Consultancy Service – Public Works Impact Assessment (PWIA) Phase III, 2014

Source: World Bank — Productive Safety Net APL III

Request for Expressions of Interest

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Productive Safety Net Program APL III

IDA  Credit No: 4666-ETProject ID. No P113220

Consultancy Service Public Works Impact Assessment (PWIA) Phase III, 2014

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a financing from the World Bank, toward the cost of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), APL III, andintends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. .

(a)    The consulting services ("the Services") include: determine the extent and nature of the impact of the PSNP Public Work (PW) programme to date:

i.                    On the watersheds in which it has been implemented, and

ii.                  On the households in those watersheds, in terms of the productivity of the natural resources, change in livelihood conditions and access to social services enjoyed by households.

Assess:

(b) Assess the effectiveness of the Community-Based Participatory Integrated Watershed Development approach of the PSNP PW programme, and the role and effectiveness of PSNP Natural Resources subprojects within the totality of interventions in the watershed;

 (c) Assess the extent and nature of the actual impact to date of the PSNP PW programme on the watersheds selected;

(d) Assess the extent and nature of the impact of the PSNP PW programme on both PSNP and non-PSNP households in the concerned watersheds.

(e) Assess the potential economic benefits of the PW subprojects examined, through the determination of cost-benefit ratios.

•         In addition, the study will report on additional findings of interest to the joint Government-DP stakeholders, such as contribution to climate change adaptation,impacts on community behaviour, social cohesion, land use, empowerment, etc.

•         The study will be carried out in all PSNP implementing regions, namely, Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, Harari, Dire Dawa, Afar and Somali. It is expected to run from January 2015 to June 2015.

The Natural Resources Management Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the service. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The indicative short listing criteria are:

•         Consultant's generalexperience in consultancy, Consultant's relevant, experience related to the assignment

•         Firm's availability of appropriate skills among staff

•         Firms experience in similar conditions

The attention of interested Consultants is drawnto paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Guidelines Selectionand Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011) ("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 withthe 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, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) on or before December 26, 2014, 3:00 p.m.

Attention: Ato Tefera Tadesse or Ato Yosef Assefa

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)- Natural Resources Management Directorate

Gurd Sholla, CMC Road,  Near Ministry of Mines

Procurement Case Team, Building B, 1^st floor

Contact person:

P.O.Box: 62347, Tel: +25111 646 1380/81, Fax: +25111 6461163

E-mail:  yosef22@gmail.com, tefera.tadesse@moa.gov.et 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.