Consultancy to Engage a PPP Advisor to Provide Technical Support to the PPP Unit in Kenya - 2015

Republic of Kenya
 

The National Treasury
 

Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnerships Project
 

Consultancy to Engage a PPP Advisor to Provide Technical Support to the PPP Unit in Kenya
 

Request for Expressions of Interest 

(Individual Consultant)
 

Ref: IFPPP/PPPU/031/2015-16
 

Credit No. 51570 KE
 

Project ID No. P121019.
 

 

This request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Kenya IFPPP project that appeared in United Nation Development Business No. WB3876-07/13 of July 2013.
 

The Government of Kenya (GoK) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnerships Project (IFPPP) whose overall development objective is to increase private investment in the Kenyan infrastructure market by improving the enabling environment to generate a pipeline of bankable PPP projects.

It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit be applied to eligible payments under the contracts for provision of the above Consultancy services for over a period of twelve (12) months, renewable subject to performance.

1. Objective
 

The main objectives of the Advisor’s assignment are to:

• Provide the requisite specialist technical advice and support to the PPP Unit to carry out its mandate to assist Contracting Authorities, across various sectors and county governments, to identify, select, appraise, approve, negotiate and monitor PPP projects throughout their life cycle


• Assist the PPP Unit in establishing and operationalising systems and frameworks to ensure compliance with the PPP Act, as well as the regulations thereto

2. Scope of Work
 

The Scope of Work in this assignment will include, but is not limited to, the tasks described below:
 

a) Provide specialist technical support and advise to the Unit on PPP projects, including review and comment on Project proposals, Terms of Reference for Transaction Advisors, Feasibility Study reports, Tender Evaluation reports, and draft PPP contracts as submitted by Contracting Authorities, and other PPP-related matters as they emerge;
 

(b) Assist the PPP Unit in establishing and operationalising systems and frameworks to ensure compliance with the PPP Act, as well as the regulations thereto;
 

(c) Provide advice on the PPP capacity building requirements of the Unit and its Contracting Authorities, and assist in the enhancement efforts;
 

(d) Engage with stakeholders in both the private and public sectors to determine varying needs and perspectives with regards to PPP projects in the country targeting the full spectrum of opportunities;
 

(e) Provide expert PPP input into all aspects of the PPP Unit activities, in particular:

• Support the Unit in providing the requisite PPP advice to the State Department of Infrastructure and the Road authorities, as well as county governments, to identify, select, appraise, approve, negotiate and monitor PPP road projects throughout their life cycle, i.e.: Project Identification and Selection, Project Preparation and Appraisal, Selection of Private Party.


• Support the PPP Unit in coordinating the efforts of the consultant hired by the State Department of Infrastructure to develop a national tolling policy, by providing technical input and assisting in the operationalization of the strategies to-be adopted.

(f) Assist the Director – PPP Unit in the recruitment of local staff to fill out the interim organization of the PPP Unit

3. The National Treasury (the Client) through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU) now invites eligible individual consultants to express 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.

Consultants should provide their most recent profiles showing their experience, qualifications, capabilities, references and details of past experience especially in the area of their expertise etc. 

The shortlisting criteria are:

(a) Academic and professional qualifications of an advanced university degree in Finance, Management, Economics, Law, Engineering or any other relevant field; Professional certification will be an added advantage; 

(b) Experience of a minimum 15 years in supporting the implementation of PPP project procurements and transactions across various sectors, including extensive experience in project structuring and risk analysis, allocation and management; project agreements; and private financing of infrastructure; 

(c) Breadth of sectorial experience with a focus on Road PPPs; 

(d) Hands-on experience in training and capacity building of government personnel in PPP Units & implementing agencies; 

(e) Geographical extent of PPP experience – credit will be given to experience of working with successful PPP programmes, both internationally and in markets similar to Kenya’s; and 

(f) Fluency in spoken and written English.
 

4. The expression of interest is also open to interested firms who may wish to propose individual consultants. 

In such cases, only the experience and qualifications of the individuals proposed shall be taken into account in the selection process and not the firm’s corporate experience. 

Consequently, the ensuing contract agreement will be signed directly with the successful individual.

5. The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers published in January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures for selection of individual consultants set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
 

6. Interested eligible individuals may obtain further information at the address given below during office hours between 0900 to 1700 hours, Monday – Friday inclusive, exclusive of public holidays, before the deadline for the submission of Expressions of Interest.
 

7. Complete Expressions of Interest documents to be submitted in plain sealed envelopes with consultancy reference and name clearly marked on top should be delivered in person, sent by mail or by email to the address shown below or placed in the tender box at our offices on the 7th floor, Anniversary Towers, North Tower
 

Postal Address:
 

Project Implementation Unit
Attention: Procurement Specialist
P.O. Box 21190-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.

Physical Address:
 

Project Implementation Unit
Attention: Procurement Specialist
7th Floor, Anniversary Towers, North Tower.
Building No.19 Monrovia Street/University Way
Nairobi, Kenya.

Telephone No.: 254 – 20 – 2210271/4 

E-mail: procurement.ifppp@piu.go.ke; info.ifppp@piu.go.ke; info@pppunit.go.ke

8. Deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is Monday 12th October 2015 at 1600 hours Kenyan local time.

Director, Public Private Partnerships Unit
For: Principal Secretary