BASIN INITIATIVE

NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES SUBSIDIARY ACTION PROGRAM

NAME OF PROJECT: INTERCONNECTION OF ELECTRIC GRIDS OF NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES (NEL) COUNTRIES PROJECT( , , DR CONGO, AND ):

PROJECT No: PZ1-FAO-030: GRANT Nº 2100155018469

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

1. The Initiative has received a grant from the African Development Fund amounting to UA 121.82 million to finance the ‘’Project for the Interconnection of Electric Grids of Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries’’ Burundi, Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant for payments of the following services:

‘’Consulting Services for the External Audit of the Project for the Interconnection of electric Grids of NEL Countries for the fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012’’

2. The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) for Interconnection of Electric Grids of Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries Project now invites consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the above mentioned services. Interested eligible firms must provide statement of capability and experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services, description of similar assignments, experience in similar assignments, and availability of appropriate skills among staff. Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda are Anglophone while Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo are Francophone. Eligible firms must therefore demonstrate capacity to prepare reports in both English and French .This advertisement is open to all eligible firms as defined in the ’s Rules and Procedure for the Use of Consultants, edition November 2008.

3. Interested eligible firms may obtain further information from the PCU for Interconnection of Electric Grids of Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries, or write to the following electronic address: The Project Manager, Interconnection of Electric Grids of Nile Equatorial Lakes (NEL) Countries NELSAP Coordination Unit, B.P. 6759 Kigali, Rwanda Building Inyota House (2nd & 3rd floors) Tel: +250 0788307334 Fax: +250-252580100

E-mail: [email protected]

4. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by not later than 21st October 2010, 16:00 pm and must be clearly marked: “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE CONSULTANCY FOR EXTERNAL AUDIT OF THE PROJECT FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF ELECTRIC GRIDS OF NEL COUNTRIES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2010, 2011, AND 2012

Attention:

NELSAP Coordination Unit /NELSAP Procurement Office B.P. 6759 Kigali, Rwanda Building Inyota House (2nd & 3rd floors) Tel: +250 0788307334 Fax: +250-252580100 E-mail: [email protected]

5. A short list of six firms will be prepared on the basis of expressions of interest submitted and the selection will be in accordance the African Development Bank Rules and Procedures for the use of consultants.

6. The submission of expression of interest does not commit the Nile Basin Initiative/NELSAP to include the firms expressing the interest on the shortlist.