Labor Market Survey
This solicitation is looking possibly at up to three consultants to conduct the survey in line with the following:
- Consultant 1: Manages the project and conducts the field work
- Consultant 2: Analyze the results collected
- Consultant 3: Writes the report reflecting the results collected
Required Qualifications
LAU is looking for qualified eligible applicants who demonstrate the following experience:
Consultant 1: The consultant should have a bachelor degree with relevant specialization in Education, Business Management or the Social Sciences. The minimum years of work experience needed is 3 with some experience in field research. The consultant should have advanced communication skills, the ability to exercise sound independent judgement and maintain confidentiality and discreetness in addition to strong organizational skills with respect to meeting deadlines.
Consultant 2: The consultant should have a bachelor degree with relevant specialization in Education or the Social Sciences. The minimum years of work experience needed is 3, preferably with experience in writing research articles and reports. The consultant should have advanced written and oral communication skills and the ability to exercise sound independent judgement. The consultant should maintain confidentiality and discreetness in addition to strong organizational skills with respect to meeting deadlines.
Consultant 3: A background in Education or the Social Sciences is essential. The consultant should have extensive experience in conducting and supervising research studies, with relevant research in the field being a plus. Excellent data analytic skills with the capability of analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data is important for the position.
How to apply
Proposal Requirements, Submission & Language
The offeror is expected to present the technical and financial electronically in a single email. The technical proposal must not contain any budgetary or financial information. The financial proposal must be put on official letterhead of the offeror and duly signed and stamped. The financial proposal must include all information confirming the eligibility of the offeror including the Ministry of Finance Tax Number, VAT Number, registration number and date and any other documents listed under B3 as applicable. The financial proposal must clearly show costs distinctly and clearly related to Taxes, VAT, overheads, etc.
Only one offer may be submitted by a single offeror.
All proposals must be developed in English unless otherwise clearly specified under particular sections.
Costing
All costs must be presented in United States Dollars (USD). As reflected earlier, offerors who are subject to VAT should clearly and separately reflect the VAT in their financial proposal.
Errors in the budget are the sole responsibility of the bidder and may result in disqualifications. Alterations to the bid after submission are not allowable. LAU reserves the right to request clarifications as needed.
All costs must be reasonable, realistic, allowable and allocable to the work being undertaken and based on demonstrated daily rates as proven through a record of salary history/past performance (bio-data sheet).
If the offeror intends to offer any discount or special price, such offers must be clearly made at the proposal stage in the closed envelope containing the financial proposal only.
LAU will not cover the cost of any pre-award costs related to the preparation of proposals under this bid and therefore any offeror presenting a financial offer requesting the coverage of pre-award costs will be rejected.
Technical elements that are not costed in the financial proposal will be considered as free of charge. LAU reserves the right to reject the offer. The financial offer must clearly reflect and detail each deliverable distinctly and separately.
Questions and Clarifications
For inquiries or regrets, you may reach out to the following: [email protected]
No offeror shall communicate directly with LAU staff concerning this request for proposal. All communications must be in writing, within the open period for questions, and to the specified email only.
All questions must be received by 02-12-2019 at 12:00pm. Questions sent after the deadline will not be addressed.
Answers to the questions will be shared with all bidders if there is any additional and relevant information.
All remaining details pertaining to the submissin of offers can be found in the attached Request for Proposals
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