Capacity Building for Public Sector Auditing Project

Project ID: P125933
Borrower/Bid No: PSAP C-1.1
Request for Expression of Interest


The Republic of Armenia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Grant for Capacity Building for Public Sector Auditing and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The main objective of this assignment is to build capacity for Chamber of Control of the Republic of Armenia (CoC), specifically to create and provide an opportunity for performing comprehensive financial and compliance audits in conformity with INTOSAI (ISSAI) standards and in line with the best practice in the European Union.

In particular, with this assignment the CoC wishes to have:

    A practical and useful methodology necessary for performing complete financial and compliance audits in line with INTOSAI standards and the best practice in the European Union.
    A trained team with knowledge and skills conforming to the INTOSAI standards, as well as the best practice in the European Union,
    Pilot financial and compliance audits conducted in line with INTOSAI standards, as well as the best practice in the European Union.

The implementation period of the Services is 360 days.

The CoC and Foreign Financing Projects Management Center (FFPMC) now invite 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 (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). More specifically, the Expression of Interest must provide the following information:

Detailed description of the core business and years in operations, including the services provided, projects completed, address, contacts, number and country of registration, etc.

The shortlisting criteria are:

    Core business and years in business
    Qualifications in the field of the assignment
    Technical and managerial organization of the firm
    General qualifications and number of key staff

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 & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers" January 2011. ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Section II, Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procedures set out in the World Bank's "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers" January 2011.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 18:00 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by June 10, 2013.

Mr. Edgar Avetyan
Executive Director
Foreign Financing Projects Management Center (FFPMC)
Ministry of Finance
Room N 344
Government House 1, Republic Square
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Telephone: (374-10) 52 34 71
Fax: (374-10) 54 57 08
E-mail: info@ffpmc.am