Date: August 13, 2021

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Moldova Agricultural Competitiveness Project (MACP)

Assignment Title: Legal Experts to draft legal framework related to the management of animal by products (ABPs) unintended for human consumption (two experts)

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): REOI-MD-CAPMU-245551-CS-INDV and REOI-MD-CAPMU-245554-CS-INDV

Moldova has received an Additional Financing (AF) from the International Development Association in the amount of US$15.0 million for the Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (MAC-P). The AF will be used for scaling up project activities under Component 1: Enhancing Food Safety Management aimed at strengthening human, institutional, and technical capacities of the country’s food safety and quality management systems and ensuring regulatory and system compliance with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards on premium food export markets (primarily European Union [EU] and EU-aligned markets). To this end, the AF will finance a series of activities and investments aiming to establish a comprehensive, EU-compliant system for the management of animal by-products (ABPs) unintended for human consumption.

The scope of this assignment is to prepare an in-depth analysis of the current legal framework related to the management of the Animal By-Products (ABPs) unintended for human consumption in the Republic of Moldova and to draft relevant legal and regulatory framework in order to ensure proper regulation of the management of the Animal By-Products (ABPs) unintended for human consumption. The Legal Experts will work closely with the representative of MARDE to complete the objectives mentioned above.

Consolidated Agricultural Projects’ Management Unit (CAPMU) on behalf of Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment now invites individual consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The tasks will be fully undertaken by two individuals (hereafter referred to as Consultants) with the following qualifications:

• University law degree. Experience in legal drafting would be an advantage.
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in agriculture and particular in development of legal documents, preferably in the area related to agriculture sector;
• Experience in working with public authorities and other relevant stakeholders in the area related to agriculture sector;
• Ability to articulate issues clearly (written and verbally) and recommend solutions for public authorities and policy makers;
• Effective communication skills;
• Advanced computer user skills;
• Excellent leadership, presentation and interpersonal skills.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Individual Consultants will be selected in accordance with the „Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants” method set out in the above-mentioned “Procurement Regulations”.

Expressions of interest must include updated CV reflecting consultant's qualification and experience, recommendation letters etc. and must to be submitted by email to the address below by September 03, 2021, cob.

Consolidated Agricultural Projects’ Management Unit (CAPMU)

Attn: Cornel Bordeianu, Procurement Officer

of.  215,  50 Capriana  str., (ASEM, Bloc C, 2nd floor)  

Chisinau,  MD-2005,  Republic  of  Moldova

E-mail: office@capmu.md; capmu@capmu.md, with copy to: cbordeianu@capmu.md.