Expression of interest For Feasibility Study And Master Plan For The Buchanan Special Economic Zone And Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Sapzs

Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Feasibility Study And Master Plan For The Buchanan Special Economic Zone And Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Sapzs In Liberia Financing Agreement Reference 5900155014451Project Id No P Lr K00 018Reference No Ltcbap Rfp Qcbs 2 18Issue Date August 22 2019End Date September 6 20191 BackgroundThe Government Of Liberia Through The Ministry Of Finance And Development PlanningReceived Us 1 400 000 For The Technical And Capacity Building Assistance Project FundedBy The African Development Bank The Project Primary Objective Is To Support TheGovernment Of Liberia Strengthen Its Capacity To Deliver The Much Needed Services To ItsPeople The Project Is Composed Of Three Components And One Of Them Is To UndertakeFeasibility Studies To Support The Development Of Special Economic Agro Processing Zones The Project Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds Of The Funding For Eligible Payment UnderThe Contract To Hire A Consulting Firm To Conduct Feasibility Study And Provide Master PlanFor The Buchanan Economic Zone And Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Sapzs InLiberia The Services Included Under This Project Are Addressed Below 2 ObjectiveThe General Objective Is To Conduct A Feasibility Study And Provide A Master Plan For The EntireSpecial Economic Zone Sez The Specific Objective Is To Undertake A Detailed Feasibility Study Carry Out Analysis And Develop A Complete Master Plan For The Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones Sapzs In Buchanan Special Economic Zone This Is Expected To Lead ToThe Rolling Out Of The Sapz In Liberia To Spur Agro Industrial Development And Contribute ToEconomic Growth And Job Creation 3 The Scope Of The Services To Be PerformedThe Firm With The Requisite Skills And Experience Will Be Responsible For The FollowingActivities 1 Carry Out A Comprehensive Feasibility Study And Provide A Master Plan For The EntireSezs On A Multi Sector Basis 2 Assess In Detail The Agricultural Value Chains And Recommend Interventions That WillHelp Improve Production Efficiency 3 Undertake A Value Chain Analysis Assess The Production Gaps Challenges AndMarketable Surplus If Any In The Target Commodities 4 Identify And Design Rural Transformation Centers Rtcs Located Strategically InBong Grand Bassa And Nimba Counties These Rtcs Should Also Consider TakingAdvantage Of The Existing Afdb Sapec Project Activities And The Proposed WordBank Project Activities Star P 5 Carry Out Zoning Of Identified Components And Develop A Master Plan And OutlineBusiness Case For The Entire Sapz Park Within The Sez In Buchanan 6 Carry Out An Infrastructure Gap Analysis And Location Analysis With BroadSpecifications And Designs For Both External And Internal Infrastructures 7 Carry Out The Project Costing And Viability Analysis For The Sapz Park And RespectiveRtcs 8 Develop The Project Implementation Strategy Project Implementation Structure And Legal Aspects 9 Develop The Project Implementation Schedule And Micro Level Action Plan 10 Develop A Risk Mapping And Mitigation Strategies For The Sapz Project 11 Provide An Analysis Of The Beneficiaries And Contribution To Job Creation And OtherBenefits In Liberia 12 Provide Explicitly The Cost And Price Assumptions Dataset To Inform FurtherEvaluation At Project Appraisal And Implementation Phase

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