EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT AS REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR
LVBC/AFDB/IC/01/2019
KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA
MULTINATIONAL LAKE VICTORIA MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT (MLVMCT) PROJECT
Sector: Telecommunications / Maritime Communications Financing Agreement Reference: 2100150036247 (Kenya), 2100150036245 (Tanzania), 2100150036246 (Uganda)
Project ID No: P-Z1-GB0-031 (Kenya), P-Z1-GB0-021 (Tanzania), P-Z1-GB0-030 (Uganda)
The Governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for these loans to payments under the contract for Individual Consultants and Individual Assignment Services.
The EAC through the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) is co-coordinating the implementation of the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport (MLVMCTP) Project. This program will be implemented in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania for a period of four (4) years. The program addresses the maritime transportation and navigation safety intervention area and will contribute to the provision of safe, efficient, cheap and environmentally friendly transport links, and fishing activities that are essential to achieving the goals of poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Specifically, the project will establish a maritime communications system for safety on Lake Victoria, including the implementation of a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) and Search and Rescue (SAR) centres on the Lake Victoria, and develop East African Maritime Transport strategy.
The services included under this project is a Regional Project Coordinator whose role is to provide strategic leadership in coordination and implementation of the project including monitoring and evaluation.
The LVBC now invites eligible Individuals to indicate their interest in providing these services and send their applications. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (curriculum vitae, academic and professional certificates, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.). Request for Expressions of Interest with detailed Terms of Reference may be obtained from www.eac.int and www.lvbcom.org.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Banks Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015, which is available on the Banks website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours East African time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below in hard copy by Monday, 13th January 2020 at 1100 hours EA time and mention EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT AS REGIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR: LVBC/AFDB/IC/01/2019.”
Executive Secretary
East African Community,
Lake Victoria Basin Commission
Nyanza Regional Headquarters, 13th floor
Owuor Otiende Road, Off Kenyatta Highway
P.O. Box 1510 - 40100
Kisumu, KENYA
Telephone Number: +254 57 2023894/73, 2026344
E-mail: procurement@lvbcom.org copy ndoto@lvbcom.org
