Expression of Interest (EOI) Consulting Firms1
42321
Support for Targeted Sustainable Development Programs for
Highly Marginalized Groups
Nepal
Project Number
Project Name
Project Country
Consulting Firm Information
CMS Number:
Country:
Country of Incorporation:
Acronym:
Associations (Joint Venture or Sub consultancy)
CMS
Number
Consultant
Name
*Acronym
Country
Joint
Venture
(Lead or
Associate)
EOI
Submission
Authorized
By
Position
CMS Registration2
I confirm that:
□ Documentation regarding our corporate structure including beneficial ownership has been
attached into ADB's CMS
□ Documentation regarding our Board of Directors has been attached into ADB's CMS
A.
Eligibility
Declaration
We3, the undersigned, certify to the best of our knowledge and belief:
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This EOI template is applicable for ADB-TA, and serves as a strongly recommended guide for Executing Agencies (EAs) for
loan projects. For Consultants’ Qualification Selection (CQS) and Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs), where selection and
pre-qualification respectively are based on an evaluation of an EOI, the template may be amplified to reflect any requirement
for additional information.
CMS registration is not mandatory for the associated firms. Unless otherwise specified, an international firm, as a lead firm,
associate or partner can only be nominated in one EOI. A national firm as a lead firm can only be nominated in one EOI. A
national firm as an associate or partner can be nominated in more than one EOI. To avoid confusion and possible elimination
after short-listing, lead firms of associations or joint ventures are strongly advised to confirm relationships (exclusive or nonexclusive) with selected associates or partners prior to expressing interest.
EOIs may be submitted by a firm, association, or a joint venture. For short-listing purposes, the combined experience of an
association or a joint venture will be evaluated although the qualifications of the lead firm will be given a greater weight.
Whereas the firm, association, or joint venture is free to submit additional information, in hard or soft copy, short-listing will
be based primarily on an evaluation of information included in the EOI template.
We have read the advertisement, including the terms of reference (TOR), for this
assignment.
Neither the consulting firm nor its associate or any of its experts prepared the TOR for this
activity.
We confirm that the project references submitted as part of this EOI accurately reflect the
experience of the specified firm/consortium.
We further confirm that, if any of our experts is engaged to prepare the TOR for any
ensuing assignment resulting from our work product under this assignment, our firm and the
expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing and participation in the assignment.
All consulting entities and experts proposed in this EOI are eligible to participate in ADBfunded, -supported and -administered activities.
The lead entity and associates are NOT currently sanctioned by the ADB or other MDB.
Neither the consulting firm nor the associates has ever been convicted of an integrityrelated offense or crime related to theft, corruption, fraud, collusion or coercion.
We understand that it is our obligation to notify ADB should any member of the consortium
become ineligible to work with ADB or other MDB or be convicted of an integrity-related
offense or crime as described above.
All proposed associate/s are registered in ADB's Consultant Management System (CMS),
and contact information contained in CMS is current.
Associate/s, including all proposed consultants named in this EOI, have confirmed their
interest in this activity in writing.
Associate/s, including all proposed consultants named in this EOI, have confirmed their
eligibility to participate in this activity in writing.
Associate/s including all proposed consultants named in this EOI, have authorized us in
writing to represent them in expressing interest in this activity.
None of the proposed consortium are subsidiaries of and/or dependent on the Executing or
the Implementing Agency or individuals related to them.
We understand that any misrepresentations that knowingly or recklessly mislead, or attempt
to mislead may lead to the automatic rejection of the proposal or cancellation of the
contract, if awarded, and may result in further remedial action, in accordance with ADB's
Anticorruption Policy
Assignment Specific Qualifications and Experience
B. Technical Competence
Highlight the technical qualifications of your entity/ consortium in undertaking similar
assignments. Provide details of past experience working with similar project authorities.
C. Geographical Experience:
Present experience in project districts (geographic areas)
D. Management Competence (Please answer each question in one paragraph of 3-5
sentences)
1. Describe standard policies, procedures and practices that your entity has to assure quality
interaction with clients and outputs. Please state if your company is ISO certified.
2. How will your firm/consortium handle complaints concerning the performance of experts or
quality of the reports submitted for this assignment? What internal controls are in place to
address and resolve complaints?
3. How will you ensure the quality of your firm’s/consortium’s performance over the life of this
assignment?
4. Describe standard policies, procedures and practices that your firm has put in place to avoid
changes/ replacements of personnel and to ensure the continuity of professional services once
contracted.
5. Describe what social protection practices you have in place to safeguard the well-being of
your proposed experts? Specifically describe arrangements you have in place for medical,
accident and life insurance coverage during the assignment.
E. Other Information (maximum of 500 words)
F. Project References
Indicate up to 10 reference projects4 from the past 5 years that the firm/association/joint venture
feels are relevant. You may refer to your Consultant Management System (CMS) registration
projects sheets for additional information.
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Maximum 10 best reference projects will be considered for evaluation.
Project 1 of __
Project Name
Name of Client
Country
Participation
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Value of Services
Source of Financing
Consultancy Services
(i) No. of staff
(ii) No. of person
months
Length of Consultancy Assignment
Start Date
Completion Date
Name of Associate Firms (if any)
Project location within country
As lead firm
As associate firm
(US$)
(dd/mm/yyyy)
(dd/mm/yyyy)
No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s)
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and
Functions Performed
Detailed Narrative Description of the Project
Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by your Firm
G. Comments on Terms of Reference
This may include, but not limited to comments on clarity of the assignment's inputs, outputs,
outcome and impact.
H. Comments on Budget Adequacy
I. Additional Questions
I.a In addition to the Management Competence
1. Please describe the experience of your Firm/JV/Association working in co-ordination with
Government Agencies and other Stakeholders (Maximum of 500 words).
I.b In addition to the Technical Competence
2. Please describe the experience of your Firm/JV/Association in designing and implementing
social development programs/projects particularly for Dalit and Marginalized Janajati Groups
(Maximum of 500 words).
3. Please describe the experience of your Firm/JV/Association in designing, implmentating and
supervising the targeted social mobilization for community development and empowerment
programs/programs particularly for Dalit and Marginalized Janajati Groups (Maximum of 500
words).
4. Please describe the experience of your Firm/JV/Association in implementing gender related
programs/projects (Maximum of 500 words).
5. Please describe the experience of your Firm/JV/Association in conducting baseline studies,
and researches using PRA and RRA tools (Maximum of 500 words).
J. Key considerations in approaching this assignment (no more than 9,000 characters
summarizing approach and methodology)
K. Key Experts
You may list experts that you consider for this assignment, if short listed.
Name
Email
Expertise
We further confirm that, if any of one or more of our experts is engaged to prepare TOR for any
ensuing assignment as part of our work product under the assignment to which this
advertisement relates, our firm and any such expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing
and/or participation in such follow-on assignment.
EOI Submission by:
Signature:
Name:
Position:
Lead Firm:
Signature:
Name:
Position:
Associate/Partner 1:
Signature:
Name:
Position:
Associate/Partner 2: