<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">I. WWF – Vietnam would like to inform all interested Bidders the
following clarifications to Request for Proposal of Tender Ref 09.21
"Auditing Services to Project: Biodiversity Conservation in the Central
Annamites through Ecosystem Protection and Land management (CarBi Phase II)
Project”:</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Auditor's question:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Through the website, we know that WWF is looking for a
professional Auditing Company to provide Auditing services for the projects
“Biodiversity Conservation in the Central Annamites thro</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ugh Ecosystem
Protection and Land management (CarBi Phase II)”. Regarding the location of
document supply listed on the Invitation to Bids, you mentioned 3 places namely
WWF – Laos, WWF – Vietnam (Hanoi Office and Hue Office). So could you please
clarify where the audit can be performed during the Audit fieldwork? And, do
Auditors need to be onsite at all those locations above? </span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WWF-Viet Nam's response:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Yes, the activities are implemented in Lao and Viet Nam and the
financial supporting documents are available in WWF-Laos and WWF-Viet Nam
(Hanoi/Hue offices). The auditors are supposed to be onsite at all locations,
surely to Hanoi/Hue and optional to Lao depending on travel possibility to Lao
due to Covid19. The scenario to work on a scanned document sent from Lao side
can be considered.</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">WWF was one of the first International non-government
organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national
conservation strategy and since then has worked closely with the Vietnamese
Government on a diverse range of environmental issues and implemented field
activities across the country. Please find out more at <a href="http://vietnam.panda.org/" target="_blank">http://vietnam.panda.org/</a>.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">We would like to invite you to provide your services in auditing
a project managed and executed by WWF-Viet Nam. You are kindly requested
to send us your Proposal with separated Technical Proposal and Financial
Proposal (2 files/envelops). Followings are project initial information and
instructions to interested bidders. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I. Project Information</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Project Name:
Biodiversity
Conservation in the Central Annamites through Ecosystem Protection and Land
management (CarBi Phase II Project)<br>
Project Donor:
Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
through KfW<br>
Project Location: Viet Nam<br>
Project Duration: 01.01.2019 –
31.12.2024</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">II. Submission of Proposals</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">The proposals shall be submitted in one outer sealed envelope
containing two separate sealed envelopes, one envelope containing the Technical
Proposal(s) and one envelope containing the Financial Proposal(s). The outer
envelope shall be clearly marked “<b>Proposal for Audit of
the Biodiversity Conservation in the Central Annamites through Ecosystem
Protection and Land management (CarBi Phase II) Project - DO NOT OPEN
BEFORE SUBMISSION DEADLINE</b>”. The two sealed inner envelopes shall be marked
“Technical Proposal” and “Financial Proposal” respectively. The sealed envelope
shall be addressed to WWF-Viet Nam at the following address: No.6, Lane 18,
Nguyen Co Thach street, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi, Viet Nam.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Alternatively, bidders are allowed to submit their proposal by
email. Bidders who intend to submit electronic proposals must follow the
following submission instructions:</font></span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">Bidders
can submit a proposal by email. The proposal shall be separated in two
files: one for technical proposal and one for financial proposal.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">The file
for the financial proposal shall be protected by a password which shall be
kept with the bidders. If the company passed the technical requirement
threshold, WWF-Viet Nam would then request the password to open the
financial proposal file. However, if the company loses the password or in
case the file could not be opened WWF-Viet Nam would not assume
responsibility.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">The
electronic file shall be in the form of MS word or MS excel or PDF.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">Please
send the electronic proposal to <a href="mailto:procurement@wwf.org.vn" target="_blank">procurement@wwf.org.vn</a>. Indicating
subject email as “<b>Proposal for Audit of CarBi Phase II
Project </b>“</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">Please be
aware that bids or proposals emailed to WWF-Vietnam will be rejected if
they are received after the deadline for bid submission. As an email may
take some time to arrive after it is sent, especially if it contains a lot
of information, we advise all bidders to send email submissions well
before the deadline.</font></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.25pt"><font color="#000000">Maximum
size for electronic submission: The maximum size per email that WWF-GM can
receive is <b>25MB</b>. Bidders may need to split proposals into
parts to fit this limit.</font></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Detailed Request for Proposals with Terms of Reference for
the Assignment could be found at <a href="https://vietnam.panda.org/en/get_involved/jobs/?uNewsID=364926" target="_blank">https://vietnam.panda.org/en/get_involved/jobs/?uNewsID=364926</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:21.6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">Deadline for submission is <b style="">17:00 , 14th November
2020 - Hanoi time</b></font><font color="#444444">.</font></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span></p><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"></font></p></div></div></div>