Consultancy Services to “Conduct Policy Review on Existing Policies, Regulations,... Tender

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Country : Liberia

Summary : Consultancy Services to “Conduct Policy Review on Existing Policies, Regulations, Strategies and Laws of Liberia”

Deadline : 18 Oct 2022

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TOT Ref.No.: 72219392

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Competition : ICB

Financier : African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

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Consultancy Services to “Conduct Policy Review on Existing Policies, Regulations, Strategies and Laws of Liberia”.

1. BACKGROUND
The Government of Liberia has received funding from the African Development Bank
(AfDB) towards the establishment of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) over
a period of five (5) years, (January 2022 to December 2026), and intends to apply part of the
agreed amount towards funding sub-activity one (1) (Policy Study/ Review) under component
one of the project: (Strengthen institutional capacity and support the development of
climate resilient enabling infrastructure to attract investments into agricultural value
addition). The Consultancy Services is for the conduct of a Policy Study in line with
supporting the governance and legal framework of the anticipated Special Economic Zone
Authority (SEZA).
The Project development goal is to contribute to inclusive and sustainable agro-industrial
development in Liberia, and in the process reduce staple food imports, create jobs, and reduce
poverty.
The project development objectives are to: (i) Create a better business environment for
increased investment in the agro industrial sector, (ii) Create opportunities for investments at
the industrial level and coordinate the integration of small holder farms and agro processing
industry into sustained agro value chains and, (iii) Improve capacities and skills to benefit
from new agribusiness employment and value chain opportunities.
The project is structured around three related components including: (a) Support the
development of Climate-resilient Infrastructure to attract investments into Agricultural Value
addition/industrialization, (b) Support Business Competitiveness, Enable skills and climatesmart agricultural value chain development and strengthen farmer coordination and, (c)
Strengthen Institutional Capacity, Project Coordination & Management.
The services included under this consultancy will be for the conduct of a policy study/ review
of existing policies, regulations, strategies and laws of Liberia in support to the Special
Economic Zone Law of 2017.
The Services will include but not limited to the following:
a. Undertake the required reviews of existing institutional and policy frameworks at the
national level to identify gaps that will inform and adapt recommended actions for
decision making by state actors;
b. Consult the views of public and private sector stakeholders on best practices and lessons
learnt to inform and recommend at the national level interventions on institutional and
policy strengthening; and
c. Put in place an institutional and policy framework that are practical and provide an
effective enabling environment for private sector investment.
The Policy Study shall be carried out over a period of sixty (60) days. The assignment will take into account, revision of existing: (i) policies, (ii) legislations, (iii) national strategies, and (iv) regional & international treaties and policies.
The National Investment Commission invites eligible consulting firm (s) to indicate their
interest in providing these services. Interested consulting firm (s) must provide information
indicating that that they are qualified to perform the services, (i) information detailing the
company-s existence and areas of expertise (ii) list of similar assignments and experience in
similar conditions, (iii) list of overall permanent and temporary staff in fields related to the
assignment, (iv) evidence of past performance, and (v) any other relevant information that
might be useful.
QUALIFICATION, ExPERIENCE AND SKILLS OF KEY ExPERTS
The consulting firm must meet the following qualifications and skills for required key
experts:.
a) Policy Expert: Masters- degree in public policy and or Development Studies/
economics and at least 10 years- experience in policy work including drafting of
policies, regulations or strategies and with the understanding of working in SubSahara Africa.
b) Legal Expert: Masters- in Law (LL.M) and at least 10 years- experience in the legal
professional with the understanding and skills of drafting legislations and reviewing
of bills. Understanding of working in Sub-Sahara Africa.
c) Change Management Expert: Masters- degree in Management Leadership / and or
Development Economics with at least 5 years- experience in strategic planning,
change management exercise and institutional reforms. Understanding of working in
Sub-Sahara Africa.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in
accordance with the African Development Bank-s “Procurement Policy and Methodology
for Bank Group Funded Operations” (BPM), dated October 2015”, which is available on
the Bank-s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consulting firms may obtain further information at the address below during office
hours 8:30AM - 5:00PM Monrovia Time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in hardcopy or by email to the address below and
clearly marked “ ExPRESSION OF INTEREST for POLICY STUDY” on or before
2:00pm Local time Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
Special Agro Industrial Processing Zone Project
Attn: Andrew Anderson - Project Coordinator
National Investment Commission
Project Implementation Unit
M&E Professional Building
2
nd Floor, Room - 15
Sekou Touré Ave. UN Drive Tel: +231 886 976 983/ 8860 376 864/ 777 551 753
Email: aaanderson2024@gmail.com/ pewee304@gmail.com/ boimahgibson@gmail.com
Monrovia, Liberia

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