BASELINE SURVEY FOR ESTDP

Source: World Bank — Tourism Development

Request for Expressions of Interest

Consultancy Services

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project

Credit No: 4624ET

Project ID: P098132

Consulting Services: Baseline Survey for ESTDP -QCBS/ESTDP/C-5/2010 (Re-initiated)

This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Development Business on May 3, 2010.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the credit to payment under the contract for consultancy services.

The services include: Baseline Survey for ESTDP -QCBS/ESTDP/C-5/2010

The main objectives of the envisaged consultancy service are to:-

➢  Review and enhance the result framework of the project so that it precisely reflects the envisaged scope and impact of the interventions ofthe project,

➢  Establish baseline information and data for each result indicators ofthe project that indicate the current situation of the tourism sector,

➢  Produce status report of the tourism sector and destinations in termsof providing overall picture of the sector performance and situation of the designated destinations,

➢  Make an assessment of sector governance and tourism marketing both atnational and destination level,

➢  Establish the information base for the subsequent monitoring and evaluation exercises of the project implementation.

In order to achieve the objectives of the baseline survey and establish the baseline information, the consultant is expected, in addition to verifying the available tourist statistics, to undertake surveys andassessments and do information collection in the following areas:

➢  Tourist arrival and flow patterns to the country in general and to the key destinations in particular: This provides information about the prevailing number, nationalities, class (described in terms of income level and/or other categories) and purpose of tourists visiting Ethiopia. This assessment is required in view of the scanty and aggregate tourist statistics available both at national and destination level.

➢  Tourism receipt and  visitor's daily expenditure

➢  Tourism employment statistics

➢  List of tourism specific products which provides an inventory, classification and characterization of tourism resources within each destinations

➢  Presentational features of the historic monuments

➢  Scope and quality of tourist facilities and services in key destinations including assessment of the information and other service deliveryof visitor centers

➢  Situation of access to destinations and local infrastructures

➢  Operational performance and standards of services provided by business in the tourism value chain

➢  Tourism related economic activities of the communities in the sites of key destinations

➢  Assessment of the tourism sector governance and support systems including tourism marketing and training.

The duration of the assignment will be eleven weeks starting from thedate of signing of the contract agreement.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, ESTDP Project Co-ordination Unit(PCU) now invites eligible Consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the service. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, financial positions, client references, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consulting firms may associate toenhance their qualifications.

The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and employment of consultants by World Bank Borrowers which can be found at the followingaddress www.worldbank.org/procedure.

 The method of selection is Quality and Cost based selection.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below Monday to Friday during office hours from 8:30 am - 12:00 am and1:30 pm. - 11:30pm local time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below before3:00 pm on December 16,2011.

Ethiopian Sustainable Tourism Development project

Ato Jemal kedir

Ethiopian Insurance Corporation Building, Maskel Square

Telephone: 011-550-95-40-  Facsimile: 0115501418 P.O.Box: 100953

E-mail: moctestdp@yahoo.com