Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project: Hiring of Individual Consultant for Design and development of training modules under Social Management Framework and its implementation in time bound manner under JOHAR Project

Update: This notice was originally published on 19 December 2017 and has been updated on 4 January 2017. Please note that the deadline has changed from 30 December to 15 January 2018.

Project ID: P158798

P158798 - Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project - IN-JSLPS-38924-CS-INDV

Country: India

Project Id: P158798

Project Name: Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project

Loan/Credit/TF Info.: IBRD-87570

Notice Version No.: 0

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Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society

(Under Rural Development Department, Govt. of Jharkhand)

3rd Floor, Shantideep Tower, Radium Road, Ranchi-834001

Phone No. 0651-2360053,2360142

Email – jslps.ranchi@gmail.com, Website – www.jslps.org

Sub: - Hiring of Individual Consultant for “Design and development of training  modules under Social Management Framework and its implementation in time bound manner under JOHAR project of JSLPS”

Dear Sir:

1. You are hereby invited to submit technical and financial proposals for consultancy services required for “Design and development of training modules under Social Management Framework and its implementation in time bound manner under JOHAR project of JSLPS in Jharkhand. This could form the basis for future negotiations and ultimately a contract will be entered between you and JSLPS.

2.  The purpose of this assignment is to:

1. Design and development of Modules under Social Management Framework
2. Development of Training calendar and implementation
3. Orientation of District and block level cadres and Institutions (PG/POs)
4. Mapping of SMF specific actions, orientation and training support on these actions in its implementation at the district/block level
5. Preparation of Training reports and consolidation/timely updating of data base of person/days/Male/female/ST/SC for all trainings as per theme.
6. Ensuring appropriate modes and mechanism for tracking the qualitative aspect of the trainings given and incorporating the necessary changes as required.

3. The following documents are enclosed to enable you to submit your proposal:

(a) Terms of reference (TOR) (Annexure-I for the assignment.

               (b) Supplementary information for consultants, including a suggested format of curriculum vitae (Annexure- II); and

               (c) A sample format of the contract for consultant’s services under which the service will be performed (Annexure-III).

4. The JSLPS has provision of fund under JOHAR Project under the Safeguards budget towards undertaking the assignment and intends to apply a portion of this fund to eligible payments under this Contract.

5. The Submission of Proposals: The proposals shall be submitted in two parts, viz., Technical and Financial and should follow the form given in the "Supplementary Information for Consultants."  The proposals shall be submitted either for any study or for both the study.

The proposals will be received in the office of the JSLPS up to 12.00 hours on 30th December, 2017.

6. Deciding Award of Contract

          Quality and competence of the consulting service shall be considered as the paramount requirement

          Negotiations will be held only if the technical proposal is acceptable. The consultant must be prepared to furnish the detailed cost break-up and other clarifications to the proposals submitted to JSLPS, as may be required to adjudge the reasonableness of your price proposals. If the negotiation is successful, the contract will be awarded. If negotiations fail, and if it is concluded that a contract with reasonable terms cannot be concluded, the process of selection of Consultant, issue of letter of invitation etc. will be repeated till an agreed contract is concluded.

7.   Please note that the JSLPS is not bound to select any of the Consultants submitting proposals.

8.   It is estimated that about 124 man-days (approximately 6 months) of services will be required for the assignment and generally you should base your financial proposal on this figure.  However, you should feel free to submit your proposal on the basis on man-months considered necessary by you to undertake the assignment.

9.   You are requested to hold your proposal valid for 60 days from the date of submission during which period you will maintain without change, your proposed price. The JSLPS will make its best efforts to finalize the agreement within this period.

10.  Please note that the cost of preparing a proposal and of negotiating a contract including visits to JSLPS, if any; is not reimbursable as a direct cost of the assignment.

11. Assuming that the contract can be satisfactorily concluded in last week of January, 2018, you will be expected to take-up/commence with the assignment with immediate effects.

12. We wish to remind you that any manufacturing or construction firm with which you might be associated with, will not be eligible to participate in bidding for any goods or works resulting from or associated with the project of which this consulting assignment forms a part.

13. Tax Liability

          Please note that the remuneration, which you receive from this contract, will be subject to the normal tax liability as per the prevailing Income Tax Act. Kindly contact the concerned tax authorities for further information in this regard, if required.

14.     We would appreciate if you inform us by Telex/Facsimile within three days from   the receipt of the letter:

          (a)   Your acknowledgment of the receipt of this letter of invitation; and

          (b)   Whether or not you will be submitting the proposal.                                                            

          Yours faithfully

Chief Executive Officer

Enclosures:

Annexure-I:   Terms of Reference.

Annexure-II:  Supplementary Information to Consultants.

Annexure-III: Draft contract under which service will be performed.