Tender Advertisement #926216

REQUEST FOR TENDER

Audits of Donor Projects for Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for years ending 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018

Background

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) invites Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified locally and internationally based suppliers who wish to provide external audit services to the Secretariat.

Purpose

The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to seek responses from interested parties who wish to provide the above stated services to PIFS.

Summary of Scope of Work

To propose and conduct the audit in close consultation with the Secretariat’s Financial Services team as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded at www.tenders.net/forumsec.

Evaluation Criteria

The following criteria will be used to evaluate the tender:

Criteria Score %
Audit firm experience
• Project audit experience 20
• Not for profit sector experience 5
Audit personnel
• Audit Partner
o Qualifications 7.5
o Relevant experience 7.5
• Audit Manager
o Qualifications 10
o Relevant experience 10
• Senior Auditor
o Qualifications 7.5
o Relevant experience 7.5
Proposed methodology 25
Total Technical Evaluation 100%

Financial Evaluation (Total cost)
To be evaluated after 2nd phase via closed tender or quotation for each audit.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be clearly marked as:

REQUEST FOR TENDER - Audits of Donor Projects for Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for years ending 31 December 2016, 2017 and 2018

Method of Submissions:
Interested audit firm(s) are encouraged to provide written submissions including a copy of your curriculum vitae and a financial proposal.

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at: www.tenders.net/forumsec.

*All interested bidders will need to register at www.tenders.net/forumsec.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Forum Secretariat by 5pm (Fiji time) Friday 27 January 2017.

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

All queries or requests for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on Wednesday 18 January 2017.

All queries will be responded to via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on Friday 20 January 2017.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the Request for tender, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.