Independent Procurement Review of PBS III

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Promoting Basic Services Program Phase III Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FOR CONSULTING FIRM

COUNTRY- ETHIOPIA

NAME OF PROJECT- PROMOTION BASIC SERVICE PHASE III

Credit No. IDA-51620-ET  

Assignment Title: Selection of Consultant for Independent Procurement Review Audit (IPR/A IV) for the project of Promotion Basic Service phase III

Procurement plan Package No: - ET-MOFEC-COPCU-36659-CS-QCBS

This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business No. DB Reference Nº: WB 857-02/13 Posted on February 19/2013.

The Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the contract for Selection of Consultant for Independent Procurement Review Audit (IPR/A IV) for the project of Promotion Basic Service phase III

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of this Procurement Audit assignment are as follows:

• Review of procurement under PBS III which includes procurement conducted by Channel One Programs Coordination Directorate, Central Statistics Agency, Ministry of Water Irrigation and Electricity, and Ministry of Agriculture and natural resource,
• To seek a professional opinion on compliance of the procurement processes with the general principle of economy and efficiency, equal opportunities and transparency and to verify technical compliance, physical completion and price competitiveness of each contract in the selected representative sample of contracts;
• To review the capacity of implementing agencies including Regions and Woreda’s pool system in handling procurement efficiently, comments on the quality of procurement and contracting, and identify reasons for delays, if any and overall, to review how procurement management facilitates project implementation; 
• To identify any indicators of questionable standards of ethics in the procurement management and oversight environment that make the processes vulnerable to fraud and corruption or collusive and obstructive practices, and report any suspicious cases; and
• To recommend actions needed to improve project procurement performance in light of deficiencies.

SCOPE OF THE WORK

The Consultant will undertake the following:

• the Procurement Review/ Audit will cover 100 % of completed or partially completed contracts in Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate, Central Statistics Agency, Ministry of Water irrigation & Electricity and Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource shall be audited
• It will also assess the procurement implementation capacity, improvement and gaps in the woreda procurement system at least in 4 Regions and minimum of 5 woredas in each region.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Demonstrated experience in showing strong organizational & managerial capabilities in carrying out activities similar to the assignment
• Demonstrated experience in working as procurement consultant in procurement review and auditing
• Demonstrated experience implementing assignments of similar size and complexity
• Local experience in implementing similar or related assignments.

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 and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers. January 2011 and as revised July 2014 edition (“Consultant Guidelines”), 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& Cost Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 8:30 AM- 5:30PM. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) on or before August 8, 2018.

Ministry of Finance & Economic Coopration (MoFEC)

Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate

Attention Ato Degu Lakew Eguale

Kifleketema - Arada, kebele11/12 6th Floor Room No. 621

Sadist kilo in front of Lion Cage Park

Phone: +251-111-57-05-94/91

E-mail: copcuproc@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia