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Invitation for Submission of Expressions of Interest
Loan No. 2280-BHU(SF): Financial Sector Development Project
Brief Description and Objective of the Project:
The purpose of the project loan is to facilitate the implementation of the Financial Sector Development Program and to ensure smooth implementation of the policy reforms under the program. The project loan will support the institutional development and strengthening of key institutions through capacity building, development of an adequate anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regulatory framework, improved accounting and auditing practices, support of credit information bureau (CIB) establishment, and improved securities information disclosure.
The Project has 5 components, namely: - Building Sector Capacity,
- Developing AML/CFT Framework,
- Improving Accounting and Auditing Practices,
- Supporting CIB Establishment, and
- Improving Securities Information Disclosure.
The Project will have 5 separate procurement packages for procuring consulting services for the above-mentioned 5 components. The required experts and relevant selection methods for the 5 different procurement packages are as follows:
Table 1: Summary of Consulting Services and Selection Methods
Project Loan Component/
Procurement Package |
Consultants |
International
(person-months) |
National
(person-months) |
Total
(person-months) |
Selection
Method |
| 1: Building Sector Capacity |
- Capital Market Specialist
- Legal Expert on Corporate Governance Law |
3
2 |
0
0 |
3
2 |
Individual Consultant |
| 2: Developing AML/CFT Framework |
- Financial Intelligence Unit and AML Specialist
- Legal Specialist |
4
0 |
0
4 |
4
4 |
Individual Consultant |
3: Improving Accounting and Auditing Practices |
- Accounting and Auditing Specialist
- Accounting Specialist |
12
0 |
0
12 |
12
12 |
Firm by QCBS |
| 4: Supporting CIB Establishment |
Details to be announced. |
| 5: Improving Securities Information Disclosure |
Information Technology Specialist |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Individual Consultant |
AML = anti-money laundering, CFT = combating the financing of terrorism, CIB = credit information bureau.
Required Expertise:
Individual consultants will be recruited for the following components by the Government of Bhutan in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007):
A. Component/Procurement Package 1: Building Sector Capacity. Download the the detailed terms of reference (TOR).
B. Component/Procurement Package 2: Developing AML/CFT Framework. Download the the detailed terms of reference (TOR).
C. Component/Procurement Package 5: Improving Securities Information DisclosureDownload the the detailed terms of reference (TOR).
Further information on the details of the Project is available from the ADB website. Applications are invited from interested individuals by 10 November 2007. Please send in an updated CV, along with a statement on how you meet the requirements and the names and contact information of two referees who are familiar with your professional capabilities. Please forward your application to the address below:
Ms. Eden Dema (Director, Project & Program Monitoring Unit)
Chief, Financial Institutions Supervision Division
Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
Post Box: 154, Chhophel Lam, Kawajangsa
Thimpu, Bhutan
Tel: +975 2 323110, 323111 ext. 217; 321204 (D)
Fax: +975 2 322847
e-mail: eden@rma.org.bt
copied to:
Ms. Chia-Hsin Hu
Economist (Financial Sector)
Governance, Finance and Trade Division
South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines
Tel: +63 2 632 6637
Fax: +63 2 636 2337
e-mail: chhu@adb.org
A firm will be selected and engaged for Component/Procurement Package 3: Improving Accounting and Auditing Practices by the Government of Bhutan in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007). Download the the detailed terms of reference (TOR).
Further information on the details of the Project is available from the ADB website. Expressions of interest (EOI) are invited from interested firms by 10 November 2007. Please forward your EOIs including statement of experience in similar assignments to the following address:
Mr. Tshewang Norbu (Alternate Director, Project & Program Monitoring Unit)
Deputy Chief Program Officer
Debt Management Division, Department of Public Accounts
Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan
Thimpu, Bhutan
Tel: +975 2 326777, ext. 103
Fax: +975 2 323154
e-mail: tnorbu@mof.gov.bt
copied to:
Ms. Chia-Hsin Hu
Economist (Financial Sector)
Governance, Finance and Trade Division
South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Manila, Philippines
Tel: +63 2 632 6637
Fax: +63 2 636 2337
e-mail: chhu@adb.org
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