The Project Director, Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project (UKWDP), Government of Uttarakhand has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), and intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to make payments under the contract for Uttarakhand Work Force Development Project
The UKWDP is a Workforce Development Project for improving the comprehensive quality and relevance of 24 priority Govt. ITIs spread across the 13 districts of the state. The period of the project is from 2018 to 2023.
The Project Director, UKWDP proposes to engage one consulting firm to enhance engagement and collaboration with the Industry by setting up of Industry linkage centres across the priority ITIs (Annexure‐1) with the overall objective of enhancing the employment outcomes for ITI graduates.
The consulting firm selected should commence the engagement as per the signed contract. The total period of engagement will be 2 years.
The evaluation criteria for selecting the consulting firm : Annexed as Annexure‐2. Terms of Reference: Annexed as Annexure‐3
It is hereby mentioned that the staffing schedule and deliverables mentioned in this EoI may be modified to some extent depending upon their suitability in the consulting assignment.
The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 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. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: conflict between consulting activities and procurement of goods, works or non‐consulting services; conflict among consulting assignments; and relationship with Borrower’s staff.
Consulting firm may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub‐consultancy to enhance their overall proposal. The “Association” may take the form of a joint venture (with joint and several liability) or of a sub‐consultancy, and this should be stated clearly in the submission.
If the lead firm is associating with other entity(s), they should clearly highlight the value being brought by each organization and how the collaboration enriches the overall proposal.
All the key experts (as detailed in the Terms of Reference) proposed for this engagement by the firm shall be on the payrolls of the participating firm and will not be sub‐contracted to other agencies / 3rd parties.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method in the ratio 80:20 i.e. 80% weightage to the technical score and 20% weightage to the financial score.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 10:00 to 17:00 hours from SPIU , Govt. ITI(Women), 26 EC Road, Dehradun. Any Queries shall be forwarded on email spiuukwdp@gmail.com.
For Complete details and Annexures, read EOI Document. Click here to view
Expressions of interest (EoI) must be delivered in a written form and should include firm’s demonstrated capacity to provide the required expertise. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below through post/ speed post/courier/by‐hand by 31st October’2020; 1700 hrs. In case there is a problem in submitting the EOI in hardcopy due to current Covid‐19 pandemic, the consultant may submit the softcopy of proposals on email spiuukwdp@gmail.com before the submission deadline.
Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project
The Project Director
State Project Implementation Unit (Govt. Girls ITI Campus),
26 EC Road, Near Survey Chowk, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand
e‐mail: spiuukwdp@gmail.com
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