The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Investment Commission, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Economic Opportunities Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Preparation of Project Operations Manual.
The objective of the assignment is to develop a Project Operations Manual (POM) for the Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) in line with the Program Appraisal Document and to address how the project would operate. The POM should be designed with a view to meet the requirements/expectations of the project and should take into account the should be designed with a view to meet the requirements/expectations of the program and should take into account the requirements of the federal government and the EIC. It should provide reasonable assurance that the program funds are being used effectively and efficiently for their intended purpose.
The Consulting Services (“the Services”) include, but are not limited to the following:
The consultant will be expected to consult and work closely with relevant key stakeholders in the PCU, EIC, IPDC, MoLSA and ARRA, MOFED and the World Bank. The assignment will begin with a preparation phase, which will include review of documents like Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Financial Agreement (FA), project paper and, Aide memoires, etc.
The Consultant will produce POM and report to the PCU and EIC management and to other relevant stakeholders, i.e., MOFED and the World Bank.
The consulting Service will be implemented in 2 (two) calendar months time beginning from contract signature.
The Ethiopian Investment Commission, Economic Opportunities Program now invites eligible individual consultants (“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 shortlisting criteria are:
Competencies
The following are necessary competencies:
The individual consultant shall also have adequate Educational qualifications MA or above in relevant fields with at least Ten Years’ of experience in project development, implementation and management consulting services.
Credible/verifiable experience in similar work (Preparation of Operation Manuals) particularly for World Bank financed projects is required.
Consultants should give information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CV, Relevant Testimonies, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.).
The attention of the Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 of Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services of July 2016, setting forth in the World Bank IBRD-IDA Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual consultant (IC) Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.