African Development Bank
Republic of Namibia
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE
DIRECTORATE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT
REQUEST FOR PEXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
CONSULTING SERVICES TO CONDUCT PROCUREMENT AUDIT FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (ETQIP)
Public Sector
Loan No: 200200001952
RFP: Project ID No: P-NA-I00-001
The Government of Namibia has received financing from the African Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of the Education and Training Quality Improvement Project (ETQIP)), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for the consultancy to provide auditing services for the overall ETQIP in order to verify compliance to procurement rules and procedures.
The services included under this assignment is to provide comprehensive auditing services to verify the compliance of procurement rules and procedures. This is will be an eight (8) weeks assignment to complete the task.
The Expression of Interest (EOI) should include the modalities and strategy on how the Consultant will conduct the assessment. It is envisage that the Consultant should possess the following: (i) a minimum of Master’s Degree (NQA Level 9 or Equivalent) in any procurement related discipline, (ii) at least 10 years post-qualification practical experience in procurement and contract management, at least 8 years’ experience in development partners/donor funded procurement and project management auditing, (iv) be familiar with African Development Bank procurement guidelines, policies and regulations, and (v) should have a good report writing and communication skills.
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture therefore invites eligible Individual Consultants to express their interest in providing these services for the Education and Training Quality Improvement Project (ETQIP). Interested Consultants must provide information that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among, etc.
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 (BPM)’, dated October 2015 addition, which is available on the Bank’s website http://www.afdb.org. The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.
Interested consultants must obtain ToRs of the assignment and further information at the address below during office hours (08:00 – 17:00hrs) at the offices of.
Attention: Dr. Onesmus Hailombe
The Project Manager, ETQIP
Project Implementation Unit
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture
Government Office Park
Luther Street
Private Bag 13186, Windhoek, Namibia
Tel : +264 61 293 3340
E-mail : Onesmus.Hailombe@moe.gov.na
Expression of Interests must be hand delivered to the physical address below not later than 23 April 2021 by 17:00pm, and must be clearly marked “Expression of Interest for the Procurement Auditing Services for ETQIP”.
Project Administration Office
Project Implementation Unit PIU)
3nd Floor, Room 311
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture
Luther Street, Government Office Park
Private Bag 13186, Windhoek, Namibia