SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP No.: [insert reference number as per procurement plan] Selection of Consulting Services for: [insert Assignment title] Client: …………… [insert implementing agency] Country: ……………. [insert name of country] Project: …………… [insert project name] Issued on: [date when sent to shortlisted firms]
Preface This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) has been prepared by the Client and is based on the Standard Request for Proposals (“SRFP”) issued by the World Bank (“the Bank”), dated September 2011. The SRFP reflects the structure and the provisions of the Master Procurement Document for Selection of Consultants (“Master Document”) prepared by participating Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), except where specific considerations within the respective institutions have required a change. [Notes to Client: In the case of assignments related to Information Communication Technology (“ITC”), users are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the SRFP and with the World Bank’s Information Technology (IT) Standard Bidding Documents, including related guidance of the World Bank (), to determine which type of procurement document is more appropriate depending on the specifics of each case.]
Form TECH-6 (for FTP and STP) Team Composition, Assignment, and Key Experts’ inputs N° Name Expert’s input (in person/month) per each Deliverable (listed in TECH-5) Total time-input (in Months) Position D-1 D-2 D-3 ........ D-... Home Field Total KEY EXPERTS K-1 {e.g., Mr. Abbbb} [Team Leader] [Home] [2 month] [1.0] [1.0] [Field] [0.5 m] [2.5] [0] K-2 K-3 n Subtotal NON-KEY EXPERTS N-1 [Home] [Field] N-2 n Subtotal Total 1 For Key Experts, the input should be indicated individually for the same positions as required under the Data Sheet ITC21.1.
“Foreign Currency” means any currency other than the currency of the Client’s country. “GCC” means these General Conditions of Contract. “Government” means the government of the Client’s country. “Joint Venture (JV)” means an association with or without a legal personality distinct from that of its members, of more than one entity where one member has the authority to conduct all businesses for and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV, and where the members of the JV are jointly and severally liable to the Client for the performance of the Contract. “Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional whose skills, qualifications, knowledge and experience are critical to the performance of the Services under the Contract and whose Curricula Vitae (CV) was taken into account in the technical evaluation of the Consultant’s proposal. “Local Currency” means the currency of the Client’s country. “Non-Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional provided by the Consultant or its Sub-consultant to perform the Services or any part thereof under the Contract. “Party” means the Client or the Consultant, as the case may be, and “Parties” means both of them. “SCC” means the Special Conditions of Contract by which the GCC may be amended or supplemented but not over-written. “Services” means the work to be performed by the Consultant pursuant to this Contract, as described in Appendix A hereto. “Sub-consultants” means an entity to whom/which the Consultant subcontracts any part of the Services while remaining solely liable for the execution of the Contract. “Third Party” means any person or entity other than the Government, the Client, the Consultant or a Sub-consultant. Relationship between the Parties Nothing contained herein shall be construed as establishing a relationship of master and servant or of principal and agent as between the Client and the Consultant. The Consultant, subject to this Contract, has complete charge of the Experts and if any, performing the Services and shall be fully responsible for the Services performed by them or on their behalf hereunder. consultants,
Bank. Also, the Consultant’s liability should never be limited for loss or damage caused by the Consultant’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Bank does not accept a provision to the effect that the Client shall indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant against Third Party claims, except, of course, if a claim is based on loss or damage caused by a default or wrongful act of the Client to the extent permissible by the law applicable in the Client’s country.] 24.1 The insurance coverage against the risks shall be as follows: [Delete what is not applicable except (a)]. (a) Professional liability insurance, with a minimum coverage of ______________________ [insert amount and currency which should be not less than the total ceiling amount of the Contract]; (b) Third Party motor vehicle liability insurance in respect of motor vehicles operated in the Client’s country by the Consultant or its Experts or Sub-consultants, with a minimum coverage of [insert amount and currency or state “in accordance with the applicable law in the Client’s country”]; (c) Third Party liability insurance, with a minimum coverage of [insert amount and currency or state “in accordance with the applicable law in the Client’s country”]; (d) employer’s liability and workers’ compensation insurance in respect of the experts and Sub-consultants in accordance with the relevant provisions of the applicable law in the Client’s country, as well as, with respect to such Experts, any such life, health, accident, travel or other insurance as may be appropriate; and (e) insurance against loss of or damage to (i) equipment purchased in whole or in part with funds provided under this Contract, (ii) the Consultant’s property used in the performance of the Services, and (iii) any documents prepared by the Consultant in the performance of the Services. 27.1 [If applicable, insert any exceptions to proprietary rights provision____________________________________] 27.2 [If there is to be no restriction on the future use of these documents by
Appendices A – [This Appendix shall include the final Terms of Reference (TORs) worked out by the Client and the Consultant during the negotiations; dates for completion of various tasks; location of performance for different tasks; detailed reporting requirements and list of deliverables against which the payments to the Consultant will be made; Client’s input, including counterpart personnel assigned by the Client to work on the Consultant’s team; specific tasks or actions that require prior approval by the Client. Insert the text based on the Section 7 (Terms of Reference) of the ITC in the RFP and modified based on the Forms TECH-1 through TECH-5 of the Consultant’s Proposal. Highlight the changes to Section 7 of the RFP] ……………………………………………………………………………………………… B - [Insert a table based on Form TECH-6 of the Consultant’s Technical Proposal and finalized at the Contract’s negotiations. Attach the CVs (updated and signed by the respective Key Experts) demonstrating the qualifications of Key Experts.] C – [Insert the table with the unit rates to arrive at the breakdown of the lump-sum price. The table shall be based on [Form FIN-3 and FIN-4] of the Consultant’s Proposal and reflect any changes agreed at the Contract negotiations, if any. The footnote shall list such changes made to [Form FIN-3 and FIN-4] at the negotiations or state that none has been made.] When the Consultant has been selected under Quality-Based Selection method, also add the following: “The agreed remuneration rates shall be stated in the attached Model Form I. This form shall be prepared on the basis of Appendix A to Form FIN-3 of the RFP “Consultants’ Representations regarding Costs and Charges” submitted by the Consultant to the Client prior to the Contract’s negotiations.