Consulting service for Supervision and Contract administration of compressive National laboratory construction
Ministry of Agriculture has issued a tender for consulting service for Supervision and Contract administration of compressive National laboratory construction. It is published as a request for expression of interest under the quality and cost-based selection method. It applies to Eastern and Southern Africa. It was published on 2026-09-07 and closes on 2026-09-15. The reference is ET-MOA-482075-CS-QCBS. The notice was published by World Bank.
Overview
The notice concerns consulting services for supervision and contract administration of a comprehensive national laboratory construction project for Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture. The laboratory covers plant protection, seed quality, pesticide and health regulatory functions and is being built under a project financed by the World Bank. The Ministry is inviting eligible consulting firms to submit expressions of interest for this engineering supervision assignment.
Scope of Work
The scope of this assignment is to provide contract administration and construction works supervision services with the duties and responsibilities stipulated in the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works. During the performance of the contract, the service provider is accountable to the employer/MoA and will report to MoA as per the contract with MoA. Prior to the start of activities, the service provider will prepare and submit for approval a detailed methodology and work plan for the implementation of the assignment. The detail will be included in the Term of Reference. Consultant shall provide engineering expert service in supervision of pre-construction, construction and post-construction phase of the project implementation activities carried out by the Contractors ensuring complete compliance with the drawings, technical specifications and various stipulations contained in the Contract Documents. The service shall ensure the suitability/accuracy of quality construction and transparent project execution, mitigate/resolve probable technical problems associated with the project and hence accelerate project execution, ensure technically sound project implementation and contract administration, and ensure safety during construction and adherence to all requirements under the Contract.
Requirements & Qualifications
Interested Consultants should provide information, including firm profile and brochures, demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The short-listing criteria are: Core Business (Areas of Expertise); Years in Business; Experience in Similar Assignments; Technical and Managerial Capability. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the short-listing stage and, accordingly, CVs should not be submitted. Consultancy firms may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a Joint Venture and/or a Sub-Consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. 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, setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.