eConsultant2: World Bank Looking for Maritime/Port Financial Specialist

Deadline: 27-Sep-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The consultant is expected to port-614543_640assess the financial situation of 15 planned ports in Indonesia and advise the Bank team on whether or not to provide financing for them. This will also require that the consultant has a look at the financial situation of the other ports in the program, which potentially could cross-subsidize the operation in financially less strong ports and of Pelindo II.
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eConsultant2: Odisha Affordable Health Centers

Deadline: 22-Sep-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

These hospitals will be designed to provide modern and quality healthcare services at affordable rates for the next few decades in the state.

IFC will advise the Government on the following broad aspects:Hospital

1. Selection of bouquet of services
2. Identification of possible sites
3. Design templates/ architectural briefs for the hospitals based on modern trends aimed at minimizing capital and operational costs while enhancing quality of clinical services
4. Financing of the project
5. Transaction advisory: selection of private partners to design, build finance, operate, manage and transfer assets

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eConsultant2: Strategy and Transaction support Cornubia PPP South Africa

Deadline: September 22, 2015

The World Bank is providing technical support public-Private-Partnershipto eThekwini regarding how to advance the cit’s urban regeneration goals. This solicitation for site-specific financial and real estate development advisory services is one component of that effort. The municipality requires support to: Identify business models and transaction structures that are market-viable, cost-efficient, and that facilitates the Citys policy goals; and support the municipality in commencing implementation of the selected business model — including support for negotiating a formal agreement (about provision of bulk infrastructure) among the municipality, the existing land owner/developer, and other major stakeholders. Continue reading

eConsultant2: STCs for IFC PPP Advisory Services – Asia Pacific

Deadline: September 20, 2015

IFC Seeks to hire up to five (5) Short Term public-Private-PartnershipConsultants (STCs) to help originate and execute Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects across the Asia pacific Region. These consultants will work as core team members in IFC Business Develop Initiatives and PPP Project Execution related activities. The consultants will be based across Asia-Pacific region with the following tentative locations, which are subject to change: Continue reading

Examining the World Bank’s radical procurement overhaul

Article published by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) magazine Supply Management on September 8, 2015.

Will Green looks at how the World Bank’s radical overhaul of its procurement processes will affect the organisation and its clients.

Construction works for the Panama Canal expansion project – one of the infrastructure projects financed by the World Bank. © Gerardo Pesantex/World Bank

Construction works for the Panama Canal expansion project – one of the infrastructure projects financed by the World Bank. © Gerardo Pesantex/World Bank

How many organisations spend $44 billion each year in 178 countries, including the most war-torn nations, finance enormous infrastructure projects such as the Panama Canal expansion scheme and support social development in the poorest countries?

Then ask, how would you go about developing a procurement strategy for such an organisation? This is the challenge the World Bank faced as it set about reforming a procurement system unchanged since the 1970s.

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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

eConsultant2: Evaluation of IFC Private Sector Devt Program in South Sudan

The final project evaluation will provide an International_Finance_Corporation_Logoassessment of the design and delivery of the South Sudan PSD Program, assessing whether the Program achieved intended results and impacts. The evaluation will also provide learnings from experience to improve future design of PSD programs in conflict and fragile states like South Sudan. The evaluation will be conducted in line with the OECD Development Assistance Committees principles of evaluation. This tender is for an individual consultant, not a firm. Continue reading

eConsultant2: Ghana – Baseline Data Collection for Community Performance Based Financing (CPBF) Impact Evaluation

The EOI is for a baseline data collection (currently maternal-and-child-healthcare-shofco-dec18-4489planned for Nov. and Dec. 2015) for the CPBF IE, as part of a WB-supported Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Project.

The survey includes 8 districts in 4 regions: Northern: North Gonja, West Gonja; Upper East: Bawku West, Talensi; Upper West: Lawra, Nandom; Volta: Agortime Ziope, Kadjebi Continue reading

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: 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