State of Maharashtra's Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project: Selection of External Auditor for SMART Project for FY 2023-24 & 2024-25

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P168310

Project Title: State of Maharashtra's Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project

Country: India

Notice No: OP00297702

Notice Type: Request for Expression of Interest

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: SMART/PCMU/EXTERNAL/CS /83 /2024-25

Procurement Method: Least Cost Selection

Language of Notice: English

Submission Deadline Date/Time: Jul 16, 2024 15:00

Published Date: 25-Jun-2024

Description: Selection of External Auditor for SMART Project for FY 2023-24 & 2024-25.

Details:

Letter of Invitation

Consulting Services

Name of Assignment: Selection of Chartered Accountancy firm for External Audit Consultancy for SMART Project.

RFP Reference No.: SMART/PCMU/EXTERNAL/CS /83 /2024-25

Loan No.: P168310

Location: Pune

Date: 25/06/2024

Dear Mr. /Ms.:

1. The Government of India (GOI) through Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra (hereinafter called "Borrower”) has received financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (the “Bank”) in the form of a “loan” (hereinafter called “loan” toward the cost of Hon. Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (SMART) Project. The Department of Agriculture (DoA), Government of Maharashtra (GoM), an implementing agency of the Client, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the SMART, DoA, GoM through GOI and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the loan agreement. The loan agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the loan account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Borrower shall derive any rights from the loan agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the loan

2. The Project Coordination and Management Unit (PCMU), SMART Project (hereinafter called client) now invites proposals to provide the following Consulting services (hereinafter called “Services”):

Selection of Chartered Accountancy firm for External Audit Consultancy For SMART Project. More details on the Services are provided in the Terms of Reference (Section 7).

3. A firm will be selected under Least Cost Selection (LCS) and in a Full Technical Proposal (FTP) format as described in this RFP, in accordance with the policies of the Bank detailed in the Bank’s “Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Revised in November 2017, July 2018, and November 2020. (“Procurement Regulations”) which can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org

4.Joint venture or consortium are not allowed to submit the proposal for this assignment.

5. The RFP document is available on the GoM E-Procurement Portal https://mahtenders.gov.in and the project website www.smart-mh.org . Interested consulting firms need to submit their "Proposal” through online at https://mahtenders.gov.in latest by 16.07.2024 up to 15.00 Hrs . If there is any change in the RFP document or any other scheduled date, it will be published only on the aforesaid website.

6.The RFP includes the following documents:

Section 1 – Request for Proposals Letter

Section 2 - Instructions to Consultants and Data Sheet

Section 3 - Technical Proposal FTP - Standard Forms

Section 4 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms

Section 5 – Eligible Countries

Section 6 – Fraud and Corruption

Section 7 - Terms of Reference

Section 8 - Standard Forms of Contract- Lump-Sum

7.Details on the proposal’s submission date, time and address are provided in ITC 17.7 and ITC 17.9.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Hemant Vasekar IAS

Project Director,

Hon. Balasaheb Thackeray Agribusiness Rural Transformation Project,

MSFC Building,270, Bhamburda, SenapatiBapat Road, Pune 411016

Telephone: 91-20-25656577

Email id: pcmu.smart@gmail.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Project Coordination Management Unit (PCMU-SMART)

Name: Project Director

Address: State of Maharshtra’s Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project, Department of Agriculture

City:

Province/State:

Postal Code:

Country: India

Phone: 20-25656577

Email: smartpcmu.fin@gmail.com

Website: https://www.smart-mh.org