Assessment of City Readiness and annual performance

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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Ethiopia

Project: Urban Productive safety Net and Jobs Project (UPSNJP)

Grant No.: D732-ET

Assignment Title: UPSNJP Readiness and Performance Criteria Assessment & Verification in Federal, Regional and City level Project Implementing Institutions

Reference No.: ET-UJCFSA-208956-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”) includes the assessment of the readiness of project implementing institutions in 83 Cities and 10 Regional States to properly implement the UPSNJP during the first year of the project implementation period, undertake a performance assessment of the same institutions during the second and third years of the project implementation period based on the criteria matrix stated in this TOR. The assignment also includes the development of the verification protocols, including the methodology and tools to be used in assessing and verifying the institutions readiness and performance. The service of the Consulting firm (or associations of firms) is required to perform an independent assessment for the three calendar years: 2021 , 2022 and 2023 with an estimated implementation period of 13 weeks in each year. The implementation period for FY 22 ranges from July to September 2021 whereas, for the remaining years the period ranges from February to April.

The assignment has the following two objectives:

1. Develop the readiness and performance criteria verification protocols and methodology; and
2. Verify that regions and cities meet the readiness & performance criteria to join the project for the first round, and the performance criteria in subsequent years to continue participating in the project.

The selected consultancy firm is required to have a team of five (5) groups each having three specialists and a coordinator at the central office of a Consultancy Firm. Each team has a team leader who is one of them (may be assigned as the team leader besides his/her responsibilities in data collection, analysis, and report writing with others).

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment

Can be found at the following website: www.ujcfs.et/am/agency_tenders

The Federal Urban Job Creation and Food Security Agency (JOBFSA) 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 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 May 7, 2021 on or before 5:00 pm Addis Ababa time (afternoon).

Federal Urban Job Creation and Food Security Agency

Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project coordination office

Attn: Debebe Barud (PhD), UPSNP project coordinator

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

Tel: +251 115 575037 / +251 115 579123

E-mail: debebebarud2000@gmail.com/mesfinebf@gmail.com