Date : 2007-07-07

Title : CONSULTANCY MTAP EOI

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Description :

CONSULTANCY MTAP EOI

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Consultancy Services

Project Management Unit Capacity Building

The Government of Pakistan has received a Grant from the Government of Japan- Policy and Human Resource Development (PHRD) Grant-for the preparation of the Mineral sector Technical Assistant Project (MTAP) to support the development of the natural resources sector, in particular in Balochistan Province and intend to apply part of the proceeds for consultancy services. At this time the MPNR is seeking to identify firms with appropriate project management experience to assist it with setting up and building capacity of the project Management Unit in Balochsitan Province which will be responsible for the project management, coordination, procurement and financial management for the NTAP. The major tasks within the scope of services include;

setting up to organizational structural of the PMU to ensure it is properly embedded within the government system;

selecting PMU staff and carrying out training

preparing specifications and coordinating procurement office IT equipment for the PMU;

language the PMU operations through preparation of tender and  bidding documents for the contracts to be signed with the first 12 months of the project.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing consulting service Interested firms must provide information indicating corporate qualifications to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank\'s Procurement

Guidelines: Selection and Employment  of Consultancy by World Borrowers (May 2004). It is expected that over all period of the assignment shall be about nine months out of which major period of residency will have to be in Quetta.

Interested firms may obtain further information at the address below during the office hours 08:00 to 16:00 or by mail:

Expression of interest must be deliver to address below or mail by 4th August 2007 at 16:00 hrs Reference DGM-8(27)/ 07 must be quoted on all correspondence and the expression of interest.

Engineer, Irshad Ali Khokhar (Director General Minerals)

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, PHRD office

21-E, Human Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad

E-mail: mineral@cyber.net.pk

Tel: 92-51-9202337, Fax: 92-51-9204077