Consulting Services for Involuntary Resettlement Audit “South Triangle Site”... Tender

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Country : Liberia

Summary : Consulting Services for Involuntary Resettlement Audit “South Triangle Site” (Community Corner, Lakpazee)

Deadline : 30 May 2023

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 82913068

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Financier : Agence Francaise De Development (AFD)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Tenders are invited for Consulting Services for Involuntary Resettlement Audit “South Triangle Site” (Community Corner, Lakpazee)

The Government of the Republic of Liberia through the Ministry of Public Works/ Project Management Unit has received a financing from Agence Française de Développement ("AFD"), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the Monrovia Integrated Development Project/Liberia Urban Resilience Project.
The Services of the consultant shall consist of conducting an Involuntary Resettlement Audit in order to clarify the compliance of the intervention undertaken by the Liberian government on the Community Corner 1 in Lakpazee site, both from the point of view of the national legislation and the World Bank ESSs, especially the ESS5 “Land acquisition, restrictions on land use and involuntary resettlement”. Consultations with local population and authorities confirmed that a resettlement / eviction process has indeed been undertaken by Local Government in order to prepare the site for the AFD project.

The Ministry of Public Works/ Project Management Unit hereby invites qualify firms to show their interest in delivering the Services described above.
The objective of the assignment is to conduct a Resettlement Audit (independent evaluation) on the Community Corner 1 in Lakpazee, which involves:
Ø Thorough desk-based review, site visits and adequate engagement, clarify the resettlement / eviction process that the local authorities have undertaken between April and September 2021.
Ø Analysis of the compliance of this process with: (i) the national legislation and (ii) the Updated RPF (July 2022) prepared for this project, and (ii) the World Bank-s ESSs.
Ø In case of non-conformities, define the actions to be taken for the development of a compliant RAP or LRP. The recommendations can be formalized through a Resettlement Process Compliance Plan.

This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to all interested Consulting firms meeting the criteria:
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD-s website: http://www.afd.fr.
Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform the Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted.
Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:
• The contracts size;
• The nature, type and role(in case of firms responsibility) of the services performed

For technical area and expertise
• At least 7 years of experience in conducting RAP, LRP and resettlement audit using World Bank ESSs procedures especially ESS5, ‘Land acquisition, restrictions on land use and involuntary resettlement”
• Demonstrate / provide evidence of strong expertise in public consultation and participatory approach with a gender perspective.
• Expertise in databased and GIS usage;
- The location
• Good knowledge of the Liberian context and national regulations relating to national legislation, regulations and practices on resettlement. References in the Country would be an advantage.

- The Client will also take into account for the evaluation of the applications the following items:
• A Bachelor-s degree in or its equivalent) in Social Sciences including Sociology, Socio-economics, Socio-anthropology, Geography, or any other relevant discipline from a recognized University. Possession of an advanced degree in a relevant field is desirable.
• Quality assurance procedures and certifications of the Applicant- ISO 9001 or other relevant environmental and social certification;

An application that does not meet any of these requirements will be rejected.
Among the submitted applications, Ministry of Public Works/Project Management Unit will shortlist a maximum of six (6) applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services shall be sent.
Interested applicants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 am till 04:00 pm Liberia time (GMT).
The Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below no later than May 30, 2023 at 2:00pm Local Liberian Time

Mr. Gabriel S. Flaboe Sr.
The Project Coordinator
Liberia Urban Resilience Project(LURP)/
Monrovia Integrated Development Project(MIDP)
Ministry of Public Works
Tel: +231-886513239/779111985
E-mail: lurp.midp@gmail.com

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