SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- SELECTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT, SENIOR SPECIALIST IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SKILLS PROJECT
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2020 3:15:37 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- MCA-CI-CONSULT-ICS-148
- Response Due
- 9/3/2020 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/18/2020
- Point of Contact
- Procurement Agent, MCA-C�te d�Ivoire, Phone: 22520215724
- E-Mail Address
-
MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com
(MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com)
- Description
- 1. The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (�MCC�) and the Government of C�te d�Ivoire (the �Government� or �GoCI�) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact (the �Compact�) for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in C�te d`Ivoire in the amount of approximately US$ 524.7 million (�MCC Funding�). The Government, acting through MCA-C�te d�Ivoire (the �MCA Entity� or �Buyer�), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Request for Qualification (�RFQ�) is issued. Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and the MCA Entity shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding. 2. The objective of the C�te d�Ivoire Compact Program is to promote economic growth and to reduce extreme poverty in C�te d'Ivoire through the strengthening of investments in human capital and the improvement of the Abidjan competitiveness. 3. The Compact Program consists of two following projects: i) the Skills for Employability and Productivity Project (SKILLS): the objective is to (i) to increase the number of years of education received and improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand basic skills, including reading, math, and soft skills, for lower secondary students; and to improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand technical skills and increase job placement rates among graduates of Compact-supported technical and vocational education and training (�TVET�) centers. To achieve this goal, two activities are envisaged: one focused on secondary education for the development of basic skills and the other on the development of technical and vocational skills. ii) Abidjan Transport Project (ATP): its objective is to reduce vehicle operating costs and travel times along targeted road segments, while improving overall pedestrian and vehicle mobility and safety. The ATP project comprises activities to strengthen road infrastructure and transport system management through Government� transport-related agencies technical and management capacity strengthening by improving educational knowledge and asset management technique of infrastructure. 4. MCA-C�te d'Ivoire hereby invites individual Consultants eligible to provide consultancy services as Senior Specialist in infrastructure for the Skills Project. Individual consultants are invited to submit their CV and financial proposal. MCA-C�te d'Ivoire will award for a duration of 36 months divided in one (1) year Base Period and two (2) Option Periods of 12 months each. 5. Requirements: The curriculum vitae must include a list of relevant large-scale projects in which the applicant has been involved. He/She must clearly state his role and responsibilities for each project listed and provide the main activities and contributions achieved in relation with the Terms of Reference requirement. Further details on consultant services, qualifications and eligibility criteria are provided in the RFQ documents available through the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ad1ur4hi2kmhh9k/AABaW0P8pUhMfVJW0kWbiSSHa?dl=0. 6. This RFQ is open to qualified national or international individual consultants wishing to participate in the Abidjan Transport Project�s activities. 7. A Consultant will be selected under the Individual consultants Selection method, in accordance with �MCC Program Procurement Guidelines� (P.1.B.3.10) which is provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). 8. Consultants should express their interest by sending an e-mail (subject MCA-CI/CONSULT/ICS/148) to the Procurement Officer at MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com with full contact details. Interested Consultants are invited to submit their Application /cover letter, CV and Financial Proposal in separate files to be sent all at once using the three (03) forms included in the RFQ documents, no later than September 3rd, 2020 at 3:00 pm, Abidjan time. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to: MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com and include in the email subject line: �MCA-CI/CONSULT/ICS/148-Name of the consultant�. 9. Consultants may request clarifications by e-mail no later than 5 days before the submission deadline, so that responses be provided to all of them no later than 3 days before the submission deadline. Requests for clarification are received at MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com Contact Information: Contact : Attn : Procurement Agent, MCA-C�te d�Ivoire T�l : +225 20 21 57 24 E-mail : MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com For the Original Notice, please visit: https://mcc.dgmarket.com/tender/35706548 DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.� FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CIV
- Country: CIV
- Country: CIV
- Record
- SN05769813-F 20200824/200822230138 (samdaily.us)
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