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  MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS   SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE   COUNTRY: UGANDA   NAME OF PROJECT: UGANDA SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (USDP) CREDIT NO: 5406-UG     N/S ASSIGNMENT PROCUREMENT REF   Consultancy Services for Procurement Audit MOES/SERVICES/2020-2021/00284   Consultancy Services for Environmental and Social Audit of  4 Centres of Excellence (CoE) and 12 Vocational Technical Institutions (VTIs) MOES/SERVICES/20-21/00287   Consultancy Services to verify Physical Performance & Construction Audit for Civil Works MOES/SERVICES/20-21/00282     REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST   The Ministry of Education and Sports has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Uganda Skills Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.   The consulting services (“the Services”) include: (i) Procurement auditing for all procurement categories; (ii) Environmental and Social Audit for the newly constructed Centers of Excellence and VTIs; (iii) Verification of physical performance and audit of civil works.     The Ministry of Education and Sports now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:   Company’s background and evidence of registration. The consulting firm should have general experience of not less than five years. The consulting firm should have experience of at least two projects of similar nature related to the subject of procurement under World Bank or Government of Uganda Public Procurement Guidelines during the last five years each of a value of UGX.200, million and above Detailed company profiles including financial status and evidence of technical capability to undertake the assignments. Firms must possess tax and NSSF compliance certificates or equivalent documentation.   The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 1.9 and 1.11 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers   (January 2011 revised July 2014)  (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment.     Consultants may submit their Expression of Interests as an individual firm or in association in the form of a joint venture or sub consultancy.  All the members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire assignment.  However, the experience of sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Least Cost Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.   Further information can be obtained by e-mail from godfreykwaine@gmail.com with copies to nyangomayerusa@gmail.com, mbcaroline@yahoo.com, namaggandasarah@yahoo.com  during office hours (Monday to Friday, 0830 – 1700 hours, except public holidays).   Expressions of interest must be in PDF form, password protected and submitted by e-mail to the address below by 1100 hours on (fourteen days from date of advert): Ministry of Education and Sports Attn: Mr. Erukwaine Godfrey E-mail: bushenyi.equipmement@education.go.ug Subject of e-mail: Expression of Interest for Consulting Services to undertake (Firms to state consultancy for which EOI is submitted and the procurement reference number) – Consultants will receive the confirmation email from the Borrower once the EOI is received.   The EOIs will be opened via Zoom on (fourteen days from date of advert): at 1130 hours. The Zoom details will be published on the Ministry’s website (www.education.go.ug) a day before the submission date. Consultants will be required to provide the passwords for their EOIs at the commencement of the meeting to open the EOIs. The record of opening will be posted on the Ministry’s Website at www.education.go.ug.   Skills Development Project Uganda Not cancelled LCS- Least Cost Selection Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Firm Thursday, August 26, 2021- 11:30 WB-P803379-08/21 IDA56120 UG-MOESTS-234180-CS-QBS P145309 General- Education and Training Friday, August 13, 2021 OP00142036 English Friday, August 13, 2021- 14:07 Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports Agnes Arach Embassy House, Plot 11/12 Parliamentary Avenue P.O. Box 7063KampalaUganda 0776479148 agnesocitti123@gmail.com Workforce Development and Vocational Education, Public Administration- Education, Workforce Development and Vocational Education World Bank Tuesday, August 10, 2021- 20:00 IBRD/IDA Loans (PE) Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports USD 100000.00 Procurement of a consultancy firm to carry out physical performance & construction Audit under the Project M and E Specialist. www.education.ug.or proc_voc_id: 80101600 proc_voc_title: Project management seg_id: 80000000 seg_title: Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services family_id: 80100000 family_title: Management advisory services class_id: 80101600 class_title: Project management cmdty_id: cmdty_title: