Technical Advisory Group. The MedBiquitous Technical Advisory Group is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the collection of MedBiquitous standards. The Director assigns ANSI approved standards proposals to the Technical Advisory Group. The Technical Advisory Group shall guide the standards proposals through the process of creating official ANSI standards. The Director appoints the Chair and Editor of the Technical Advisory Group. There is no term limit, so long as the individual is a Participant or qualifies as a Legacy Individual Contributor. Membership numbers of the group will be monitored and capped if activities of the group are unduly impacted by the volume of participation; otherwise there is no limit to the size of the roster. If a member of the group cannot meet their responsibilities, the Chair may request that the Director remove the Participant from the group. The Director reserves the right to remove the Chair or Editor if they are unable to meet their responsibilities.
Technical Advisory Group. 4.9. The Task Team will establish the Technical Advisory Group and seek its input on the existing information and knowledge related to offshore exploration drilling.
Technical Advisory Group. The parties will establish a technical working group (the “Technical Working Group”) that will provide technical advice to the Governance Group and LASS on the performance of the Services under this Agreement and will have the functions, responsibilities and rights outlined in the Business Plan. The Technical Advisory Group shall comprise of up to: i. one technical expert nominated by each Funding Partner; and
Technical Advisory Group. The PMU will engage a TAG for technical support for the contracting and implementation of the IVCs projects. The role and responsibilities of TAG are expected to be through entire project implementation cycle and would comprise of assisting IA in the following functions: (i) effective marketing of the IVCs, making sure there is sufficient private sector interest in bidding process; (ii) support the selection of private sector contractors through the transparent competitive bidding process; (iii) management of the entire bid process, from marketing of the projects, inviting expression of interest for both RFQ and RFP stages, evaluation of the bids and selection of private sector entity (concessionaire); (iv) recruiting requisite domain experts as per agreed ToRs; (v) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of IVCs implementation, during construction and operations; (vi) planning and implementation the of capacity building and training programs along the IVC; (vii) monitoring of compliance with the Concession Agreement to ensure specified timeline and standards are adhered to; (viii) preparation of DPRs for subsequent IVCs to attract responsive bids; (ix) due diligence on government land (and any other asset) required before handing it over to private contractor on PPP basis; and (x) facilitation of documentation preparation and obtaining of all necessary clearances. To carry out (i) to (vii), the TAG will have a safeguards team; while to carry out (viii) to (x), the design team will be in charge. The TAG will also have a Construction support team for the design supervision and monitoring of the IVC civil works.
Technical Advisory Group. The EA will engage the TAG for technical support on the contracting and implementation of the IVCs projects. The role and responsibilities of TAG are expected to be through the entire project implementation cycle and would comprise of assisting IA in the following functions: (i) effective marketing of the IVCs, making sure there is sufficient private sector interest in bidding process; (ii) support the selection of private sector contractors through the transparent competitive bidding process; (iii) management of the entire bid process, from marketing of the projects, inviting expression of interest for both RFQ and RFP stages, evaluation of the bids and selection of private operator (concessionaire); (iv) recruiting requisite domain experts as per agreed ToRs; (v) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of IVCs implementation, during construction and operations; (vi) planning and implementation the of capacity building and training programs along the IVC; (vii) monitoring of compliance with the Concession Agreement to ensure specified timeline and standards are adhered to; (viii) preparation of DPRs for subsequent IVCs to attract responsive bids; (ix) due diligence on government land (and any other asset) required before handing it over to private contractor on PPP basis; and (x) facilitation of documentation preparation and obtaining of all necessary clearances. A consulting firm for the TAG will be recruited using quality-based selection (QCBS – Q80: C20) and will provide the services for approximately 290 person months. However, to be noted is that the indicated person months for the TAG experts are only tentative. It is general practice that PPP transaction advisors are costed as a percentage of the capital investment and then the firm supplies experts against that level, according to the needs that arise during implementation. The level of input will be defined as part of the technical proposal provided by each bidder based on each candidates understanding of the required tasks and their estimates of required inputs. Table 3: Technical Advisory Group Staffing TAG TEAMS Tranch 1 (Bihar) Core Team for transaction advice, design and operational supervision Full time TAG Team leader 30 Civil engineers (supervision) 100 Financial 8 Lawyers 8 Support staff 108 Subtotal Core Team 254 Design team for subsequent tranche in Bihar
Technical Advisory Group. (a) The Councils' shall continue to have in place a joint Technical Advisory Group (TAG) which shall comprise such membership as may be agreed between the General Managers of the Councils from time to time.
Technical Advisory Group. Project Steering Committee Monitor the overall project and provide link with the GEF Monitor the agreed M&E plan in accordance with the terms of agreement with GEFSEC Receive quarterly progress and annual summary progress reports, quarterly financial reports and copies of all substantive reports from Project Management Unit Task manager to attend and participate fully in meetings of the RSC Task Manager to conduct supervision missions with member(s) of the PMU to selected project sites: identifies implementation problems and suggests remedies to RSC meetings Engage and prepare terms of reference for independent M&E consultants to conduct the mid-term and final evaluations Oversee the project both at regional and country levels with respect to adherence to the project proposal in terms of content and finances Establish reporting guidelines for all partners in the project and ensure that they meet reporting dates and provide reports of suitable quality Prepare quarterly progress reports and annual summary progress reports for UNEP, and forward substantive and quarterly financial reports, with supporting documentation as appropriate, in a timely manner to UNEP Carry out a programme of regular visits to project sites to supervise activities, and pay special attention to those sites with serious implementation problems Provide technical and methodological expertise to the project: backstop the project at regional and national levels Receive quarterly progress reports, annual summary progress reports and all substantive reports and outputs and use them to annually review the progress of work in the project as a whole Advise Project Management Unit on implementation problems that emerge, and on desirable modifications to the work plan for the succeeding year Monitor progress in the capacity-building aspects of the project, and advise the Project Management Unit on steps to enhance this aspect of the project Provide overall guidance for the project implementation Receive quarterly progress reports, annual summary progress reports, quarterly financial reports and all substantive reports, and provide policy guidance to the project on any matters arising from a reading of these reports Assist the Project Management Unit in developing linkages with other projects, thus ensuring the wider impact of project work
