Solicitation Number: SIC-004-2024 Trade Agreement: WB Guidelines on the use of Consultants Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Consulting Services Category: Consulting Services Estimated Budget for the Contract: PHP 535,680.00  Delivery Period: Client Agency: Contact Person: Shandy Marfilla Hubilla Director 2nd Floor ITCAF Building, Department of Agriculture Elliptical Road Quezon City Metro Manila Philippines 1100 63-2-9288741 Ext.2570 63-2-2943134 sbacsec.southluzon@gmail.com	Status	Closed
	Associated Components	2
	Bid Supplements	0
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	Date Published	27/03/2024
	Last Updated / Time	27/03/2024 00:00 AM
	Closing Date / Time	11/04/2024 12:00 PM
Description   REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) Hiring of Consultancy Services (Individual Consultant) 1. The Government of the Philippines has received Financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this to payments for the cost of Hiring of Consultancy Services (Individual Consultant) / Technical Assistance (TA). 2. The Department of Agriculture hereinafter referred to as the “End-User” now requests you to submit Expression of Interest for the HIRING OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT namely: Item no. Description Required number& duration Total cost 1 Social & Environmental Safeguards (SES) Specialist 1 person; 8 months PhP 535,680.00 A set of Terms of Reference (TOR) is provided in Attachment 1. 4. Bidding procedures will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the World Bank Guidelines and taking into consideration the related provisions in the Project Loan Agreement and Guidelines in the Procurement under IBRD loans and IDA credits. The individual consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedure set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011. 5. Interested applicants shall submit their Letter of Expression of Interest and one (1) copy of Curriculum Vitae and supporting documents, if necessary, via email at sbacsec.southluzon@gmail.com or through a sealed envelope marked: HIRING OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) Solicitation No. : SIC-004-2023 PR No. : 2024-010 Position : SES Specialist 6. sealed application must be delivered at the address below and the deadline of submission of application/letter of intent & Curriculum Vitae is not later than 12:00NN of April 11, 2024: Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) Project Support Office (PSO) South Luzon Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) Secretariat 3rd Floor (PRDP South Luzon-Procurement Unit) RMIC Building, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 7. The Department of Agriculture reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC) process or reject all EOIs at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/bidders.