1. Recruitment of an Individual Consultant to valuate and Dispose off BDF disposable Assets
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
N° 12/CS/NCB/2021/BDF
TITLE: “Recruitment of an individual consultant to valuate and dispose off BDF disposable assets”
I. Background
BDF-Business Development Fund, a guarantee fund that has been put in place by the Government of Rwanda in collaboration with the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD), is one of the implementing institutions of the National SME Development Policy/ National Employment program and has been mandated to implement the “Access to Finance” objective. With the mission of promoting SME development through the provision of financial services to enhance the lending mechanism of financial institutions, BDF has various products and services through which this mission is meant to be achieved. BDF products include Agriculture & SME Guarantee, Grants, Sacco Refinancing, Quasi-Equity, Business Advisory services and others.
II. Purpose of the assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to give value to BDF disposable assets and thereafter proceed with disposal off them through a public auctioning method.
III. Assignment period
The hired consultant will sign a framework contract that stands for a period of one year renewable twice upon good performance.
IV. Scope of assignment
The assignment concerns all BDF disposable assets.
V. Consultant’s requirements
- Being certified as real property valuer for the year 2020 by Institute of Real Property Valuers in Rwanda (IRPV) (to be proven by a valid license/certificate).
- Having an experience of at least three years in valuation of movable assets (to be proven by at least three certificates of completion (given to the consultant as individual or as firm in case he/she is owner).
- Having an experience of at least two years in disposal of private or public assets to be proven by at least two certificates of completion (given to the consultant as individual or as firm in case he/she is owner).
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English as reporting languages.
Interested Individual consultant may obtain more details in terms of reference (free of charges) by lodging a request at “ procurementbdf@bdf.rw” from 08.00 –12.00 and 14.00 – 17.00 hours during working days.
The consultant will be selected in accordance with the BDF Procurement policy under a least cost method.
Expressions of interest in three hard copies (one original) and in English together with technical proposals and other required documents plus a sealed envelope of financial proposal must be delivered at Reception of BDF Head Office, on or before 22 /06/2021 at 3:00 p.m local time.
Expression of Interest will be opened the same day, in the presence of the consultants who choose to attend at 3:30 p.m.
The financial proposals must be in separate envelopes and will be opened only for the shortlisted Individual consultants.
Done at Kigali, on 01/06/2021
(Sé)
Vincent Munyeshyaka
Chief Executive Officer
2. Request for Proposals for the Recruitment of a Consulting firm to undertake BDF re-organization
INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS SUBMISSION
Tender Notice N0013/CS/NCB/2021/BDF
TITLE: Request for proposals for the recruitment of a consulting firm to undertake BDF re-organization
CLIENT: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND (BDF)
BDF hereby invites sealed proposals from registered and qualified firms specialized in that area to submit their proposals to undertake BDF re-organization. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference.
- Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding and is open to all firms as defined in the Request for Proposals.
- Participation is open on equal conditions to all qualified companies interested in this tender.
- This tender consists of one Lot: Tender for the recruitment of a consulting firm to undertake BDF re-organization.
- Interested companies may examine and obtain further information in the Request for Proposals by lodging a request to procurementbdf@bdf.rw upon presentation of proof of payment of a non-refundable fee of RWF 10,000 (Ten thousand Rwandan Francs) paid to the account N° 040-0335373-77 of BRD DEVELOPMENT FUND (BDF) opened at Bank of Kigali (BK).
- A Consultant will be selected under Quality Based Selection and procedures described in this RFP, in accordance with the BDF Procurement Policy as amended up to date.
- The proposals shall be accompanied by a bid security equivalent to Two Million Rwanda Francs (2,000,000Frw) issued by the recognized financial institutions.
- The technical and financial proposals should be presented separately in different envelopes each bearing the nature of the proposal and the name of the firm, all submitted in sealed envelope.
- Well printed proposal, properly bound presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach BDF Head Office /Reception located at M.PEACE PLAZA, 5th Floor, COMMERCIAL WING not later than 06/07/2021 at 3:00 pm local time. Late and poorly presented proposals will be strictly rejected. The proposal must be valid for a minimum of 90 calendar days from the date of opening of technical proposals.
- The original and all copies of the Technical Proposal shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” Similarly, the original Financial Proposal shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL” followed by the number and the name of the assignment, and with a warning “DO NOT OPEN WITH THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.” The envelopes containing the Technical and Financial Proposals shall be placed into an outer envelope and sealed. This outer envelope shall bear the submission address, reference number and title of the tender, and be clearly marked “Do Not Open, Except In PUBLIC”
- The opening of technical proposals will take place in public session on the 06/07/2021 at 3:30 pm local time at the BDF Conference room in the presence of consultants or their representatives who wish to attend.
Done at Kigali on 31/05/2021
(Sé)
Vincent Munyeshyaka
Chief Executive Officer
