Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal)
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)
Country: Nepal
City Locality: Kathmandu
Project Name: Road Maintenance Project
Procurement Title: Soils Stabilization and Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) Expert
Procurement Ref. Number: MCA-N/RMP/ICS/021 (Re-launch);
B I 1-PP2.8CDF (20190207 MCC Approval)
Type of Procurement: Individual Consultants
MCA Entity: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal
First Publication Date: 28 March 2019
Submission Deadline: 25 April 2019, 15.00 Hours Nepal local time (GMT+5.45)
The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has received a grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) (the “Compact”) in an amount of US$500 million and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts to be awarded for Soils Stabilization and FDR Expert.
MCA-Nepal invites proposals from eligible individual consultants to provide the consultant services as “Soils Stabilization and FDR Expert”.
The required qualifications for the Individual Consultant to be considered are mentioned below. However, detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) is included in the LOI documents but among other requirements.
# Required Qualifications
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At least three (3) publications in relevant and accredited peer reviewed engineering journals is mandatory;
5 Fluency in written and oral English is required
Procurement will be conducted through the Individual Consultants procedures as specified in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (PPG), and is open to all eligible bidders or consultants as defined in the PPG.
A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written request via email (with subject: Soils Stabilization and FDR Expert) at the following address:
The Consultant must submit their request to MCANepalPA@cardno.com with cc to MCANepalPA@mcanp.org.
The consultants who has submitted written request via email will be provided with the complete set of Letter of Invitation (LoI) documents and a Dropbox File Request Link (FRL) where the consultant shall upload the complete set of application files (Application/Cover letter, CV in one pdf file, and financial proposal and Biographical data sheet (password protected) in second pdf file using the four (4) forms provided). The consultant shall submit his proposal no later than 25 April 2019, 15.00 Hours Nepal local time (GMT+5.45). Proposals shall be submitted only via File Request Link (FRL) provided to the consultant by email. The submission through other means such as hard copy or email shall not be accepted. The provided file request link (FRL) for uploading the proposals will expire on the date and time of the deadline for submission, thus no late proposals will be received. Detailed procedure for submission is mentioned Annex 1 of the LoI document.
Contact Information:
The address referred to above is: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal)
Yak and Yeti Hotel Convention Center,
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal
Attn: Procurement Agent
E-mail: MCANepalPA@cardno.com, MCANepalPA@mcanp.org
Website: www.mcanp.org
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Government of Nepal have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account Nepal assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Nepal on 14 September 2017 in the amount of approximately USD 500 million. The Government intends to apply parts of the proceeds of the funds to payments for contracts for goods, works and services.