Audit of Financial Statements of the Private Sector Rehabilitation and Agribusiness Development Project (PRSPDA) — Guinea-Bissau

REPÚBLICA DA GUINÉ-BISSAU MINISTÉRIO DA ECONOMIA E FINANÇAS Secretaria de Estado do Plano e Integração Regional REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTTEREST Nº 02/2016 Consultant (Firm) GUINEA-BISSAU: Private Sector Rehabilitation and Agribusiness Development Project (PRSPDA) Audit of the Financial Statements of the Private Sector Rehabilitationand Agribusiness Development Project (PRSPDA) for 2014, 2015, and 2016 The World-Bank has approved a US$8.2 million credit to the Government of Guinea-Bissau (GoGB) intended to implement the Private Sector Rehabilitation and Agribusiness Development project (PRSPDA), to support the inclusive development of the cashew agribusiness sector and to promote entrepreneurship in other sectors of the economy.

The PRSPDA is seeking a firm to perform the financial audit of the accounts of the Private Sector Rehabilitation and Agribusiness Development Project (PRSPDA), including to establish and express opinion about the financial statements and its alignment with international accounting standards. The audit should not exceed 15 business days. The firm should be an independent audit firm with accounting expertise and with experience in reviewing financial accounts, being a member of a professional accounting Board in the country of residence, and having recognized experience in audits of development projects.

The team should include at least: (i) one Accountant graduated in the field with at least ten (10) years of experience, including five (5) years inaudits of projects financed by the World Bank or other development partners; (ii) one team member with at least a bachelor's degree in business administration, audit or accounting, and at least seven (7) yearsof experience, including five (5) years in audits of projects financed by the World Bank or other development partners. The expression of interest may include brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriateskills among staff, etc.

They should have a version in Portuguese or French, which can be a translation of the original documents. The firm will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for Procurement of Consulting Services under IBRD Loans andIDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers. Interested firms can obtain more information including the Terms of Reference at the address below.

Projecto de Reabilitação do SectorPrivado e Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Agro-industrial (PRSPDA) Josué Gomes de Almeida - Coordenador do PRSPDA RUA Capitão Quinhones Nª 4 junto da Fortaleza d'Amura -Bissau. Guiné-Bissau (+245) 96 660 6858 E-mail: jajosuealmeida@gmail.com cc/gilbertobampoque@gmail.com Expressions of interest must be submitted by Match 10, 2016, before 12h00 (local time GMT).