Request for Proposal For Selection Of Consulting Services For Financial, Internal Control System And Technic ... in Lebanon

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Request for proposals for Selection of Consulting Services for Financial, Internal Control System and technical Audit of " Cultural Heritage and Urban Development II Project CHUD II Project". RFP No.: CHUD II AFD CLB 1039 01J The funding of the project at appraisal (2002) was around 61 M USD secured by the Government of Lebanon (GoL), and through loans from the World Bank (WB), the French Agency for Development (AFD), and the Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS) and a small grant from the Government of France for a 5 years period (2004 till 2009). In order to complete the project components and due to additional variations & price escalations, the Government of Lebanon requested the WB, AFD and the AICS to secure additional Loans. o The WB CHUD additional Loan No.8137-LE was signed on August 9th, 2012 for an additional amount of 27 M$, became effective on August 4th, 2014 and closed on December 31st, 2016. o The AFD CHUD Additional Loan No.1039 was signed on November 11th, 2011 for an additional amount of 21 M, became effective on September 24th, 2014 and expected to be closed on April 15th , 2025 The total budget for the CHUD Project is currently at around 120 M$, almost totally committed and disbursed The Cultural Heritage & Urban Development Project Additional Financing (CLB 1039) effective since April 2014 is a Euros 21 Million loan fully funded by the AFD targeting the historic centers of Tyre & Tripoli cities. 1.1.3 Context of the Audit According to the Financial Agreement no. AFD CLB 1039 01 J the Governing Body2 1 has to ensure the annual financial audits of the Project Account throughout the duration of its use. The Governing Body (CDR) of the Project shall at all times maintain a financial management system, including records and accounts, and prepare project financial statements in a format acceptable to the AFD and adequate to reflect the operations, resources and expenditures related to the Projects. Also the Governing body shall maintain records and supporting documents for all expenditures with respect to which withdrawals from the Loan account were made (the records should reflect all categories of withdrawals, SOEs, and replenishments of Project Special Account). CDR will be required to comply with the AFD Procurement Guidelines for the procurement of goods and services to the Projects. The Project Financial Statements ("PFS")1 are comprised of a: i) Statement of Cash Receipts and Payments for the year then ending and cumulatively from inception date up till the year ending including funds received from various sources (1-Banque du Liban CDR CHUD accounts, 2-Direct transfer from AFD) ii) Statement of Cash Payments classifying the uses of funds, i.e. project expenditures by component showing yearly and cumulative balances, iii) Reconciliation statement for the balance of the Projects Special Account as of year-end showing the opening & closing balances, iv) Statement of Cash payments made using Statements of Expenditures (SOE) basis as defined in the Loan agreement, v) Contract listing of all contracts showing amounts committed, paid, and unpaid under each, vi) Accounting policies and explanatory notes. Tender Link : https://www.cdr.gov.lb/en-US/Procurment.aspx

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