Consulting Services to Support Centralization of Payroll Processing, Payments, and Accounting for Budgetary Organizations through the Treasury.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Republic of Uzbekistan

Project name: Institutional Capacity Building Project

Credit No.: IDA 6431-UZ

Assignment Title: Consulting Services to Support Centralization of Payroll Processing, Payments, and Accounting for Budgetary Organizations through the Treasury.

Reference No .: TC-PAYROLL-1

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Institutional Capacity Building Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant to support centralization of payroll processing, payments, and accounting for budgetary organizations through the treasury (“Services”) for the Treasury Service Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic Uzbekistan. The purpose of this technical assignment is to develop specific and substantiated recommendations for the implementation of a centralized model, in which: • Assessment of the need for centralization based on the study of the current situation; • Organizational and legal options of the centralized model; • Business Process Reorganization (BPR); • Distribution of roles and responsibilities; • Control and compliance mechanisms; • Organizational structure and operational model; • Comprehensively analyzed and evaluated. At the same time, within the framework of this technical assignment, it is envisaged not only to consider several possible options for a centralized model, but also to develop a unified recommendation for the model recognized as the most optimal in the conditions of Uzbekistan, including a clear justification of its legal form, management structure, accountability chain, and financing mechanisms. The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate 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 by submitting directly to the piu_mof@mail.ru. The Qualification requirements for the Consultants are:

1. General Institutional Experience

The consulting firm shall have at least five (5) years of cumulative consulting experience during the last ten (10) years in at least one of the following areas: public financial management; public sector budget planning and execution; treasury operations in the public sector; public sector accounting; payroll administration in budget organizations; business process reengineering in the public sector; or implementation or enhancement of ERP, IFMIS, HRMIS, payroll, or accounting information systems in the public sector.

2. Experience in Functional Centralization and Development of a Target Operating Model The consulting firm shall have completed at least one (1) assignment involving the centralization, consolidation, or establishment of a shared service model for multiple government agencies, budget organizations, regional offices, or other public institutions. The experience may relate to one or more of the following functional areas: finance and