REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS)

 

COUNTRY: SIERRA LEONE

NAME OF PROJECT: Sierra Leone Regional Rice Value Chain Development Project

SECTOR: Agriculture

CONSULTING SERVICES: To conduct Design and Supervision of Sierra Leone Regional Rice Value Chain Development Project

Mode of Financing:  Instalment Sale

Financing No. SLE 1013

Issue: 17th February 2021

 

The Government of Sierra Leone has received an Instalment sale, from the Islamic Development Bank, towards the cost of the Sierra Leone Regional Rice Value Chain Development Project (SLRRVDP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

 

The services include Detailed Engineering Design, tender documents and supervision of works related to the construction of storage & processing facilities, rural roads, market infrastructure and irrigation infrastructure to be implemented for a period of 48months. The assignment is expected to commence in 2021.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below:

The Sierra Leone Regional Rice Value Development Project (SLRRVDP), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

 

The shortlisting criteria are:  having confirmed expertise in the field of consulting engineering, preparation of Detailed Engineering Design for civil works, irrigation and rural infrastructure and Supervision of related construction/civil works funded by Multi-National Development Banks or any international organizations. The firm must have a general experience of 10 years in the field of donor project assistance and more particularly in the aforementioned area.

The firm is required to provide a minimum of two similar contracts in the above-mentioned areas within the last five (5) years. Key Personnel will not be evaluated at the short listing stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing, April 2019 (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth IsDB’s policy on conflict of interest. 

 

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 entire contract, if selected. In the case of bidders outside Sierra Leone, it is preferable to work with a local counterpart (firm).

 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS-MC) method set out in the Procurement Guidelines.

 

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 9:00AM to 5:00PM, Mondays - Fridays.

 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail), on or before 4th March 2021

 

Regional Rice Value Chain Project- Sierra Leone

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Attention: Project Coordinator

Head Quarters – Bo Office

135 Dambala Road, Bo

Tel: +23276 725 738

E-mail: abdulai.bunwai@gmail.com