SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Gap Analysis and Roadmap to Enhance Albania’s Public Financial Management Ecosystem
Assignment Countries:
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The World Bank Task Team is looking for a consultant
firm to assess Albania current PFM system gaps and prepare an evolution
roadmap, including businesses processes, functional requirements and technology
upgrade. More specifically, the selected firm will :(i) undertake an assessment
of the Public Financial Management (PFM) ecosystem at the central and
subnational levels, focused on the Albania Financial Management Information System
(AFMIS) and Public Investment Management Information System, (ii) prepare evolution
roadmaps from a conceptual, business processes, and technological point of
view; and (iii) prepare a set of functional, business and technological
requirements to inform the upgrade of the central AFMIS and the design and
roll-out of the local AFMIS.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment
/ services described below under the following:
- BB:
Bank Budget
- TF0C8095:
GAIUTF
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to
indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must
provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services
(brochures, description of similar assignments with certificates of completion,
experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among
staff; CV and proofs of qualification of key staff). Please note that the total
size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance
their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents.
Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is
the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm
will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in
English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now
The Consultant firm should possess the
following qualifications:
§ At least 10 years of practical experience advising
countries on PFM and in the design and implementation of PFM projects.
- At least 2 similar
contract(s) successfully carried out within the last five years with
certificates of satisfaction issued by the employers.
- At least 4 key staff with
necessary qualifications and experience to run and manage and the assigned
project.
§ Proven track record
of providing technical advice on design and implementation of Public Financial Management (PFM) information systems for Ministries of
Finance.
§ Experience in customization, utilization, and
maintenance of PFM information systems, ICT infrastructure and
software/hardware solutions will be considered as an advantage.
The Consultant staff engaged on this
assignment should have at least one team leader and four core technical staff
with the following qualifications (1) a Team Leader and PFM/Integrated Financial
Management Information Systems (IFMIS) Specialist (International), PFM
Functional Expert (International), Public Investment Management (PIM)
Functional Expert, IFMIS Business Processes Expert, IFMIS ICT Expert
(International). More details on the key staff qualifications are available in
the Terms of Reference attached.
The Consultant team will be mostly
working in Tirana and will also visit selected local governments when needed.
NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a
shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals.
Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Expressions
of interest to be submitted from interested consultants will be assessed in
order to determine a shortlist comprising the most qualified consultants. The
criteria to be used for shortlisting will be the following:
- ü Relevant experience and qualifications in the field of
assignment.
- ü Qualifications and availability of key staff.
- ü information on the firm’s core business and years in
business.
- ü Technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be
invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be
provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.