- Within the framework of emergency project to combat food crisis in Cameroon (PULCCA), the Director General of the North West Development Authority (MIDENO),hereby launches arestricted National Invitation to Tender for the recruitment of a consulting firm to carry out capacity building on the proper management of warehouses
Recruitment of a consulting firm to carry out capacity building on the proper management of warehouses
The services involved in this Call to Tender shall include:
- A baseline and end line survey;
- The capacity building initiative will target cooperative managers, supervisors, and staff within the organization;
- It will cover 160 warehouse managers and workers operating cooperatives across the region;
- The training program will be conducted over a period of five (05) months, including both theoretical and practical sessions;
- The initiative will address warehouse management practices applicable to cooperatives;
- Put in place selection criteria of vulnerable cases where applicable;
- Put in place a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the activity;
- Put in place an impact assessment plant for the activity;
- Put in place a communication strategy to showcase the event and to capture impact.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAININGS
- To put in place selection criteria of beneficiaries;
- To carry out a baseline and end line survey of the beneficiaries
- To enhance inventory management practices to minimize stock-outs and excess inventory;
- To improving warehouse layout and design for efficient space utilization and easy access;
- To strengthen documentation and record-keeping systems for accurate inventory tracking;
- To enhance staff skills in handling and safeguarding warehouse resources, including proper handling of hazardous materials if applicable;
- To ensuring compliance with relevant legal and safety requirements in warehouse operations;
- To put in place a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the activity;
- To put in place an impact assessment plant for the activity and to assess the short term impact of the activity.
- To put in place a communication strategy to showcase the event and to ensure visibility
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- Participation in this manifestation of interest is open to all consultancy firms with sufficient technical competence and national experience in the above mentioned services.
- Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications and clearly specify the type of association (a joint-venture or sub consultancies), as well as the nature of its business (commercial or not-for profit).
Services which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by: The emergency project to combat food crisis in Cameroon (PULCCA)
Each Manifestation of Interest should consist of an Administrative File and a Technical Proposal sealed in separate envelopes, written in English or in French and submitted in five (5) copies each, of which one (01) original and four (04) copies.
All Manifestations of Interest should be submitted at the Secretariat of the Director General of the North West Development Authority (MIDENO), located along the Ayaba Street, opposite Mansfield Plaza Hotel latest ………………………………………….. 2024 at 10:00 am prompt local time.
The external envelope should be addressed to: The Director General, North West Development Authority (MIDENO), P.O Box 442, Bamenda and should carry the inscription;
“REQUEST FOR MANIFESTATION OF INTEREST
No 002/RMI/PULCCA/MIDENO/B/13/84/2024 of 22/02/2024 FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A CONSULTING FIRM TO CARRY OUT CAPACITY BUILDING ON THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF WAREHOUSES”
ADMINISTRATIVE FILE
Administrative documents which should not be more than three (3) months old and valid for the 2024 financial year include:
- Current tax clearance certificate
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certified copy of Tax Payer’s card
- Attestation of non-Exclusion from Public contracts
- CNPS clearance certificate
- Letter of motivation duly signed by applicant
TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
Technical documents shall include
- Presentation of the consulting firm showing its general references in the domain of expertise
- Qualifications and working experiences of the personnel to carry out the service (dated and signed CVs of each personnel, copies of their academic and professional certificates)
- References on same type and/or similar contracts carried out with proofs
- Methodology and Equipment
ELIMINATION CRITERIA
- Incomplete administrative documents or absence of a requested document
- Incomplete Technical Proposal
- False declaration or falsified document
- Lack of appropriate personnel and experience needed
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Potential consultants meeting the following criteria will be qualified for award after due evaluation.
- Experience At least 10 years of experience: Experience with Community based projects including projects funded by the World Bank, IsDB, ADB, ICRC and nationally funded projects;
- Experience in training of cooperative leaders, training on warehouse and postharvest management or other related trainings;
- Demonstrated working with CSOs in carrying out base line surveys, need assessment, capacity building or other related Jobs;
- Profile of the consultant or lead facilitator should clearly highlight his/her experiences of similar activities. Supporting documents of evidence as appropriate are required. In the technical proposal, the consultants shall provide a list and CV of the proposed trainers
- Proposed trainers for the activity should have at least 10 years’ experience in need assessment, baseline surveys, organizing training workshops or related activities.
LEAD TRAINER: Rural sociologist/rural economist/Agricultural Engineer/Agronomist or related field (At least 10 yrs experience leading similar capacity building/accompanying cooperatives in postharvest and/or warehouse management)
KEY PERSONNEL:
- Rural Engineerwith at least five (5) years of working experience in similar activity
- Gender specialistwith at least five (5) years of working experience
- Communication expert with at least five (5) years of field experience
- Monitoring and Evaluation expert with at least five (5) years of field experience
EVALUATION CRERIA
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-Consultants experience relevant to the assignment (experience in the same or similar type of assignments) …. .....................30pts
-Methodology ………………………………………………………………………… 35pts
Qualification of Key Personnel …………………………………………………………………………………........ 35pts
TOTAL ……………………………………………100pts
Additional information can be obtained during working hours from the Secretariat of the Director General of MIDENO, P.O. Box 442: Email; midenobda@yahoo.com: Tel: 233 336 378
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