Expression of Interest For Selection Of A Consulting Firm To Carry Out The Financial Audit Of The Presan-Pc Project

Expression of Interest for Selection of a consulting firm to carry out the financial audit of the PRESAN-PC project for the financial periods July 2025 to December 2026, 2027, and 2028 Selection of a Consulting Firm to Carry out the Financial Audit of the PRESAN-PC Project Contract No.: C_PRESAN PC_0477_2026 Financing: GAFSP Grant No. 5570155001251 Project Reference: Project No. P-SN-A00-024 Assignment Title: Selection of a consulting firm to carry out the financial audit of the PRESAN-PC project for the financial periods July 2025 to December 2026, 2027, and 2028. 1. This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice published in the newspaper Le Soleil, Issue No. 016751, dated 30 April 2026. 2. The Government of Senegal has received a grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), supervised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), to finance the PostCOVID Food and Nutrition Security Strengthening Project (PRESAN-PC). It intends to use part of these grant funds to finance the audit of the PRESAN-PC financial statements for the three financial periods: 2026 (from 12 November 2025 to 31 December 2026), 2027, and 2028. 3. Objectives of the Assignment The objectives of the assignment include, but are not limited to: To obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements, taken as a whole, are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error, and to express an opinion as to whether the financial statements have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. To obtain reasonable assurance that the projects accounting records constitute an adequate basis for the preparation of the Project Financial Statements (PFS) by the Project Implementation Unit, and that these records properly reflect the projects financial transactions. The audit shall also verify that the Project Implementation Unit has established adequate internal controls and maintained supporting documentation for all project transactions. 4. The PRESAN-PC invites interested, eligible, and qualified consulting firms to submit their expressions of interest to provide the services described above. Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating their qualifications and experience to perform the assignment, including Company name; Contact details; Name of the authorized representative; References for similar assignments; Relevant experience in comparable missions; Availability of qualified personnel; Any other supporting information. Consultants may form associations to strengthen their qualifications and improve their chances of selection. They must clearly indicate whether the association is in the form of a joint venture or a subcontracting arrangement. In the case of a joint venture, all members shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected. 5. The eligibility criteria and selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank Procurement Framework, dated October 2015, available on the Banks website at: http://www.afdb.org A shortlist of qualified consultants will be established following the evaluation of the Expressions of Interest. Interested applicants may obtain additional information regarding this assignment from the National Coordinator at the following address: PRESAN-PC Project Management Unit Ousmane Tanor Dieng Ministerial Complex Building C, 2nd Floor Diamniadio, Senegal Telephone: +221 77 649 20 84 Email: [email protected] Copy to: [email protected] 7. Expressions of Interest must be submitted no later than 20 July 2026 at 12:00 noon (local time) in writing (electronic submission is not permitted) to the following address: PRESAN-PC Project Management Unit Ousmane Tanor Dieng Ministerial Complex Building C, 2nd Floor Diamniadio, Senegal Attention: Mr. Abdou Niang THIAM National Coordinator PRESAN-PC The opening of the Expressions of Interest will take place on the same day at 12:00 noon at the above address. Late submissions will not be accepted [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement