REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

PROCUREMENT AUDIT UNDER BPS

Loan No : 2000200002052

Procurement Ref. : 20CSLCS1

  1. The Government of Angola has received Financing from the African Development Bank in various currencies towards the cost of the Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for Procurement Audit Under BPS ;
  2. The services included under this project are the audit of procurements executed using the Borrower’s Procurement System (BPS). The objective of this audit is to: (i) verify the compliance and performance of procurement procedures and contract management with the provisions of the Financing Agreement (FA) and as reflected in the most recent approved Procurement Plan; (ii) verify physical and technical compliance of deliveries in relation with the disbursement rate; and (iii) review the EA’s procurement capacity to fulfil its fiduciary mandate ;
  3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry now invites eligible (individual) consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) ,;
  1. The duration of this assignment is four (4) weeks ;
  1. The purpose of this REOI is to hire an individual consultant (called Independent Procurement Auditor) to undertake the audit of procurements executed using the Borrower’s Procurement System. Detailed TORs may be requested from the Executing Agency through the address provided below ;
  2. The Independent Procurement Auditor must :
  • Have a license degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Law from a recognized University; a Master’s degree in one of these disciplines will be a plus ;
  • Have a sound specific experience of at least 8 years in procurement, launching tenders, evaluating, implementing and managing contracts financed by the General State Budget and Bi-lateral cooperation, using the Angola Public Procurement Law, as well as other relevant laws relating to these procurement processes ;
  • Be proficient in procurement and contract management ;
  • A strong technical background and deep knowledge of local conditions and legislation, including government organizations; proven experience providing high-level policy advice on procurement policy and related issues to government ministers and other senior public sector officials would be an asset ;
  • Ability to clearly define, resolve and present issues to both senior government officials, to the Project Coordinator and to the CPAVCD procurement team ;
  • Fluency in Portuguese and knowledge of English as a working language ;
  • Extensive computer literacy skills.
  1. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations dated 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Please, note that interest expressed by a Consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the African Development Bank to include him/her in the final shortlist ;
  2. Interested Consultants shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to undertake this Assignment (CVs, reference to similar services, experience in similar assignments, etc.) ;
  3. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 16h October 2020 at 2.00PM (Angola time), and mention PROCUREMENT AUDIT UNDER BPS – 20CSLCS1.

Attention : José Fernandes

Street Address : Rua do MAT, Edificio da SOPIR, Piso 4, Talatona, Luanda, Angola

City : Luanda

Country : Angola

Telephone : +244 222 781158

Electronic mail address : [email protected]