Query and Response to World Bank Aided – Nagaland Education Project
REoI (Ref No. DSE/NECTAR/WB/REOI-01/19)
| Sl.No | Query | Response |
| 1 | With respect to Project Management Services in education sector we request that in addition to school education, experience of higher education and skill development also be considered. | Experience in higher education and skill development can also be considered |
| 2 | Details of consultants financial standing. The statement does not state any documents to be furnished. Per our understanding, would the following suffice: CA certificate on audited turnover for the last 3 years. | Yes, CA audited turnover for last 3 years will do. |
| 3 | At the EoI stage, can the consultant provide comments on the scope of services, major work streams and expected deliverables to enhance the project scope and outcomes? | Would suggest to keep the EoI stage simple and only with details required. |
| 4 | Can the consultant suggest changes to the team structure and composition (other specialists), as per the understanding of terms of reference? Can the consultant propose increase/decrease in the total number of experts? | Yes, suggestions on changes to the team structure, composition and number of experts can be done |
| 5 | While we understand the requirement of proposing a high-quality team of key and non-key experts and would share the profile of some of the key-experts at EOI stage, the actual deployment by the consultant will be as per the proposal against the RFP and availability of the experts at that time. | Ok |
| 6 | Does the consortium/joint venture have to be introduced at the EoI stage or can we introduce the same at the time of RFP? | Yes, the consortium/join venture needs to be disclosed at the EOI stage. |
| 7 | As stated in the document we believe that the Department of school education (DSE) and Government of Nagaland (GoN) has applied funding from World bank towards the cost of the Nagaland Education project. Grateful if you can let us know the current status of the applied funding support, by when can we expect this project to go on floors if selected as service providers | More details will be shared in the second stage of the selection process. |
| 8 | This is just to confirm that the Key experts requirement stated in the section 4 of the document are to be hired by the service provider/consultants for delivering the project services, please confirm. | Yes, the key experts are to be hired by the service provider/consultants |
| 9 | It will be great if you can let us know that is there any specific number of CV’s (key experts and non-key experts) required to be submitted along with Expression of Interest. If so then please confirm how many to be added? | There are no restrictions to the number of CV’s. However, would be helpful to provide the most experienced candidates and keep it simple. You can go through Point 4 (page 14 & 15) in the document. |
| 10 | We do not have office set up in Nagaland so if selected as service providers the office space will be provided by Department of school education and Government of Nagaland, please confirm | Yes, the department of school education will be setting up a separate office space specifically for this project |
| 11 | There is no specific amount of turnover mentioned in the document, please confirm if there is any specific amount of turnover needed to be taken into consideration while submitting the expression of Interest. | No, we have not and there is no specific amount of turnover mentioned. |
| 12 | Also as mentioned in the document pg 14 15 non-key experts aren’t required to be submitted in either stage. Please confirm. | Yes, non-key experts profile (CV) are not required in this and the next stage of selection. |
| 13 | We request you to share the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) for our reference and understanding. | The extent of information already disclosed in the REoI is deemed sufficient at this stage. |
| 14 | How many students are likely to be benefited from the project. | The project will impact the entire school education system in the state. |
| 15 | What is/was the rationale / basis for selection of Schools under the project? | This appears to be an irrelevant query. |
| 16 | How many and type of schools are to be benefited from the project – Govt., Govt. aided, Private? | Only government schools are expected to be covered at this stage. |
| 17 | What are the components of the project? | The extent of information already disclosed in the REoI is deemed sufficient at this stage. |
| 18 | What are the KPIs or Disbursement Linked Indicators that the project aims to achieve? | The extent of information already disclosed in the REoI is deemed sufficient at this stage. |
| 19 | Who are the other stakeholders in the project besides DSE, SCERT, DIETs, BRCs, CRCs and NBSE, if any? | The extent of information already disclosed in the REoI is deemed sufficient at this stage. |
