Republic of Liberia
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Support to the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TCB-LEITI)

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

1. The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
(LEITI) has received a grant of UA270,000 (US$409,000)from the Fragile State Facility (Pillar
III) of the African Development Bank, to finance the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Support to the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TCB-LEITI) Project.

2. The principal objectives of this project are:
a) To enhance revenue transparency through in-depth reporting, dissemination of
reconciliation reports;
b) Strengthening contract transparency by reviewing the post award process, and
c) Build capacity of stakeholder on the Multi-Stakeholders Steering Group (MSG) and staff of
the LEITI.

3. The project includes the following components :
I. Post Award Performance and Publication - will include conducting of independent audits
and / or investigations of the process by which each material concession, contract,
license and other right awarded in 2012 by the Government of Liberia in respect of the
forestry, mining, oil, agriculture and other designated resource sectors in Liberia in order
to determine whether each was awarded in compliance with applicable Liberian Laws.
II. Institutional Capacity Building -will include building the capacity of civil society for
continuous dialogue and engagement with the extractive industry. This component will
also focus on the capacity building needs of the LEITI Multi-Stakeholders Steering Group
(MSG) and traditional leaders to enhance their full understanding of the nonrenewability of the country’s extractive resources, and how they can participate and
engage with other stakeholders on the prudent use of these extractive resources. This
component also includes capacity building activities for the LEITI staff to enhance their
monitoring and evaluating roles of the extractive sectors.
III. Stakeholder Participation - this component will provide technical and financial support to
civil society organizations in the Mining, Oil, Agriculture sectors, Gold & Diamond
Miners and Brokers, and conduct GOL and LEITI joint workshop; fund MultiStakeholders constituency
feedback mechanisms, and provide awareness and
sensitization to urban and rural communities.

4. Procurement:
a) All consulting services required for the project will be procured in accordance with the
African Development Bank’s Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants, May
2008 Edition(revised July 2012), using relevant Bank Standard Bidding Documents.

b) Consultancy Services relating to communication, audit implementation shall be procured
through short listing of individual consultants.
c) Audit services shall be procured by shortlisting of firms, using Least Cost Selection
(LCS).
d) The Services of Capacity Building training shall be procured through short listing of firms
using Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS).
Bidding documents are expected to be available from February, 2014.

5. Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by
contacting :
Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( LEITI)
Old Bureau of Budget Building, Adjacent the Executive Mansion,
Capitol Hill, Monrovia, Liberia
Konah D. Karmo
Deputy Head of Secretariat
Tel #: +231886546997/ +231 886823477
E-mail: kdkarmo@leiti.org.lr