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RFP for Selection of an Independent Verification Agency (IVA)
Organization: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Apply By: 21 Nov 2017
Project : Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (“SANKALP”)
Assignment Title: Selection of an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for verification of Disbursement Linked Indicators under “Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP)
The Government of India on behalf of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has applied for financing from The World Bank towards the cost of SANKALP Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the consulting services.
The objective of this Independent Verification Agency (IVA) assignment is to:
a) Carry out an independent verification of achievement of the DLIs reported by MSDE for each disbursement claim under the Program, based on the Verification Protocol agreed between MSDE and the World Bank and
b) Prepare and submit independent and comprehensive Verification reports to MSDE, for DLI’s achievement reports for each disbursement claim prepared by MSDE in the form and substance acceptable to MSDE and the World Bank.
3. The Independent Verification Agency (IVA) shall be hired initially for a period of three (3) years, with extension of another three years, subject to satisfactory performance by the Consultants on annual basis in the first 3 years.
4. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest as Independent Verification Agency to support MSDE in implementing SANKALP and timely and quality verification of the outcomes under the projec
5. Interested consulting firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to undertake the mentioned assignment.
The shortlisting criteria are:
a) The firm should be in the business from last at-least eight years.
b) The firm should have an average annual turnover of INR 50 crore in the last three financial years. (2013-14; 2014-2015; 2015-16)
c) The firm should have experience in strategic recruitment of professionals at leadership and operational levels to ensure the availability of experts in the team required to carry out the activities.
d) The firm should have carried out similar assignments as independent verification agency or impact evaluations projects including quality and fiduciary assurance mechanisms to at least 3 large scale projects in the past five years for National/ State level government projects, preferably supported by bilateral or multi-lateral agencies.
List of documents to be submitted along with EoI are:
a) Document (s) to demonstrate that the firm is in the business for the last 08 years (registrations/licenses etc.)
b) Details of Work Experience and Similar Assignments undertaken to support the shortlisting criteria accompanied by copies of contracts/completion or acceptance certificate(s);
c) Certificate from the statutory auditors/ Chartered Accountant certifying the turnover from consultancy business during the last three (03) financial years.
The attention of interested Consulting firm/s is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World
Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers(January 2011 and revised in July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consulting firm may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications. The “Association” may take the form of a joint venture (with joint and several liability) or of a sub-consultancy, and this should be stated clearly in the submission.
A Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) methodset out in the Consultant Guidelines.
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