47.       Invitation for expression of interest and preparation of shortlist (amended as per G.N. No.71 of 2008)

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(2)        For the purposes of section 24(3), the public body shall include in the request to the short-listed consultant such information to enable the public body to make a judgment on the firm’s suitability and shall not be so complex so as to discourage a consultant from expressing his interest.

 

            (3)        A notice seeking an expression of interest shall include –

 

                        (a)        the identification of and contact information for the public body;

 

                        (b)        an identification and general description of the assignment or project in question, including the working location, and any project identification code;

 

                        (c)        the date of issue of the notice, and the closing date and instructions for submission of the expression of interest;

 

                        (d)        any source of funding;

 

                        (e)        the projected time period for implementation and completion of the assignment;

 

                        (f)        the qualification criteria to be met to be short-listed.

 

            (4)        In order to determine the capability and experience of consulting firms seeking to be short-listed, the information requested shall include –

 

                        (a)        a profile of the company, its organisation and staffing;

 

                        (b)        in the case of associations between two or more firms, the name, address and profile of the participating firm, and nature of the association such as joint venture, subcontract;

 

                        (c)        identification of any lead firm;

 

(d)        details of experience or similar assignments undertaken in the previous 5 years, including their locations ;

 

                        (e)        the focus on the firms’ role in similar assignments in the region or elsewhere;

 

                        (f)        the curriculum vitae of staff who could be available to work on the assignment;

 

                        (g)        in the case of individual consultant, the curriculum vitae of the consultant;

 

                        (h)        a statement that short-listed consultants will be invited to submit proposals;

 

                        (i)         the number of copies of the requested information to be submitted, and the address to which submission is to be made, and from which additional information may be obtained.