Recruitment of a third-party monitoring agent — REPAIR Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)

NAME OF PROJECT: The Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: TF0C5097-3E

Assignment Title: Fiduciary and Environmental & Social Third- Party Monitoring Agent (TPA) for the Phases 1 and 2 of the REPAIR Program

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): MZ-REPAIR-510446-CS-QCBS

• The African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

• A dedicated REPAIR team (the Programme Implementation Unit or simply the “REPAIR PIU” for operational purposes) has been set up within ARC Ltd as a segregated cell under the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000 of Bermuda, as amended (SAC Act) (known as ARC Ltd., acting in respect of its segregated account designated as “REPAIR Account” (Segregated Account) for legal purposes). This REOI/procurement activity is executed and led by the REPAIR Account.

• The consulting services (“the Services”) relates to provision of Fiduciary Third- Party Monitoring Agent and Environmental & Social Third- Party Monitoring Agent (joint) for the Phases 1 and 2 of the REPAIR Program, under a Framework Agreement. Refer to World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” of July 2016, revised September 2023 4th Edition.

• The selected Firm(s) framework contract will cover an initial period of 2 years from October 2025 to October 2027. Specific assignments will be issued as call-offs, with expected durations depending on project phases and disaster response needs.

• The objective of the consulting services is to:

• Provide independent verification of whether the disaster funds in the context of REPAIR have been used for the intended purposes and in doing so, verify compliance with applicable fiduciary standards.

• Assess compliance with environmental and social (E&S) commitments, including safeguards/ESF obligations.

• Provide an overview of the impact of the REPAIR funds for the intended beneficiaries.

• Generate timely reports that support corrective actions and build confidence among stakeholders (World Bank, government, donors, beneficiaries).

• The TPA is expected to deliver on both components listed below, under task orders/call-offs:

A. Fiduciary component

• Review procurement processes and contract management under emergency procedures.

• Verify eligibility, use, and accountability of project funds.

• Sample-check payments, disbursements, and physical delivery of goods, works, and services.

• Assess compliance with applicable procurement regulations and FM guidelines.

B. E&S component

• Monitor adherence to ESF, ESCP commitments, and environmental and social permits in alignment with national frameworks and legislation.

• Assess the effectiveness of grievance redress mechanism (GRM) of the Ministry of Finance and Delivery Channels.

• Verify that activities financed under REPAIR avoid prohibited practices (e.g., forced labour, child labour, resettlement, damage to critical habitats) and ineligible activities.

• Provide independent reporting on community consultations and stakeholder engagement.

• The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://arcltd.org/opportunities/

• The REPAIR Account 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:

• Internationally recognized expertise in financial auditing, notably of public institutions and environmental and social monitoring/auditing.

• Proven track record in operational audits of this nature, ongoing operations, and ability to ensure regular (if not permanent) representation in the REPAIR Countries.

• At least 10 years of proven experience in financial management, environmental and social monitoring and operational auditing in Sub-Saharan Africa countries working with high-level government officials, especially in context of fragility and crisis response.

• Proven ability to navigate difficult political economic circumstances.

• Efficient systems for rapid assessments of responses to avoid delays.

• Ability to generate reliable and frequent reports.

• Ability to recommend corrective operational actions and lessons learned.

• Experience with Bank-financed projects preferred, experience with donor financed projects a requirement.

• Have extensive and practical knowledge of the World Bank's fiduciary and E&S frameworks.

• Ability to mobilize experts fluent in English, French and Portuguese in line with the needs of participating countries.

• Disclose any potential conflicts of interests (if any).

• 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,” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: Consultants (including their experts and other personnel, and sub-consultants), that have a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower, or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the Bank’s financing, or any other party representing or acting on behalf of the Borrower, that is directly or indirectly involved in any part of:

• the preparation of the TOR for the assignment;

• the selection process for the contract; or

• the supervision of the contract may not be awarded a contract, unless the conflict stemming from this relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the selection process and the execution of the contract.

• 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 Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

• All inquiries should be sent to the following email address: [email protected]

• Expressions of interest must be sent via email to the email address: [email protected] and submitted by 03rd October 2025, 17:00 hours South African time. Submissions should reference “MZ-REPAIR-510446-CS-QCBS – Third Party Monitoring Agent” in the email subject line.