Romania Safer, Inclusive and Sustainable Schools (Румыния - Тендер #39234965)

• Project ID

P175308

• Project Title

Romania Safer, Inclusive and Sustainable Schools

• Country

Romania

• Notice No

OP00218750

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

RO-ME-SUNRPMU-275412-CS-CQS

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Mar 30, 2023 16:30

• Published Date

Mar 15, 2023

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

ME-UMPRSU

• Name

Georgiana Arsene

• Address

Spiru Haret 12, 2nd floor, Postal code: 010176, Bucharest, sector 1, Romania

• City

• Province/State

Romania

• Postal Code

• Country

Romania

• Phone

0724509919

• Email

georgiana.arsene@umpmrsu.ro

• Website

www.umpmrsu.ro

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION FOR AUDIT SERVICES

COUNTRY: Romania

NAME OF PROJECT: Safer, Inclusive and Sustainable Schools Project

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.9236-RO

Assignment Title: Consultancy services for audit

The Government of Romania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Safer, Inclusive and Sustainable Schools Project (SISS Project) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for Design and Technical Assistance.

The SISS Project objectives are to improve the resilience, energy efficiency and learning environment of selected Project schools, and to increase institutional capacity for integrated investments in schools in Romania.

The consulting services (“the Services”) refers to audit services with the objective of enabling the auditor to express an opinion on the financial statements as at the end of each year starting 2022 until the closing date of the project, ie June 30, 2027, as reflected in the Audits Reports section in Terms of Reference.

The Consultant will provide the services and provide the documents and reports described in Terms of Reference.

The services are estimated to be performed in 49 months The consultant is expected to start work in May 2023 by the end of the project, respectively in June 2027.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The Expressions of Interest must provide information indicating that the audit firm is qualified to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:

• general qualifications - 30 points

Consultants will provide information on the following: core business and years in business, address, contacts, number and country of registration; presentation of services provided, references; In the context of the assignment’s ToRs, summarize the relevant technical and financial qualifications of your firm/association/joint-venture;

• - specific experience - 40 points

Consultants will provide information on the consulting experience in the field of the assignment: consulting services for audit services conducted for similar projects, experience in similar conditions; Indicate the most relevant projects that the firm/association/joint venture or any member of a joint venture, implemented during the last 5 years. Please include at least a number of 5 projects. Outline the country /regional experience of the firm/association/joint venture/ member of a joint venture.

Interested consulting firms must provide and certify the following information, indicating the extent to which they are qualified to provide these services:

• copy of the tax registration certificate, tax code, and copy of the registration certificate at the Trade Register Office;
• ascertaining certificate issued by the Trade Register Office/operation authorization/other equivalents proving the form of registration and the fact that the consultant has the main or secondary field of activity registered in the ONRC certificate (authorized CAEN codes) that corresponds to this procedure;
• portfolio of similar projects, including references, ascertaining document regarding the fulfillment of contractual obligations, acceptance report, other relevant documents in support of the requirement;
• copies of balance sheets on 31.12.2021, 31.12.2020, 31.12.2019, endorsed by the Public Finance Administration for the average turnover in the last three years;
• description of tools for carrying out projects,
• list of key specialized personnel

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” November 2020 edition (“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 set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours Monday – Thursday from 8:30 to 16:30 hours and Friday from 08:30 – 14:00 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 30th of March 2023.

Ministry of Education - School and University Network Modernization Project Management Unit

Attn: Valeria Georgiana Arsene, Deputy Project Director, Oana Cozma – procurement specialist

Spiru Haret 12, 2nd floor, Postal code: 010176, Bucharest, sector 1, Romania

Tel: +40 21 310 22 07, Fax: +40 21 310 22 08

E-mail: office@umpmrsu.ro

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