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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

Senior Advisor for Project Management

Country: Indonesia
City/Locality: Jakarta
Project: Procurement Modernization
Contract No.: PC-A-039
Submission Deadline: April 14th, 2014, 10:00 a.m.
Funding Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation
Buyer: Millennium Challenge Account - Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia)


Introduction
1. The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (the Government) have entered
into a US$600,000,000 Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help
facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Indonesia through three projects:
the Green Prosperity (GP) Project; the Community-Based Nutrition to Prevent Stunting
Project; and the Procurement Modernization (PM) Project. The Government of
Indonesia, acting through the Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia)
intends to apply a portion of MCC funding to eligible payments under a contract for
which this Request for Qualifications is issued. Any payments made under the proposed
contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and
related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC funding. No
party other than the Government and MCA-Indonesia shall derive any rights from the
Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC funding.


Scope of Work


2. The Senior Advisor for Project Management will support and assist MCA-Indonesia in
managing the Compact operations to ensure effective and timely project implementation. To this
end, the consultant will be responsible for assisting the project management teams develop and
maintain effective management structures, systems, and work plans to ensure timely and
effective project implementation. In addition, the consultant will assist in coordinating program
activities with operational and internal support units such as finance, procurement, human
resources, legal, and monitoring and evaluation offices so that logistics and other support
services are provided in a timely and effective manner.

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The Senior Advisor for Project Management will also focus on ensuring that cross cutting goals
regarding gender, environment, safety, communications, and performance monitoring are clearly
integrated into implementation activities and consistent with MCA-Indonesia requirements.
Finally, the Senior Advisor for Project Management will report to the Deputy Executive Director
for Programs and/or to other senior staff appointed by the Executive Director. The Executive
Director will be the secondary supervisor to the Senior Advisor for Project Management.
The detailed tasks are described in the TOR of this assignment.

Qualifications

3. Interested Individual Consultants will be evaluated based on the following qualifications:

The consultant must have the following minimum qualifications:
Bachelors degree in business management, financial management, public
administration, or other related field.
At least 10 years of relevant experience as a project manager for donor-funded
project(s); at least one of which was US$10 million or more in size in a
developing country.
Experience managing implementation of donor-funded projects with evidence of
successful internal and external stakeholder management (internal to include
donor stakeholders, internal project management board, and external to include
counterpart government officials).
Experience managing project staff of at least 50 persons, both program
implementation staff as well as support service staff.
Fluent in English.

In addition to the above the following experience is desirable:
Experience managing implementation of donor-funded projects in Indonesia with
evidence of successful internal and external stakeholder management (internal to
include donor stakeholders, internal project management board, and external to
include counterpart Indonesian government officials).
Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia.

Duration and Place of Performance

4. The contract will be for a 12 month base period plus three 12-month option periods. For the
base period of 12 months, the consultant will be expected to work full-time and reside in
Indonesia. Although anticipated to be full-time for the remaining option periods, the actual level
of service for the option periods will be reviewed and subject to negotiation between the parties
when the option is exercised.

How to Apply


5. MCA-Indonesia hereby invites interested Individual Consultants to submit their
Application as per instruction below (Section 9).

6. Interested Individual Consultants shall submit the following (in English only):

(i) Curriculum Vitae (CV), using the CV template provided by MCA-Indonesia,
detailing the consultants professional qualifications, areas of expertise, and experience
carrying out similar assignments.

(ii) Professional references (at least three (3) referees) with contact details, including a
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valid email address.

Proof of all professional qualifications and work experience indicated in the CV may be
requested to the selected consultant.

Submission Date and Time


7. Interested Consultants shall submit their CVs as per instruction on section 6 above to the
address below on or before Ap r i l 1 4 , 2014, 10:00 a.m., Jakarta local time. Envelope
should be clearly marked: Senior Advisor for Project Management PC-A-039.
Applications received after this date and time shall not be considered. Electronic submissions
are accepted.
Applications which do not comply with instructions on Section 6 may be rejected.

8. Interested Consultants should register their interest and request a copy of the Terms of
Reference and the CV template at the address below.


9. To request clarification, the TORS, the CV template, and for submission of CVs, please
use the following address:

Address:
MCA-Indonesia, Procurement Agent
Menteng Raya-21 Building, 6
th
Floor
Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21
Jakarta 10340
Indonesia
Email address: procurement.agent@mca-indonesia.go.id

Selection Process


10. An Individual Consultant will be selected following the Individual Consultant
Procedures as defined in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (available at the
following Website: http://www.mcc.gov/pages/business/guidelines)

11. Individual Consultants CVs and related documents will be evaluated to determine if they
meet the qualifications requirements stipulated in Section 6 (above). The education,
adequacy for the assignment and language requirements will be evaluated. A Consultant
shall be rejected if he/she fails to satisfy any of the mandatory requirements.

12. After the Evaluation of Qualifications, the Consultant that satisfies the mandatory
requirements and is deemed most qualified will be interviewed in person or by telephone in
order to confirm qualifications. References will also be checked. If the verification process
supports the initial findings, the Consultant will be requested to submit a financial proposal
and may be invited to negotiate the contract. Should negotiations fail with the most
qualified Consultant, the MCA-Indonesia may at is discretion proceed to verify the
qualifications of the next highest ranked Consultant.

13. Final selection will be subject to reasonableness analysis of the proposed fee. If verification is
not satisfactory and the proposed fee is not reasonable, negotiations may be terminated.

14. MCA-Indonesia is not bound to accept any of the CVs or other documents submitted, and
may cancel the selection process at any time without providing any justification to the
Consultants.
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Bid Challenges

15. MCA-Indonesia shall entertain a bid challenge from any contractor, supplier, or consultant
that claims to have suffered or that may suffer loss or injury due to a breach of a duty
by MCA- Indonesia in the conduct of this procurement.
Copy of the Bid Challenge system can be requested to the Procurement Agent at the address
mentioned in Section 9 above.

The bid challenge shall be addressed to:

J. W. Saputro
Executive Director
MCA-Indonesia
Menteng Raya-21 Building, 11
th
Floor
Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21
Jakarta 10340
Indonesia
Email address: procurement.agent@mca-indonesia.go.id