Individual Consulting Services for Conducting End of Project Evaluation and Completion Report for Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Natural Resources Management Project in the Songwe River Basin Project

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JOINT SONGWE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Date: 29th October, 2024

Tender No: SONGWECOM/2024/2025/C/01

RE-ADVERTISEMENT FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES)

FOR CONDUCTING END OF PROJECT EVALUATION AND COMPLETION REPORT FOR STRENGTHENING TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION AND INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN THE SONGWE RIVER BASIN PROJECT

Countries: Malawi and Tanzania

Project: Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Natural Resources Management in the Songwe River Basin (STCINRM-SRB) Project.

Sector: Water

Financing Agreement reference: 5550155001701

Project ID NO: P-Z1-EAZ-054

  1. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Malawi have received financing from the GEF through African Development Bank toward the cost of the Multinational Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Natural Resources Management (MSTCINRM) Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for conducting End of Project Evaluation and completion report of the Multinational Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Natural Resource Management Project.
  2. The Joint Songwe River Basin Commission now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Individual Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services, with Master’s degree or equivalent in social science or other closely related fields with minimum of 10 years’ experience in Project Review. The consultant must have done at least three Similar Assignments. Experience in the field of M&E with proven track record in result-based management evaluation methodologies; Must have experience of working in sub-Saharan Africa; Familiarity in Evaluating Natural Resources Management based projects; Demonstrate understanding of cross cutting issues including gender; Project evaluation/review experiences for AfDB or GEF, World Bank and other Donor funded projects.
  3. This advertisement is open to all eligible Individual Consultants, the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development “Procurement Framework of October 2015” which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. The previous applicants for this assignment are encouraged to apply.
  4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information including Terms of Reference, from the office of the Secretariat of the joint Songwe River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 300,  Kyela, Tanzania, E-mail: songwecombasin@gmail.com from 09:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs (EAT) from Mondays to Fridays inclusive except on public holidays.
  5. Any request for clarification with regard to this assignment shall be addressed to the undersigned not less than seven days before the deadline for submission. The Client shall respond to the request for clarification received within three working days from the date of receipt of the request.
  6. Expressions of Interest (Eol) for conducting End of Project Evaluation and completion report of the Multinational Strengthening Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Natural Resource Management Project must be delivered to the address below: The Executive Secretary, Songwe River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 300, Kyela, Tanzania or E-mail: songwecombasin@gmail.com at or before 11:00 hrs (EAT) on 11th November, 2024, the opening shall take place immediately after the deadline for submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.
  7. Late Expressions of Interest shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY,

Joint Songwe River Basin Commission,

P.O. BOX 300, Kyela Tanzania.

Tel: +255 25 2957412

E-mail: songwecombasin@gmail.com

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