TERMS OF REFERENCE
PROJECT ANNUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (IFAD V)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Rural Financial Services and Agribusiness Development Project (RFSADP), the fifth IFAD funded project in Moldova became effective on the 4thof July 2011 and would be implemented during a 60 month period.
The goal of RFSADP is reduction of income poverty and malnutrition among poor rural people in Moldova.
The M&E system follows the logical framework designed for the project. The indicators developed in the logical framework include the necessary and relevant IFAD Results and Impact management System (RIMS) indicators according to the requirements of the IFAD methodology as well as other relevant performance indicators. The M&E unit is responsible to collect, on an annual basis, information regarding the impact of the project on beneficiaries and present the main findings in the annual report.
SCOPE OF WORK
In order to perform the annual monitoring and evaluation of project beneficiaries, CPIU-IFAD is seeking a local consulting/service providing company to conduct the data collection and analysis for the reference year in accordance with the sampling specified. The data from the tracking survey will allow for the measurement of the impact of the project on key social and economic well – being indicators. The aim is to understand and quantify the impact of financing activities. The proposed indicators to be used in this survey are stated in questionnaires (Annex 1; Annex 2).
Sampling strategy for data collection: The sample sizewill be calculated using standard statistical formulae, using 95 per cent confidence level and with the margin of error at 5 per cent as the first choice. The sample will ensure proportionality and representativeness of the different project target groups and activities. As a guide, the minimumsample size for each component can be taken to be as under:
1. SME financing: 40 beneficiary SMEs;(out of 64)
2. Youth entrepreneur financing: 200 beneficiary enterprises;(out of 440)
3. Microentrepreneur-financing: 250 beneficiary HHs/individuals;(out of 800)
Thus, the minimumtotal sample size for the project will be: 490 beneficiaries. The sample size should also take into account the non-response rate, based on previous experience in the country, or 10 per cent, as a benchmark.
If an overall frame of households is available, then the survey could use one-stage or two-stage random stratified sampling design. If only separate frames of households are available for each area, then only two-stage sampling would be used. Selection of households, if an accurate list of all households in the community is available, will be done using the household list method. Alternatively, the community or village can be divided into ‘plots’ and households selected from each plot. If none of these methods are possible, then the random walk method should be used.
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Terms of Reference
AnexaOFFER CONTENT
Interested consulting companies should submit their applications consisting of the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
- Technical Proposalwill include:
a. the profile of the company;
b. relevant experience for the assignments including brief information on all the data collections undertaken;
c. staffing (CV of each team member);
d. proposed methodology to perform the data collection and analysis;
e. the work plan (activities) and resources sufficient to implement in the proposed timing(including number of person-day);
f. duration of the assignment;
2. Financial proposalwill obligatory include a breakdown of the budget by the activities mentioned in the Activities section above. The cost of services must be provided in USD at 0% VAT
CONDITIONS FOR OFFER’S SUBMISSION
To be considered, interested companies should submit their proposal (technical and financial) in original and a copy in separate sealed envelopes. Each envelope will consist of the technical and financial offer sealed in separate envelopes as well (a total of 2 envelopes, each with 2 envelopes inside). Offers to be submitted to the following address: CPIU-IFAD, 162, Stefan cel Mare si Sfint blvd., office 1303, MD-2004 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova no later than9 February 2015, 15:00.Any request for clarification must be sent in writing by standard electronic communication to nicolae.babara@ifad.mdor office@ifad.md.