LVBC: Preparation of Detailed Engineering Designs, Specifications and Cost Estimates for the CRESTI-LVB Project Infrastructure Investments

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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES)

CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE MARITIME TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN LAKE VICTORIA BASIN (CRESTI- LVB) PROJECT

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO PREPARE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGNS, SPECIFICATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR THE CRESTI-LVB PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

REF: LVBC/CRESTI/IC/24-25/14

The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has received financing from the African Development Bank Climate Action Window toward the cost of the Climate Resilience for Sustainable Maritime Transport Infrastructure in Lake Victoria Basin (CRESTI- LVB) Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Individual Consultancy to Prepare Detailed Engineering Designs, Specifications and Cost Estimates for the CRESTI-LVB Project Infrastructure Investments.

The services included under this project enhance climate resilience through strengthened absorptive and adaptive capacity of Lake Victoria's maritime transport infrastructure to climate change-related shocks and stresses, thereby facilitating the sustainable socio-economic development of the Lake Victoria Basin in the East Africa region. The proposed CRESTI-LVB project is expected to be implemented over three (3) years.

Institutional and Implementation Arrangements: The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) will be both the grant recipient and the executing agency (EA) for the project and will provide overall oversight for the project, under the stewardship of the Executive Secretary (ES) assisted by the Deputy Executive Secretary. The project will also benefit from policy guidance through the existing LVBC governance structures that include the Regional Policy Steering Committee (RPSC) comprised of Permanent/Principal Secretaries from relevant ministries of the partner states and the Sectoral Council of Minister (SECOM) for LVB up to the EAC wide Council of Ministers. The LVBC will constitute a Project Coordination Unit (PCU), which will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and coordination of the project. The PCU will be led by a Regional Project Coordinator (RPC) reporting to the Deputy Executive Secretary and will be supported by a Team of specialist including: an Environmental and Social Specialist, Climate Change Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Gender Focal Person, Finance Specialist, and relevant support staff. The PCU will, among others, support (i) project coordination; (ii) procurement and management of contracted goods, works, and services; (iii) processing of payment requests; and (iv) preparation of project reports.

The main objectives of this consultancy are to:

• Develop detailed engineering designs, Bills of Quantities, specifications and cost estimates for the CRESTI-LVB project infrastructure investments that address existing and potential vulnerabilities linked to climate change impacts.
• Conduct a comprehensive cost analysis and prepare cost estimates for the proposed project infrastructure investments for the CRESTI-LVB project, incorporating considerations for climate resilience and trade logistics, informing budget allocations for implementation.

The Infrastructure and Urban Development Department (PICU) of AfDB on behalf of the Lake Victoria Commission (LVBC) now invites eligible Individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and submit a detailed CV (in a Template annexed to the Terms of Reference), plus academic and professional certificates, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills. Such information may include brochures, descriptions of assignments of similar nature in the last fifteen (15) years. In addition, the interested consultant should submit a capability statement of not more than four (4) pages indicating why he/she is the most suitable candidate for executing the above assignment. The prospective Consultant should also submit in a separate document monthly professional fees for the Consultant in USD as well as other anticipated costs in USD during the execution of the assignment.

Detailed Terms of Reference for the services are annexed to this Request for Expressions of Interest and may be obtained from the AfDB website www.afdb.org; LVBC and EAC websites at www.lvbcom.org and www.eac.int.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

The selection criteria shall be based on the following:

• General Qualification based on TORs   -           30%
• Specific Experience relevant to the assignment - 50%
• Experience with AfDB or multilateral / international organisations - 10%
• Working knowledge in East Africa region - 10%

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours East African (EA) time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below or emailed preferably as one PDF file for all documents and another second pdf file for financial proposal by [6th May 2025] at

16.00 Hrs EA time and mention “INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO PREPARE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGNS, SPECIFICATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES FOR THE CRESTI- LVB PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS’’

TO:                 JEREMY BASSY AGUMA
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LVBC: Economic Viability Assessment Study of the Climate Resilience for Sustainable Maritime Transport Infrastructure (CRESTI-LVB) Project

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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES)

CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE MARITIME TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN LAKE VICTORIA BASIN (CRESTI- LVB) PROJECT

 INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO UNDERTAKE AN ECONOMIC VIABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE MARITIME TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (CRESTI-LVB) PROJECT

Ref: LVBC/CRESTI/IC/24-25/13

The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has received financing from the African Development Bank Climate Action Window (CAW) toward the cost of the Climate Resilience for Sustainable Maritime Transport Infrastructure in Lake Victoria Basin (CRESTI- LVB) Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for an Individual Consultant to Undertake an Economic Viability Assessment Study of the Climate Resilience for Sustainable Maritime Transport Infrastructure (CRESTI-LVB) Project.

The services included under this project are to enhance climate resilience through strengthened absorptive and adaptive capacity of Lake Victoria's maritime transport infrastructure to climate change related shocks and stresses for sustainable socio-economic development of Lake Victoria Basin in the East Africa region. The proposed CRESTI-LVB project is expected to be implemented for a period of three (3) years.

Institutional and Implementation Arrangements: The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) will be both the grant recipient and the executing agency (EA) for the project and will provide overall oversight for the project, under the stewardship of the Executive Secretary (ES) assisted by the Deputy Executive Secretary. The project will also benefit from policy guidance through the existing LVBC governance structures that include the Regional Policy Steering Committee (RPSC) comprised of Permanent/Principal Secretaries from relevant ministries of the partner states and the Sectoral Council of Minister (SECOM) for LVB up to the EAC wide Council of Ministers. The LVBC will constitute a Project Coordination Unit (PCU), which will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and coordination of the project. The PCU will be led by a Regional Project Coordinator (RPC) reporting to the Deputy Executive Secretary and will be supported by a Team of specialist including: an Environmental and Social Specialist, Climate Change Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Gender Focal Person, Finance Specialist, and relevant support staff. The PCU will, among others, support (i) project coordination; (ii) procurement and management of contracted goods, works, and services; (iii) processing of payment requests; and (iv) preparation of project reports.

The objectives of this consultancy are as follows:

1. Identify the current key issues that relates to climate change shocks and its socio-economic impacts on activities along the Lake Victoria Basin.
2. Prepare Financial and Economic Analysis: to comprehensively evaluate the project's economic viability, by providing the project estimated financial costs, revenue projections, economic resource flow statement with quantification of potential climate benefits; compute rate of returns (financial and economic), and alignment with regional development goals.
3. Risk Assessment/Sensitivity Analysis: Evaluate potential risks (risks and sensitivity analysis) and provide recommendations to enhance project economic Analyze key assumptions' sensitivity and their impacts on technical, financial, and operational outcomes. Include best-case, worst-case, and most likely scenarios to assess financial performance. Additionally, implement contingency plans and robust strategies for risk mitigation.
4. Prepare a comprehensive evaluation plan of the CRESTI-LVB project’s economic impact post-

The Infrastructure and Urban Development Department (PICU) of AfDB on behalf of Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) 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 and submit a detailed CV (in a Template annexed to the Terms of Reference), plus academic and professional certificates, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills. Such information may include brochures, descriptions of assignments of similar nature in the last fifteen (15) years. In addition, the interested consultant should submit a capability statement of not more than four (4) pages indicating why he/she is the most suitable candidate for executing the above assignment. The prospective Consultant should also submit in a separate document monthly professional fees for the Consultant in USD as well as other costs anticipated costs in USD during the execution of the assignment.

Detailed Terms of Reference for the services are annexed to this Request for Expressions of Interest and may be obtained from the AfDB web site at www.afdb.org, LVBC and EAC websites at www.lvbcom.org and www.eac.int.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at https://www.afdb.org.

The selection criteria shall be based on the following:

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the e-mail address below during office hours from Monday to Friday 0900 to 1700 hours East African (EA) time. The detailed terms of reference (TORs) can be obtained from www.afdb.org, www.lvbcom.org or www.eac.int.

Expressions of interest (EOI) must be delivered to the address below or by e-mail, preferably as one PDF file for all documents and another second pdf file for financial proposal, to the address (e-mails) below by [6^th May 2025] at 16.00 Hrs EA time and mention “INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT TO UNDERTAKE AN ECONOMIC VIABILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY OF THE CRESTI-LVB PROJECT.”

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JEREMY BASSY AGUMA
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WINFRED GICHURU
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LILIAN ACHIENG
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Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of Computers, Photocopiers/Printers and ICT Equipment under Framework Agreement for Financial Year 2025/2026

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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

Invitation to Tender

 INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROVISION OF SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPUTERS, PHOTOCOPIERS/PRINTERS AND ICT EQUIPMENT UNDER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025/26.

 Reference Number:         EAC/SRVS/24-25/052

1. The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization comprised of the Republic of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of South Sudan, Republic of Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania. The Treaty for Establishment of the East African Community was signed on 30^th November 1999 and entered into force on 7^th July 2000.
   
   
2. The East African Community has been allocated funds in the Financial Year 2025-2026 and intends to apply part of the funds towards eligible payments under the contract for Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of computers, photocopiers/printers and ICT equipment under Framework Agreement for the Financial Year 2025/26.
   
   
3. The East African Community now invites Bids from eligible service providers for Provision of Servicing and Maintenance of computers, photocopiers/printers and ICT equipment under Framework Agreement for the Financial Year 2025/26.
   
   
4. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (Regional) and is open to all eligible bidders using the Standard Bidding Document.
   
   
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information Monday to Friday during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below on or before 25^th April 2025 at 11:00 am East Africa time.
   
   
6. A complete set of tender documents may be downloaded from the EAC website eac.int- Link “Tenders” free of charge.
   
   
7. The bidding will be conducted by submission through the EAC Electronic procurement system. Interested bidders will be required to register and submit their bids through the EAC eprocurement system at https://eacprocurement.eac.int/. The system will reject any late bids. Bids will be publicly opened on the EAC eprocurement system. Bids will be addressed to:

The Secretary General
East African Community – Secretariat
EAC headquarters
EAC Close, Afrika Mashariki Road
Arusha,Tanzania
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Fax +255 27 2162190
Tel +255 27 2162100

8. All interested bidders are required to continually check the EAC website eac.int; Link-Tender for any tender addendums or clarifications that may arise before the submission date.

Clarifications or any changes, modifications or withdrawal in regard to this tender shall be communicated on the EAC Website and the EAC eProcurement System at https://eacprocurement.eac.int/

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General Procurement Notice: Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project

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EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN).

Country: Eastern Africa

Project: Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (P176181)

Sector: ICT

Grant No. IDA-E1680

Project ID No. P176181

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has received a grant in the amount of US$ 15 million from the World Bank under the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project. which aims to advance digital market integration in the Eastern Africa region by increasing affordable access to regional broadband connectivity and strengthening the enabling environment for cross-border digital services. Phase I of the EA-RDIP Series of Projects covers two Regional Economic Communities: EAC and IGAD, and also includes country projects in Somalia and South Sudan. The EAC Secretariat intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project is designed around four components, which reflect the distinct but interconnected layers of an integrated regional digital market. Components 1, 2 and 3 will support Connectivity Market Development and Integration; Data Market Development and Integration; and Online Market Development and Integration, respectively, whereas component 4 will support Project Management and Implementation Support.

Component 1. Connectivity Market Development and Integration will provide support to the harmonization of broadband connectivity market, including support aimed at removing barriers to regional telecoms infrastructure and services to encourage investment, improve performance, eliminate pricing and quality differentials, as well as expand access to connectivity.

Component 2. Data Market Development and Integration will provide support towards harmonization of cybersecurity frameworks across the EAC Partner States to enhance the security of the cross-border data flows to safeguarding personal data, promoting trust in cross-border data transactions.

Component 3. Online Market Development and Integration will provide support to the establishment of regionwide rules on online markets by promoting the harmonization of laws and regulations in a series of policy areas that are essential for the integration of digital markets. Policy areas covered under this component will focus on enabling remote transactions, including-signature, and cross-border payments, and set out rules for the functioning of online markets and services, including the responsibility of online intermediaries.

Component 4. Project Management and Implementation Support will provide technical assistance and capacity support for project implementation, including financing for the setup of a project implementation unit (PIU).

The technical assistance from the EAC will focus on advancing harmonization by providing regional training to NSO experts, followed by country level training and technical missions to support implementation of the guidelines.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated November 2020, Four Edition (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, on the World Bank’s external website, EAC website, Regional News Papers and National Newspapers in East African Countries.

Prequalification/Initial Selection of suppliers and contractors will not be required for the contracts under this project.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Receipt at the address below:

Secretary General, EAC.
Attention
Principal Information Technology Officer / Program Coordinator.
Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP),
East African Community (EAC) Headquarters,
P.O Box 1096 Arusha, Tanzania.
Mobile: +255-755250559/ +254 711859570
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