SOUTHWEST STATE OF SOMALIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY:                               FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

NAME OF THE PROJECT:      SOMALIA FOOD SYSTEMS RESILIENCE PROJECT

PROJECT ID:                            P177816

REFERENCE NUMBER:          SO-MOAI-SWS-468675-CS-CQS

PLACE OF ASSIGNMENT:        BAIDOA, SOUTHWEST STATE OF SOMALIA

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:        10^th MARCH 2025

1. Background

The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework for intervention at both the national and regional levels. This Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries’ vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events. It seeks to achieve this by rejuvenating Somalia’s Agri-livestock research institutions, seed systems, and extension services and developing community institutions that can anchor adaptation of climate-smart Agri-livestock practices, strengthening the availability of water and improved rangelands management for resilient agriculture and livestock production; support animal health services, enhancing the integration of the production systems to domestic and regional markets, with appropriate investments in food safety and value addition, and establishing an enabling policy and institutional framework at a sub-national, national and regional level capable of supporting food systems resilience for Somalia.

The objective of the consultancy service is (i) conduct a needs assessment, (ii) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), (iii) develop comprehensive architectural and engineering designs and specifications, (iv) employer’s requirements, (v) bills of quantities, and (v) tender documents to facilitate the seamless construction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) including SPCU offices and Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range (MoLFR) offices construction. The Consultant will undertake all the specific tasks and deliverables detailed out in the Terms of Reference (TOR).

The detailed TOR for the assignment can be provided upon submission of application in person or by e-mail. The e-mail address is provided below.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation now invites eligible firms (“Consultant”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (Description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. may be submitted while responding to the EOI). The short-listing criteria are as follows:

1. Core business of the firm demonstrating at least 5 years in business with experience of carrying our similar services (to conducting assessments and developing preliminary and detailed engineering designs and supervision of construction works.)
2. Specific experience in conducting similar assignments (at least two (2) successfully completed comparable projects in the areas of design of sustainable, climate responsive and resilient public buildings. The Consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the Client (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.

• Experience of relevant services within an environment like that of Somalia (working in Somalia or other locations with similar characteristics (Africa region, operating in locations with FCV characteristics).

1. The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the organization). Do not provide CVs of staff. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing – Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection method (CQS) set out in the “Procurement Regulations”.

Interested Consultant may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Baidoa time (Excluding public holidays).

Expressions of interest (EOI) must be delivered (in person or by e-mail) in a written form in three (3) hard copies (if not by e-mail) to the address below by: 10^th March 2025 at 11:00 Hours (Baidoa Time) – marked clearly as “Expression of Interest: “Consultancy Services for Architectural and Detailed Engineering Design, Preparation of Tender Documents and Supervision Of Construction of New Offices for SPCU, MoAI- SWS and MoLFR- SWS for the FSRP Project in Southwest State Of Somalia”.

Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S- FSRP)

State Project Coordination Unit (SPCU)

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

Uney Road, Via Livestock Market, Ministerial Complex, Berdale, Baidoa, Somalia

E-mail: sfsrp.swss.procurement@gmail.com

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