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eC2: Enhancement of Agricultural Perishable Goods Logistics in Haiti Establishing Food logistics Centers

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Deadline: 28-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – WasAgrabusiness-Story-Bannerhington D.C.)

This component of the “Haiti DTIS implementation project” will produce a Feasibility Study for Collection and Treatment Centers or Logistic Platform suitable for perishables crops located in an agribusiness industrial park promoted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. This study will include the assessment of the financial, economic, security, engineering, and market demand aspects of the stages in the Logistic Platform (processing, storage and inspection), as well as the required supporting road infrastructure.
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eC2: Data Entry for Impact Evaluation Household/Youth Census in Targeted Communities in Honduras

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Deadline: 05-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Survey

The World Bank Group is seeking a firm to carry out data entry for a household/youth census in select communities in Honduras. Data collection is expected to take 5 weeks, with 256 census being collected per day. The census will be administered in communities in three municipalities with an estimated total of 5,000 households. The population eligible to complete the full census will be youths aged 15-25, and there are an estimated 4,790 eligible youths in the target communities. The length of the census instrument will depend on the number of eligible youths in each household. There will be multiple versions of the census. The firm will be expected to deliver a daily random sample of data collected and to deliver the full dataset within three weeks of data collection. Tasks under this assignment can be performed from the firm’s preferred location(s)

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eC2:Development of Student Learning Assessment and Teacher Maths and Science Competency Assessment for Lesotho

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Deadline: 05-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Young Entrepreneurs

The WB seeks the services of a highly skilled consultant to : (i) develop instruments for a baseline assessment in Form B (Grade 9), conduct power calculations and sampling, and analyze the data and produce a report of findings. The Form B National Assessment package to be produced would include: a) student test b) student questionnaire and c)teacher/school questionnaire. (ii) develop instruments, conduct data analysis and write a report for the study on teachers numeracy and literacy competencies at the primary level and Math and Science competencies at the junior secondary level. The instruments to be developed would include: a) Primary (Grade 1-4) Teacher Test in Literacy and Numeracy, b) Secondary Teacher Test in Mathematics, c) Secondary Teacher Test in Physics, d) Secondary Teacher Test in Biology, e) Secondary Teacher Test in Chemistry, f) School/Teacher Questionnaires.

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eC2: Design of Mini-Grid Financing and Support Component

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Deadline: 01-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – WashiIndia Energyngton D.C.)

The Objective of this assignment is to prepare the Mini-grid Component of the Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund Project. The mini-grid component is expected to support private sector renewable energy mini-grids to demonstrate that commercially viable mini-grids are able to deliver affordable electricity services to households and enterprises in rural areas.

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eC2: Lighting / Offgrid Solutions for Myanmar

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Deadline: 25-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: This assignment will support the Market Intelligence and Consumer Education India Energycomponents of the project by conducting in-depth research on consumer perceptions, preferences and willingness to pay for solar and other off-grid lighting/energy services in Myanmar. The results of this research will assist Lighting Myanmar companies in developing their market strategies and product offerings, and will also inform the design of a consumer education campaign to promote high-quality solar products

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eC2:Electricity Services Restoration and Operations Efficiency

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Deadline:  24-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.India Energy)

The objective of the assignment is to provide Technical Assistance support to the Iraqi
Ministry of Electricity in the preparation and implementation of a set of key interventions, both in the short and the medium terms aimed at electricity services restoration, improvements in the supply reliability and operations efficiency.

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eC2: Conducting M&E Baseline for the Livestock Micro Reform in Agribusiness (L-MIRA) Project

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Deadline:  22-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The WBG seeks a firm (preferably located in Tanzania) to assist with carrying out M&E Surveybaseline survey in relation to the Livestock Micro Reforms in Agribusiness (L-MIRA) project. The baseline information will be critical to measuring the success of L-MIRA project in achieving its objectives, which are: (i) to improve dairy and poultry farmers’ access to quality inputs; and (ii) to reduce regulatory compliance cost for dairy and poultry SMEs (processors, off-takers etc.). The outcome of this assignment will also be used to support policy reforms /advocacy in the future. Therefore, a firm with experience in successfully linking M&E with policy reforms and/or program improvements will have an advantage.
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eC2:Kenya National Geothermal Strategy

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Deadline: 21-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Krafla_geothermal_power_station_wiki

The ultimate objective is to help increase the MWs of geothermal capacity installed by
improving the framework for public and private participation in the sector. The strategy is guided by the Geothermal Working Group chaired by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP).
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eC2: GAFSP PrSW Cameroon Evaluation – Phase I Baseline

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Deadline:  21-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

promotionalIFC is looking for an experienced firm specialized in impact evaluations to conduct the baseline of an impact evaluation of IFC and GAFSP (Global Agriculture and Food Security Program) invested projects in Cameroon. The IFC projects are part of a joint World Bank/IFC initiative consisting of a comprehensive public-private partnership to support the vertical integration of producer organizations (POs) of cassava, maize, and sorghum into the value chain of commercial agribusiness off-takers. IFC and GAFSP investments facilitate the critical links to private banks and to the private sector by providing risk sharing facility (RSFs) and/or loans to participating financial institutions. The evaluation is to measure impact of the projects on yields, farmer income, poverty, food security and women.
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eConsultant2: increasing shareholder participation in renewable energy program

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Deadline: 14-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Government of South Africa seeks an analysis of the options for increasing scaling+solar+main+bannerBroad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Shareholder participation in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Program (REIPPP) including by improving the accessibility and terms of financing for B-BBEE equity and increasing the ability of B-BBEE shareholders to realize the benefit of their investment. This should include an assessment of the enabling conditions for primary market participation and also the constraints affecting the sale of B-BBEE shareholdings in REIPP projects. The same analysis could also be applied to other (non-renewable) projects procured under the Independent Power Producers Programme of the Department of Energy to the extent the B-BBEE position is similar.

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