TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

 

Secondary Education Modernization Programme

 

Process Mapping and Redesign Initiatives

 

Loan No. 1180/OC-TT

 

 

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT), through the Ministry of Education (MOE), has accessed a loan funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for a Secondary Education Modernization Programme (SEMP); the goal of which is to modernize the secondary education sector in Trinidad and Tobago.

 

One component of the SEMP operation is the institutional strengthening of the MOE. The goal of this project is to map and design/redesign all the processes of the MOE through implementation and initial debugging phases in the most effective and efficient manner, consistent with resources available and MOE organizational capacity. This work is expected to be conducted over 2.5 years, starting within three months of award of contract. This invitation for prequalification is for full-scale process mapping and design/redesign of processes of the MOE. In order to fulfil its responsibility under this loan, the GORTT is inviting expressions of interest from contracting firms from the IDB’s member countries to provide process mapping services.

 

The technical proposal shall be evaluated according to the following criteria:

 

● Financial capacity: 30 points

● Relevant experience of firm: 30 points

● Resources of firm: 20 points

● Transfer of technology/capability: 10 points

● Additional skills: 10 points

 

Interested firms, whether acting singly or in joint venture, are required to submit relevant prequalification information in English and according to the prequalification documents, which can be obtained from the Programme Coordinator at the first address below. After evaluation of the information submitted, a shortlist of consulting firms and/or joint ventures will be selected and requested to submit proposals for the provision of the consulting services.

 

Each applicant must submit one original and two copies of the prequalification documents to the second address below no later than 1300 hours (local time), on Thursday, 20 March 2003. Late submissions will not be accepted.

 

Each envelope must be clearly marked “Prequalification Information for Hiring a Consultant/Consultancy Firm to Provide Consulting Services for the Process Mapping and Redesign Initiatives of the Ministry of Education - (SEMP)”.

 

The prequalification documents will be opened shortly thereafter at the Central Tenders Board’s office. The applicant or a representative may be present at the opening.

 

The Central Tenders Board reserves the right to void the procedures, and no applicant shall be entitled to compensation in such an event.

 

All queries may be addressed to the SEMP Unit at the first address below.

 

(1) Ministry of Education

Secondary Education Modernization Programme

Attn: Mrs. Cherrie Ann Joseph, Programme Coordinator

MTS Plaza, Aranguez, Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: (1-868) 675-9739/9742

Fax: (1-868) 675-9746

E-mail: sempcu@tstt.net.tt

 

(2) Chairman

Central Tenders Board

116 Frederick St.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Tel: (1-868) 625-3565

Fax: (1-868) 625-1809

E-mail: ctbtt@cablenett.net