Lesotho Government
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT)
e-GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PHASE II PROJECT
Loan/ Grant No: 2100150042148
IFP No.: ADF/e-GOV/C/013
1. The Government of Lesotho (GOL) has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) for the implementation of the Lesotho e-Government Infrastructure Phase II Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for provision of individual consultancy services for environmental audit.
2. The aim of the Annual ESPA is to assess the level of compliance of the eGovernment Infrastructure Phase II Project with the applicable E&S requirements. The audit will focus specifically on assessing the extent of compliance with the GoL’s E&S legislation and requirements, the project’s financial agreement provisions and the Bank’s Integrated Safeguards System (ISS), policies, and Good International Industrial Practices (GIIP) of the project’s sector.
3. The services included under this assignment:
a) Identify the applicable national legislations, regulations, norms, standards, and procedures, including national legal authorizations, permits and certificates required and all the relevant documentation to identify the relevant E&S safeguards obligations for the project.
b) Analyse available reports on the project including the project appraisal report, the loan/grant agreements, the project periodic implementation reports, the aide-memoires, any relevant documentation, and records available and necessary for the assessment of the project E&S performance.
c) Carry out project site visits to evidence the implementation of the E&S risks and impacts management activities, including
the performance of the contractors and supervising engineers, and the residual/ unforeseen environmental and social risk and impacts.
4. The Ministry of Information, Communications, Science Technology, and Innovation now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide CVs that demonstrate they are qualified and have skills to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions).
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 the African Development Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
5. Expressions of interest must be delivered by mail electronically or physically in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Provision of consultancy services for environmental audit” to the address indicated below by Friday 07 March 2025 at 12:00 Noon.
6. Interested consultants may obtain further information from the e-mail address Attn: Mr. Abia Malefane
Title: Procurement Specialist
Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology
e-Government Infrastructure Phase II Project PO Box 36 Maseru 100, Lesotho
4th Floor, LNDC Centre Block D, Room 408 Kingsway Road, Maseru, Lesotho
E-mail: [email protected]
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