REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Republic of Zimbabwe

Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project Phase II (UWSSRPII) and

Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Phase II (EPIRPII)

End of Project Evaluation for the Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project Phase II and Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Phase II

Grant Nos: 5850155000551

 

 

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has received a grant from the Zimbabwe Multi Donor Trust Fund (Zim-Fund) administered by the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the UWSSRPII and of the EPIRP II, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the provision of project evaluation services for: Contract Ref: UWSSRPII/023A, End of Project Evaluation for the Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project, Phase II and Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, Phase II.

The services included under this project are preparation of an End of Project Evaluation for Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project Phase II and Emergency Power Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project Phase II. The consultant will prepare an end of project evaluation report, that provides analysis and conclusions that address the extent to which the Zim-Fund met its development objectives, challenges of implementation and success in overcoming them, and lessons learned to inform development initiatives.

This will involve sampling of the activities of key beneficiaries, recipients, individuals and entities who are most involved with the project. The consultancy is expected to be completed within 90 calendar days from commencement. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has appointed Crown Agents Limited (Crown Agents) to act as its Procurement Agent.

Crown Agents now invites eligible Firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Firms must provide sufficient information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The Terms of Reference may be obtained upon request by email to [email protected]

Only Firms that demonstrate the following minimum experience will be considered for the short list :

  1. Must have a minimum of 10 years’ general experience as a consultant on project management or evaluation ;
  2. Must have successfully completed at least 3 similar project monitoring and evaluation consultancies involving project completion reporting and/or post project evaluation. This must be confirmed by certificates of satisfactory completion issued by clients, with their official name, full addresses with contact details and stamp and signature ;
  3. Must have experience with contracts funded by the AfDB or other similar multi-lateral financing banks ;
  4. Must be legally registered in Zimbabwe; and
  5. Must be led by a consultant with at least a Masters’ Degree in Water and Sanitation or similar.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants” (May 2008 edition, revised July 2012), which is available on the AfDB’s website at http://www.afdb.org and the Operations Manual of the Zim-Fund. Fixed Budget Selection (FBS) method will be applicable for selecting the firm. Please note Crown Agents are under no obligation to shortlist any firm who expresses interest.

Expressions of Interest must be delivered electronically to the email address below by 2 November 2020 at 1300 hours GMT and be clearly marked “Expression of Interest for UWSSRPII/023A END OF PROJECT EVALUATION FOR THE URGENT WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION REHABILITATION PROJECT PHASE II AND EMERGENCY POWER INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION PROJECT PHASE II”.

Attn: Deputy Project Manager

Peggy Sandy

Crown Agents Limited

E-mail : [email protected] (Note this is a different email address to that to be used for requesting the Terms of Reference).

Firms will be advised, in due course, of the results of their expressions of interest. Only firms short-listed under this procedure will be invited to submit technical and financial proposals.