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Republic of Indonesia
Ministry of Agriculture
Directorate General of Horticulture
Request for Expression of Interest
for
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT (PMC) FIRM
HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OF DRYLAND AREAS
PROJECT (HDDAP)
Project Number: 54256-001
July 2023
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HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN DRYLAND AREAS PROJECT (HDDAP)
CONSULTING SERVICES
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONSULTING SERVICES
BACKGROUND
1. The Horticulture Development in Dryland Areas Project (HDDAP – the project) will
generate integrated investment (from tillage to market) through a cluster approach to improve
agricultural productivity and profitability of dry land agriculture in selected locations. The Project
will help farmers improve productivity and profitability of horticulture farming in dryland through
four outputs: (i) Inputs, land, water, and connectivity infrastructure and services improved; (ii)
Horticulture production increased; (iii) value chain in horticulture villages strengthened; and (iv)
Institutional capacity for horticulture development increased. The Project will support the
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in (i) realizing its strategy for horticulture--Pedoman
Pengembangan Kampung, Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM), dan Modernisasi
Hortikultur, the horticulture village development policy, and micro-small medium enterprises
(MSME) development1 and (ii) upscaling the closed loop model for partnership between farmers
and the private sector. 2
2. The project is aligned with the following impact: rural poverty reduced and food security
increased. It will have the following outcome: climate change resilience and profitability of
dryland farming increased.3
3. Output 1: Farm inputs, land, water, and connectivity infrastructure and services
improved. This output will provide equipment for MOA’s seed quality assurance and production
facilities. Together with capacity building for MOA, the investment will provide farmers with high-
quality and certified planting material for horticulture crops, which are suited for agroclimatic
conditions of target locations. The project will introduce digital technology for MOA to register
and trace seed production. This output will also upgrade equipment for the government’s
horticulture protection and pest management facilities, and train MOA staff to develop integrated
pest management solutions and pest monitoring services. This will help increase the
government’s support to farmers to better control pest and disease attacks for horticulture
crops, especially considering future climate variabilities. At the village level, the project will
support male and female farmers with establishing their seed production facilities, and
equipping them with the required knowledge. In selected villages, the project will help farmers
establish organic fertilizer and compost production facilities. Supported by extension service
officers and field facilitators, this output will also improve the productive potential of farms by
developing climate-resilient irrigation headwork infrastructure, introducing land conservation
measures, and investing in the last kilometre of farm roads.4 The project will strengthen farmers
groups capacity to be better conserve land.
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Ministry of Agriculture. Directorate General of Horticulture. 2021. General Guideline for Horticulture Village
Development and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Modernization.
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Humas. 2021. Closed Loop is One of the Solutions to Promote Market Certainty for Farmers’ Products. Directorate
General of Horticulture Ministry of Agriculture Main News.5 May. (Number 448/R-KEMENTAN/5/2021)
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The design and monitoring framework is in Appendix 1.
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Activities will also include terracing and contouring, use of soil bio-engineering stabilizers such as vetiver grass and
mulches, and planting of agro-forestry trees and shrubs including perennial horticultural crops.
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4. Output 2: Climate adaptive on-farm practices introduced. Under this output, farmer’s
economic institution (Kelembagaan Ekonomi Petani – KEP), field facilitators, and extension
service officers will help farmers to prepare horticulture village development plans (HVDP),
which will form the basis for investment in their villages.5 The HVDPs will also help farmers to
access credits and explore partnerships with the private sector. Based on the HVDPs, grants
will be provided under the project to farmers to purchase inputs and farm equipment to increase
climate resilience.6 This output will also strengthen capacity of farmers, including youth and
women, in adopting environmentally sustainable and climate adaptive farming practices,
disease and integrated pest management, and on-farm water management practices for
growing horticulture crops. The project will facilitate linkage with digital application providers to
help farmers to manage crop farming effectively (identify and treat pests, diseases, plant
disorders, varieties selection, etc.).
5. Output 3: Value chain systems in horticulture villages strengthened. This output will
focus on enhancing value chain and increasing access to market. It will (i) support establishing
and strengthening MSMEs, including women-owned MSMEs and farmer organizations, through
financial literacy education and business management training, among others; (ii) promote
increased partnerships with the private sector, towards a business-oriented agriculture, through
development of business plans and collaboration agreements with the private sector, including
e-commerce and fintech companies; (iii) invest in post-harvest facilities at the village level to be
managed by farmers groups, enabling them to aggregate their produces and increase added
value;7 (iv) build farmers’ capacity in food safety, waste management, marketing, and
certification for good agriculture practices; and (v) support registration of horticulture villages,
traceability, certification, and marketing of horticulture products through digital platforms. The
project will assist MOA in developing regulations for digital agriculture. This output will also
support the upgrading of selected district government distribution and logistics centres into
integrated agriculture hubs including provision of equipment.
6. Output 4: Institutional capacity for horticulture development increased. This output
will strengthen the capacity of the executing and implementing agencies, including extension
services personnel and field facilitators. It will introduce executing and implementing agencies to
best practices to mainstream climate change adaptation in horticulture. Activities under this
output will be implemented in consideration of social and gender dimensions. The executing
agency will integrate sex-disaggregated data in conducting gender-responsive monitoring and
evaluation, and provide regular monitoring to support evidence-based decision making.
7. Approach. The project will apply a sector approach in selecting horticulture villages, or
subprojects, and will adopt a community-based approach to implement activities at village level. 8
To be financed under the project, these subprojects will need to comply with the selection
criteria described in the project administration manual (PAM). For each subproject, a
Horticulture Village Development Plan (HVDP) will be prepared following the template provided
in Appendix 1 of the PAM. The project will facilitate land development, water infrastructure,
capacity building and initiate partnerships with the private sector; and (horticulture and financial
literacy trainings to increase their capacity to transact in horticultural value chains. The project
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The HVDPs will cover agriculture and infrastructure development considering climate change, value chain aspects,
linkages to private sector, social and environment safeguards, procurement, and economic and financial viability.
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The funds will be released in tranches subject to verification of purchased goods.
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Such facilities will include processing, logistic, and handling equipment.
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A subproject is defined as a village or a village cluster.
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theory of change and approach and relevant technical guidelines are presented in appendix 2
and 3 of the PAM.
8. Project locations. The project will support smallholder farmers in the following districts:
(i) Pakpak Bharat, Karo, and Dairi in North Sumatra Province; (ii) Sumedang in West Java
Province; (iii) Batang and Wonosobo in Central Java Province; (iv) Lumajang, Gresik, and
Sumenep in East Java Province; (v) Buleleng in Bali Province; (vi) Enrekang and Gowa in South
Sulawesi Province; and (vii) Ende in East Nusa Tenggara Province.
9. Implementation arrangements. The Ministry of Agriculture through the Directorate
General of Horticulture (DGH) will be the project’s executing agency (EA), which in its daily
implementation will be carried out by the Central Project Management Unit (CPMU). The District
Agricultural Agencies (DAA) will be the implementing agencies, under which, District Project
Implementing Units (DPIU) will be established for implementation of daily project activities.
10. The consultants will be engaged in accordance with the Asian Development Plan
(ADB) Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement
Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017). It is mandatory requirement that all national experts
should have sufficient fluency in English. The implementing agency will assign counterparts
within the Government for each of the consultant listed here to ensure continuity and knowledge
transfer between the team of consultants and counterpart staff.
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CS01 - Project Management Consultant (PMC)
I. Objectives of the Assignment
1. The Project Management Consultant (PMC) will support the Ministry of Agriculture
(MOA) through the Directorate General of Horticulture (DGH) as the executing agency in project
management and implementation at national level.
II. Scope and Detailed Tasks
2. The PMC will assist DGH in the overall implementation of the project and coordination of
the project components, including monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
3. The PMC shall be familiar with all loan documentation, including Project Administration
Memorandum (PAM), social and environment safeguards documents, financial management
assessment, the gender equality and social inclusion action plan (GESIAP), and the strategic
procurement planning document. There will be five core tasks of the PMC, i.e., (i) planning,
administration and management of the project, (ii) technical and management advice to the
Central Project Management Unit (CPMU), and Project Implementation Units (PIUs), (iii)
ensuring compliance of the project implementation to the Asian Development Plan (ADB)
procurement policies and safeguards guidelines and requirements, and relevant government
regulations, (iv) reporting, and (v) monitoring and evaluation. The consultants will specifically
undertake the following tasks, in consultation with the executing and implementing agencies:
Overall Project Management Support at CPMU
a. Coordination:
(i) Proactively assist the CPMU in day-to-day project management and coordination with
the respective Project Implementation Units (PIUs) and local governments to create
synergies and expedite the project implementation;
(ii) Help CPMU, and PIUs (in coordination with the regional consultants) to ensure that all
loan covenants and Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF) target indicators are
fully complied with and achieved;
(iii) Coordinate the stakeholders and partners at national and local levels to create
synergies and expedite the project implementation;
(iv) Assist CPMU, and PIUs to ensure that the implementation of procurement,
integrity/anti-corruption, social safeguards, environment and gender activities are
complied with the requirements stipulated in the loan documentation;
(v) Proactively provide advices and take actions on any procurement and safeguard
compliance issues. The aim is to provide quality procurement and safeguard support,
reduce safeguard and end-to-end procurement time and improve the delivery of the
project outputs; and
(vi) Establish communication and information channel of project activities to all
stakeholders and update it regularly.
b. Safeguards:
(i) Ensuring the overall compliance of ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) for
environment and social safeguards (Community Development Framework/CDF,
Indigenous People Planning Framework/IPPF, Masyarakat Hukum Adat Development
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Plan/MHADP, Horticulture Village Development Plan/HVDP, Initial Environment
Examination/IEE and Environmental Assessment and Review Framework/EARF) in
the project activities, including grievance redness mechanism (GRM) establishment in
each PIUs;
(ii) Develop modules and provide trainings to the field facilitators for implementation of
CDF, IPPF, MHADP, HVDP, IEE and EARF;
(iii) Prepare the Initial Environment Examinations and Indigenous people plans for the
horticulture villages and infrastructure to be financed by the project;
(iv) Develop CDF – IPPF implementation modules for guidance to the safeguard’s field
facilitators and conduct training for the usage the modules, including conducting
meaningful consultation, farmer’s groups development, and getting land
sharing/pooling agreements; and
(v) Ensuring mainstreaming of gender and social inclusion concerns in all project activities
and strategies.
c. Planning, budgeting, financial management, and procurement:
(i) Preparation of the Annual Work Plan (AWP) and procurement plan for year one of
project implementation. This will be based on the reviewed project implementation plan
(PIP) prepared at design stage;
(ii) Preparation of templates/guidelines for financial management;
(iii) Assist the CPMU in validating the latest project Procurement Plan, introducing realistic
changes to it and prepare annual workplan and budget allocation planning on a timely
manner in accordance with the government’s budgeting cycle;
(iv) Prepare consolidated yearly contract awards and disbursement projections;
(v) Support the CPMU to ensure that the provision of counterpart funds is timely provided,
loan proceeds is properly managed, withdrawal applications are processed properly,
consolidated financial reports are delivered on a timely basis, financial audit findings
are followed up, and the project assets are registered completely in the government
asset information system;
(vi) Support the CPMU in managing the project advance account, replenishment by the
withdrawal application submission to ADB, prepare the yearly reconciliation of the
advance account, and monitor the loan financial information for reconciliation of the
project advance account. Support each PIU for the direct payment process of the loan
withdrawal applications;
(vii) Assisting CPMU and the other implementing agencies of the project in the
procurement of works, goods and services including contract management; and
(viii) Review bid evaluation reports for works and goods and consultant selection reports,
prior to the submission to ADB. Ensure quality of the procurement document.
d. Monitoring and reporting:
(i) Prepare and maintain project master schedule for overall project implementation.
Proactively monitor and take actions promptly if any issue which will cause delayed
implementation;
(ii) Establish and maintain a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based project
performance monitoring system (PPMS) to monitor progress of the project. Align the
PPMS with the MOA monitoring system;
(iii) Review the submitted project related documents from PIUs and ensure that the
documents fully meet with the requirements and are compliant with ADB guidelines
and government regulations prior to further submission to the respective stakeholders;
(iv) Deliver high quality reports in accordance with reporting requirements stipulated in the
loan documentation, including progress, bi-annual environmental safeguards
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monitoring, social safeguard, gender, financial, and project completion reports and
submit the reports timely to respective stakeholders, including to ADB. Prepare draft
consolidated financial reports for external auditing purposes. Ensure disclosure
requirements are complied with;
(v) Preparation of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) guideline for the overall project M&E
and PPMS systems;
(vi) Prepare terms of reference for M&E consultants and manage subcontract for baseline,
mid-term and project completion surveys; and
(vii) Support the CPMU in the quarterly review of project progress (financial, procurement,
safeguards, activity implementation) and preparation of annual reports.
Technical Support Across the Project at CPMU
(i) Select innovative and/or appropriate technologies, including sustainable agriculture
technique for horticulture crop development in project areas, for horticulture seed
production particularly for HDDAP and/or highly commercial commodities, for
environmentally friendly horticulture practices to be implemented in project areas;
(ii) Select innovative and/or appropriate handling practices to maintain its quality and
safety;
(iii) Advise the design trainings, equipment/infrastructure for rehabilitation of BPTPH;
(iv) Advise the training and guidance government staff, PPL, facilitators, and farmers in
climate change adaptation;
(v) Support the development of appropriate resources and training material to assist
farmer to understand and implement GAP requirements;
(vi) Supervise/guide the infrastructure and irrigation teams at DIT to ensure all activities at
village level are well arranged and implemented for irrigation, rural infrastructures, and
farm mechanization facilities;
(vii) Supervise/guide the establishment of post-harvest facilities and support the MSMEs
for processing and cold chain development;
(viii) Develop innovative marketing system and business plan for farmers’ group and
MSMEs;
(ix) Establish the private sector engagement approach for marketing and business
development;
(x) Support the CPMU in processing of monitoring and evaluation of the project especially
for book keeping and financial activities in the field;
(xi) The setting of a clear scope of work for each of these facilities in relation to the
horticulture villages (services to be provided to the horticulture villages, timing of
activities during whole project implementation, responsibilities for M&E, etc.). For the
government seed facilities, commodities and varieties to be multiplied in Balai Benih
Hortikultura (BBH) should be determined as soon as possible to ensure availability
during the first cropping cycle. Remaining commodities/varieties will be procured from
third parties (seed companies, seed breeding farms, etc.);
(xii) Assist MOA in developing regulations for digital agriculture;
(xiii) Guide District Agriculture Agencies (DAA) in verification and validation of target
villages and farmers groups for the year one of project implementation based on
agreed selection criteria and establish the mechanism for yearly expansion to more
villages later;
(xiv) Supervise the subcontracted service provider for the baseline survey in selected target
villages and villages with high potential to be selected in the following years;
(xv) Mobilize facilitators needed from year one of project implementation and train them in
relation to their respective area;
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(xvi) Prepare guideline for the roll out of the HVDP process, including process for
agreements with private sectors and call for Express of Interest (EoI) to identify private
sector partners to take part in HVDPs in year 1 to be launched at district level;
(xvii) Preparation of manuals/guidelines for the training of project facilitators. This includes
introduction to project, HVDP process, coordination mechanism, infrastructure
development, smart and low carbon agriculture, gender and social inclusion
mainstreaming, M&E, etc. Training of field facilitators will be conducted in collaboration
with a horticulture institution;
(xviii) Assist MOA in developing regulations for digital agriculture;
(xix) Preparation of manuals/guidelines for the training of government instances planned in
the early stage of project implementation. This includes: BBH staffs, Balai
Perlindungan Tanaman Pangan (BPTPH) staffs, Unit Pelaksana Teknis (UPT) staffs,
and DAA staffs;
(xx) Preparation or review of existing manuals/guidelines for the training of farmers and
other project beneficiaries. This includes: seed production by seed producers,
integrated pest management (IPM) Clinics, guidance for village level construction and
maintenance work (such as irrigation, farm roads, farm management, etc.), good
handling practices (GHP) / good manufacturing practices (GMP), horticulture trainings
(good handling practices (GAP) and IPM combined), financial literacy, business
management for MSMEs, farmer organizations, etc. A number of trainings will be
provided by external service providers who will be in charge of this preparation work
under the guidance of the PMC;
(xxi) The identification and contracting of service providers for financial literacy education,
support to farmer organizations and MSMEs (management, business, group
organization);
(xxii) The identification of digital services providers to support horticulture village
development, especially in the fields of traceability, marketing, access to finance,
technical support to farmers;
(xxiii) Consultation work with research institutions on technologies to be promoted for
precision agriculture, climate resilience, smart farming;
(xxiv) The preparation of an M&E guideline for the overall project M&E system;
(xxv) The preparation of a Monitoring Information System (MIS) for M&E purpose with
support from an external service provider;
(xxvi) Overseeing the construction of civil works of government facilities at provincial and
district level (as per agreed design, timing, procurement method, etc.). This also
includes procurement of necessary and agreed equipment;
(xxvii) Support for the preparation of O&M manuals for infrastructures and equipment
supported by the project;
(xxviii) Overseeing the development of farm land at village level (irrigation, road,
land/water conservation works);
(xxix) Annual Call for EoI to identify and select private sector partners to take part in new
HVDPs;
(xxx) Overseeing implementation of the HVDP process, including validation of financial
viability of the HVDP proposals;
(xxxi) Overseeing proper implementation of all training activities;
(xxxii) Prepare, review and upgrade the manuals/guidelines/modules for the training of
project facilitators, training/workshop of government instances planned including MOA
staff, DAAs staff and agriculture extension workers, training/socialization of farmers
and other project beneficiaries. This includes introduction to project, selection of
project beneficiaries, HVDP process, coordination mechanism, gender and social
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inclusion mainstreaming, M&E, etc. Training of field technicians/ facilitators will be
conducted in collaboration with an agriculture/horticulture institution;
(xxxiii) Identify and contract the service providers for financial literacy education, support
to farmer organizations and MSMEs (management, business, group organization);
(xxxiv) Coordinate and consult with research institutions on technologies to be promoted
for advanced agriculture, climate resilience, environment-friendly practices;
(xxxv) Support for the preparation of O&M manuals for infrastructures and equipment
supported by the project; and
(xxxvi) Support the DED for post-harvest and marketing facilities.
4. Consultant inputs and qualification. The preferred qualifications include: extensive
and proven experience in agriculture development projects financed by development banks and
technical assistance work experience in the region and in Indonesia. The assignment of experts
in the project is intermittent in nature.
5. Indicative Duration and Place of Assignment. The assignment of experts is
intermittent in nature, and indicative contract duration from 2023 until 2028. Assignment location
will be in Jakarta, with the expected field visits to project locations. Physical or onsite field visits
and training will be subject to MOA approval and if such activities have not been restricted by
local laws, regulations or directives due to corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
6. Survey, Investigations, and Studies. A provisional sum will be allocated under the
contract to finance surveys, investigations and studies implemented by Sub-consultants, as
needed by the project. The tentative list is below:
(i) Baseline, midterm and end environment, and social surveys; and
(ii) Coordination and workshop.
7. The consultant will need approval from the MOA to implement these surveys and
workshops. The Terms of Reference will be prepared under supervision of the Team Leader,
together with the detailed Bill of Quantity and costs.
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Appendix 1. Expression of Interest (EOI) Template
Expression of Interest (EOI) Consulting Firms
Project Number 54256-001
Project Name Horticulture Development of Dryland Areas Project (HDDAP)
Project Country Indonesia
I. Consulting Firm Information
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CMS No. / date: Country of Incorporation:
Consultant Name: Acronym:
EOI Submission Authorized by: Position
Associations (Joint Venture or Sub-consultancy)
Joint Venture EOI
CMS Country of
Consultant Acronym (JV) or Sub- Submission Position
No.1 Incorporation2
consultant Authorized By
Present the rationale for and benefits of working in association (JV or Sub-consultant) with others rather
than undertaking the assignment independently (as appropriate). Describe the proposed management
and coordination approach of the association and the role of each firm.
I confirm that:
Documentation regarding our corporate structure including beneficial ownership has been
attached.
Documentation regarding our Board of Directors has been attached.
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If already registered on ADB’s Consultant Management System (CMS). CMS registration is not mandated under EA-administered
selection.
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The lead consultant must submit a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of itself and of each JV member and sub-consultant
through VII. EOI Attachments.
INTERNAL. This information is accessible to ADB Management and staff. It may be shared outside ADB with appropriate
permission.
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A written agreement to associate for the purpose of this Expression of Interest has been signed
between the consortium partners and has been attached.
Once your team is shortlisted and invited for submission of the Proposal, it is not permissible to transfer
the invitation to any other firm, such as Consultant’s parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. The
Client will reject a Proposal if the Consultant drops a JV member without the Client’s prior consent, which
is given only in exceptional circumstances, such as debarment of the JV partner or occurrence of Force
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Majeure.
II. Assignment Specific Qualifications and Experience
For online submission: Your EOI shall demonstrate technical competence and geographical experience
based on project references entered in full registration under your CMS profile. We encourage you to
update Project Information under your CMS prior to filling EOI.
For offline submission: Please provide relevant project information in Section E below.
A. Technical Competence
Cross-referencing from your profile projects in Section E. Project References, highlight the technical
qualifications of your entity/consortium in undertaking similar assignments. Provide details of past
experiences working with similar project authorities.
B. Geographical Experience
Cross-referencing from your profile projects in Section E. Project References, present experiences in
similar geographic areas.
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Paras. 3 and 7, Section 1 of the Standard Request for Proposal (SRFP), ADB website.
INTERNAL. This information is accessible to ADB Management and staff. It may be shared outside ADB with appropriate
permission.
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C. Management Competence (Please answer each question in one paragraph of 3-5
sentences)
1. Describe standard policies, procedures, and practices that your entity has to assure quality interaction
with clients and outputs. Please state if your company is ISO certified.
2. How will your firm/consortium handle complaints be concerning the performance of experts or quality
of the reports submitted for this assignment? What internal controls are in place to address and
resolve complaints?
3. How will you ensure the quality of your firm’s/consortium’s performance over the life of this
assignment?
4. Describe standard policies, procedures and practices that your firm has put in place to avoid
changes/replacements of personnel and to ensure the continuity of professional services once
contracted.
5. Describe what social protection practices you have in place to safeguard the well-being of your
proposed experts? Specifically describe arrangements you have in place for medical, accident, and
life insurance coverage during the assignment.
D. Other Information (maximum of 500 words)
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permission.
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E. Project References
Please select most relevant projects to demonstrate the firm’s technical qualifications and geographical
experience (maximum 10 projects).
SN Project Period Client Country Firm
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Project Summary
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SN 2
Project Title
Country / Region
Start Date
Completion Date
Continuous /
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Description (Indicate your role and input in person-months)
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III. Comments on Terms of Reference
IV. Comments on Budget Adequacy
V. Key Considerations in approaching this assignment (no more than 9,000
characters summarizing approach and methodology)
VI. Key Experts
List of experts is only required for Consultants’ Qualifications Selection (CQS). Attach CV
of each expert.
SN Name Email Position/Title Nationality
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VII. EOI Attachments
SN Description
1 Certificate of Incorporation of the lead member
2 Certificate of Incorporation of the JV member (for each member)
3 Certificate of Incorporation of the Sub-Consultant (for each sub-consultant)
4 Letter of Association
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VIII. Eligibility Declaration12
We, the undersigned, certify to the best of our knowledge and belief:
We have read the advertisement, including the terms of reference (TOR), for this assignment.
Neither the consulting firm nor its JV member or sub-consultant or any of its experts prepared the
TOR for this activity.
We confirm that the project references submitted as part of this EOI accurately reflect the
experience of the specified firm/consortium.
We further confirm that, if any of our experts is engaged to prepare the TOR for any ensuing
assignment resulting from our work product under this assignment, our firm, JV member or sub-
consultant, and the expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing and participation in the
assignment.
All consulting entities and experts proposed in this EOI are eligible to participate in ADB-funded, -
supported and –administered activities.
The lead entity and JV member or sub-consultant are NOT currently sanctioned by ADB or other
MDBs. Neither the consulting firm nor the JV member or sub-consultant has ever been convicted
of an integrity-related offense or crime related to theft, corruption, fraud, collusion or coercion.
We understand that it is our obligation to notify ADB should any member of the consortium
become ineligible to work with ADB or other MDBs or be convicted of an integrity-related offense
or crime as described above.
JV member or sub-consultant, including all proposed experts named in this EOI, confirmed their
interest in this activity in writing.
JV member or sub-consultant, including all proposed experts named in this EOI, authorized us in
writing to represent them in expressing interest in this activity.
None of the proposed consortiums are subsidiaries of and/or dependent on the Executing Agency
or the Implementing Agency or individuals related to them.
We understand that any misrepresentations that knowingly or recklessly mislead, or attempt to
mislead may lead to the automatic rejection of the proposal or cancellation of the contract, if
awarded, and may result in further remedial action, in accordance with ADB’s Anticorruption
Policy.
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Eligibility refers to ADB’s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and its
Borrowers 2013 or ADB Procurement Policy 2017 and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers 2017, as
relevant.
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