Education Facility Survey Implementation
Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Promoting Basic Services Program Phase III Project
Request for Expressions of Interests
For consulting firms
Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Project: Promoting Basic Services (PBS) III
Loan #: 5162-ET
Consulting service: Education Facility Survey Implementation
Procurement plan Package No.: PBS3B3/COP/C-19.
The Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a loan from the International Development Association (IDA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to payments under the contract for Education Facility Survey Implementation
Within the context of the PBS Managing for Results (MfR) Component, the objective of this consultancy is to: (i) Collect school-based data on service delivery performance at primary schools using the predetermined survey instrument, (ii) Deliver a completed facility survey dataset with supporting documentation, in compliance with the agreed Modules and with the approval of the SDI team., and (iii) conduct basic data analysis. The survey will be conducted in all regions of Ethiopia.
The Specific objectives of the survey include but not limited to
- Collect school facilities data such as availability of water, electricity, toilet, and other related facilities
- Assess school governance
- Collect number of students by grade, teachers by qualification, number of sections by grade, and school hours by grade and qualification
- Asses and collect teachers' characteristics and absenteeism including absenteeism rates by male and female, sub-national levels, and other factors such as socio-economic (age, years of experience,etc) and school infrastructure (availability of WASH, transport services, etc)
- Collect and assess teaching classroom activities and classroom conditions.
- Develop examination/test material to test students to have a measure of student learning outcomes in mathematics and language in grade four and analyze the test result.
- Develop examination/test material to test teachers covering mathematics and English subject knowledge and teaching skills and analyze the test result.
The Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (MoFED) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these 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 World Bank's policyon conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other Consultants 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 (QCBS) method set out in theConsultant Guidelines.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 8:30 AM- 5:00PM in all working days Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below on or before July 23, 2013 .
Ministry of Finance & Economic Development
Channel One Programs Coordinating Unit
Kifleketema - Aradakebele 11/12 6th Floor Room No. 621
Sadist kilo in front of Lion Cage Park
Phone: 0111-570594
Facsimile (fax): 0111572414
E-mail: infocopcu@mofed.gov.et
Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
