Project Audit for the years 2019/2021 — West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

COUNTRY: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

PROJECTS: POWER SECTOR RECOVERY

QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL

INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING

TRANSPORT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND COASTAL

PROTECTION

SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENTS

WEST AFRICA COASTAL AREAS RESILIENCE INVESTMENT

GRANTS Nº: IDA D1260, H 9770, D 3080; D 4460, D 3760, D 1690

CONSULTING SERVICES:

AUDIT FOR THE PROJECTS MANAGED BY AFAP

REFERENCE Nº 01/C/AFAP/2019

The Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has received from the International Development Association toward the cost of the projects managed by AFAP, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for auditing services.

The services to be performed only by a firm match an effort of 5 person/month during the months of April / June 2020, April/June 2021 and April/June 2022, consist of audit of the financial statements of projects managed by the AFAP, include:

The auditor will express an opinion for each project on the statements of expenditure on the one hand and, on the other hand special accounts and projects accounts for each fund donors, respectively received and expenditures made in the fiscal year ended on the same dates.

The consultant, in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISA) must pay attention to the subjects of fraud and corruption, laws and rules, governance and risk.

The Project Administration and Fiduciary Agency (AFAP) having the status of a projects implementing agency that handles funding from the World Bank now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) 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. The shortlisting criteria are:

Work experience of more than 5 years in the field of design of audit of projects like World Bank and European Investment Bank financial statements;

Experience proven in accounting, financial management and internal control;

Mastery of Portuguese language, written and spoken.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the 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 Least-Cost Selection (LCS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information and terms of reference can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 08:30 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:00 hours (Sao Tome and Principe local time) Monday to Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by January 07, 2020 until 15:00 AM (Sao Tome and Principe local time).

Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projetos

Caixa Postal 1029,

Edificio do Afriland First Bank, 2º Andar

Avenida Kwame Nkrumah

S. Tome, S. Tomé e Príncipe

Phone.: + 239 222 52 05

E-mail: [email protected]

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