National Urban Development & Construction Sector Baseline (BDDMS) Data Collection which will support implementation and monitoring of the Ten Years Perspective Plan for the sector

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program

ETHIOPIA

URBAN INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UIIDP)

Project No. P163452

IDA Grant No.: D277-ET, Regular Credit Cr# 6196 and Scale up Facility Cr# 6197

Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for providing Base line data Development and Management System

Reference No.: ET-MUDH-279951-CS-QCBS

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include to to hire and obtain consultancy  services to conduct  the National Urban & infrastructure Sector Baseline (NUISB) Data Collection is to produce a comprehensive and integrated National Urban & infrastructure Sector Baseline database to allow for evidence-based planning and more efficient resource allocation in the Urban & infrastructure sector

The specific objectives of the assignment are:

1. to produce comprehensive and integrated National Urban & infrastructure Sector Baseline database to allow for evidence-based planning and more efficient resource allocation in the urban development & infrastructure  sector.
2. To collect a nation-wide, regionally disaggregated, town-based, regularly updated, complete Urban & infrastructure Sector Baseline and reports would be generated by the Towns, Regions
3. to collect data on urban plan, urban land, housing, urban infrastructure, urban food security , municipal services, urban finance, waste management, urban greenery and public space, and construction sub-sector.

All objectives will be answered in the baseline survey findings and reported to CSS and Ministry of Urban & Iinfrastructure.It is expected that the Consultant will carry out, among others, the following major tasks:-

The scope of the assignment is urban development and infrastructure baseline.  The detail scope of the assignment   are itemized with in following major five  phases

1. BDDMS  Organization & Communication
2. Preparation of BDDMS Training Manual and data collection format
3. Development of BDDMS M&E-MIS system
4. Training and data collection
5. Project completion

Thus, a nation-wide, regionally disaggregated, town-based, regularly updated, complete Urban & Infrastructure Sector Baseline and reports would be generated by the Town, Region to suit a particular requirement, most obviously Town Development plans, Regional Development plans, and National/Federal/Sectoral Development plans. Sector Development partners forum, Mayors forum, Sector Joint Meeting forums, private sector, professional associations, Central Statistics Service (CSSs) as well as town community at large would benefit significantly from reliable data on access, use and sustainability, as well as from detailed analysis of achievements, based on outputs and outcomes, confirmed by verification. In line with the sector needs, the National Urban & infrastructure Sector Baseline (NUISB) Data Collection covers urban plan, urban land, housing, urban infrastructure, municipal services, urban finance, waste management, urban greenery and public space, Road infrastructure and construction sector and sub-sector. This integration reflects the inter-Sectorial nature of the Urban & infrastructure sector by measuring progress towards achieving an integrated outcome

The implementation period is Nine (9) months from commencement of services and expected start date of assignment is November 7, 2022 and completion date is July 20, 2023.

It is expected that the full team of the firm will have the following key staffs:

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment should be requested by email from the Ministry at the address given below before preparation of the Expression of Interest by interested firms and will be provided by e-mail.

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 short-listing criteria are:

 1.  Core Business (Areas of Expertise);

2. Years in Business;

3. Experience Similar Assignments; and

4. Technical and Managerial Capability.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the short-listing stage and accordingly CVs should not be submitted.

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 and revised November 2017, August 2018) and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should clearly indicate 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.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: - 8.30 AM-12.30 PM and 1.30 PM-5.30 PM from Monday to Thursday and office hours on Fridays are 8.30 AM-11.30 AM and 1.30 PM-5.30 PM.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by not later than May 17, 2022 at 3.30 PM. 

Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure;

Urban Revenue Enhancement, Fund Mobilization and Finance Bureau;

Attn: Ato Meskerem Birhane; Senior Project Procurement Management Specialist;

Telephone: 251-115- 51-38-40

Email: urefmf@gmail.com

Physical address: 3rd  Floor, Room No. 305, Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure  Building, Opposite National Bank of Ethiopia, Sudan St./Ras Abebe Aregay St., Leghare Area, P. O. Box 3040, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.