REQUEST OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – FIRMS SELECTION - RECRUITMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS OF RESIDENT TE...
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
MINISTRY OF STATE ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVANT
MOZAMBIQUE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION PROJECT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT - PMU
Project ID N.º P163989 – Grant N.º IDA-D6490
REQUEST OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – FIRMS SELECTION
Reference N.º – MZ-MAEF-373658-CS-QCBS
RECRUITMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS OF RESIDENT TECHNICIANS ALLOCATED TO 22 MUNICIPALITIES
1. The Government of Mozambique, represented by the Ministry of State Administration and Public Servant (MAEFP) has applied for financing from the World Bank, toward the cost of the Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for procurement audit consulting services. The 22 municipalities beneficiary of the Project are in the following Mozambican provinces: Niassa, Zambézia, Sofala and Gaza.
2. The objective of the assignment is to provide administrative management services for the 120 Resident Technicians hired and allocated in each of the 22 municipalities of the Provinces of Gaza, Sofala, Zambezia and Niassa. The Human Resource Agency (HRA) tasks will be but not limited to: (i) Process and manage the payroll, payment of salaries and channelling the taxes due relating to the IRPS to the competent authorities; (ii) Organize and update the individual processes of contracted technicians; (iii) Carry out the effectiveness control and present the vacation plan; (iv) Proceed with the immediate replacement of technicians who, due to some infraction and/or other reason, culminated in contractual termination.
3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.pdul.gov.mz/Anuncios/Concursos or should be requested by E-mail at the address given below.
4. The MAEFP – PDUL/PMU now invites 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. The shortlisting criteria are: (i) Experience of Recruitment of Human Resources and (ii) Experience in Management of Contracts of Human Resources. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” effective on November 24, 2020, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, in the form of a consortium or a sub consultancy but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and or sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. However, the experience of the sub-consultant will not be considered in the evaluation for the short list.
7. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
8. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09H00am to03H00pm Mozambique Time. The ToR and other relevant project documents can be found at https://www.pdul.gov.mz.
9. Expressions of interest in English must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail or by e-mail) by September 18th, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.
Ministry of State Administration and Public Servant
Mozambique National Urban Development and Decentralization
Project Management Unit – Procurement
COWORKLAB–02Office
Rua 1301, no 61, Sommerschield, Maputo
https://coworklab.net/cowork/cowork-lab-2/?lang=en
Email: procurement@pdul.gov.mz