National Statistics Office: Solomon Islands Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit Project (CAPSA) Project.

REQUEST FOREXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
AUDIT

1. The Solomon Islands Government has received financing from the World Bank toward Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit (CAPSA).Project No: P180723, Loan Number E2570 and intends to apply part of these proceeds for Audit Consulting Services

2. An Audit Firm (the Consultant) is required, under the CAPSA project, to implement National Statistic and Auditor General Office to perform comprehensive and adequate audit procedures, as required by International Standards on Auditing (ISA), to enable it to provide an opinionon the financial statements of the Auditee as to whether the statements fairly present the Auditee’s financial position and the results of its operations interms of International Accounting Standards.

To achieve this objective, the audit firm will examine the Auditee’s accounting records and other supporting documents, and develop an audit plan and procedures to be performed.

It is expected that the contract will commence in the third quarter of 2025, with a duration of four years.  Considerable consultant input will likely be required in-country, based in Honiara.

3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this REOI.

4. The CAPSA Project now invites eligible Audit firms(“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Audit firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are shown below and must be supported by documentary evidence. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

•  Registered with the Institute of Solomon Islands Accountants (ISIA) in accordance with ISIA’s regulations or equivalent international accountancy bodies. The Successful firm will be required to apply forSolomon Islands Institute of Accountants registration (ISIA)
• The audit team should be led by an Audit Partner with aminimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience as a practising CharteredAccountant or a Certified Practising Public Accountant in Solomon Islands or other recognised jurisdictions
• Day-to-day management of the audit should be the responsibility of an Audit Manager/Partner with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience as a practising Chartered Accountant or a Certified Practising Public Accountant
• The audit team should include a sufficient number of appropriate staff commensurate with the size and scope of the assignment: Audit Seniors with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience as a practising auditor, Junior Staff

5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement under CAPSA will be carried out by the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers for Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, September 2023 (referred to as Procurement Regulations),(“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy onconflict of interest.

6. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection Method (CQS), set out in the Procurement Regulations.

•  Consultant firms must submit their Expression of interest to the address below and must respond to the key selection criteria
• Only the successful consultant will be required to submit a technical proposal and a financial proposal

7. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

8. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by14/08/2025

Coswal Nelson, Audit Oversight Committee Chair

Attn: Walter Tautai Rizu, Procurement and Admin Officer
National Statistic Office, Ministry of Finance and Treasury
P.o.box G6, Solomon Islands, Honiara
Tel: 677 254521
E-mail: WRizu@mof.gov.sb

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