ANNOUNCEMENT

Invitation to Bid for Audit Services for Audit of KCGF’s Financial Statements

Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund (KCGF) intends to procure external audit services for the Kosovo Financial Guarantee Fund Financial Statements for a period of three (3) years. KCGF has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the required services and invites all qualified bidders that are professional companies registered in Kosovo or abroad to respond to the RFP.

Proposers’ responses must clearly demonstrate that they meet the following mandatory criteria:

• The Respondent must be licensed in accordance with Law No. 06/L-032 on Accounting, Financial Reporting and Auditing and be authorized to provide financial statement audit services in Kosovo;
• The Respondent should have: (a) at least two (2) key audit partners responsible for Kosovo, statutory auditors certified by a Kosovo Accountants and Auditors Association affiliated with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), SCAAK, and (b) at least one member of the audit team, must hold an international professional external audit qualification (ACCA).
• The Respondent must have at least three (3) years of experience in conducting financial statement audits of banks and/or micro-finance institutions, in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and provide evidence of prior audits;
• The Respondent must not have provided any audit services to KCGF in the previous three (3) years and is not under contract or in negotiations to do so;

Failure to meet the above mandatory criteria by the proposer, will result in exclusion from further consideration during the evaluation process.

Interested bidders that fulfill the eligibility criteria are invited to submit their proposals and all related documentation on the implementation of the assignment according to instructions as specified in the RFP. KCGF will not be liable for any cost related to the preparation or submission of bids.

The deadlines are as follows:

• Deadline for requesting the RFP: 04 August 2022 at 15:00 hours
• Deadline to submit questions: 05 August 2022 at 15:00 hours
• Deadline for submission of proposals: 12 August 2022 at 15:00 hours

The RFP can be requested only by sending an email to [email protected]. The email request should include:

• Name of the company, official registered address, phone number, email address and website.
• Name of the designated contact person/ liaison for the RFP in the company, title, email address and phone number.
• Email address that the RFP should be sent to if other than that of the contact person/ liaison.