Procurement of Consultant Service for GEQIP-E Environmental & Social Audit

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity

                       REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

       (CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION)

Country:  Ethiopia

Name of Project: - General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E)

Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for undertaking GEQIP-E Environmental & social management compliance Audit

Reference No. MOE/GEQIP-E/C/ QCBS -138/20

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include carrying out Environmental and Social management system compliance Audit 

The Environmental and Social management system compliant Audit under this contract shall be carried out the General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E) program.

The Ministry of Education 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, Experience in the Specific Assignment, and Technical and Managerial Capability.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 – 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers:  Procurement in Investment Project Financing:  Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated 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 in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

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

Further information, including the TOR for the Consultancy Assignment, can be obtained at the address below during office hours (8:00-12:00 am and 1:00 PM-5:00PM) from procurement Service and Administration Directorate.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by e-mail) on or before 7 May, 2021 at 3:00PM.

Attention; Ato Adisu Tesfaye Degefa

Procurement Service and Administration Directorate

Floor No. 1st floor, Old Building

Tel:  +251-0118-72-28-96

e-mail:  adis9805moe@gmail.com

Ministry of Education

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia