RFP invites for Selection of Consultancy Agency for “Establishment of Programme Management Unit (PMU) at State Level for District Mineral Foundation (DMF)

Selection of Consultancy Agency for “Establishment of Programme Management Unit (PMU) at State Level for District Mineral Foundation (DMF) under Planning & Convergence Department”

Planning & Convergence Department, Government of Odisha invites sealed proposal from the eligible bidders for “Establishment of Programme Management Unit (PMU) at State Level for District Mineral Foundation (DMF) under Planning & Convergence Department”. Planning & Convergence Department intends to engage a Consultant to provide qualified Professionals and Program Associates for establishment and operationalisation of PMU at the State level. The RFP Document containing details of scope of work, professional requirements and other bidding parameters can be accessed and downloaded from the website of Planning & Convergence Department at www.odisha.gov.in/pc . The key events of the above bidding process are as follows:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by the Planning & Convergence Department, Government of Odisha. The information contained in this Request for Proposal document (“RFP”) or subsequently provided to Bidders, whether verbally or in documentary or any other form by on behalf of the Authority or any of their employees or advisors, is provided to Bidder on the terms and  conditions set out in this RFP and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information provided. This RFP is not an agreement and is neither an offer nor invitation by the Authority to the prospective Applicants or any other person.

The purpose of this RFP is to provide interested bidders with information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their Proposals pursuant to this RFP. This RFP includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by the Authority in relation to the assignment. Such assumptions, assessments and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Applicant may require. This RFP may not be appropriate for all persons, and it is not possible for the Authority, its employees or advisors to consider the objectives, technical expertise and particular needs of each part who reads or uses this RFP.

The assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this RFP, may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Applicant should, therefore, conduct its own investigations and analysis and should check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and completeness of the assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this RFP and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources.

Pre-Qualification /Eligibility Criteria:

Single entity legally registered under appropriate authority in India. Consortium or Joint Venture is not allowed. The Bidder must be a Company as registered under Indian Companies Act, 1956 / 2013 or a Society registered under The Societies Registration Act, 1860 or a Trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 or a Partnership Firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 or a Limited Liability Partnership registered under The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.

The bidder should have been in the business of providing consulting services across India to the Central / State Government / Autonomous bodies for at least 10 years by the date of opening of the bid.

The bidder must have experience of at least 3 “similar projects” (completed or ongoing) of at least 1 year duration with annual contract value of the project being not less than Rs. 50.00 lakh for monitoring and management of major schemes / projects during the last 5 years (12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16 & 16-17) under Central / State Govt. / Autonomous bodies / EAPs / National

Submission of Proposal:

Bidder must submit their proposals by Registered Post / Speed Post only to the specified address on or before the last date and time for submission of proposals as mentioned in Bidder Data Sheet. The Client will not be responsible for postal delay / any consequence in receiving of the proposal. The proposal must have to be submitted in two parts. Each part should be separately bound with no loose sheets. Each page of the two parts should be signed by the representative of the bidder, page numbered and in conformation to the eligibility qualifications and clearly indicated using an index page. The Client will not consider any proposal that arrives after the deadline as prescribed in the Bidder Data Sheet. Any Proposal received after the deadline will be outrightly rejected.

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