Public Financial Management Reform Project in Viet Nam Seeks Consultant Services

The Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is seeking consultant services for the Public Financial Management Reform Project. The project aims to develop a proposal and implementation strategy for a Treasury Single Account system, a concentrated cash management and payment system. The consultant will be responsible for providing assistance in developing a proposal and implementation strategy for the TSA system, assessing its conditions and feasibility, and providing three staff-months of consulting work starting from July 2005.

Key Takeaways:

  • The project is funded by a grant from the Government of the United Kingdom (DFID) through the International Development Association (IDA).
  • The consultant will work on developing a proposal and implementation strategy for a Treasury Single Account system for the whole State Treasury System of Viet Nam.
  • The consultant will assess the conditions and feasibility for TSA application and provide three staff-months of consulting work, tentatively starting from July 2005.
  • The exact dates of all individual visits shall be agreed with the Project Director and the State Treasury during project negotiation.
  • Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating their qualifications to perform the services, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae and description of similar assignments.
  • The individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers.
  • Expressions of interest must be delivered by no later than 1600 hours on 30 July 2005.

Statistics:

  • Estimated duration of consulting work: 3 staff-months
  • Tentative start date: July 2005
  • Number of visits: 3
  • Deadline for expressions of interest: 30 July 2005

Sources:

  • World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/consult/contents.html), January 1997 (revised September 1997, January 1999, and April 2002)
  • UN Development Business Online (15 July 2005)
  • Asia Pulse Tender (18-07 1537)