SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Procurement of Consulting Services for Preparation and Implementation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and Preparation, Supervision of Implementation of Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRP) for the Transmission Line Alignment of Electricity Transmission Pr
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2022 10:16:25 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 5416
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- Contracting Office
- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION Washington DC 20005 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20005
- Response Due
- 4/15/2022 2:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Procurement Agent
- E-Mail Address
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MCANepalPA@cardno.com
(MCANepalPA@cardno.com)
- Description
- General Information Country:��NepalCity/Locality:��Kathmandu, NepalNotice/Contract Number:��MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/010Publication Date:��Mar 7, 2022Deadline:��Apr 15, 2022Agency:��Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)Buyer:�� Eligibility of Bidders:��Please see Request for Proposals document, Section III Qualification and Evaluation CriteriaOriginal Language:��English Contact Information Address:��Luis Villalta Procurement Agent Manager Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Hotel Yak & Yeti Convention Center, Second Floor Durbar Marg Kathmandu, I 44600 NepalTelephone:��+(977) 9803842026E-mail:��Click hereWeb site::��http://www.mcanp.org � Goods, Works and Services 80540000 - Environmental training services�� 73220000 - Development consultancy services�� 73210000 - Research consultancy services�� 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development�� 80570000 - Personal development training services�� 80400000 - Adult and other education services�� 79310000 - Market research services�� Original Text Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Nepal Project Name Electricity Transmission Project Procurement Title Procurement of Consulting Services for Preparation and Implementation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and Preparation, Supervision of Implementation of Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRP) for the Transmission Line Alignment of Electricity Transmission Project (ETP) Procurement Ref. Number MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/010 Type of Procurement Consulting Services Employer Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Publication Date 8 March 2022 Submission Deadline 15 April 2022 The Government of Nepal, acting through the Ministry of Finance (the �Government�) and the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (�MCC�), entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact on September 14, 2017, providing for a grant of up to FIVE HUNDRED MILLION United States Dollars (US $500,000,000) to advance economic growth and reduce poverty in Nepal (the �Compact�), to which the Government will contribute up to US$130,000,000 for a program to reduce poverty through economic growth in Nepal, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract to be awarded for Consulting Services for Preparation and Implementation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) and Preparation, Supervision of Implementation of Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRP) for the Transmission Line Alignment of Electricity Transmission Project (ETP). MCA-Nepal is currently in the preparatory phase of the program before the start of the implementation of the projects. MCC�s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an MCA Entity, money is already available to the MCA Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Contractors/Consultants/Suppliers by the US Treasury. MCA-Nepal now invites proposals from interested eligible consultants (as per Part 10 of the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines �Eligibility Verification Procedures�) to provide consultancy services comprises the following 5 tasks: A. Preparatory Planning - A Resettlement Manual. B. Conduct at least three rounds of consultations with all the affected PAP including forest users groups and other key stakeholders during the RAP and LRP preparation process; i) prior to the start of RAP/LRP process; ii) during RAP/LRP preparation process, and iii) after the draft RAP/LRP is prepared. The tentative estimated number of consultation meetings and workshops are four hundred (400) involving a group of 25 or more participants in each meeting. C. Develop a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and integrated within this Plan, a Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) for each of the three segments of the transmission line length. D. Implement the RAP and, E. Supervise the LRP Implementation. Procurement process will be conducted through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method procedures as specified in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible consultants as defined in the PPG. A complete set of the Request for Proposals (RFP) documents may be obtained by interested eligible consultants upon the submission of a written application at the following email address MCANepalPA@cardno.com with cc to MCANepalPA@mcanp.org. Proposals must be uploaded to the File Request Link (FRL) provided below on or before 15:00 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45)) on 15 April 2022. Only electronic proposal submission will be permitted. Late proposals will be rejected. Proposals will be publicly opened in the presence of the consultants� designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-2vrzMuHNfnc37YrQQU6UeX3R3WD2Lz on 15:30 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45)) on 15 April 2022. Contact Information: The File Request Link referred to above is: The File Request Link (Dropbox link) for submission of Application is as follows: https://www.dropbox.com/request/qKlrnFw815RG8NLyiU9R Address: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal 2nd & 3rd Floor, East Wing, Lal Durbar Convention Centre, Yak & Yeti Complex, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. Attn: Procurement Agent E-mail: MCANepalPA@cardno.com Website: https://mcanp.org/ 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 CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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