Financial and Accounting Audit of the Extension and Environmental Upgrade Program... Tender

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Country : Congo

Summary : Financial and Accounting Audit of the Extension and Environmental Upgrade Program of the Port of Pointe-Noire

Deadline : 15 Mar 2021

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TOT Ref.No.: 49854492

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Financier : Agence Francaise De Development (AFD)

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Expression of Interest are invited for Financial and Accounting Audit of the Extension and Environmental Upgrade Program of the Port of Pointe-Noire.

FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING AUDIT OF THE ExTENSION
AND ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE PROGRAM OF
THE PORT OF POINTE-NOIRE
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CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Expressions of interest
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The Port Autonome de Pointe-Noire received funding from the European Union (the "EU") and the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance the Program for the extension and environmental upgrade of the Port (the “Program”). PAPN intends to use part of the amount of EU funding to make payments for audits required under the Program.
The Program, co-financed by the French Development Agency and the European Union, for a total amount of EUR 100 million, aims to meet the following four objectives:
i) extend and modernize the port infrastructures intended for the transport of bulk and conventional goods with the construction of two new docks of approximately 650 linear meters;
ii) improve fishing conditions with the construction of a new industrial fishing port, the protection of the artisanal fishing landing zone, as well as support for the teams of the Ministry in charge of fisheries to better perform their functions of monitoring, control and surveillance essential for the sustainable management of fishery resources;
iii) speed up port procedures and cargo processing time (via specialized technical assistance service);
iv) strengthen the environmental management of the PAPN in order to make it comply with the best international standards, in particular in terms of waste, hazardous materials and oil pollution management (technical assistance and acquisition of specific equipment).
This program will be carried out through the following indicative procurement plan:
- 3 technical assistance contracts (international call for tenders);
- 1 works contract (international call for tenders);
- 1 project management contract (international call for tenders);
- 5 various supply contracts (national and international calls for tenders);
- 5 contracts for various intellectual services (national and international calls for tenders).
The program, which will run for 48 months, will be the subject of direct payments from AFD to service providers.

The Applicant`s Services consist of a financial and internal control audit of the Program.
The expected Services are as follows:
- For the entire scope under PAPN1 project management and for the entire duration of the Program,
o performance of annual financial audits;
o performance of annual internal control system audits.
The objectives of these audits are as follows:
- the financial statements of the Program give a true and fair view, in all their material aspects, of the expenditure actually incurred (and where applicable the income actually received) for the Program during the period covered by the audit;
- the funds allocated to the Program are, in all material respects, used in accordance with the applicable contractual conditions; the expenditure complies with the rules of sound financial management, assessed in particular with regard to the eligibility criteria. The budget execution tables of the Program or any equivalent document, as well as the inventory statements where applicable, reflect the operational implementation of the Program;
- the internal control system put in place and used by the PAPN in order to manage the risks linked to the achievement of the objectives of the Program was adequately designed and operated effectively during the period covered by the audit.
The auditor should also make recommendations on the various aspects of the audit.
The auditor will perform his service in compliance with ISA Standards.
The service is estimated at around 50 man-days per year.
The PAPN invites Candidates to express their interest in providing the Services described above.
This Call for Expressions of Interest is addressed to Engineering Offices.
The eligibility criteria for AFD financing are specified in Article 1.3 of the “Guidelines for the Procurement of Contracts financed by AFD in Foreign States”, available online on the AFD website: http://www.afd.fr.
Applicants can only submit one application in their own name or as a Group. If a Candidate (including the member of a Grouping) submits or participates in several candidatures, these will be eliminated. However, the same Subcontractor may participate in several applications.
If the Candidate is constituted as a Group, the Expression of Interest must include:
- a copy of the Grouping agreement concluded by all of its members,
or
- a letter of intent to constitute a Group, signed by all its members and accompanied by a copy of the proposed Grouping agreement.
In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Subcontractors.
The references and qualifications of the Subcontractors are not taken into account in the evaluation of applications.
Interested Candidates must provide information demonstrating that they are qualified and experienced to perform these Services. As such, they will justify that they have references of recent and similar services.
The similarity of the references will be analyzed according to:
- The size of the markets;
- The nature of the Services (financial audit, technical audit, procurement audit);
- Domain and technical expertise (financial audit, accounting expertise, public procurement, port infrastructure audit);
- Geographical context (Central Africa).
The Client will also examine the relevance of the Expressions of Interest with regard to the following criteria:
- Internal skills and availability in terms of technical support provided to experts located in the country;
- Local correspondents / partners, particularly in Pointe-Noire;
- Candidate`s quality assurance procedures and certifications:
o the office is a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institute which is itself a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC);
o or is a member of a national accounting or auditing body or institute (although the body is not a member of IFAC, the auditor undertakes to perform this financial audit in accordance with IFAC standards and in compliance with the Code of Ethics IFAC professional accountants)
the APNP draw up a shortlist of six (6) maximum candidates, shortlisted on the basis of the applications received, which it will send the RFP to achieve the required services.
Expressions of interest must be filed:
By: March 15, 2021
For the attention of: The Director General of PAPN
at the address below: DIRECTION GENERALE DU PORT AUTONOME DE POINTE-NOIRE AVENUE DE BORDEAUx (PORT ENCLOSURE) BP 711 - POINTE-NOIRE - REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO TEL .: (+242) 06 702 19 80 Email: info@papn-cg.org
Interested consultants can obtain additional information at the address mentioned below: FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING DIRECTION OF PAPN AVENUE DE BORDEAUx (ENCEINTE PORT) BP 711 - POINTE-NOIRE - REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO TEL .: (+242) 06 679 90 50 Email: e.ngandzien@papn-cg.org
Addressee: Mr. Financial and Accountant Director
Time: 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.



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