Procurement audit for Nkhata bay town water supply and sanitation project

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s mission is to fight poverty and improve living conditions on the continent through promoting the investment of public and private capital in projects and programs that are likely to contribute to the economic and social development of the region. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC).

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The Malawi Government has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Nkhata Bay Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Procurement Audit Consultancy Services.

The project development objective is to increase access to reliable and sustainable potable water supply and improved sanitation services for the socio-economic growth and development of Nkhata Bay Town and the country. The project involves design and construction of water treatment plant, water transmission pipelines, storage tanks, pump stations and distribution pipelines, among others. The project will also promote sanitation and hygiene. This will be done by conducting awareness campaigns as well as constructing demonstration sanitation facilities in schools, health centres and market places. The project will also construct a solid waste management site, liquid waste treatment plant and sanitation centre. In addition, a Sanitation and Hygiene Investment Plan for Nkhata Bay Town will be prepared under the project.

The services included under this project is Procurement Audit for the procurements undertaken within the project period. The purpose of the Procurement Audit is to conduct a performance audit of the Client for the fiscal year ending 30th June 2020 by: (i) reviewing the adequacy of the country/borrower procurement system used by the Client that was agreed for the implementation of the project, (ii) reviewing procurement, contracting, and implementation processes which have been followed for contracts in the project to confirm consistency with the country procurement system and the Financing Agreement (FA); and (iii) examining the adequacy of the Client’s management capacities.