Consultancy Service for third and Fourth Annual performance Assessment of 61 cities and 2 regions in Oromia( 38 cities) & SNNPRS (23 Cities) participating in UIIDP for allocations for EFY 2014(2021/22) & EFY 2015.

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program

ETHIOPIA

URBAN INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UIIDP)

Project No. P163452

Grant No.: D277-ET, Regular Credit Cr# 6196 and Scale up Facility Cr# 6197

Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for Third and Fourth Annual Performance Assessment (APA) of 61 cities in 2 Regions (Oromia Region and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR); in Oromia (38 cities) & in SNNPRS (23 Cities) participating in UIIDP for allocations of the program budget for EFY 2014(2021/22) & EFY 2015 (GC 2022/23)

Reference No.: ET-MUDH-121770-CS-QCBS

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Urban Institutional and Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include to undertake Third and Fourth Annual performance Assessment of 61 cities and 2 regions (Oromia and SNNPR); in Oromia (38 cities) & SNNPRS (23 Cities) participating in UIIDP for allocations of the program fund for EFY 2014 (2021/22) & EFY 2015(GC 2022/23).The assessment will be done according to the UIIDP Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and the associated Performance Measures (PM) and performance indicators except Quality of Infrastructure which will be done by Office of Federal Auditor General and results handed over to the APA Consultant.  The assessment will be done as per procedures described in the latest updated Annual Performance Assessment Guideline (APAG) for UIIDP, so as to identify the achievement of the cities, individually and in aggregate. The assessment will involve intensive field work for collection of data and field verifications, and report writing and compilation. The result will determine: a) whether UIIDP funds linked to the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) described can be disbursed (by the World Bank); and b) the allocation, or non-allocation of funds, (by GOE) that may be made to each of the 61 participating cities for EFY 2014 (GC 2021/22) & EFY 2015 (GC 2022/23). All the cities will be assessed on performance measures/indicators in DLI1 (Minimum Conditions), DLI 2, DLI 3, & DLI 4.  In addition to this, the APA will assess the DLIs related with the performance at the regional entities (DLIs 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.)The five regional implementing entities and the respective DLIs are: Regional Bureau of Urban Development, Housing and Construction (or NRS equivalent),  – DLI5, Office of the Regional Auditor General – DLI6, Regional Environmental Protection Agency –DLI7, Regional Revenue Authority – DLI8 and Regional Public Procurement Agency – DLI 9.

 The implementation period and expected start date of assignment is as follows:

3rd APA

It is expected that the contract will be signed not later than early July 2020 and the Consultant will commence services not later than early August 2020. The estimated implementation period for the assignment is approximately 7 months over the period from August 2020 to February 2021. Most of the field work is done during the period from August 2020 to September 2020 (8 weeks) with submission of first draft preliminary reports by October 15, 2020 (excluding audit results/scores).

4th APA

Since the selected Consultants will be engaged for both 3rd and 4th APA, the confirmation of availability of staff and confirmation of satisfactory performance and continuity to the fourth year will be done in early July 2021 and the Consultant will commence services not later than early August 2021. The estimated implementation period for the assignment is approximately 7 months over the period from August 2021 to February 2022. Most of the field work is done during the period from August 2021 to September 2021 (8 weeks) with submission of first draft preliminary reports by October 15, 2021 (excluding audit results/scores).

 The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained through requesting our official email address given below.

The Ministry of Urban Development and Construction 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 short-listing criteria are:

1.  Core Business (Areas of Expertise);

2. Years in Business;

3. Experience Similar Assignments; and

4. Technical and Managerial Capability.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the short-listing stage.

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 and revised November 2017) (“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 clearly indicate 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.

Since this assignment will run concurrently with the other similar assignment for the consultancy services of 56 cities and 8 regions, firms and their associates may express interest for one or both assignments but the Client will prepare two independent short-lists for the two assignments. A firm and their associates will not be shortlisted on more than one assignment.

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: - 8.30 AM-12.30 PM and 1.30 PM-5.30 Pm from Monday to Thursday and office hours on Fridays are 8.30 AM-11.30 AM and 1.30 PM-5.30 PM.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by not later than September 24, 2019 at 5.30 PM. 

Ministry of Urban Development and Construction;

Urban Revenue Enhancement, Fund Mobilization and Finance Bureau;

Attn: Ato Meskerem Birhane; Senior Project Procurement Expert;

Telephone: 251-115- 51-38-40

Email: urefmf@gmail.com

Physical address: 2nd  Floor, Room No. 201, Ministry of Urban Development and Construction Building, Opposite National Bank of Ethiopia, Sudan St./Ras Abebe Aregay St., Leghare Area, P. O. Box 3040, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.