Selection and Employment of Procurement Specialist

Source: World Bank — Trade Logistics Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – Individual CONSULTANTS)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT:  Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project (P156590)

CONSULTING SERVICES: Procurement Specialist

Reference No.: ET-EMAA-189057-CS-INDV

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank (WB) toward the cost of the Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project (ETLP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

1. The Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority (EMAA) through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU) is the implementing agency of the project and would like to strengthen its internal technical capacity to manage the transformation of Modjo dry port to Modjo logistics hub through the provision of a service of qualified and experienced Procurement Specialist. The assignment targets ensuring timely and efficient execution of procurement for works, goods and services as per the project’s quality, schedule and cost requirement.

The EMAA now invites qualified and eligible Individual procurement consultants (‘Consultants’) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide Letter of Expression of Interest along with their CV, recommendation letters and other information (documentary evidence of academic background, evidence on experience in similar assignments, recommendation letters, etc.) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services .

The shortlisting criteria are qualification and experience in carrying out procurement activities of high value contracts of Civil Works, Goods and Equipment, and Consultancy Services in Bank financed projects.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (Revised July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection Method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information (Detailed ToR for the assignment) can be obtained from Sept. 3 - 14. 2020 at the address below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 P.M hours and from 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours, Monday to Thursday and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours on Friday. The Expression of Interest along with documentary evidences can be delivered in hard copies or electronically (by e-mail) to the address below on or before 12:00 PM on 15 Sept. 2020.

Attention: W/o Eyerusalem Kasay

Address:  Ziquala Complex/Building, 4th Floor, ETLP/ PIU Project Manager’s office

                Located in Kirkos Sub city, 150 meters from St. Stephen Church towards Bambis

                Super Market, opposite NOC fuel station

                 P.O.Box: 1861, Addis Ababa

                        Tel.:   +251 11 5570822/27                   

                        Fax:    +251 11 5503960

                        Email:   elednaj@yahoo.com

                cc.  asratbyn@yahoo.com           etlp.emaa1@gmail.com

                 Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project Office (ETLP)

                   Ethiopian Maritime Affairs Authority