Monitoring, assisting and reporting on the Emergency Municipal Services Rehabilitation Project (EMSRP)

The consultant firm conducted the following tasks :

1. Provide Support to the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) :

• Facilitate the process by review applications prepared by the LGUs.
• Consolidate a procurement plan of the activities of the project.
• Verify invoices submitted to PCU against the implemented works and purchased goods by the LGU’s.

2. Provide Technical Assistance to the Local Government Units (LGU’s) :

• Assist LGUs in designing the labor-intensive temporary employment projects.
• Provide support to LGU’s in preparation of standard bidding and contractual documents.
• Ensure that all the LGUs have a full understanding of forms and procedures of the procurement guidelines.
• Consult with the PCU about the training needs of the LGUs on the World Bank procurement guidelines and procedures.

3. Monitoring, Documenting and Reporting :

• Provide support in the overall monitoring and the LGU’s fund allocation.
• Provide technical support in reviewing of LGU’s procurement procedures.
• Identifying difficulties in the implementation of the activities carried out by the LGUs as early as possible and maintain an open dialogue with those responsible with view to find solutions or corrective measures.
• Monitoring of environmental and social issues, including gender issues.
• Prepare and submit detailed inception, monthly and completion reports to PCU of the MLG.