Procurement Summary
Country : Sierra Leone
Summary : Senior Procurement Specialist
Deadline : 23 Jan 2019
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 29766914
Document Ref. No. : 540200
Competition : ICB
Financier : Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COORDINATING UNIT (“MCCU”)
Attn: Franklin Ibemessie
Procurement Agent/Advisor
23 Spur Road
Freetown
Tel: +23230909091
Sierra Leone
Email :franklin@ebmse.com
URL :http://www.mccu-sl.gov.sl/
Tender Details
Tenders are invited for Senior Procurement Specialist (Procurement Agent).
1. The Government of Sierra Leone has established the Millennium Challenge Coordinating Unit (“MCCU”) as an autonomous entity with independent legal authority to oversee, manage, and implement a Threshold Program funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”). MCC is a U.S. government agency focused on assisting countries dedicated to good governance, economic freedom, and investments in people.
2. The MCC Threshold Program with Sierra Leone will provide up to $44.4 million to support significant policy reforms and improve governance in the water and electricity sectors. By establishing independent regulation, strengthening key institutions, and increasing transparency and accountability, the program seeks to create a foundation for the financially sustainable provision of essential water and electricity services, as well as limit opportunities for corruption in service delivery. The Threshold Program will run for up to four (4) years after the entry into force of the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program Grant Agreement (“Threshold Program Agreement”) which occurred in February 2016.
3. MCCU now invites qualification documents from individual consultants to provide the consultant services referenced above. More details on these consultant services are provided in the RCQ which incorporates the Terms of Reference (TOR). This procurement - open to all eligible individual consultants who wish to respond – is not for consulting firms. Submissions from consulting firms proposing professional staff as individual consultants shall be rejected.
4. MCCU intends to hire a Senior Procurement Specialist (the “Consultant”). More details are provided the Terms of Reference.
5. Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone. Anticipated Start Date: March 2019. Duration of Assignment : 6 - 9 Months. (The duration for the assignment is 6 to 9 months. The contract will be signed for a 6-months input with possibility of extension to 9 months).
6. Individual Consultants will be selected under the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award.
7. Consultants interested in receiving the full RCQ and submitting Qualifications should register their interest by sending an e-mail (with subject: Request for PA-SPS RCQ) to the Procurement Advisor on franklin@ebmse.com giving full contact details of the Consultant. This will ensure that the Consultants receive updates regarding this RCQ.
8. Any clarification on the RCQ should be sent via e-mail to franklin@ebmse.com no later than 10.00am GMT of 15 January 2019. MCCU will provide responses to all clarification requests by 5.00pm GMT of 18 January 2019.
9. The deadline for submission of qualifications is 10.00am GMT of 23 January 2019.
Yours sincerely,
Ndeye F. Koroma
CEO. MCCU
Documents
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