Ethiopa: Independent Procurement Reviews for four Bank-Financed Projects

Request For Expressions of Interest

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Edition 1:   Nov 12, 2009

General Information
Country:   Ethiopia
City/Locality:   Afar, Amhara, Beneshangul Gumuz, Gambella, Harari, Oromiya, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP), and Tigray plus the two city administrations of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa
Notice/Contract Number:   ET-FY10-IPR(4)
Publication Date:   Nov 12, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 3, 2009
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   3A-IPR
AFTPC
Eligibility of Bidders:   Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of at least two (2) similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The consultant should also provide a statement of no-conflict of interest for the projects under the review with its expressions of interests
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Sarah Sanders
AFTPC
701 - 18th Street, NW
MSN J8-809
Washington , D.C.   20433
United States
Telephone:   202-473-4949
Fax:   202-473-5480
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/PROCUREMENT/0,,pagePK:84271~theSitePK:84266,00.html

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SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Ethiopia
INDEPENDENT PROCUREMENT REVIEWS
CONSULTING SERVICES

BUDGET ALLOCATION # IR-P111312-PORT


Expressions of Interest

The World Bank intends to finance the assignment/services described below under a budget allocation for the Bank’s administrative budget.

The services involve the carrying out of Independent Procurement Reviews of the processes followed by the Government for four (4) Bank-Financed contracts under each of the selected Bank-Financed projects in Ethiopia.

List of four IDA Financed Projects to be reviewed:

Active Projects
1 - P076735: Ethiopia Water Supply and Sanitation Proj.
Amount: $100.00 M
Cr. #: 3901-ET
Location: Each of the 9 regions and 2 city administrations is an Executing Agency

2 -P097271: Electricity Access Expansion Project I (EAREP I)
Amount: $ 133.40 M
Cr. #: 4200-ET
Location: EEPCo is the Executing Agency but the implementation is in several districts

3 - P074015: Protection of Basic Services
Cr. #: H3470
Location: We are targeting only the Health Component allocated $138.6 million. Ministry of Health and PFSA are the Executing Agencies but health commodities distributed nationwide.

4 - P074020: Public Sector Capacity Building Program Support
Amount: $100.00 M
Cr. #: 3899-ET
Location: 19 Executing Agencies: 8 Federal Agencies, 9 regions and 2 city administrations

Scope of services:

(a) Review of the procurement process, contracting, and implementation processes which have been followed for a sample of contracts under the above mentioned projects in Ethiopia to confirm their consistency with the Loan/Credit/Grant Agreements and to assess the extent to which such contracts have achieved value for money. The review will also focus on a physical verification of the goods and serviced procured under the selected contracts. The review will also assess the Bank performance related to these contracts:

(b) Discuss with the Bank prior to completing the final IPR report showing the preliminary findings of the draft IPR report.

(c) Finalize the IPR report and send the report to the Bank.

The IPR will be done in Ethiopia and will involve travelling to all the nine regions of Ethiopia: Afar, Amhara, Beneshangul Gumuz, Gambella, Harari, Oromiya, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP), and Tigray plus the two city administrations of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa to visit the various implementing agencies. Discussion prior to the mission will take place with the Task Team Leaders at the Country Office in Addis Ababa.

The complete details which are in the Terms of Reference will be made available to the short-listed consultants. Short-listing will be based on the evaluation of EOIs received in response to this advertisement.

The World Bank now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of at least two (2) similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The consultant should also provide a statement of no-conflict of interest for the projects under the review with its expressions of interests

Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers May 2004 (revised October 2006).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 9:00 a.m to 5:30 p.m.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 10:00 a.m. December 3, 2009.

The World Bank
Messeret Marcos
Africa Avenue
Bole Road
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251-1) 517 60 00
Fax: (251-1) 662 77 17
E-mail:mmarcos@worldbank.org copy to ssanders@worldbank.org
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