SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Capital Markets Integration of the Nigeria and Ghana Stock Exchanges
- Notice Date
- 10/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-0611034A
- Response Due
- 12/4/2006
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2006
- Description
- POC Evangela Kunene, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901, Tel: (703) 875-4357, Fax: (703) 875-4009. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT CONTRACTS OFFICE; PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PLACE: O.J. Nnanna, PhD., Director General, West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), Premier Towers, PMB CT 75, Accra, Ghana, Tel. +233-21-676901/2, Fax +233-21-676903 "Capital Markets Integration of the Nigeria and Ghana Stock Exchanges." The Grantee (the West African Monetary Institute) invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms which are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a technical assistance program that will determine economic, legal, regulatory, accounting and reporting policies that inhibit capital movements between Ghana and Nigeria and identify measures required to facilitate the cross-border listing of stocks between the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). The West African Monetary Institute requested U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) assistance to analyze the policy, regulatory and tax frameworks that are constraints to cross-border listings between the two most powerful stock exchanges in the region - the GSE and the NSE. The technical assistance will also recommend steps required to harmonize the listing requirements of each exchange, and recommend uniform accounting and reporting standards to eliminate the duplication of efforts and to reduce costs to listed companies. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Capital Markets Integration of the Nigeria and Ghana Stock Exchanges Technical Assistance include: (1) Background Research and Review (2) Review and Identify Existing Economic Policies (3) Review and Identify Legal and Regulatory Practices (4) Develop Action Plan for Harmonizing NSE and GSE Listing Requirements (5) Develop Recommendations on Calibrating Accounting and Reporting Standards (6) Develop Action Plan for Financial System Cooperation (7) Investment Opportunities Information Distribution (8) Technology and IT Assessment (9) Developmental Impact Analysis (10) Working Group Meetings (11) Recommendations (12) Final Report The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $191,980 grant to the Grantee from USTDA. A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the TOR, and a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Requests for the RFP should be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English or French directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM (Local Time), December 4, 2006 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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- SN01168243-W 20061021/061019225512 (fbodaily.com)
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