The FDRE Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their interest in providing these services.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING FIRMS)

Ministry of Finance, International Financial Institutions Cooperation Division

Project Name: Institutional Support Project to Strengthen Macro-economic

Management (ISP-SMM)

Assignment Title: Consultancy Services to Establish Capital Market Training Facility

Sector: Multi Sector

Financing Agreement reference: 2100155041685

Project ID No.: P-ET-KF0-007

Country: Ethiopia

The FDRE Ministry of Finance has received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Institutional Support Project to Strengthen Macro-Economic Management (ISP-SMM) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this Grant to payments under the contract for the Procurement of consultancy service for the Establishment of Capital Market Training Facility.

The services included under this project are: to conduct need Assessment, Feasibility Study, generate Governance and Operational Recommendations, develop a high-level curriculum that addresses key training needs, propose a budget to operationalize the Capital Market Training Facility, produce training facility sustainability Plan and implementation Roadmap. A Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selections (QCBS) method. The assignment is expected to take a maximum of four months from the contract commencement date. The services and requirements for this Consultancy are stipulated in the Terms of Reference (ToR) that can be obtained from the address below.

The FDRE Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultant firms must provide information indicating the Consultant's profile, country of residence and evidence that they are qualified to perform the above mentioned services including but not limited to;

1. Core business of the firm and years in business;
2. Specific experience in successfully implementing similar assignments;
3. Experience of relevant services in an environment in or similar to that of Ethiopia;
4. Technical and managerial organization of the firm (provide only the structure of the organization, general qualification, and number of key staff). Do not provide CVs of key staff. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank's "Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations"," dated August 2015, which is available on the Bank's website at http://www.afdb.org. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM local time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below (in person or by email) within 14 business days after its advertisement before 15:00 EAT by mentioning "Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services to Establish Capital Market Training Facility in Ethiopia".

Attn: Israel Yigezu King George VI Avenue; P.O. Box 1905/1037/; Addis Ababa-Ethiopia Tel: +251911763533 Facsimile (fax): +251-11-1560124/551496 E-mail: metisrael@gmail.com; CC to: banbesa@mofed.gov.et

Ministry of Finance, International Financial Institutions Cooperation Division