SPN Gender Cap Bldg Consultant - Millennium Challenge Account

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES
Individual Consultant for GP Relationship Manager for Mamasa District
Country: Indonesia
City/Locality: Jakarta
Project: Green Prosperity
Contract No.: GP-B-027
Submission Deadline: April 17, 2015, 5:00 P.M..
Funding Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Employer: Millennium Challenge Account - Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia)
Introduction
1. The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(“MCC”) and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (the “Government”) have entered
into a US$600,000,000 Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help
facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Indonesia through three projects:
the Green Prosperity (“GP”) Project; the Community-based Health and Nutrition to Reduce
Stunting Project; and the Procurement Modernization (“PM”) Project. The Government of
Indonesia, acting through the Millennium Challenge Account- Indonesia (“MCAIndonesia”) intends to apply a portion of MCC funding to eligible payments under a
contract for which this Request for Qualifications is issued. Any payments made under
the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the
Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC
funding. No party other than the Government and MCA-Indonesia shall derive any rights
from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC funding.
2. This Request for qualifications follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in
dgMarket on September 07, 2014 and UNDB online on 08 September 2014 and the
MCA Entity website http://mca-indonesia.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/GPN-MCAIndonesia-Period_July-to-September-2014-final.pdf on September 05, 2014, and local
newspaper Kompas on September 06, 2014.
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Background of the Assignment
3. The GP Project is a five year, $332 million program that aims to promote environmentally
sustainable, low carbon economic growth as set forth in the Government’s medium- to long-term
development plans (RPJP and RPJM), the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Action
Plan (RAN-GRK), and Regional Spatial Plans (RTRW). The GP Project will provide a
combination of technical and financial assistance to support rural economic development that
raises real incomes of Indonesians in a manner that reduces reliance on fossil fuels, improves
land management practices, protects natural capital, and complements efforts to reduce emissions
from deforestation and environmental degradation. The GP Project will involve local
communities and local and regional governments in these activities to improve the
implementation of government policies and regulations that support low carbon development, as
well as build capacity of local communities in natural resource and environmental management.
Objectives of the Assignment
4. MCA-Indonesia requires the involvement of one individual consultant at the region to develop
relationship with the government agencies, potential project sponsors and other stakeholders, to
accelerate the identification and preparation of potential projects in the district. Roles of the
individual consultant are vital specifically during the preparation period prior to the
establishment of various GP facilities such as: financing, project implementation, grant, technical
assistance and project management consultant. The Consultant who is selected as GP
Relationship Manager at the district level is deemed to have met the requirements specified
herein above, and is able to perform tasks specified by the MCA-Indonesia.
Scope of Work
5. The details of tasks are described in the Terms of Reference (TOR).
Qualifications
6. The interested
qualification:
Individual
Consultant
will
be
evaluated
based
on
the
following
Mandatory Requirements
1)
Bachelor degree major in any major.
2)
Have at least 5 years of professional working experience in the work that are relevant to
this assignment with at least 3 years of working experience in the field of Forestry or
Agriculture or NRM or Renewable Energy or Spatial Planning and Community Mapping
or Local Economic Development or Local Governance or Community Driven
Development (CDD).
3)
Have performed duties in the capacity of coordinator / team leader in managing projects
in district levels.
4)
Have at least 5 years of experience working with the local governments and is able to
work in collaboration with stakeholders at the provincial or district level.
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5)
Candidate is residing or willing to reside in the district where the consultant will be
deployed.
6)
Fluent in communicating in Bahasa Indonesia with stakeholders in provincial and
district level where the consultant will be deployed to carry out the proposed assignment.
Desirable Requirements
1)
Able to communicate in English both in writing and speaking.
2)
Experience in working for projects funded by international donor agency or private
sector or government, in the area of community development, capacity building, local
economic development or Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (PNPM)
project, and poverty reduction program.
Duration and Place of Performance
7. The Consultant is expected to work full time for a period of 12 consecutive months with
possibility of extension based on the consultant’s performance. The District Level Relationship
Manager will be stationed in Mamasa District.
This District Level Relationship Manager shall be required frequent field travel up to 50% of the
time within the district where the consultant shall be posted.
How to Apply
8. MCA-Indonesia hereby invites interested Individual Consultants to submit their
Application as per instruction below (Section 9 and 10).
9. Interested Individual Consultants shall submit the following (in English only):
(i)
Curriculum Vitae (“CV”), using the CV template provided by MCA-Indonesia,
detailing the consultant’s professional qualifications, areas of expertise, and experience
carrying out similar assignments.
(ii)
Professional references (at least three (3) referees) with contact details, including a
valid email address.
Proof of all professional qualifications and work experience indicated in the CV may be
requested to the selected consultant.
Submission Date and Time
10. Interested Consultants shall submit their CVs as per instruction on Section 9 above to the address below
on or before April 17, 2015, 5:00 P.M.., Jakarta local time. Applications received after this date and time
shall not be considered.
The Envelope should be clearly marked “GP District Level Relationship Manager for Mamasa”.
Electronic submissions are acceptable; ensure that the full name of the position is mentioned in the
subject of the email.
11. Interested Consultants should register their interest and request a copy of the Terms of
Reference and the CV template at the address below.
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12. To request clarification, the TOR, the CV template, and for submission of CVs, please use
the following address:
Address:
MCA-Indonesia, Procurement Agent
Menteng Raya-21 Building, 6th Floor
Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21
Jakarta 10340
Indonesia
Email address: [email protected]
Selection Process
13. An Individual Consultant will be selected following the Individual Consultant
Procedures as defined in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (available at the
following website: http://www.mcc.gov/pages/business/guidelines)
14. Individual Consultants’ CVs and related documents will be evaluated to determine if they
meet the qualifications requirements stipulated in Section 6 (above). The education,
adequacy for the assignment and language requirements will be evaluated. A Consultant
shall be rejected if he/she fails to satisfy any of the mandatory requirements.
15. After the Evaluation of Qualifications, the Consultant that satisfies the mandatory
requirements and is deemed most qualified will be interviewed in person or by telephone in
order to confirm qualifications. References will also be checked. If the verification process
supports the initial findings, the Consultant will be requested to submit a financial proposal
and may be invited to negotiate the contract. Should negotiations fail with the most
qualified Consultant, the MCA-Indonesia may at is discretion proceeded to verify the
qualifications of the next highest ranked Consultant.
16. Final selection will be subject to reasonableness analysis of the proposed fee. If verification is
not satisfactory and the proposed fee is not reasonable, negotiations may be terminated.
17. MCA-Indonesia is not bound to accept any of the CVs or other documents submitted, and
may cancel the selection process at any time without providing any justification to the
Consultants.
Bid Challenges
18. MCA-Indonesia shall entertain a bid challenge from any contractor, supplier, or consultant
that claims to have suffered or that may suffer loss or injury due to a breach of a duty
by MCA-Indonesia in the conduct of this procurement. The Bid Challenge System can be
download through the following link: http://mca-indonesia.go.id/bid-challenge-system/
The bid challenge shall be addressed to:
Bonaria Siahaan
Deputy Executive Director, for Operations Support
MCA-Indonesia
Menteng Raya-21 Building, 11th Floor
Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21
Jakarta 10340
Indonesia
Email address: [email protected]
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