SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

Country: Indonesia Project: Green Prosperity Name of the Assignment: GP Relationship Managers (Nationals, Provinces, Districts) Procurement No.: GP-B-035; GP-B-036; GP-B-037. Submission Deadline: As indicated in the below table of Section 6. Funding Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Employer: Millennium Challenge Account - Indonesia (MCA-Indonesia)

Introduction 1. The United States of America acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (the “Government”) have entered into a US$600,000,000 Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Indonesia through three projects: the Green Prosperity (“GP”) Project; the Community-based Health and Nutrition to Reduce Stunting Project; and the Procurement Modernization (“PM”) Project. The Government of Indonesia, acting through the Millennium Challenge Account- Indonesia (“MCAIndonesia”) intends to apply a portion of MCC funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Request for Qualifications is issued pursuant to the Green Prosperity Project. Any payments made under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC funding. No party other than the Government and MCA-Indonesia shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC funding. 2. This Request for qualifications follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket and UNDB online on August 04, 2015 and on the MCA Entity website http://mca-indonesia.go.id/pengadaan/general-procurement-notice/general-procurement-noticeperiod-july-december-2015/, on July 31, 2015 and local newspaper Kompas on August 01, 2015. Background of the Assignment 3. The GP Project is a five year, $332 million program that aims to promote environmentally sustainable, low carbon economic growth as set forth in the Government’s medium- to long-term development plans (RPJP and RPJM), the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Action Plan (RAN-GRK), and Regional Spatial Plans (RTRW). The GP Project will provide a

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combination of technical and financial assistance to support rural economic development that raises real incomes of Indonesians in a manner that reduces reliance on fossil fuels, improves land management practices, protects natural capital, and complements efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and environmental degradation. The GP Project will involve local communities and local and regional governments in these activities to improve the implementation of government policies and regulations that support low carbon development, as well as build capacity of local communities in natural resource and environmental management. Objectives of the Assignment 4. MCA-Indonesia requires the involvement of several individual consultants at regional level to develop relationships with the government agencies, potential project sponsors, and other stakeholders to accelerate the identification and preparation of potential projects in the districts. In addition, the role of the individual consultants is also to assist GP team in managing GP Project as well as providing support during phase-out implementation of the project. The role of the individual consultants is vital specifically during the preparation and implementation of GP Project such as project financing, grant management, and supporting Technical Assistance and Oversight. The consultant who will be selected as Relationship Managers will meet the requirements specified below and will be able to perform tasks specified by MCA-Indonesia. Scope of Work 5. The GP Provincial and District Relationship Managers have an overall responsibility to build and maintain relationship and good communication with key stakeholders (local government and non-government institutions) in each region where the Green Prosperity Project is implemented. They will be coordinated by the National Relationship Managers. With direction from GP Director and in close consultation with relevant Associate Director(s), National Relationship Managers will be assigned to specific tasks. The details tasks and responsibilities are described in the Terms of Reference

Qualifications 6. The interested qualifications: A.

Individual

Consultants

will

be evaluated

based

on the

following

Mandatory Requirements Mandatory Requirements for GP District Relationship Managers: 1) Bachelor degree in any major. 2) Minimum 5 years of professional work experience relevant to this assignment, with at least 3 years work experience in the field of Forestry/Agriculture/Natural Resources Management (NRM)/Renewable Energy/Spatial Planning/Community Mapping/Local Economic Development/Local Governance/Community Driven Development (CDD). 3) Have performed duties in the capacity of coordinator / manager / director / team leader in managing projects / programs at district / province / national level.

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4) Minimum 5 years of experience working with local governments, and able to work in collaboration with stakeholders at provincial or district levels. 5) Candidate is residing or willing to reside in the district where the consultant will be deployed. 6) Fluent in communicating in Bahasa Indonesia with stakeholders at district level where the consultant will be deployed to carry out the proposed assignment (with emphasize having capacity to develop and maintain good relationship with stakeholders). Mandatory Requirements for GP Provincial Relationship Managers: 1) Bachelor degree major in any one of the following fields: Environment/Law/ Communication/Public Administration/Economic/Engineering/Agricultural/ Natural Resource Management/Forestry. 2) Minimum 7 years of professional working this assignment with at least 5 years Forestry/Agriculture/NRM/Renewable Mapping/Local Economic Development Development (CDD).

experience in the work that are relevant to of working experience in the field of Energy/Spatial Planning/Community /Local Governance/Community Driven

3) Have performed duties in the capacity of coordinator / manager / director / team leader in managing projects / programs in provincial or district levels. 4) Minimum 5 years of experience working with the local governments and is able to work in collaboration with stakeholders at the provincial or district level. 5) Candidate is residing or willing to reside in the province where the consultant will be deployed. 6) Fluent in communicating in Bahasa Indonesia with stakeholders in provincial and district level where the consultant will be deployed to carry out the proposed assignment (with emphasize having capacity to develop and maintain good relationship with stakeholders). 7) Fair level of English with ability to communicate in both speaking and writing Mandatory Requirements for GP National Relationship Managers: 1) Bachelor degree major in any one of the following fields: Environment/Law/ Communication/Public Administration/Economic/Engineering/Agricultural/ Natural Resource Management/Forestry, or other relevant background. 2) Minimum 10 years of professional working experience in the work that are relevant to this assignment with at least 5 years of working experience in the field of Forestry/Agriculture/NRM/Renewable Energy/Spatial Planning/Community Mapping/Local Economic Development/Local Governance/Community Driven Development (CDD).

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3) Have performed duties in the capacity of coordinator / manager / director / team leader in managing projects / programs in provincial or district levels. 4) Minimum 5 years of experience working with national and local governments and is able to work in collaboration with stakeholders at the national, provincial and district level. 5) Fluent in communicating in Bahasa Indonesia with stakeholders in national, provincial and district level where the consultant will be deployed to carry out the proposed assignment (with emphasize having capacity to develop and maintain good relationship with stakeholders). 6) Fair level of English with ability to communicate in both speaking and writing. B. Desirable Requirements 1) Experience in working for projects funded by International Donor Agency or Private Sector or Government, in the area of Community Development/Capacity Building/Local Economic Development/Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (PNPM) project/ Poverty Reduction Program. 2) For National Relationship Manager: Master Degree in any of the following major: Environment/Law/ Communication/Public Administration/Engineering/Agricultural/Natural Resources Management/Forestry or other relevant background. Duration and Place of Performance 7. The Consultant is expected to work full-time, 40 hours per week for a period of 12 consecutive months with a possibility of extension until 31st December 2017, subject to performance evaluation which will conducted every year. The District/Province Relationship Managers will be stationed in GP Districts/Provinces; however, District/Province Relationship Managers have to be prepared to be rotated to other districts/provinces as requested by GP Director. National Relationship Manager will be stationed in the MCA-Indonesia office, Jakarta. The locations for the assignments are listed below: No.

Level

Working Areas

Procurement No.

1

National

Indonesia

GP-B-035 A

2

National

Indonesia

GP-B-035 B

3

Province Nusa Tenggara Timur

GP-B-036 A

4

Province Sulawesi Barat

GP-B-036 B

Deadline for Submission of CV November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM, Jakarta local time. November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time.

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Working Areas

Procurement No.

No.

Level

5

District

Lombok Utara & Lombok Timur

GP-B-037 A

6

District

Sintang & Kapuas Hulu

GP-B-037 B

7

Province Kalimantan Timur

GP-B-036 C

8

Province Sumatra Barat

GP-B-036 D

9

District

Merangin & Kerinci

GP-B-037 I

10

District

Lombok Tengah & Lombok Barat

GP-B-037 C

11

District

Riau

GP-B-037 D

12

District

Ende, Sikka, Flores Timur

GP-B-037 E

13

District

Luwu Utara & Luwu Timur

GP-B-037 F

14

District

Sumba Tengah & Sumba Timur

GP-B-037 G

15

District

Mamuju & Majene

GP-B-037 H

16

District

Pesisir Selatan & Solok Selatan

GP-B-037 J

17

District

Mamasa, Polman

GP-B-037 K

Deadline for Submission of CV November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. November 20, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 11, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 28, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 28, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 28, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 28, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time. December 28, 2015 at 04.00 PM Jakarta local time.

Note: Consultants must indicate to which location they are applying for, and shall indicate the number of the Procurement. These Relationship Managers shall be required frequent field travel up to 50% of the time within the districts/provinces where the consultant shall be posted.

How to Apply 8. MCA-Indonesia hereby invites interested Individual Consultants to submit their Application as per instruction below (Section 9 and 10).

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9. Interested Individual Consultants shall submit the following (in English only): (i)

Curriculum Vitae (“CV”), using the CV template provided by MCA-Indonesia, detailing the consultant’s professional qualifications, areas of expertise, and experience carrying out similar assignments.

(ii)

Professional references (at least three (3) referees) with contact details, including a valid email address.

Proof of all professional qualifications and work experience indicated in the CV may be requested to the selected consultant. Submission Date and Time 10. Interested Consultants shall submit their CVs as per instruction on Section 8 above to the address below on or before the submission deadline indicated in the table above in Section 7. Applications received after this date and time shall not be considered. The Envelope should be clearly marked “GP Relationship Manager, Level_______, Area______, and Procurement Number______””. Electronic submissions are acceptable; ensure that the full name of the position and Procurement Number are mentioned in the subject of the email. 11. Interested Consultants should down load a copy of the Terms of Reference and the CV template from MCA-Indonesia Website, http://mca-indonesia.go.id/pengadaan 12. To request clarification and for submission of CVs, please use the following address: Address: MCA-Indonesia, Procurement Agent Menteng Raya-21 Building, 12th Floor Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21 Jakarta 10340 Indonesia Email address: [email protected] Selection Process 13. An Individual Consultant will be selected following the Individual Consultant Procedures as defined in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (available at the following website: http://www.mcc.gov/pages/business/guidelines) 14. Individual Consultants’ CVs and related documents will be evaluated to determine if they meet the qualifications requirements stipulated in Section 6 (above). The education, adequacy for the assignment and language requirements will be evaluated. A Consultant shall be rejected if he/she fails to satisfy any of the mandatory requirements. 15. After the Evaluation of Qualifications, the Consultant that satisfies the mandatory requirements and is deemed most qualified will be interviewed in person or by telephone in order to confirm qualifications. References will also be checked. If the verification process supports the initial findings, the Consultant will be requested to submit a financial proposal and may be invited to negotiate the contract. Should negotiations fail with the most qualified Consultant, the MCA-Indonesia may at is discretion proceeded to verify the qualifications of the next highest ranked Consultant.

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16. Final selection will be subject to reasonableness analysis of the proposed fee. If verification is not satisfactory and the proposed fee is not reasonable, negotiations may be terminated. 17. MCA-Indonesia is not bound to accept any of the CVs or other documents submitted, and may cancel the selection process at any time without providing any justification to the Consultants. Bid Challenges 18. MCA-Indonesia shall entertain a bid challenge from any contractor, supplier, or consultant that claims to have suffered or that may suffer loss or injury due to a breach of a duty by MCA-Indonesia in the conduct of this procurement. The Bid Challenge System can be download through the following link: /http://mca-indonesia.go.id/wpcontent/uploads/2014/03/Bid-Challenge-System-MCA-Indonesia-FINAL.pdf/ The bid challenge shall be addressed to: Bonaria Siahaan Executive Director MCA-Indonesia Menteng Raya-21 Building, 11th Floor Jl. Menteng Raya No. 21 Jakarta 10340 Indonesia Email address: [email protected]

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