Terms of Reference to Engage Legal Consultants to Engage in Contract Drafting and Reviewing Assignment.
Background
Solidaridad is an international civil society organization with over 50 years of experience in developing solutions towards enabling farmers, miners and workers to earn a decent income, shape their own future, and produce in balance with their nature. Our organization is operates envisioning a world where we all can produce, we all can consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the generations to come. Solidaridad works in over 40 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In Europe, North America, China, and Japan, we build relations with donors and corporates, and stimulate the uptake of sustainable products through campaigns, lobby and advocacy. We have eight regional offices and 1,000 staff members.
In Ethiopia Solidaridad was engaged in multiple projects. The Organic Cotton project (2015-2016) was a springboard which later transitioned into the Sustainable Cotton Initiative Ethiopia (2017-2018). Solidaridad later developed Better Mill Initiatives (2017-2020).
Solidaridad Ethiopia is currently implementing initiatives in the dairy, cotton, textile, leather, and coffee commodities in collaboration with the Ethiopian government and private sector partners & stakeholders. The DaSH pilot project financed by SNV-BRIDGE project aims at piloting dairy service hubs in North Shewa Zones of Amhara and Oromia National Region. This pilot project approaches private dairy extension service smallholder dairy farmers through hubs for environmentally sound and efficient dairy value chain.
BRIDGE [Building Rural Income through inclusive Dairy business Growth in Ethiopia] Project is a five year dairy sector transformation project implemented by the consortium of SNV Ethiopia and WUR and fully funded by the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ethiopia. The project is implemented in partnership with the respective regions BoFED, Livestock & Fisheries Resources Development Bureaus, Cooperative Promotion Agencies and other relevant sector offices. The project builds on the experience of EDGET (SNV) and Dairy BISS (WUR) projects implemented from 2013-2018.
To this end, Solidaridad wants to invite a legal consultant to draft or review agreements between the various stakeholders in the dairy supply chain system. The binding agreement and the MoU that will be developed should consider the activities in the dairy value chain (Milk Production, Collection, Storage and Processing).
Objective
The objective of the current assignment is to draft a binding contracts and MoU to be signed among the various stakeholders of the DaSH Project.
Scope of Work and Expected Output
The scope of work for the current assignment will be:
Expected deliverables/output;
The selected legal consultant shall;
Duration of Work
The deliverables under B above shall be completed within four working weeks from the date when Solidaridad announced the winner of the bid to the winner consultant.
Documents.
The legal consultant shall submit the technical proposal and financial proposal. While submitting the technical proposal, the applicant shall ensure to attach the following;
The applicant shall be able to issue a legal receipt.
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount (including a breakdown of costs for each of the deliverables under B above.
Payment Schedule
Criteria for Selection of the Best Offer
The evaluation of the consultant will be based on Combined Scoring method – where the qualifications is given 60% weightage and financial offer with be given 40% weightage. Only consultant meeting a minimum of 50 points under technical evaluation would be considered for the financial evaluation. Following specific criteria would be assessed.
Criteria | Weight |
Technical (60%) | |
Credentials | 10% |
Demonstrated knowledge and skills in areas of contract drafting | 30% |
Experience in reviewing legal documents | 20% |
Financial Proposal | 40% |
Total | 100% |
TIMELINE.
Terms of Reference: To invite Legal Consultants to Engage in Contract Drafting and Reviewing Assignment.
Project title:- DaSH
Organization:- Solidaridad Network
Duration:- Four work weeks
Type of Contract:- Service contract
Required expertise and minimum qualifications
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