Local Capacity Gap Assessment to manufacture engine/motor pump

Source: World Bank — ET: Agricultural Growth Program

Request for Expressions of Interest

(ConsultingServices – Firms Selection)

Country:                     Ethiopia

Project:                       Agricultural Growth Program

Credit No.                   047830

Consulting Service      Capacity assessment of domestic engine irrigation pump manufacturing

Reference No              ATA/C-01/13

TheFederal Democratic Republicof Ethiopia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA), towards the cost of Agricultural Growth Programand intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for consultancy service on Capacity assessment of domestic engine irrigation pump manufacturing.

The objectives of the consultancy are

•         Identification of key systemic bottlenecks in domestic pump manufacturing;

•         Recommendation of implementable interventions.

•         Identification of potential manufacturers and respective bottlenecks towards pump manufacturing;

•         Identification of interventions that will create an enabling environment for the selected manufacturers.

Theconsulting services ("the Services") include:

▪  Develop a set of criteria to select potential engine pump manufacturers in the country;

▪  Identification of potential manufacturers based on a set of criterion;

▪  Assess capacity and understand major bottlenecks of the selected potential manufacturers. These bottlenecks can be internal (organizational nature) or external (enabling environments, policy level issues…);

▪  Based on assessment,come up with a set of suitable manufacturers along with enabling and implementable recommendations given the Ethiopian context;

▪  Assess the overall systemic bottlenecks  and come up with interventions;

▪  Develop an implementation roadmap with prioritized bottlenecks and respective interventions in terms of impact, feasibility and time;

▪  Develop work plan forimplementation based on the above to include, institutional owners and budget.

Theduration of the consultancy is projected to be about 40 calendar days.

The Agricultural Transformation Agency now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information on:

•         Their core business,

•         years of experience in the business,

•         qualifications of the firm in the field of the assignment,

•         experience in similar conditions(Ethiopian or other developing countries conditions),

•         financial strength, technical and managerial capabilities of the firm,

•         number and qualification of key professional staff in the firm,

•         availability of appropriate skills among staff for this assignment,

Attach client references if any) indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.

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 ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the WorldBank'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 and Cost Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 8.30-12:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM localtime from Monday to Thursday and from 8.30-11:30 AM and 2:00- 5:00 PM local time on Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below on or before June 26, 2014, 4:00 PM.

Address:          Agricultural Transformation Agency

                        Behind Mega Building, Near to Delux Furniture

                        4^th floor

                        P. O. Box 708 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel. 251-115-570685

     Fax: 251-115-570668

Attention          Demissie Yilma/Martha Hailemichael

E-mail:demissie.yilma@ata.gov.et

            Martha.Hailemichael@ata.gov.et