Request for Expression of Interest, Consulting Services for the Agricultural Development Unit (ADU), Contract Ref: AFD-02, Deadline 20.2.2019

1. The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has received a financing from the French Development Agency (AFD) for the Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (IAIDP), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following contract package: Consulting Services for the Agricultural Development Unit (ADU).
2. The Consultant services of the Agricultural Development Unit (ADU) will be responsible for providing technical assistance to the Department of Agriculture (DOA) at the Union, regional, district and township levels.
3. The consultancy service is divided into two (2) stages.
4. The 1st stage is the preparation of the “Agricultural Support Assessment and Delivery Strategy” and preparation of 5 Front line centers (FCs)’ construction. Stage1will be under a lump sum type of contract with an implementation period of 8 months.
5. Stage 2 services will commence after successful completion of Stage 1 and will be implemented under a time- based contract with implementation period 60 months.
6. The ADU Consultant will preferably be a consortium that may involve a combination of consulting firms, international and/or local NGOs, and possibly are search organization.
7. For more detailed information, any interested firm can refer to the Terms of Reference, which may be obtained upon request to iaidp.mm@gmail.com.
8. Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below no later than 20th February 2019 at 16:30 (Myanmar Standard Time).

Note: Consultant Selection Committee reserves the right to reject any delay submission of EOI after deadline.

Source:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Irrigation