External Financial Audit for RLLP

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project

Loan No./Credit No./Grant No.: - IDA 6312-ET       Project ID: - P163383

Assignment Title: - External Financial Audit for the year 2023/24

Reference No.: ET-MOALR-394517-CS-LCS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project (RLLP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include of external financial audit in nine regions and 170 project woredas (to be considered 30% of them). The required key staff shall be one Team leader/Lead Auditor and five senior auditors. The total professional staff-days shall be 80 staff days. The service will be commenced on March 1, 2024 and shall be finalized in 80 staff days. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from our office or can be obtained at the email address kinfumz@yahoo.com.

The Ministry of Agriculture 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 short-listing criteria are: The firm shall deliver properly at least ten similar assignments in the World Bank Funded project external audit and shall present documentary evidence. The firm is expected to present its technical approach and methodology, work plan, organization and staffing, its core business shall have similar assignment in the procurement audit and more than eight years’ experience in similar assignment.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016

Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: Selection and employment of consultants under IPF by World Bank Borrowers July 2016 Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest, as per paragraph 3.17of the Procurement Regulations.

Consultants are not allowed associate with other firms. 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.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the LCBS (Selection Based on the Least Cost) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 8.00 AM to 9.00 PM hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) on or before January 26, 2024, time 2:30PM.

Attn: Ato Kinfe Bekabil

Sustainable Land Management Program, Resilient Landscape and Livelihood Project

Procurement Executive.

CMC Road, behind Geological Survey

Block B, 2nd floor

City: Addis Ababa, Bole Sub City

Telephone: +251-911-193610

Email: - kinfumz@yahoo.com