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 demonstr