Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating and proactively managing risks
Ability to look at information from the past and present, identify patterns and trends and use them to inform decision-making with a long-term view.
Being sensitive and able to scan horizons and pick up weak signals of change, explore their potential implications and assess their impact and urgency. Using creativity and imagination to communicate insights in compelling and engaging ways to challenge current mental models.
Ability to develop scenarios and speculative designs to present future visions or make them experiential.
Being able to facilitate debate and discussion about possible futures; helps people to feel comfortable with the discomfort of uncertainty.
I.Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments
All proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be "all-inclusive". Please note that the terms "all-inclusive" implies that all costs (professional fees, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the proposal.
Payments shall be made to the individual contractor upon successful completion and certification by UNDP that services have been satisfactorily performed, based upon the actual number of working days and accomplishments of each deliverable.
Payment shall be made as a deliverables-based lump upon the receipt of the deliverables and certification of satisfactory performance by UNDP.
The Expert will share a Certificate of Payment (CoP) where he/he needs to indicate achieved outputs. Then the certificate of payment must be verified by the UNDP Team and certified by UNDP top management. The Expert is advised to keep a detailed timesheet of the days worked and tasks performed throughout the consultancy assignment. A bi-weekly update of the timesheet will be requested, and such documentation will support the payment process as deemed needful.
Payment
Phases
Estimated Duration to Complete
Payment Percentage
1st payment
Review and technical report on 5. Updated strategic and socio-economic targets /Outline of key interventions to achieve targets-Reviewed and validated socio-economic impact analysis
1 month after signature of the contract
25%
2nd payment
Review report and technical report on Summary of the MCM’s level of compliance and alignment with national and local strategies and initiatives /Validation of integration of Makkah megaprojects and RCMC projects/
2 months after signature of the contract
30%
3rd payment
Review report on Budget estimates for implementing identified strategic interventions/High-level investment opportunities/ Leadership presentation
3 months after signature of the contract
30%
4th payment
Final report - technical note on Makkah Strategic and spatial direction
55 working days after signature of the contract
15%
J.Recommended Presentation of Offer
For purposes of generating Offers whose contents are uniformly presented and to facilitate their comparative analysis, it is best to recommend the preferred contents and presentation of the Offer to be submitted, as well as the format/sequencing of their presentation. The following documents may be requested:
Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP;
Personal CV or P11, indicating all past experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three (3) professional references;
Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself the most suitable for the assignment, and a methodology, if applicable, on how they will approach and complete the assignment. A method is recommended for intellectual services but may be omitted for support services [Note: this is optional for support services];
Financial Proposal that indicates the all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of costs, as per the template provided. Suppose an Offeror is employed by an organization/company/institution, and he/she expects his/her employer to charge a management fee in releasing him/her to UNDP under the Reimbursable Loan Agreement (RLA). In that case, the Offeror must indicate at this point and ensure that all such costs are duly incorporated in the financial proposal submitted to UNDP.
K.Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer
Individual consultants will be evaluated based on the following methodologies: Step I: Screening and desk review:
Technical Criteria (CV review and Desk Review/Interview optional) - maximum 70 points. Only candidates who obtained at least 70% of points from the CV desk review (who will score at least 49 points) will be considered for the next evaluation stage, i.e. financial evaluation.
Applications will be first screened, and only candidates meeting the following minimum criteria will progress to the pool for shortlisting: Technical Evaluation (70 Points, 70% weight)
Requirements
Criteria
Max 10 points
Education
Master’s in urban development or related fields
15
Relevant professional experience
Minimum 15 years of related experience in Strategy plans related to the field
15
Work experience in similar contexts
Experience in stakeholder management for Strategy Buyin
Proven Extensive work experience in strategic Urban Planning
30
Work experience in international well, rated urban planning systems is highly preferred
Previous experience in Saudi Arabia, GCC or similar context
10
Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points (70% of the total technical points) would be considered for the Financial Evaluation.
Weight Per Technical Competence
5 (outstanding): 96% - 100%
The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated an OUTSTANDING capacity for the analyzed competence.
4 (Very good): 86% - 95%
The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a VERY GOOD capacity for the analyzed competence
3 (Good): 76% - 85% T
The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a GOOD capacity for the analyzed competence.
2 (Satisfactory): 70% - 75% T
The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a SATISFACTORY capacity for the analyzed competence.
1 (Weak): Below 70%
The individual consultant/contractor has demonstrated a WEAK capacity for the analyzed competence.
Step 2: Financial Proposal Analysis
Financial proposal - Maximum 30 points
Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described. (Annex II)
PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:
The total professional fee shall be converted into a lump-sum contract and payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of deliverables under the contract in accordance with the schedule of payment linked with deliverables. The financial Proposal should include all relevant costs (consultancy fees, all envisaged travel costs, living allowances, etc.).
UNDP applies the "Best value for money approach" - the final selection will be based on the combination of the applicants‘ qualifications and financial proposal.
Financial evaluation - Total 30% (30 points)
The following formula will be used to evaluate the financial proposal: p = y (µ/z), where
p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated
y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal
µ = price of the lowest-priced proposal
z = price of the proposal being evaluated
L.Instructions for on-line submissions
Step 1: Please prepare all required documents electronically.
Step 2: Combine all documents in ONE SINGLE FILE (preferably in PDF however, Word format can also be accepted) and upload to the UNDP Jobs links
Step 3: After that, you will receive an auto-reply from the UNDP jobs if your offer is received successfully.
Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.
Given the volume of applications that UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified.
UNDP reserves the right to reject any incomplete applications.
Please be informed that we don’t accept applications submitted via email.
Interested Offerors are required to submit an application via UNDP Jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP Jobsite system. Please note that UNDP Jobsite system allows only one uploading of application documents, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your online application submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows you to upload a maximum of one document.
Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email mohammed.abbas@undp.org with a copy to huda.alsaud@undp.org the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 3 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP’s response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain updates related to this Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Interested applicants are advised to carefully review this advertisement and ensure that they meet the requirements and qualifications described.
The interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at t https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=97378 for more detailed information about terms of references, instructions for the offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer online.
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
M.APPROVAL
Link to the organization’s job posting: https://unjobs.org/vacancies/1672149671911
