Process evaluation of UPSNJP

Source: World Bank — Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

The Urban Food Security Project Office

Urban Productive Safety Net and Job Project (UPSNJP)

Grant No. D732-ET

Assignment Title: Process Evaluation of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP)

Reference No. ET-UJCFSA-256134-CS-QCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 

The consulting services (“the Services”) include all aspects of the UPSNJP project implementation processes and procedures in a sample of the 83 UPSNJP cities. It will cover (i) all 6 subprograms, (ii) the targeting and GRM that are common to several of them, and (iii) the process and procedures in all oversight and technical support-providing committees applied in project implementation. 

The objective of the process evaluation:

To assess the UPSNJP project implementers’ compliance with the processes and procedures established in the project implementation manual (PIM). The process evaluation will identify what works and what does not work, as well as ways to improve the implementation of the UPSNJP. The process evaluation will assess the efficacy of specific phases in the delivery chain of the various subprograms of the UPSNJP (intake, assessment of beneficiaries, delivery of services, payments, etc.), while identifying constraints that implementers may face with procedures described in the PIM. The process evaluation may lead to:

1. A revision of the PIM in order to improve processes; and/or
2. The provision of additional training or increased capacity building (including perhaps more funding for operational activities, additional equipment, additional communications, clearer guidelines, etc.) so that implementers are in a better position to implement the processes as they have been agreed in the PIM.

The estimated implementation period for the assignment is 3 years between January 2022 and December 2024. The input provided by the key staffs for all the six stages is estimated as 201 man months (32, 28, 40, 28, 43, 30 man months from stage 1 – 6 respectively).

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.ujcfs.et/am/agency_tenders 

The Urban Food Security Project Office under Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure now invite 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 are core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm. The Qualifications and Experience of Key Experts shall not be included in the shortlisting criteria. 

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. 

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. 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the 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 9:00AM to 5:00PM Addis Ababa 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 November 25, 2021 on or before 5:00 pm Addis Ababa time (afternoon).

The Urban Food Security Project Office

Urban Productive Safety Nets and Jobs Project (UPSNJP)

Attn: Ato Yihenew Mengstie and Mesfin Ekubu

P.O. Box: 43161, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kazan chis area, near to Economic commission for Africa (ECA), Adama Real State, 5th floor

Tel: +251 115 575037

E-mail: ymengstiejobfsa@gmail.com and mesfinebf@gmail.com