Consultancy service to carry out Independent Procurement Audit of PSNP at Federal, Regions and Woredas for the year 2012/13 and 2013/14 (2005 & 2006 EFY).
Source: World Bank — Productive Safety Net APL III
The Food SecurityCoordination Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has received financing from the World Bank and other donor partners toward the cost of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services ("the Services") include review of procurement, contracting, and implementation processes for a sample of contracts under the PSNP, to confirm their consistency with the Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Procurement Plan approved at the region and woreda level, Project Implementation Manual (PIM) and the Financing Agreement (FA);
To seek a professional opinion on compliance by the procurement processes with the general principle of economy and efficiency, equal opportunities, transparency and 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 (regions and woredas) in handling procurement efficiently, comment on the quality ofprocurement and contracting, and identify reasons for delays, if any and overall, how procurement management facilitates project implementation;
To identify any indicators of questionable standards of ethicsin the procurement management and oversight environment that make theprocesses 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.
The Food Security Coordination Directorate 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: Their general experience in consulting assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriateskills among staff.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection andEmployment 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 willbe selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection 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 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.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) by 05 June 2014 at 10:00 am.
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