IFC investment in Dutch Afriflora

Earlier this year the IFC proposed, and theAfriflora Board of Directors approved, an investment in the Dutch Afriflora Group. The agreement was signed on April 13, and the investment made a month later, on May 13, 2015. The investment consists of an IFC and MCPP senior secured €90 million (US$112 million equivalent) loan.

Afriflora is a family-run manufacturer and marketer of cut-rose products based in Ethiopia. Continue reading

Tender: Uganda – Bushenyi-Sheema Water Supply and Sanitation Project

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Borrower/Bid No: NWSC/HQ/WORKS/2014-2015/160541

Country: Uganda

Deadline: September 22, 2015

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) hereby invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Bushenyi-Sheema Water Supply and Sanitation Project – Phase 1: construction of the following works which are located in and around Sheema and Bushenyi Districts in the Western region of Uganda: Continue reading

Tender: Nigeria – Consultancy Services for Organizational Diagnosis of 9 Water Agencies

Tender posted on DevBusiness website (www.devbusiness.com). Log on to DevBusiness to review full tender. Tender also posted on BolfyNg.

Reference number: 3NUWSRP/QCBS/01/15

Country: Nigeria

Deadline: September 3, 2015

The consulting services (“the Services”) include in-depth and holistic diagnosis of the institutional and organizational framework, human resources system, financial management system, commercial services, infrastructure as well as operational and maintenance systems thereby identifying their key challenges and make recommendations for the changes to improve the Agencies. The services require critical diagnosis of the Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework, and an assessment of the Human Resources Systems, Commercial, Financial, Technical, Operational (operations and maintenance), and Management situation of the State Water Agencies. Continue reading

Job: Western Kenya project mgmt coordinator for Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project

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Ref number: MOWI/ KWSCRP-1/002/2015-2016

Country: Kenya

Deadline: September 9, 2015

The Post -Reporting to the Project Manager, the Western Kenya PMU Coordinator as head of PMU Western Kenya Regional Office is responsible for coordinating and facilitating execution of the Program for Enhanced Water Security in the Nzoia River of KWSCRP-1 – comprising the Lower Nzoia Irrigation; Xower Nzoia Flood Protection Project and Nzoia Watershed Management – and for all KWSCRP activities in western region of Kenya, working with the executing agencies through a joint coordination mechanism. Continue reading

eConsultant2: Framework Agreement for PPP Rapid Support Assessments

PPIAF has supported the delivery of rapid needs assessments (RNA) for PPP enabling environments since 2011. The rapid support framework (RSF) expands on the support offered under the RNA activities and seeks to respond to increasing client government requests for just-in-time support and technical advice on PPP programs.

The objective of the Consulting Assignment is to assist client governments in developing and implementing their PPP programs. The assignment may include some or all of the following assistance for selected countries: i) conducting a rapid diagnostic of the PPP enabling environments to identify gaps impeding the development of PPP programs; ii) developing and prioritizing a PPP project pipeline; and iii) developing a business case for 1-2 pilot project(s). Continue reading

eConsultant2: ICT Strategy and PPP options for ICT sector in Somalia

The ICT Sector Unit of the World Bank Group is working with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the Federal Government of Somalia to provide a program of ICT Sector Support, 2014-2018. The project development objective for ICT Sector Program (covering Phase 1 and Phase 2) is to contribute towards the process of developing a regulatory framework for the telecommunications sector and building an ICT infrastructure in Somalia.

This assistance is being commissioned in preparation for a potential Phase 3 of the ICT Sector support program. It is concerned with the provision of technical assistance to the Federal Government of Somalia and is supported by PPIAF in order to assist the development of ICT infrastructure. Specifically, Phase 3 will seek to identify necessary reforms to the enabling environment, support project preparation, and build capacity for private sector participation in the development of a fiber optic backbone network, both domestic and international, among other methods, by leveraging sector synergies. Continue reading

eConsultant2: GAFSP Rwanda Evaluation

IFC would like to invite firms meeting the following criteria to submit an expression of interest for this consultancy:

Experience with conducting rigorous impact evaluations in developing countries;
Experience in the agribusiness sector a strong plus. Continue reading

eConsultant2: Malawi GAFSP Evaluation – Survey Firm – DEADLINE AUGUST 13

IFC is looking to hire a survey firm to manage all aspects of a baseline household data collection, entry and management for a prospective, rigorous impact evaluation of two interventions: an outgrower scheme and employment of unskilled labor at a commercial farm. The purpose of the household surveys is to estimate the baseline wellbeing of smallholder farmers in the Salima province of Malawi, where the company operates. The baseline will be used to better understand the context of these farmers, and to measure the effects of their engagements with the company over time by comparing the results against a midline (September 2017) and an endline (September 2019) data collection. Continue reading

Tender: Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (EAAPP-APL1A)

Tender posted on DevBusiness website (www.devbusiness.com). Log on to DevBusiness to review full tender.

DB Reference number: WB3621-08/15

Country: Uganda

Deadline: August 21, 2015

Supply of One (1) Set of a Diary Processing Equipment-Lot.1 and Fibre/Nitrogen Analyser Equipment and Hummer Mill-Lot.2 Continue reading