THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TENDER NO. ME/022/2021/2022/HQ/C/03
PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TEAM FOR THE SUPERVISION/ IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESF INSTRUMENTS OF SEQUIP
SECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEQUIP)
PROJECT ID: P170480
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
1. This quest for Expression of Interests follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in United Nations Development Business (UNDB) Issue No. WB-P754804-06/21 of june 10, 2021.
2. The Government of United) Republic of Tanzania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
3. ‘The consulting services include providing technical supervision/implementation support and capacity building, to SEQUIP for the application of the environmental and social risk mitigation measures included in the ESME, RF, VGPE, SEP, ESCP and Project Operation: Manual (POM) agreed and cleared by the World Bank to ensure all school buildings should have adequate strength, stability and durability to last their life span. The consulting services are required for two years and the firm will be required to allocate time for each team member according to the Terms of Reference for the assignment. The project will start after contract signing. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address: [email protected]
4. The Permanent Secretary, President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government now invites eligible consulting firms (“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. he shortlisting criteria are (a) relevant experience in environmental and social risk management and buildings construction in Tanzania or Sub Saharan Africa (b) Demonstrate experience of at least 5 projects in providing environmental, biophysical social, socioeconomic, socio cultural, health and safety and labour and.
working conditions, auditing of construction /rehabilitation of public infrastructure and social programmes. (c) Experience in using information tracking systems to monitor many different project activities at different level of intervention at the same time across the country (d) Familiarity with the Word Bank Environmental and Social Framework, Safeguards Policies and/or the IFC Performance Standards is essential. (e) Familiarity with environmental and social auditing processes e.g. ISO standards. (f) Familiarity with English and Swahili language which is spoken by ‘Tanzania in the field. The consulting firm will include the following key experts: – (i) Project Manager – team Leader (ii) Environmental Specialist (iii) Civil/ infrastructure Engineering specialized in Buildings
(iv) Sociologist /Socio-development Expert (v) Gender Expert with expertise in Gender Based Violence: (GBV) (vi) Occupational health & Safety Expert. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
5. ‘The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s
“Procurement Regulations for IPE Borrowers” dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August, 2018, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entice contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants qualification selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
7. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1500 hours’ form Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holidays; ‘The Secretary, Ministerial tender Board, President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government, P.O. Box 1923, CDA Avenue /CDA Road, Sokoine House, Wing A Second
Floor Room No 133, Dodoma, Tanzania. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 13th September, 2021.
8. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address given (in person, or by e-mail), or by fax, or by e-mail) by 13th September, 2021. The address is: The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government, P.O. Box 1923, CDA Avenue/CDA Road, Sokoine House, Wing,
A Second Floor Room No 133, Dodoma, Tanzania, Email: [email protected]. Expression of interest must clearly
marked “STATEMENT OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES. FOR IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TEAM POR THE SUPERVISION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ESF INSTRUMENTS OF SEQUIP”
Permanent Secretary,
President’s Office- Regional Administration and Local Government.
