Avis d’appel d’offre pour le coût du projet de mécanisation agricole et d’amélioration des semences en Namibie
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)
NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND SEED IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (NAMSIP)
Public Sector
Loan No: 2000200001951
Project ID No.: P-NA-AA0-005
Procurement Reference No.: SC/RP/NAMSIP/37-07/2021
The Government of Namibia through the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Namibia Agricultural Mechanization and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for Consulting Services for the Seed Processing Expert.
The services included under this assignment are: (i) To develop a fully-fledged certified seed system for major staple cereal and leguminous crops; and (ii) To capacitate and empower the MAWLR as the national seed system administration to carry out its seed-related inspection and control functions effectively and efficiently and contribute to the increases in crop production in Namibia. The duration of the assignment is 12 months, and the services are expected to commence in May 2022.
The Consultant must have the following qualifications and competencies: (i) Minimum of a Master’s degree in Plant Breeding and/or Seed Production Systems, Seed Science and Technology with at least 10 years of relevant experience;(ii)Specific experience in seed production, certification, processing and quality assurance;(iii) Specific experience in conducting agriculture related studies and capacity building of agricultural organizations; (iv) Publication record in one discipline related to the assignment;(v)Must have excellent analytical skills, knowledge in policy development; (vi) Must have excellent skills in Microsoft Office and (vii) Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills.
The MAWLR now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CVs, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, demonstration of appropriate skills etc.).
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy of Bank Group Funded Operations 2015”, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. A shortlist of 3 to 6 Consultants will be developed using the following criteria.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 8:00 to 17:00 (local time).
Ms. Johanna Andowa
The NAMSIP Director
Ground Floor, Room 003
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)
Luther Street, Government Office Park, Eros
Private Bag 13184, Windhoek
NAMIBIA
Telephone : +264 208 7016/81
E-mail : Johanna.Andowa@mawf.gov.na and copy Trevor.Louw@mlr.gov.na and kasokaphiri@yahoo.co.uk
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below or submitted electronically to the emails listed above by 22 April 2022 at 17:00 hours (local time) and clearly marked : “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for NAMSIP Seed Processing Expert.
Mr. Mwala Lutaka
Procurement Management Unit
New Building, East Wing 2nd Floor East Wing
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)
Luther Street, Government Office Park, Eros
Private Bag 13184, Windhoek
NAMIBIA