The Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure would like to make a request for an expression of interest in Consulting Services Firms Selection for the Environmental and Social Auditing of the UPSNP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

• Urban Food Security and Safety Net office under the Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure
• Urban Productive Safety Net Project (UPSNP)
• Credit No: - 57560 - ET
• Assignment Title: - Environmental and social Auditing of the UPSNP
• Reference No: - ET-MUDH-294325-CS-CQS
• The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank for the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net Project (UPSNP). It intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services ("the Services") include Environmental and social Auditing of the UPSNP

The service has the following objectives:

The objective of Environmental and Social Auditing is to assess the compliance of implementation to project safeguard instruments and intermediate environment and social impacts of the UPSNP interventions for the sustainability of the project and scaling up.

The estimated implementation period for the assignment is six weeks.

The Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria include relevance of core business and years in business; qualification and experience in the field of assignment; technical and managerial capabilities of the firm to carry out surveys and analytical work; and general qualification and number of key staff but not individual experts' bio data.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 revised July 2014) ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms through a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 9:00 AM (Local time) to 5:00 PM (local time). Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by July 20, 2022, on or before 5:00 pm local time (afternoon) Urban Food Security and Safety Net office at the Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure.

Urban Productive Safety Net Project (UPSNP)

Attn: Ato Yihenew Mengstie, Procurement Specialists

E-mail: ymengstiejobfsa@gmail.com  and

Ato Birhanu Teshome- Head, Urban Food Security, and Safety Net Office

E-mail: sbirhanul@gmail.com

Adama Real Estate, 5th Floor, UPSNP Coordination Unit, Procurement Section

P.O. Box: 43161, Tel. No: +251-11 557 5037,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure