Consultancy Services to Undertake Performance Assessment

Source: World Bank — Urban Local Govt Development Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

 FOR

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF Urban Local Governments (ULGs)  PERFORMANCE IN 2012/2013 (EFY 2005) and 2013/2014 (EFY 2006) FOR THE SECOND ULGDP IN 44 ULGs ACROSS ETHIOPIA, WITH IMPACT ON ALLOCATIONS IN 2014/15 (EFY 2007) AND 2015/16 (EFY 2008), RESPECTIVELY

THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPIUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

URBAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

CREDIT NUMBER 4994-ET

P# 101474

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has receivied  financing from the World Bank towards thecost of the Urban Local Government Development Program (ULGDP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the above mentioned consultancy service. The service is to carry out annual performance assessment for the upcoming second phase of ULGDP (ULGDP II). The geographic scope of the assessment will comprise 18 cities which are currently within ULGDP and 26 new cities which will be added to the program under ULGDP II – full list of cities are presented immediately below. This EOI concerns the assessments for the two first performance cycles of the new Program (ULGDP II).

The assessment will cover the following ULGAs:

The assessment will include, but not be limited to, the following main tasks:

➢  Undertake annual assessments of the performance of the ULGs against a number of Minimum Access Conditions (MCs) and Performance Measures (PMs), with defined sub-indicators. The MCs and PMs will cover issues within areas such as planning, budgeting, financial management, revenue mobilization, procurement, and social and environmental safeguards as well as issues related withplan achievements and implementation performance. The review will be based on review of legal framework, regulations, ULGs performance, actual field visits and other documentation and evidence, such as audit reports, and assessments;

➢  Assist the Ministry in conducting workshops where the findings of the assessments will be presented.

The focus of the assessment will based on the following three main areas:

(i)     Compliance of the ULGs with minimum access conditions, - these will be based on yes, not questions to the issue of compliance;

(ii)   Review of the ULGs' progress against the institutional performance indicators, usinga  pre-designated performance scoring system; and

(iii) Review of the performanceon physical /infrastructure delivery indicators, using a pre-designated scoring system.  

It is expected that the consultants will stay in each ULGs for approximately 3-4 days depending on the number of actual MCs and PMs under development. A system of quality assurance will be put in place by the consultant to ensure a standardized approach,and it is expected that each team of 4-5 consultants should have capacity, experiences and skills within local government planning, governance, budgeting, revenue mobilization, procurement, infrastructure delivery, and social and environmental safeguards.

The Urban Governanceand Capacity Building Bureau (UGCBB), of the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction invites all eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

The consultant will be selected in accordance with procedure set out in the IDA Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank, January, 2011.

Consultants may obtain further information from the address below during office hours: 8:30 A.M -12:30 Noon and 1:30 P.M -5:30 P.M from Monday to Thursday, and   8:30 A.M -11:30 A.M and 1:30 P.M -5:30 P.M on Friday.

Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below not later than 13 December  2013, 17 hours local time.

Urban Good Governance Capacity Building Bureau

Ministry of Urban Development and Construction

E-mail: uggcbb@gmail.com, udss@ethionet.et, Tel: 011 554063, Fax: 011 5540630

Physical Address: Urban Good Governance Capacity BuildingBureau,

1^st Floor, Ministry of Urban Development and Construction Building,

Opposite to National Bank of Ethiopia, P.O. Box: 24134/1000, Sudan Street,