new townships to be covered starting Cycle 2 of project implementation. The consulting services (the “Services”) include:
- Assisting the township DRD office in planning, implementing and monitoring project activities in the township in line with guidelines contained in the Project Operations Manual and directions received from DRD union office.
- Assisting villages and village tracts in the preparation and annual revision of development plans; sub-project technical design, cost estimation and social safeguards implementation; review and approval of sub-projects; procurement of labor and materials; construction supervision; and organization of annual social audits.
- Assisting village tract project support committees to manage project funds in a transparent and accountable manner.
The Services will be carried out in one township each (there will be two assignments with two separate contracts) in
- XXX** Township, Naypyitaw Territory (C 4.1 /14),
- XXX** Township, Yangon Region (C 4.6 /14),
by a Consultant Team of seven (7) Experts, all but one of whom will be Myanmar nationals: (a) Lead CDD, Participation and Training Specialist, (b) International CDD Specialist (short-term), (c) Finance Officer, (d) Procurement Officer, (e) Monitoring and Evaluation and MIS Officer, (f) Infrastructure and Safeguards Specialist, and (g) Social Accountability and Gender Specialist. In addition, the Consultant will also locally recruit CFs (average of 1 CF per 2 village tracts) and TFs (average of 1 TF per 3 village tracts). The Consultant will be engaged for a period of 24 months starting September, 2014.
DRD now invites eligible consulting firms or NGOs (“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 in one or more of the townships in the aforementioned locations. Consultants may associate with other NGOs/firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
Expressions of Interest must be submitted in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by July 21, 2014.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the QBS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. The short-listing criteria are:
• Past experience with community based development activities in similar conditions as in Myanmar, with prior experience in Myanmar preferred;
• Availability of staff with relevant expertise;
• Size of relevant assignment contracts over the past five years.
Further information and a copy of the detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) may be obtained from the NCDD Project webpage: http://www.cdd.drdmyanmar.org/ or the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1600, Monday through Friday, except public holidays.

Attn: U Khant Zaw (Deputy Chief Engineer)
NCDD Project Secretariat Office
Department of Rural Development
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development
Office No. 14, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Tel. & Fax: 067- 409413
Email address: drdmyanmar@gmail.com

** To Be Confirmed