Afforestation/Reforestation/Restoration status assessment for SLMP

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(Firm Selection)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of project: Resilient Landscape &Livelihood Project (RLLP)

Loan No.: IDA 63120 ET, Project ID P163383

Assignment Title: AFFORESTATION/REFORESTATION/RESTORATION STATUS ASSESSMENT

Procurement Reference No.: SLMC/01

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture, has received financing support from the World Bank toward the cost of the Resilient Landscape Livelihood Project (RLLP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the procurement of consultancy service for afforestation/reforestation/restoration status. The consulting services (“the Services”) include completion report of major Resilient Landscape Livelihood Project (RLLP) implementing agencies at the federal and six (6) regional implementing agencies in each region of Resilient Landscape & Livelihood Project (RLLP) at regional level and woreda level.

The consulting service (“the services”) includes but not limited to the following:

1. To conduct survival rate assessment per plantation strategy for planted seedlings for the last Project implementation period.
2. To assess coverage of afforested/reforested areas during project implementation period and make analysis based on target value and baseline values
3. To understand the relationship of demand - supply of planting material (seedlings) in intervention watersheds and to trace sources and availability of seed and other biological inputs for seedling production,
4. To compare and contrast land uses which has shown progress in terms of forest or vegetation coverage with major cause-effect analysis,
5. To understand species-site match and rating species planted visa vis land use type,q
6. Assess seedling production capacity of all categories of nurseries at current state and forecast five year production plan and investment required with referring strategic plan for RLLP.

The Ministry of Agriculture now invited eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the required services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the service. The short listing criteria will include the firm's:

• Experience in donor financing firms and projects in the related area of service.
• Qualification in the field of the assignment/firm's experience in similar assignment.
• Technical and managerial organization and quality management system of the firm.
• General qualifications and member of key technical stuff of the firm.
• Firm's reputation of integrity and prior track record of superior performance in similar assignment.
• Firm's experience in working in similar conditions/environment.

The attention of interested consultants in draw to paragraph 1.9 of the world Bank's Guideline: Selection and employment of consultants under IBRD loans and IDA credits & grants; by world Bank borrowers, January 2011 ("Consultant Guideline"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the above specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: the above mentioned consultant guideline.

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

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person on or before October 15, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

Attention: Ato  Kinfe Bekabil, Resilient Landscape Livelihood Project (RLLP),

Street Name: CMC Road behind Geological Survey, Building B, Floor No. 4, Room No. 4-2

City: Addis Ababa, Country: Ethiopia

Tell: +251116461300/+251911193610.

Consultants should not submit their financial offer at this time.