Institutional Development and Program Management. Provision of Consulting Services for establishing Project and PPP contract management systems; technical advisory services; Project management and implementation support; monitoring implementation of integrated value chains; and preparation of subsequent tranches under the Facility.
Institutional Development and Program Management. 30. To have sound project and PPP contract management systems in place, project management units (PMU) in each state will provide implementation support, consisting of staff, office facilities and equipment, consulting services, and liaison and coordination with other ministries and donors. Baseline surveys, and regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) will be undertaken. PMUs will establish and maintain a project website to disclose information about project activities, including procurement procedures and results. A technical advisory group (TAG) will be engaged by each PMU throughout each project implementation cycle to ensure that the PPP transactions for the establishment of the IVC infrastructure are successfully completed with their implementation monitored. The TAG will ensure that (i) PMU remains a lean and flexible structure, and (ii) an agency with requisite experience and skills gets involved from the beginning for the successful implementation of Program. The role and responsibilities of the TAG will include the following functions: (i) management of the entire bid process, including marketing of the projects, inviting expression of interest for Request For Qualifications and Request For Proposals, evaluation of the bids and selection of private sector entity (concessionaire), (iv) recruiting requisite domain experts for the TAG as per agreed Term of References, (ii) M&E of IVCs implementation, during construction and operations, (iii) planning and implementation the of capacity building and training programs along the IVC, and (iv) preparation of subsequent MFF tranches.
Institutional Development and Program Management. 7. To have sound project and PPP contract management systems in place, project management units (PMU) in each state will provide implementation support, consisting of staff, office facilities and equipment, consulting services, and liaison and coordination with other ministries and donors. Baseline surveys, and regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) will be undertaken. PMUs will establish and maintain a project website to disclose information about project activities, including procurement procedures and results. A technical advisory group (TAG) will be engaged by each PMU as transaction advisers and, once establsihed the 4 More commercial components might be leveraged by the establishment of IVCs and developed around the IVCs by private sector operators, which will be free to use subsidy, as applicable, from existing government schemes, but they won’t qualify under the AIDIP. transaction, supervision and monitoring. The TAG will ensure that (i) PMU remains a lean and flexible structure, and (ii) a group of experts with requisite experience and skills gets involved from the beginning for the successful implementation of Program.
