Lecture: Consulting Services and Road Maintenance

Lecture:	Consulting Services and Road Maintenance
Date:	24 and 26 April 2012
Venue:	MUST - Mongolian University of Science and Technology,  6th floor, Room #611
Duration:	1.5 hours each Lecture
Attendees:	MUST Students and Staff
Trainers: Facilitator:	Manmohan Ruprai and Steve Pattinson Ms. Bolorma

1. Consulting Services

Date	Time	Contents	Lecturer
24 April 2012	13.00-14.30	This lecture will summarize subjects listed below: §  Purpose of the Lecture §  Current Rules and Regulations for Consultancy Services in Mongolia §  What are the types of consulting services? §  International Guidelines §  International Practice §  Rationale for Registration of Firms and Individuals §  Parameters Relevant for Registration §  Practices in other Countries §  Development of Consultancy Services in Mongolia	Manmohan Ruprai

2. Road Maintenance

Date	Time	Contents	Facilitator
26 April 2012	9.20-10.50	This lecture will detail subjects listed below: §  What is road maintenance §  Why is maintenance important §  What are the three types of maintenance §  A comparison Mongolia and Australia §  Best Practice – A Stitch in Time §  Routine Maintenance §  Periodic Maintenance §  Rehabilitation §  Maintenance by Contract	Steve Pattinson

Significance of Consulting Function

The Public Procurement Law of Mongolia defines consulting services as:

"Consulting services" mean expert services provided by the contractor based on specialized expertise and skills as to prepare and implement a project, conduct training, provide technical assistance, conduct a research and analysis, work out a design, and supervise the contract execution;

Background:

Engineers are engaged in a variety of technical activities culminating in the production of goods and services. Consulting engineers engage in the application of science and technology in research and development, design, construction, production and provision of infrastructure e.g. power, roads, railways, water supply, waste management, drainage, etc. Their tasks include conceptualization, investigations, designing, planning, implementation, testing and the like within the framework of acceptable norms and standards evolved for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the public. Consulting Engineering Entities (CEE) are groups of engineers, supported by others, that perform specific engineering functions. Their responsibility has numerous dimensions: technical, economic, legal and public. For such an important function, there ought to be a framework for ensuring quality and accountability in the work of CEEs.

This seminar will cover subjects listed below:

§  Purpose of the Workshop and Framework for Consulting Services and Firms

§  Current Rules and Regulations for Consultancy Services in Mongolia

§  What are the types of consulting services?

§  International Guidelines

§  International Practice

§  Outsourcing Consultancy Services

§  Rationale for Registration of Firms and Individuals

§  Parameters Relevant for Registration

§  Statutory Registration

§  Practices in other Countries

§  Development of Consultancy Services in Mongolia

References will be made to PPLM and other laws regarding the Provisions for Procurement of Consulting Services for selection of consultants.