REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS)

 

Consultancy firms that have already submitted their EOI dossiers before the original deadline do not need to re-submit their EOI dossiers.

Name of Country: Pakistan

Project: Sindh Integrated Health and Women Empowerment Program

Sector: Health

Assignment: Hiring of an Audit firm for Financial Audit

Mode of Financing: Loan

Financing No: PAK-1057

 

The Government of Sindh has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Sindh Integrated Health and Women Empowerment Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. 

 

The services include Hiring of firm for financial Audit of the project for maintaining financial management system, including records and accounts, and prepare financial statements for the project in a format acceptable to the Islamic Development Bank and adequate to reflect the operations, resources and expenditures related to the Project

 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://sihpp.gos.pk/tender.php

or

can be obtained from the address given below:

Office No. 201, Plot No. 180-C Al-Murtaza Commercial Lane-2 Phase-VIII-A Pakistan Defense Officers Housing Authority, Karachi submitting written request letter to the Program Director, Project Management Unit, Sindh Integrated Health & Women Empowerment Project, Karachi.

 

The Sindh Integrated Health and Women Empowerment Program (SIHWEP) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

 

 

No.

Criterion

1.  

• The Auditing firm must have at least 10 Partners.
• The Auditing firm must have at least 45 Chartered Accountants employees (List to be attached).
• The Audit firm must have at least 100 audit staff employed (List to be attached).
• At least two (02) office in Pakistan.
• The engagement partner must have at least 10- year audit experience.
• Revenue up to or above (PKR 300 Million).
• The audit firm having satisfactory QCR rating at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP).
• Having category “A” as per the State Bank of Pakistan.
• Proof of affiliation with global firm.
• Proof that the bidder is the partner of the firm.
• Last three (03) years Audited/ approved financial statements.
• Documentary proof that the bidder is an active Taxpayer along with NTN/STN/GST registration certificate of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sindh Revenue Board (SRB).
• Rs. 500/- stamp paper affidavit declaring that the bidder is not blacklisted in any Government, Semi-Government or private institute.
• Evidence of at least 5 relevant assignments conducted to be provided.

2.  

Overall managerial capacity: (Core managerial and Technical staff)

• Experts with relevant experience of Auditing of similar works across the Pakistan, the list of required staff  will be provided in RFP (CVs will not be evaluated at this stage)

 

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth IsDB’s policy on conflict of interest. 

 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Least Cost Based Selection (LCS) method set out in the Procurement Guidelines.

 

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours.

 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person by 09th July, 2024 12:00 pm at below given address

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Sindh Integrated Health and Women Empowerment Project (SIHWEP)

Office no 201, Plot No 180-C, Al Murtaza Commercial Lane 2, DHA Phase VIII, Karachi

Pakistan

+92-21-33406147

E-mail: pd@sihpp.gos.pk

https://sihpp.gos.pk