MISSION for ELMINATION of POVERTY in MUNICIPAL AREAS (MEPMA) Department of MA&UD, Government of Telangana
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MISSION FOR ELMINATION OF POVERTY IN MUNICIPAL AREAS (MEPMA) Department of MA&UD, Government of Telangana RFP No.MEPMA-SEP/EDP/1/2019 Date 06/09/2019 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Engagement of Agency for Establishment of Enterprises through skill development for Urban Poor and their incubation in all Urban Local Bodies in Telangana State September 2019 Page | 1 DISCLAIMER This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by Mission Director, Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), Govt. of Telangana. Each participant bidder should make their own independent assessment and seek their own professional, technical, financial and legal advice prior to submission of bids. The information contained in this bid document or subsequently provided to Bidders(s), in documentary or written form, by or on behalf of MEPMA or any of its employees or advisors, is provided to Bidders(s) on the terms and conditions set out in this bid document and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided. This bid document is not an agreement and is neither an offer nor invitation by MEPMA to the prospective Bidders or any other person. The purpose of this bid document is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their proposal pursuant to this bid document (the “Bid”). This bid document includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by MEPMA in relation to the scope of services to be provided by the selected agency. Such assumptions, assessments and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Bidder may require. This bid document may not be appropriate for all persons, and it is not possible for MEPMA, its employees or advisors to consider the investment objectives, financial situation and needs of each party who reads or uses this bid document. The assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this bid document may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Bidder should therefore, conduct its own analysis and should check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and completeness of the assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this bid document and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources. Information provided in this bid document to the Bidders(s) is on a wide range of matters, some of which may depend upon interpretation of law. The information given is not intended to be an exhaustive account of statutory requirements and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of law. MEPMA accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise for any interpretation or opinion on law expressed herein. MEPMA, its employees and advisors make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to any person, including any Bidder, under any law, statute, rules or regulations or tort, principles of restitution or unjust enrichment or otherwise for any loss, damages, cost or expense which may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of anything contained in this bid document or otherwise, including the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, completeness or reliability of the bid document and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or deemed to form part of this bid document or arising in any way with qualification of Bidders for participation in the Bidding Process. MEPMA also accepts no liability of any nature whether resulting from negligence or otherwise caused arising from reliance of any Bidder upon the statements contained in this bid document. Page | 2 MEPMA may, in its absolute discretion but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend or supplement the information, assessment or assumptions contained in this bid document. The issue of this bid document does not imply that MEPMA is bound to appoint the selected Bidder and MEPMA reserves the right to reject all or any of the Bids or Bids without assigning any reasons whatsoever. The Bidder shall bear all its costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of its Bid including but not limited to preparation, copying, postage, delivery fees, expenses associated with any demonstrations or presentations which may be required by MEPMA or any other costs incurred in connection with or relating to its Bid. All such costs and expenses will remain with the Bidder and MEPMA shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for the same or for any other costs or other expenses incurred by a Bidder in preparation or submission of the Bid, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Bidding Process. Definitions Authority Mission Director, Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), MA&UD Department, Govt. of Telangana. Applicant / Bidder Refers to experienced Firms/ Agencies/ Service Providers/ Registered Proprietorship / Private Limited / Public Limited Company / NGO / Registered Society / or any other institution experienced in promoting enterprises and their development. Applicant, Bidder and Service Provider are used interchangeably throughout the document Bid Proposal submitted by Bidder for qualification in response to this document ULB Urban Local Body SEP Self Employment Program Currency Indian Rupees (INR) Date Format DD/MM/YYYY Financial Year 12-month period – commencing from 1st day of April of any year and ending on the 31st March of the following calendar year MSP Refers to Master Service Provider –A successful Applicant / Bidder who has been awarded the project for end-to-end implementation of the project scope PDD Proposal Due Date / Bid Closing Date QA / QC Quality Assurance / Quality Control Tendering Agency Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), MA&UD Department, Govt. of Telangana. Page | 3 INTRODUCTION 1. Background 1.1.1 There are 142 Urban Local bodies in the State of which 13 are Municipal Corporations and 128 are Municipalities and one Secunderabad Cantonment Board. The urban population in the State is 14.5 million. Urban population in the State had witnessed fastest increase in the decade 2001-2011 as compared with the previous decades. Urban population in the State increased from 39.06 percent to 42% making Telangana as one of the most Urbanized State in the country. The Government of Telangana is committed to the overall developments of these urban agglomerations in terms of Sanitation, Mobility, water Supply, liveability, affordable housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation programs. 1.1.2 Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) is established in the year 2007 to eliminate poverty and vulnerability in a sustainable manner and improve quality of life of poor living in urban areas. MEPMA in Telangana is registered on 31.05.2014 to address Urban Poverty related issues in 142 Urban Local Bodies in the State. MEPMA is the State Level Nodal Agency for implementing following National level Programs Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission National Urban Health Mission Housing for All MEPMA will focus on financial assistance to individuals / groups of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment ventures/ micro-enterprises and focus on providing bank linkages to Self Help Groups. Setting up of micro enterprises and entrepreneurship development is the keystone of MEPMA’s strategy to serve the urban poor. There is a need to extensively map and develop strategies to set up large number of enterprises. Enterprise set up needs to be promoted to address limitations of wage employment and associated challenges pertaining to migration in certain cases. Further these enterprises will serve as catalyst to expand the inventory of local jobs. 1.1.3 In pursuance of above, Mission for Elimination of Poverty Areas (MEPMA), intends to empanel a consultant with requisite experience and capabilities for Establishment of Enterprises through skill development for Urban Poor and their incubation in all Urban Local Bodies of Telangana State for a period of 36 months to support MEPMA in scaling up the current initiatives and to catalyze the development and investment in Telangana. 1.1.4 The Mission Director, MEPMA intends that the selected agency shall enable Establishment of Enterprises in a sustainable manner through credit linkages and market tie up etc to Urban Poor SHG Women and Common Income Groups (CIGs) of Street Vendors. Page | 4 1.2 Request for Proposal The Authority invites proposals from interested firms (the “Proposals”) for engagement of Agency for Establishment of enterprises through skill development for Urban Poor and their Incubation in all Urban Local Bodies in the State (the “Agency”). The selected agencies shall work in the cluster of Municipalities bidded by them with the members of SHGs and members of Common Interest Groups for Establishment of Enterprises through skill development and their incubation. For this purpose, the Municipalities in the State are clubbed into 10 clusters as mentioned in schedule -I and the selected agency shall achieve the target for each cluster under each category as mentioned in schedule-II. The agency can bid for one cluster and maximum for 3 clusters in accordance with the scope of work mentioned in the RFP. The Authority intends to select the agency through an open competitive bidding in accordance with the procedure set out herein. 1.3 Due diligence by Applicants Applicants are encouraged to inform themselves fully about the assignment before submitting the Proposal. 1.4 Sale of RFP document The bidders shall submit INR 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) (non-refundable) in the form of Demand Draft in favor of “Mission Director, MEPMA” issued by any Nationalized/ Scheduled Banks in India and payable at Hyderabad towards the cost of RFP document (the “Bid Processing fees”). The bidder shall also submit an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) for an amount of INR 1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakhs only) in the form of a Demand draft in favor of “Mission Director, MEPMA.