e-MERGE BANKING SOFTWARE AND CALL CENTRE IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT UNDER THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ACTIVITY

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Ghana
City/Locality:   Accra
Notice/Contract Number:   3302103/RFP/QCBS/11/08
Publication Date:   Nov 17, 2008
Deadline:   Dec 19, 2008
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Vidal Creppy
Millennium Development Authority
4th Floor Heritage Tower, 6th Avenue, West Ridge
Accra  
Ghana
Telephone:   +23321666619
Fax:   +23321666669
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.mida.gov.gh

Goods, Works and Services

 

Original Text

Millennium Development Authority (MiDA)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS AND CONSULTING SERVICES

Request for Proposals for
e-Merge Banking Software and Call Centre Implementation Consultant
under the Financial Services Activity

RFP Ref: 3302103/RFP/QCBS/11/08

1. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of the Republic of Ghana (the “Government”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact (the “Compact”) for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Ghana in the amount of approximately five hundred and forty seven million USD (“MCC Funding”). The Millennium Development Authority (“MiDA”) on behalf of the Government intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract associated with this Request for Proposal (“RFP”). The interpretation and performance of the Contract, including payments by MiDA and restrictions on the use of MCC Funding, will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact. No party other than the Government and MiDA shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding.

2. This Invitation for Proposals follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket on 14th April, 2008.

3. MiDA now invites sealed Proposals to provide the consultant services shown above. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference.

4. This RFP is open to all eligible Consultants who wish to respond to the Request for Proposals Document. Association among Foreign and Local Consultants is encouraged, but it is not mandatory. Consultants may only associate with each other in the form of a joint venture or in a sub-consultancy agreement to complement their respective areas of expertise to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment.

5. The Consultant, and their proposed Key Professional Personnel, will be required to produce written evidence that they have the necessary authorisation to install the proprietary Temenos eMerge Software.

6. A Consultant will be selected under the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method, the evaluation procedure for which is described in sections of this RFP in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” which are provided on the MCC website www.mcc.gov.

7. The RFP Document includes the following Sections:

Section I: Instructions to Consultants

Section 2: Proposal Data Sheet

Section 3: Qualification and Evaluation Criteria

Section 4A: Technical Proposal Forms

Section 4B: Financial Proposal Forms

Section 5: Contract Forms:
I Contract Agreement
II General Conditions of Contract
Appendix to GCC – Compact Conditionalities
III Special Conditions of Contract
Appendices

Section 6: Terms of Reference

8. This SPN will be placed on the MiDA website at www.mida.gov.gh from the date of issue and prospective Consultants interested in submitting a Proposal should submit an e-mail, giving full contact details of the prospective Consultant, to info@mida.gov.gh and ckpgh@charleskendall.com so that documents may be issued by MiDA.

9. A Pre-Proposal meeting will not be held.

10. The deadline for submission of Proposals will be 10:00 a.m. (local time) on the 19 December 2008 as shown on the cover of the RFP. A public opening of the Technical Proposals will not be held.

11. Upon receipt of this letter, please inform us in writing, or by electronic mail, at the address shown below:
(a) that you received the Letter of Invitation; and
(b) whether you will submit a proposal alone or in association





Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Development Authority
4th Floor Heritage Tower, 6th Avenue
Ridge West, Accra, Ghana
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