Procurement consultant

Project: P181200 - Housing Repair for People's Empowerment Project (HOPE) Reference: HOPE-C3-03 Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Financing: World Bank REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Housing Repair for People’s Empowerment Project (HOPE) Project Management Team (PMT) Consultancy Services Country: Ukraine Project: Housing Repair for People’s Empowerment Project (HOPE) Assignment Title: Procurement Consultant Project ID No.: P181200 Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): HOPE-C3-03 Ukraine has received financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "Bank" or IBRD) for the implementation of the project “Housing Repair for People’s Empowerment Project (HOPE)" (the "Project") and intends to use part of these funds to make eligible payments for the consulting services for which this Invitation to Express Interest has been issued. The consultancy services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") shall comprise the services of Procurement Consultant of the Project Management Team (PMT) for the purposes of the Project. Detailed information on the scope and duration of Services is provided in the attached Terms of Reference. Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine invites eligible consultants (the "Consultants") to express their interest in providing the Services. Eligible Consultants shall provide information confirming that they have the qualifications and experience required to perform the Services. The selection of most qualified and experienced Consultant for the assignment will be based on the following criteria: Required: - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in finance, economics, law, management or other relevant field; - At least 5 years of experience in the works/goods/consulting services procurement in IFI-financed projects; - At least 5 years of general experience in preparation procurement plans for standard IFI (IBRD/EBRD) financed projects as well as template bidding documents covering works and / or goods supply; projections of contract awards and disbursements, and implementation schedule; - Working knowledge of the IBRD rules, policies and procedures for the works/goods procurement; - Experience in risk assessment, review of procurement capacity and preparation of Procurement Risk Assessment and Management Plan templates; - Fluency in Ukrainian and English. Desired: - Experience in the works/goods/services procurement in the housing/civil construction sector or other infrastructure projects; - Experience of work in STEP and conducting procurement procedures through national e-procurement platform. 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 for Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, dated November 2020, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. CVs must be delivered to the following e-mail: HOPE@mtu.gov.ua with the subject: “HOPE-C3-03 Procurement Consultant” in English and Ukrainian languages by 17:00 (Kyiv Time) January 25, 2024. A consultant will be selected under IC selection procedure as set out in the Procurement Regulations. ATTACHMENT Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Housing Repair for People’s Empowerment (HOPE) Project TERMS OF REFERENCE AND SCOPE OF CONSULTING SERVICES for the Procurement Consultant of the Project Management Team (PMT) I. BACKGROUND 1. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impose a severe humanitarian and economic toll. Between February 24, 2022 and April 9, 2023, 22,734 civilians were killed and injured. The invasion also triggered one of the largest human displacement crisis in the world where approximately 5.4 million people (or one-eighth of the population) were displaced within Ukraine, and over 8.1 million people fled to neighboring countries. 2. Damage to infrastructure, housing, and public services continues to grow, with funding needs for recovery and reconstruction estimated at US $411 billion as of February 24, 2023, with US $135 billion sustained in direct damage to buildings and infrastructure. According to estimates in the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) update for the period of February 24, 2022, to February 24, 2023, the most affected sector was housing. Donetska, Kharkivska, Luhanska, Zaporizka, Odeska, Mykolaivska, Sumska, Chernihivska, Kyivska, and Khersonska oblasts were those sustained the greatest direct damage. 3. The Housing repair for People's Empowerment (HOPE) Project forms part of the World Bank (WB)’s package of emergency financing that has been mobilized to help the Government of Ukraine (GoU) sustain essential government service delivery to the Ukrainian people and repair critical infrastructure. This package includes the IDA-IBRD blended financing for the Publi