Tender: study of pilot waste water treatment plant in Kinshasa

Recrutement d’un Consultant (Firme) pour waste water treamentréaliser les études d’APS, APD et DAO des travaux de construction d’une station pilote de traitement des boues de vidange dans la ville de Kinshasa.

Le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo a obtenu un don de la Banque mondiale en diverses monnaies pour financer le Projet d’Alimentation en Eau Potable en Milieu Urbain (PEMU) et a l’ intention d’utiliser une partie Continue reading

September 2015 issue of NL4WorldBank newsletter published

This morning the fifth edition of the NL4WorldBank email campaignnewsletter was published. Those subscribed to the newsletter automatically received it in their inbox. If you did not receive the newsletter, you will find it here.

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eConsultant2: Empanelment of e-Procurement Experts

Many of the World Bank financed Projects i-love-procurement2are using e-procurement systems, which are required to be assessed by the Bank using MDB guidelines. Additionally, some analytical work (like e-procurement spend analysis and impact assessment) is also conducted by the Bank team. Another emerging area is e-reverse auction.

World Bank now invites CVs of experienced professionals in above areas for preparing a panel of experts, who may be called upon when a specific need arises.

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

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

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: Procurement of Medical goods in Uzbekistan

Please find full tender on the World Bank website (including specs of 7 lots).

Borrower/Bid No: HP/ICB/14/07

Country: Uzbekistan

Deadline: October 8, 2015

The Republic of Uzbekistan has received a credit fromthe InternationalDevelopment Association toward the cost of “Health System Improvement Project” and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for Procurement of instrument sets, diagnostic and ophthalmological goods forRMUs and urban polyclinics“. 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

Environmental and Social Advisory Consulting Firm for InfraV and PPPs

IFC InfraVentures (InfraV) the IFC Global Infrastructure Project Development Fund was created to provide early-stage risk capital to help untangle hurdles associated to the design and early development of infrastructure projects in IDA countries, helping them achieve a stage where they can access international and multilateral financing. By partially providing funding for development costs, InfraV provides expertise in critical areas such as: (i) helping to create bankable project agreements; (ii) providing input on key technical studies and the offtake agreement; (iii) helping to negotiate key project agreements such as the power purchase, project development (concession) and EPC agreements; and (iv) guiding the consortium on completing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments compliant with good international practices such as those described in IFC Performance Standards, including timely and meaningful outreach and stakeholder engagement and consultation programs, adequate environmental and social pre-project baseline determination. 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: 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