Consultancy Service for Undertaking Final Project Evaluation of ULGDP

Source: World Bank — Urban Local Govt Development Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Country:                    Ethiopia

Name of Project:       Urban Local Government Development Project/ULGDP

Credit No.:                    4456ET & 4994 ET

Assignment Title:      Consultancy Servicesfor Undertaking Final Project Evaluation of ULGDP

Contract Ref:                   MUDC-ULGDP/L-42/12

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank/IDA/ towards thecost of the Urban Local Government Development Project (ULGDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The objective of the assignment is to prepare a project completion report for the ULGDP.  The report will address the following broad issues:

1. Relevance: The extentto which the objectives of the development intervention are consistent with beneficiaries' requirements, and country needs and policies. 

2. Effectiveness and outcomes: The extent to which the project's objectives were achieved, or are expected to be achieved, taking into account their relative importance. 

3.      Efficiency: The extent to which the project implementers used resources (funds, expertise, time, and the like) to achieve results.

4.      Sustainability: The extent to which the administrative capacity, and infrastructure and services created under the project are likely to provide long-term benefits.   

5.      Performance of the World Bank, of the Government, and of implementing agencies.  The extent to which the World Bank, theborrower, and the implementing agencies' ensured quality at entry of the operation and supported effective implementation toward the achievement of development outcomes.

6.      Lessons learned: The most significant positive and negative lessons learned from the operation's experience. 

The Urban Governance and Capacity Building Bureau of the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction now invites eligible consulting firms with an international experience in end of project evaluation  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 Core business and years in business, qualifications in the field of the assignment, technical and managerial organization of the firm, and general qualificationsand number of key staff.

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 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 QCBS method and procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines:  Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.

Consultantsmay obtain further information from the address below during office hours: 8.30A.M.-12.00 Noon and 1.30 P.M. -5.30 P.M from Monday to Friday.

Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below, not later than February 21, 2013, 17.30 hours local time.

Attn:  Ato Yehya Aman, General Director.

P.O. Box: 3040, Tel: 011 5540639/011554034, Fax: 011 5540630, E-mail: udss@ethionet.et ,

Physical address: Urban Governance & Capacity Building Bureau  

3^rd Floor, Room no.301, Ministry of Urban Development and Construction Building,

Sudan Street, Near, National Bank of Ethiopia,

Addis Ababa,Ethiopia.