Republic of the Philippines

Department of Agriculture
PHILIPPINE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
National Project Coordination Office
4th Floor, DA Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman
Quezon City 1100, Philippines

January 15, 2019

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

Hiring of Consultancy Services (Individual Consultant)

Solicitation No. SIC-001-2019
Estimated Project Cost: Php 8,874,000.00

1. The Government of the Philippines has received a loan (Loan no. 8816-PH) from the World Bank towards
the cost of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of
this loan to payments for the cost of Hiring of Consultancy Services (Individual Consultant) / Technical
Assistance (TA).

2. The Department of Agriculture hereinafter referred to as the “End-User” now requests you to submit
Expression of Interest for the HIRING OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT namely:

Item Position Title No. of Duration of Monthly Total Cost

No. person Contract Salary
to be (approx.)
hired
Office of the National Project Director (ONPD)
1 Administrative Officer I 1 February- Php 36,000.00 Php 396,000.00
December, 2019
(11months)
Office of the National Deputy Project Director (ONDPD)
2 Senior Project Development 1 February- Php 72,000.00 Php 792,000.00
Specialist December, 2019
(11 months)
3 Senior Economist 1 February- Php 72,000.00 Php 792,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
4 Economist 1 February- Php 60,000.00 Php 660,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
5 Administrative Officer II 2 March-December, Php 42,000.00 Php 840,000.00
2019
(10 months)
6 Administrative Assistant 1 February- Php 30,000.00 Php 330,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
I-SUPPORT Component
7 Administrative Assistant 2 February- Php 30,000.00 Php 660,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
8 Administrative Assistant 1 April-December, Php 30,000.00 Php 270,000.00
2019
(9 months)
Administrative Unit
9 Chauffeur/Driver 1 February- Php 24,000.00 Php 264,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
10 Administrative Aide 1 February- Php 18,000.00 Php 198,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
11 Administrative Aide 1 March-December, Php 18,000.00 Php 180,000.00
2019
(10 months)
Budget Unit
12 Budget Analyst 1 February- Php 54,000.00 Php 594,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
 Item Position Title No. of Duration of Monthly Total Cost
No. person Contract Salary
to be (approx.)
hired
Procurement Unit
13 Associate Procurement Officer 1 April-December, Php 54,000.00 Php 486,000.00
2019.
(9months)
Monitoring and Evaluation Unit
14 M&E Officer 1 February- Php 60,000.00 Php 660,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
InfoACE Unit
15 Information Specialist 1 February- Php 66,000.00 Php 726,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)
16 Media Production Officer 1 April-December, Php 48,000.00 Php 432,000.00
2019.
(9 months)
17 Writer 1 February- Php 54,000.00 Php 594,000.00
December, 2019
(11 months)

3. A set of Terms of Reference (TOR) is provided in Attachment 1.

4. Bidding procedures will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the World Bank Guidelines and
taking into consideration the related provisions in the Project Loan Agreement and Guidelines in the
Procurement under IBRD loans and IDA credits. The individual consultants will be selected in accordance
with the procedure set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants
by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

5. Interested proponents shall submit their Letter of Expression of Interest and one (1) copy of Curriculum
Vitae and supporting documents, if necessary, and shall be placed in a sealed envelope marked:
HIRING OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)
Solicitation No.: SIC-001-2019
PRAS No.: 2019-004
Position: (Position desired)

6. Expressions of Interest (EOI) must be delivered at the address below not later than 1:00 PM of 28
January, 2019:
Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP)
National Project Coordination Office (NPCO)
Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) Secretariat
4th Floor, New DA Building, Department of Agriculture
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City

7. If you have any question or concern, you may contact us at 928-8751 Loc. 2878/2877 or visit us at NPCO
PRDP Procurement Unit from 8:00AM to 5:00PM Monday to Friday at the PRDP Procurement Unit Office,
4/F New DA Building, DA Compound Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City.

8. The Department of Agriculture reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the Selection of
Individual Consultants (SIC) process or reject all EOIs at any time prior to contract award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected bidder/bidders.

Original Signed
DIR. CARLOS L. MAGNAYE
Vice-Chairperson, Special Bids and Awards Committee