MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE THIRD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAMME (FINMAP III) SHORT TERM INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR THE PREPARATION OF NDP III MACROECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ECONOMIC FORECASTS FROM THE INTEGRATED MACROECONOMIC MODEL (IMEM) MoFPED/FINMAP III/SRVCS (CONS)/18-19/00040 BID NOTICE 1. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development through the Third Financial Management and Accountability Programme (FINMAP III) has allocated funds to be used for procurement of short term individual consultant to provide quality assurance for the preparation of NDP III macroeconomic and social economic forecasts from the integrated macroeconomic model (IMEM) 2. The Entity invites sealed proposals from eligible individual consultants for the provision of the above individual consultancy services. 2. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the method of shortlisting of consultants following publication of Request for Proposals method contained in the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003, and is open to eligible individual consultants. 3. Interested eligible individual consultants may obtain further information and inspect the Request for Proposal documents at the address given below at 7(a) from 8:00am to 5:00pm only during working hours. 5. Proposals must be delivered to the address below at 7(c) at or before: 1515Hrs Local time on 15 February 2019. Late bids shall be rejected. Bids shall be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 7(d) on 15 February 2019 at 1530 Hrs Local Time 7. There shall be no pre-proposal meeting. 8. (a) Documents may be inspected at: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road Finance Building, 3rd Floor, Office 3.7 (b) Documents will be issued from: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road Finance Building, 3rd Floor, Office 3.7 (c) Bids must be delivered to: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road Finance Building, 3rd Floor, Office 3.4 (d) Address for bid submission: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road Finance Building, 1st Floor, committee room 2 9. The planned procurement schedule (subject to changes) is as follows: Activity Date a. Publish bid notice 24 January 2019 b. Pre-bid meeting N/A c. Bid closing/opening date 15 February 2019 d. Evaluation process (End) 8 March 2019 e. Display and communication of best evaluated bidder notice (Start) 11 March 2019 f. Contract signature 5 April 2019 PROGRAMME COORDINATOR