nairobi cityKE
contract
bachelor
6 months ago11/11/202312/11/2023
- closed
Description of the Project
SokoFresh provides first-mile cold storage solutions to smallholder value chains bundle additionality including fresh produce aggregation, transportation, and linkages to end markets with competitive prices for farmers. SokoFresh cooling-as-a-service operates in the following fruit and vegetable value chains; mango, avocado, banana, and French beans in Murang’a, Kitui and Makueni counties of Kenya.
SokoFresh’s progression to the Land Use facility for debt financing of the DFCD will be informed significantly by concrete actions in setting up E&S management systems in its journey towards being investment-ready. Several E&S management frameworks need to be formulated with adequate financial and human capital allocations for their implementation arrangements with regular monitoring and reporting.
A desktop preliminary assessment of SokoFresh’s environmental and social risks and impacts based on its business model indicates risks and impacts that are of environmental and social in nature. The DFCD Origination Facility technical support on E&S will be benchmarked against the industry-leading IFC Performance Standards in categorizing and managing SokoFresh’s E&S risks.
Objective
The requested services are to support SokoFresh Agri Innovations East Africa Ltd. in the graduation from the origination facility and progress to the Land Use Debt Facility. DFCD’s environmental and social due diligence indicates that the investment will have impacts which must be managed in a manner consistent with the below described reference framework.
Reference Framework
The reference framework will be:
Team
The assignment has to be carried out by suitably qualified independent environmental and social assessment expert, with appropriate background and experience in the sector and region.
Scope of Work and Tasks
The scope of work comprises the independent assessment of all material environmental and social aspects of the project, within the framework stipulated in Section [3].
Specifically, this work will entail:
The assessment will comprise Five tasks:
Kick-off Meeting:
E&S Documentation Review:
Site Visit:
ESA & GA; Assessment of the Company’s capacity and track record:
Preparation of the deliverables (see Section [6]):
The Consultant will prepare the deliverables as described below.
Reporting and Deliverables
The Consultant will provide:
Additional Information
The proposal for the ESA & GA study should contain the sections listed below:
Scope of Work:
The scope of work should include a description of the specific activities that will be performed in order to accomplish the required tasks identified in Section 5. This should include any proposed site visits/reconnaissance, documents to be reviewed, interviews, etc. If the Consultant feels that additional tasks or components within a required task are suggested or warranted, these should be stated and delineated as “Optional Tasks”.
Project team and qualifications:
This should include the name of the principal staff members and any sub-contractors and a brief description of their role within the project team. Qualifications of staff should include relevant technical capabilities, specific previous project experience similar to this Project, specific in-country experience and knowledge, and specific language skills.
Budget and Payment Schedule:
The total cost of the contract should include all fees, travel and logistic expenses, and applicable taxes. Payments will be made to the Consultant based on satisfactory completion of milestones, e.g. (to be confirmed at the contract negotiation stage)
Closing: August 08 2022.
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