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Avis d’appel d’offre pour l’amélioration de la production laitière des petits exploitants grâce à un projet établi de liaison entre les producteurs et les transformateurs du marché

Avis d’appel d’offre pour l’amélioration de la production laitière des petits exploitants grâce à un projet établi de liaison entre les producteurs et les transformateurs du marché

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Categories : Avis d'appel d'offres

Domaines : Comptabilité - Gestion - Audit - Gestion de projets

Regions : Malawi

Government of Malawi

Project ID No: 6974

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRMS SELECTION)

 

 

  1. The Government of Malawi, through Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (Department of Agricultural Research Services) has received a Grant from the African Development Bank under Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) towards the cost of “Improving Smallholder Dairy Farming Through Established Farmer-Processor Market Linkage Project” and intends to utilize part of the agreed amount under the contract for Consultancy Services to carry out the following assignment: Undertake Feasibility Study (technical; financial; economic and market) on viability of establishing centralized milk cooling facility in Mzuzu Milk Shed Area, Northern Malawi ;
  2. The services to be provided under the Assignment, which are project preparation studies to enhance the bankability of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development through Department of Agricultural Research Services) Project – Undertake Feasibility Study (technical; financial; economic and market) on viability of establishing centralized milk cooling facility in Mzuzu Milk Shed Area, Northern Malawi. The specific objectives of assignment are to :
  • Carry out a detailed feasibility study (technical, economic, financial and market) on viability of establishing a centralized milk cooling facility ;
  • Conduct environmental impact assessment studies at all the locations designated as milk bulking groups (MBGs) including area where the centralized cooling facility will installed ;
  • Develop business plan for Mpoto Dairy Farmers Association ;
  • Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development through Department of Agricultural Research Services) now invites eligible consultants (firms) to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. Only consultants from the African Development Bank member countries are eligible to submit their expression of interest (the list of member countries is available at http://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/corporate-information/members/) ;
  • The eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Framework for Bank Group-Funded Operations Consultants”, dated 14 October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Please, note that interest expressed by a consulting Firm does not imply any obligation on the part of the Grant Recipient to include it in the shortlist ;
  • The estimated duration of services is 3 Months (90 Days) and the estimated starting date is 22nd July 2020 ;
  • Interested consultants (Firms) may obtain further information and Terms of Reference (TOR) by sending a request through an e-mail address : bandamcloyd@yahoo.com or get a copy of TOR at the address below during office hours 07.30-16.30 hours (local time) ;
  • Expressions of interest (EOI) must be delivered to the address below not later than June 01, 2020 at 16.30 (local time) and clearly marked “Improving Smallholder Dairy Farming through Established Farmer-Processor Market Linkage Project in Mzuzu Milk Shed Area”.

The correspondence must be addressed to: The Director of Agricultural Research Services

Attention : Mr. Mc Loyd Banda – Project Coordinator (+265 999 918 567);

Department of Agricultural Research Services, P.O Box 30779, Lilongwe, Malawi ;

Please kindly note that application via electronic submission are also allowed and must be sent through e-mail to : bandamcloyd@yahoo.com