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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US ><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dear all,<br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In implementing the Municipal Partners for Economic Development Program (MPED) financed by the Canada Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Association of Cities of Vietnam seek 01 National Consultant or 01 Consultant Team (01 team leader and team members) to conduct a “<b>Study of the Economic Impact of MPED’s Model of Land Information Management for City Governments</b>”</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The objective of the assignment is </span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>to document and compare the system of Land Administration in place in the cities of Nam Dinh, Pleiku, Thai Binh and TraVinh to provide a complete assessment of the situation to inform national and provincial authorities about the potential and constraints of the systems in place, as well as to help other cities replicate the model.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The second and main objective of the study is to document the existing and potential economic benefits (cost-saving) and impact (support to growth and prosperity) of the demonstration project in Nam Dinh, Pleiku, Thai Binh and Tra Vinh. As such, the study will provide arguments to support the expansion of the demonstration project and the replication of the model in other cities.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with DFATD of Canada procurement regulations.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Solicitation documents and addendum (if any) are posted on the following website:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.acvn.vn/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC'>www.acvn.vn</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Interested </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>parties <span style='color:black'>are invited to submit CVs, Research Methodology Proposal and Financial Proposal (following guidance in the Procurement Notice) to:</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ACVN Office</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Floor 6, Palace of Knowledge, Tran Thai Tong Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel. (84-4) 3 7 629 571</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Telefax number: (84-4) 3 7624 884</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Email: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:thaonp04@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC'>thaonp04@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>, </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:acvn@fpt.vn" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC'>acvn@fpt.vn</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>With subject line</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>: <b>Individual Consultant or 01 Consultant Team on</b> <b>Studying of the Economic Impact of MPED’s Model of Land Information Management for City Governments</b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>(Please indicate whether you apply for an Independent Consultant or Team Leader and Team Members)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Submission deadline: 30 September 2014 (Hanoi time)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Best regards,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>MPED National Coordinator</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Association of cities of Vietnam</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;word-spacing:0px'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Floor 6, Palace of Knowledge, Tran Thai Tong Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div 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