Impact Evaluation of a Public Works Program (PWP) Tender, DR Congo - 47425173

Procurement Summary

Country : DR Congo

Summary : Impact Evaluation of a Public Works Program (PWP)

Deadline : 17 Nov 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 47425173

Document Ref. No. : 1271344

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE WORLD BANK GROUP
49, Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi Kinshasa/Gombe Tel: +243 999 94 9015 /+243 817 00 5215
DR Congo
Email :drcalert@worldbank.org / drcinfo@worldbank.org
URL :https://www.worldbank.org/en/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Impact Evaluation of a Public Works Program (PWP) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1271344

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

Impact Evaluation of a Public Works Program (PWP) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Publication Date

10-Nov-2020

Expression of Interest Deadline

17-Nov-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

ZR - Congo, Democratic Republic of
Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

BB - BANK BUDGET
TF0B2514 - R17 RSR: Gendered Impact evaluation of the Social Response to the Ebola Program
Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

Request for Expressions of Interest for a consultant firm to conduct a follow-up phone survey covering approximately 7, 000 individuals in the provinces of Nord Kivu and Ituri

PWPs have been put in place to address temporary work shortages by providing assistance in post disaster and post conflict situations. They aim at mitigating covariate and idiosyncratic shocks; fighting poverty and guaranteeing food security; and serving as a bridge to more permanent employment. With the objective of contributing to the evidence of such programs in fragile states and particularly, measuring the impact on womens economic empowerment, the World Banks Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (WB research team, henceforth) plans to conduct an impact evaluation of the Social Response to the Ebola Crisis program in Democratic Republic of Congo. The study will examine the impact of the program on outcomes related to employment, savings, health, food security, intra-household decisions, social cohesion, and social norms. The WB research team is seeking to contract a survey firm that will carry out a follow-up phone survey covering approximately 7, 000 individuals in the provinces of Nord Kivu and Ituri. The questionnaire to be applied includes approximately 40 questions. The firm will be responsible for:

Activity 1: Instrument Design and Preparation: finalization of the questionnaire and manual; questionnaire translations; obtaining permissions to conduct the survey; field activity protocols; recruitment of enumerator teams; bulk SMS mobilization.
Activity 2: Data collection: pilot data collection; follow-up data collection; survey supervision; monitoring of data collection; provision of an airtime incentive; monitoring the provision of the airtime incentive.
Activity 3: High quality database consolidation and presentation: provision of Android phones and tablets for data collection; organization and provision of logistical support to interviewers and, regular field reports and data consistency checks; cleaning, coding, and labeling of the final dataset.

This Request for Expressions of Interest is to solicit interest from a consultant (survey firm) to conduct the follow-up data collection activities for this project.

Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria are: (i) Have considerable experience (at least five years) in managing surveys, preferably in managing panel surveys that involve repeated interviews with individuals over time. This includes the preparation of survey and training materials, training and supervising interviewers, data entry, maintaining records, and ensuring confidentiality of records; (ii) Have sufficient experience and capacity to manage survey logistics, including equipment, materials, and personnel, in rural areas similar to the targeted areas;
(iii) Have experience in data collection in Central Africa, particularly in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); (iv) Have experience in surveys with very low non-response rates, including impact evaluations; (v) Have experience with electronic data collection (CAPI, SurveyCTO, ODK), as well as with SPSS and Stata; (vi) Have proven experience in data collection by telephone.

This assignment is expected to take place between January June 2021. Interested firms should submit an expression of interest by Tuesday November 17, 2020 at 11.59pm Washington DC time.

Attachments

Optional TOR File
Qualification Criteria

1. Have considerable experience (at least five years) in managing surveys, preferably in managing panel surveys that involve repeated interviews with individuals over time. This includes the preparation of survey and training materials, training and supervising interviewers, data entry, maintaining records, and ensuring confidentiality of records
2. Have sufficient experience and capacity to manage survey logistics, including equipment, materials, and personnel, in rural areas similar to the targeted areas
3. Have experience in data collection in Central Africa, particularly in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
4. Have experience in surveys with very low non-response rates, including impact evaluations
5. Have experience with electronic data collection (CAPI, SurveyCTO, ODK), as well as with SPSS and Stata
6. Have proven experience in data collection by telephone


Impact Evaluation of a Public Works Program (PWP) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
November 2020
Request for Expressions of Interest for a consultant firm to conduct a follow-up phone survey covering
approximately 7, 000 individuals in the provinces of Nord Kivu and Ituri
PWPs have been put in place to address temporary work shortages by providing assistance in post disaster and post
conflict situations. They aim at mitigating covariate and idiosyncratic shocks; fighting poverty and guaranteeing
food security; and serving as a bridge to more permanent employment. With the objective of contributing to the
evidence of such programs in fragile states and particularly, measuring the impact on women-s economic
empowerment, the World Bank-s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (WB research team, henceforth) plans to
conduct an impact evaluation of the Social Response to the Ebola Crisis program in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The study will examine the impact of the program on outcomes related to employment, savings, health, food
security, intra-household decisions, social cohesion, and social norms. The WB research team is seeking to contract
a survey firm that will carry out a follow-up phone survey covering approximately 7, 000 individuals in the provinces
of Nord Kivu and Ituri. The questionnaire to be applied includes approximately 40 questions. The firm will be
responsible for:
• Activity 1: Instrument Design and Preparation: finalization of the questionnaire and manual;
questionnaire translations; obtaining permissions to conduct the survey; field activity protocols;
recruitment of enumerator teams; bulk SMS mobilization.
• Activity 2: Data collection: pilot data collection; follow-up data collection; survey supervision; monitoring
of data collection; provision of an airtime incentive; monitoring the provision of the airtime incentive.
• Activity 3: High quality database consolidation and presentation: provision of Android phones and tablets
for data collection; organization and provision of logistical support to interviewers and, regular field
reports and data consistency checks; cleaning, coding, and labeling of the final dataset.
This Request for Expressions of Interest is to solicit interest from a consultant (survey firm) to conduct the followup data collection activities for this project.
Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant
experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria are: (i) Have considerable experience (at least five years)
in managing surveys, preferably in managing panel surveys that involve repeated interviews with individuals over
time. This includes the preparation of survey and training materials, training and supervising interviewers, data
entry, maintaining records, and ensuring confidentiality of records; (ii) Have sufficient experience and capacity to
manage survey logistics, including equipment, materials, and personnel, in rural areas similar to the targeted areas;
(iii) Have experience in data collection in Central Africa, particularly in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); (iv)
Have experience in surveys with very low non-response rates, including impact evaluations; (v) Have experience
with electronic data collection (CAPI, SurveyCTO, ODK), as well as with SPSS and Stata; (vi) Have proven experience
in data collection by telephone.
This assignment is expected to take place between January - June 2021. Interested firms should submit an
expression of interest by Tuesday November 17, 2020 at 11.59pm Washington DC time.

Documents

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