REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Name of Project: Freetown Emergency Recovery Project (FERP/ ONS)

Credit/Grant Numbers: P166075

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Assignment Title: RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-HAZARD NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND SUB-PLANS FOR THREE REGIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HUBS

Date of Issuance: 30^th August, 2020

1.0 Source of funds/ Background and Context

The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Finance has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Freetown Emergency Recovery Project (FERP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the development of a Multi-Hazard National Integrated Emergency Management Plan (The Sierra Leone National Emergency Operation Plan) and the prioritized Regional Hubs. The Emergency Response Plan will outline actions to be taken by government officials, UN Agencies, International Organizations, NGOs, volunteer organizations and all other disaster management key stakeholders to establish preparedness capabilities for protecting residents from the impacts of disasters; respond effectively to the actual occurrence of any emergency involving extensive damage within the country; plan for recovery after occurrence of the disaster or an emergency.

The Plan will be a multi-hazard, functional plan, divided into three components (see section IV, Scope of Work, for details):

(i) A national “Basic Plan” that serves as an overview of the government’s approach to emergency management.

(ii) Annexes that address specific activities critical to emergency preparedness and response.

(iii) Appendices which support each Annex and contain technical information, details, protocols and standard operations procedures, for use in emergency operations.

The proposed duration of the assignment is 4 months and the expected start date is September 2020.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be provided upon request on the email stated below:**

The Project Fiduciary Management Unit now invites eligible individuals (“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 experience of the Individual Consultant relevant to the assignment and Competency/Qualification of the Individual Consultant relevant to the assignment.**

This REOI will lead to the preparation of Shortlist of Consultants

The Consultant will be selected in accordance with Individual Consultant (IC) method set out

in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, Revised November 2017, Revised August 2018) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours Sierra Leone time from Monday through Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or

e-mail: ejsaidu@mof.gov.sl,pfmu2018@gmail.com and ejlsaidu@yahoo.com on or before Wednesday 16^th September, 2020. The name of the assignment should boldly be written as “RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-HAZARD NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND SUB-PLANS FOR THREE REGIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT HUBS**.”

The Team Lead

Project Fiduciary Management Unit -PFMU

Ministry of Finance

13A Howe Street-Africanus House

(Former World Bank Country Office)

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Attn: The Secretariat, PFMU.402

Tel: +232 76-672-186

E-mails: pfmu2018@gmail.com and ejlsaidu@yahoo.com