The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Cote d’Ivoire (the “Government” or “GoCI”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Cote d`Ivoire (the “Compact”) in the amount of approximately US$ 524.7 million (“MCC Funding”). The Government, acting through MCA-Cote d’Ivoire/CNPC (the “MCA Entity”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Invitation for Bid (“IFB”) is issued. Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. The Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and on the CNPC website (www.cnpc-mcc.ci).

The Government of Côte d’Ivoire, through the Millennium Challenge Account-Côte d’Ivoire now, invites proposals from legally constituted consulting firms to provide the consultant services referenced above (“Proposals”). More details on these consultant services are provided in the Terms of Reference .

This RFP is open to all eligible entities (“Consultants”) who wish to respond. Subject to restrictions noted in the RFP, consultants may associate with other consultants to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment.

A Consultant will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method, the evaluation procedure for which is described in sections of the RFP in accordance with “MCC Program Procurement Guidelines” which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award.

The complete RFP can be downloaded through the following link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xn5ht195h0qnchv/AAAxaHLdFz0vSs8igsRptGlGa?dl=0 . Consultants interested in submitting a Proposal, should submit a completed registration firm (found at the link provided above) by e-mail with the reference and subject of the RFP to the Procurement Agent at Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.. This will ensure that the Consultants receive updates, clarifications and/or addendums as well as the link for the electronic submission of the Proposals regarding this RFP

Proposals must be delivered in the manner specified in the Section I ITC 17, no later than April 23, 2019 at 14.00 pm Abidjan - Cote d’Ivoire Time. Late proposals will be rejected.

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