REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
KAZAKHSTAN REBUBLIC
JusticeSectorInstitutionalStrengtheningProject
Loan No:8361-KZ
Assignment title: Support to the Pilot Courts in order to improve their efficiency and processes
Reference No.(as per Procurement Plan): KZJSISP/ QCBS-08
The Republic of Kazakhstan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of a Justice Sector InstitutionalStrengthening Project (JSISP), andintends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
Consultingservices (the “Services”)aim atstrengtheningofjusticesectorand will contribute to achieving of improvement of efficiency and professionalism of the judiciary.
Withinthisassignment, theConsultantshallperform
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analysis and diagnostics of the judges’ work to identify impediments (administrative, functional, organization, staffing and budgetary) that increase the non-adjudicative burden on judges,
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development and implementation of an action plan in order to implement recommendations to remove such impediments and increase judges’ efficiency,
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provision of practical support by hiring additional personnel (one advisor, five judges’ assistants per each of the pilot courts) to reduce the workload on judges, cut down non-adjudicative functions performed by judges and increase judges’ efficiency,
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organization and conduction of trainings and seminars for judges and personnel of the pilot courts on optimization of cases management and court administration.
The expected deliverables will include:
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analyticalreporton types of non-adjudicative activity of judges,list of recommendations to reduce the non-adjudicative burden on judges and increase judges’ efficiency in pilot courts,
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report on implementation of the Action Plan, individual plans of judges and personnel;
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report on performance of advisors and judges’ assistants, including statistics data on the types of works performed, analysis and recommendations to transfer some non-adjudicative types of activity from a judge to additional personnel (grounds for legislating the introduction of advisors and judges’ assistants),
Expected duration of the Assignmentis 10 (ten) months.
TheMinistryofJusticeoftheRepublicofKazakhstannow inviteseligible consulting firms (the “Consultant”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information, demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (brochures, description of related assignments, experience in equivalent activities, staff relevant skills etc.)including names, titles and contact information of current and/or previous clients from whom detailed feedback can be sought if needed.
The shortlisting criteria are:
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at least 5 years of experience in providing consulting services in the area of justice, rule of law and independence of judges or conducting large-scale academic research in the field of justice, procedural law and/or court administration;
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strong international network with other leading and well-known global organizations;
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at least 2 years of experience in coordinating of large-scale projects, financed by international donor organizations;
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availability of experts with relevant or exceeding qualification, skills and experience for performing the assignment.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits& Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014) ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications
AConsultantwillbeselected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based selection (QCBS) method set out in Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 09:00 to 18:00 hours, Monday through Friday (Astana time).
Expressions of interest must be signed by the Executive officer and delivered in hardcopy or electronically (pdf format) to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 18.00 hours Astana timeonTuesday,22 August,2017.
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
ProjectImplementationUnit(PIU)
Attn: RuslanAbdirashid, Head of PIU
3/1Saryarka Ave., Bolashak Business Center,
5 floor, office No. 507
010000, Astana city, Kazakhstan,
Tel.: +7 (7172) 54 09 81
kzjsisp-isg-procurement@kz.pwc.com