REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
SELECTION OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAIN COMMUNITIES
REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
Increasing Climate Change Adaptive Capacity of Rwandan Community
Energy Access Sector
Financing Agreement reference: 5550155001051
Project ID No.: P-RW-FA0-013
The Government of Rwanda has received a grant from Global Environment Facility-Least Developed Countries Fund (GEF-LDCF) through African Development Bank (AfDB) to increase the adaptive capacity of vulnerable Rwandan communities to the adverse effects of climate change and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the grant to hire a consulting firm to develop training materials and train communities on:
- Improve knowledge, understanding and awareness of livelihood opportunities resulting from electrification
- Increase knowledge and understanding of the social dimensions of vulnerability and resilience to climate change
- Increase awareness of climate change impacts and promotion of gender-responsive climate adaptation
- Increase capacity of communities to plan, implement and monitor adaptation programs
The Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, 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.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Borrowers are under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.
Interested consultancy firms may obtain further information at the address below from 07:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 hours during working days: Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)
KN 2 ST, P.O. Box 3855 Kigali, Rwanda; Procurement Unit, 10th Floor KCT, SEAP Procurement Specialist, Tel: + 250 7 88 75 91 54
Email: procurement@edcl.reg.rw and copy to smunyawera@edcl.reg.rw
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 15th Sptember 2018 at 10.00 hrs and mention CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS AND TRAIN COMMUNITIES
RUHIGULA Jackson GAFULEKA
Félix GAKUBA
Head of Procurement Management Services
Managing Director