CONSULTING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS CONSULTANT 2024 – MINISTRY OF LANDS

MINISTRY OF LANDS, PUBLIC WORKS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TENDER MAY 2024  

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(CONSULTING SERVICES- INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

1. The Government of Kenya has received credit from the International Development Agency (IDA) and additional financing from the French Development Agency (AFD) towards the cost of the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP2) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the credit to procure Consulting services.
2. The tasks to be carried out under the assignment includes but not limited to:
3. a)Providing expert advice to NPCT team, the County Government and project teams with regard to the preparation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plans (VMGPs), Stakeholder Engagement Plans (SEPs), public consultations, community participations, based on the thorough analysis of social, economic and legal frameworks, the nature of projects and their impacts, so as to ensure compliance with the World Bank’s Operational Policies.
4. b)Assist the NPCT to review the submissions from consultants engaged on Resettlement Action Plans and Social Management Plans; and ensure effective quality control systems are in place and the submitted work is in compliance with technical specifications and World Bank and Government of Kenya (GOK) quality standards.
5. c)Review the socio-economic survey reports, and stakeholder/community participation reports.
6. d)Support RAP/SMP Implementation
7. The Consultant shall possess the following qualifications:

The Consultant shall possess the following minimum qualifications and experience qualification:

1. i)A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in one of the Social Sciences with a bias in the fields of Law, Sociology, Community Development, Environmental Studies, and Land Economics or related fields from a university recognized in Kenya;
2. ii)A minimum of ten (10) years of full-time relevant operational experience in social development with a focus on advice and/ or the management of resettlement, community participation and social safeguard requirements; Five (5) of which working with donor funded projects and/ or government agencies implementing similar projects and other stakeholders in social safeguards programs

iii)   A minimum of 5 Years’ specific experience in World Bank social safeguards (involuntary reset­tlement and indigenous peoples) and Bank operations, (or with the operations and social safe­guards of another development finance institution); including the Government of Kenya legal, policy and institutional frameworks governing land and resettlement issues.

The assignment is expected to take Ten (10) Calendar months

4. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.housingandurban.go.ke/tenders or can be obtained at the address given below.
5. The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, State Department for Housing and Urban Development, through the Second Kenya Informal Settlement Improvement Project (KI- SIP2) now invites eligible Consulting Services for Individual Social Safeguards Consultant to express their interest in providing the services. Interested individuals must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (attach curriculum vitae (CV), copies of documentary evi­dence of academic qualifications, professional qualifications, and registration/licensing with profession­al bodies).
6. 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 IPFBorrowers”first published July 2016 and revised Sep­tember 2023, fifth edition (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
8. Further information may obtain further information at the address below from 0900 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.
9. Expression of interest shall be delivered by 21st May 2024 at 1100 hrs. East African Time using one of the following modalities: (i) deposit in the tender box located on 6th Floor, Ardhi House in Nairobi or send by email to: kisip2.procurement@housingandurban.go.ke. For expressions of interest that will be deposited at the tender box, the packages should be clearly marked with the Specific Contract Numbers for Consulting Services for Individual Social Safeguards Consultant: KE-MOTI- 410212-CS-INDV

State Department for Housing and Urban Development, Attn: Principal Secretary 6th Floor, Ardhi House

1 st Ngong Avenue

Nairobi, Kenya

Telephone: +254-02-2729200

Email: kisip2.procurement@housingandurban.go.ke

HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES

FOR: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY/STATE DEPARTMENT FOR HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT