REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS)
REQUEST
FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF
FIRMS)
Country:
Republic of Uzbekistan
Name of Project: Reconstruction and Upgrading of M39 Road 1255-1315 km
Name
of Sector: Transport
CONSULTING
SERVICES: Financial Audit Services
Mode of Financing: Instalment Sale
Financing No. UZB-0086
The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing
from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Reconstruction and
Upgrading of M39 Road 1255-1315 km, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for
financial auditing services. The services include expressing a professional
opinion as to whether (i) the Project Financial Statements (PFS) show true and
fair view of the Project's financial position as of the end of each fiscal year
and funds receipts from Islamic Development Bank and expenditures incurred
during the period then ending, and (ii) the expenditures reimbursed on basis of
Statements of Expenditures are eligible to Bank financing and are reflected on
the PFS properly. The assignment will cover auditing of all project resources
provided by Islamic Development Bank and the Government of Uzbekistan.
Please refer to the General Procurement Notices (GPN) for this
project that appeared in the website of Islamic Development bank at www.isdb.org dated December 1, 2022.
The
detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.
The "Avtoyulinvest"
Agency under the Road Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan as implementing
agency now invites eligible national chartered
auditing firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested
auditing firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to
perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience
in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).
Experience in the following area or tasks shall be the minimum requirement for
these assignments:
- Similar Specific Financial Audit Services;
- Experience of Financial Audit Services in Projects, financed by
Multi-Development Financial Institutions and/or any international
organization financed.
Key
Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The
attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of
the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development
Bank Project Financing (the "Procurement Guidelines"), setting forth IsDB's
policy on conflict of interest.
Auditing firms may associate
with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the
association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a 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.
Auditing firm will be selected in in accordance with the Least cost-based selection'
(LCS) method set out in the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services
under IsDB Project Financing (April 2019) from a shortlist of local reputable
audit firms to carry out the assignment on a yearly basis.
Interested audit firms
may obtain further information at the address below during office hours, from
09:00 to 18:00 hours (local time).
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below by e-mail or by fax by May 10, 2023 (10.00 am local time).
Avtoyulinvest Agency
Attention:
Zufar Ismatullaev, Director of Avtoyulinvest Agency
E-mail: piuisdb60km@gmail.com
