Somalia: Consultancy for Supervision and Certification of Irrigation Infrastructural Works in Puntland

May 2, 2022 | European Committee for Training and Agriculture
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CEFA – European Committee for Training and Agriculture has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund”) and the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) for the implementation of the “FSSFS-Food Security and Sustainability in Fragile Situations” Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under this contract. No parties other than CEFA shall derive any rights from the financing agreement or have any claim to financing proceeds.

The “Food Security and Sustainability in Fragile Situations” – FSSFS is a four-year project that will be carried out in the regions of Bari and Nugal in Puntland State of Somalia. It includes three main components:

Component A: IRRIGATION AND CLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT

  • Support to the sustainable management of the irrigation infrastructures.
  • Construction and Rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructures.
  • Application of climate smart technologies for irrigation infrastructures.

Component B: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

  • B1: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
    • Training farmers on sustainable agriculture practices and techniques, with a specific focus on the palm dates value chain.
    • Support in developing a private sector led supply of inputs.
    • Value chain capacity building for private sector traders, businessmen and producers.
    • Establishment of a date processing unit.
  • B2: SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
    • Value chain capacity building for private sector traders, businessmen and producers
    • Introduction and adoption of a ‘Holistic Natural Resources Management’ (HNRM) approach for sustainable management of rangelands
    • Increase small ruminant productivity through genetic improvement and feed technology.
    • Capacity building for public (Veterinary Officers) and private (CAHWs - Community Animal Health Workers) and public veterinary service providers on disease control.
    • Deployment of a methodology for Livestock Body Condition Scoring and Assessment

Component C: CAPITALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

  • Promote and strengthen collaboration with agricultural extension service providers and local authorities through short courses, workshops and provision of critical research inputs.
  • Capitalization of Knowledge and Documentation of Best Practices.

CEFA invites consultants to submit technical and financial proposals in accordance with the documents attached to this letter and the annexed Terms of References (TOR).

The consultant will be selected under the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the IFAD Procurement Handbook which are provided on the IFAD website1.

Submission Procedure: Please submit your Technical and Financial Proposal using the forms provided for this purpose within this Request for Proposals (RFP). Your proposal should comprise one (1) original and one (1) copy of both the technical and financial proposals to the address provided below.

The Technical and Financial proposals shall be submitted no later than 12.00pm EAT of 25 May 2022 to the address below: CEFA Regional Office in Nairobi Brookside Close, off Brookside Grove- Westlands Attn: Concetta Bianco – CEFA Program Manager Or alternatively to the following email address: procurement@cefakenya.com

For full details about the consultancy, requirements, qualifications, and submissions, please visit the link provided.