Expression of Interest (EOI) Information Form

1. Project Data and Consulting Firm

Contract Name:	Consulting Service of Information Technology  to automate supervisory and regulatory functions of the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka	
Contract Number:	LK-SLRC-200899-CS-QCBS

Name of Consulting Firm:		

2. Eligibility

Declaration: We hereby declare that:

(i)	We have read the Request for Expression of Interest (REOI), and the Terms of Reference (TOR), for this assignment; 

(ii)	We have not been engaged to prepare such TOR as a firm, sub consultancy, or joint venture (JV); 	and 

(iii)	No full-time or part-time or contracted expert employed by our firm, sub consultancy, or JV has 	been engaged to prepare such TOR.
(iv)	Business registration of the firm, JV party or sub consultancy; 

We further confirm that, if any of one or more of our experts is engaged to prepare TOR for any resulting assignment as part of our work product under the assignment to which this advertisement relates, our firm and any such expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing and/or participation in such follow-on assignment.

Lead Firm		
Signed by:
Name:
Position:		
Associate/Partner 1		
Signed by:
Name:
Position:		

3.	Management Competence (Please answer each question in one paragraph of 5-7 sentences strictly) 

a.	If you are proposing an association such as sub-consultancy or a JV, outline the rationale for and benefits of the “association.” Outline proposed management coordination of the “association,” including the role of each firm.

	

b. Does your firm/sub-consultancy/JV have (1) standard policies, procedures and (2) industrial 	certified practices in place that promote quality in: the workplace, your interaction with clients, and 	the outputs you produce? If yes, describe briefly.

	In case of a JV, please submit relevant information (Part (1) and (2)) for each party.

	

c. 	(1) Does your firm/sub-consultancy/JV parties have a dedicated unit or staff solely responsible for 	Quality Assurance (QA)? (2) Describe your internal QA policies, procedures and processes briefly. 	In case of a JV, please submit relevant information (Part (1) and (2)) for each party.

	

d. 	What (1) communication protocols, (2) escalation management and (3) complain resolution 	processes are in place in your firm/sub-consultancy/JV for dealing with any complaints 	concerning the performance of the staff or the quality of the reports submitted for this 	consulting assignment?

	In case of a JV, please submit relevant information for each party.

	

e. 	How will you ensure the quality of your firm’s/sub-consultancy’s/join venture’s performance over 	the life of this assignment?

	

Answers the Question-4 (Technical Qualifications) should be supported by the projects given in the project reference sheets (Annex 1) as appropriate.	

4.	Technical Qualifications

4.1 Key Expert 1:Team Leader (Project Manager)
(a) with at least 10 years of international experience of delivering more than 6 months  assignment, preferably to insurance regulators.(Refer annexure and provide the duration of projects.)
(b) At least 10 years of professional work experience in IT based infrastructure implementation, project management and change management, server management, problem solving, software management, database management, web technologies, computer languages and cloud-based solution preferably in an insurance regulator.
(c)Degree/ Professional Qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field from a recognized institution.
(d)Experience in Capacity Building and Sharing Knowledge (should be more than 1 month) within last 5 years.;
(e)Work Experience in an Insurance regulatory environment
        (f)Experience in Developing and Implementing RegTech and SupTech within last 10 years.
4.2 Key Expert 2: For development, monitoring, implementation of an Institutional Information Technology Strategy, and fully automation
(a)An individual with at least 10 years of experience in providing Consultancy    services of more than 6 months implementation assignment to global clientele. .(Refer annexure and provide the duration of projects.)
(b)  Experience in successful delivery of Information Technology Strategy for similar regulatory organizations, systems design, analyze or development  and related activities, including simulation, optimization and project planning, preferably in an Insurance Industry for a period not less than 5 years.
(c) Work Experience in an Insurance regulatory environment
(d) Experience in Developing and Implementing RegTech and SupTec with in last 10 years
4.3 Key Expert 3: For preparation of bidding documents for IT Goods and Services
(a)An individual with at least 5 years of experience in working with a team in delivering similar assignments .
(b) Knowledge in preparation of bidding documents for IT Good and   Services   procurements within last 5 years..
  (c )Working knowledge of World Bank Procurement Guidelines within last 5 years

Question-5 to 13 shall be answered with some documentary evidence wherever applicable.	

5.	Nature of the Firm (small/specialized/large) 

6.	Core business of the firm

7.	Past experience with World Bank and GOSL funded projects

8.	Experience of the firm with projects of similar nature (Please provide evidence of at least Three Assignments)

9.	Financial and administrative strength (Audited Financial Reports for last Three Years)

10.	Firm's history, number of years in business

11.	Degree of in-house quality control

12.	Technical & managerial organization of the firm, staff strengths and capabilities & appropriate skills of firm's staff 

13.	Any other relevant information 

Annex (1)
Project Reference Sheets

Important: Indicate up to 3 reference projects that the firm/sub-consultancy/JV experiences are relevant.

Project 1 of ......

1.	Project Name
		
2.	Name of Client
		
3.	Client Reference (Contact Name & Contact No
		
4.	Country	
	Project location within the Country		
5.	Participation		As lead firm

As associate firm
	
6.	Cost of the project	LKR	
7.	Source of Financing
		
8.	Consultancy Services (should specifically indicate associate firm’s staff allocations)	
	8.1   Total no. of staff		
	8.2   No. of staff by the firm		
	8.3   Total no. of person months		
	8.4   No. of staff months by the firm		
9.	Length of Consultancy Assignment
		
10.	Start Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
		
11.	Completion Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
		
12.	Names of Associate Firms (if any)
		
13.	No. of Person-Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s)
		
14.	Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed)	

15.	Description of the Project (indicate the domain, scope, areas covered, maximum of 200 words)	
16.	Description of the actual services provided by your firm. (maximum of 250 words)