Consultancy opportunity: Enhancing Transparency and Accountability within SOEs in Argentina
Request for proposals
Description
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is seeking a Consultant (either a firm or an individual) to support the transparency efforts of provincial-level state-owned enterprises (SOEs) within Argentina’s extractive sector. The Consultant will assist these SOEs in complying with the 2023 EITI Standard, promote the systematic disclosure of information, and collaborate with EITI Argentina to address any existing gaps. This work will contribute to enhancing transparency, strengthen SOE governance and commodity trading procedures and ensure that the financial activities of these SOEs are effectively disclosed and understood, further advancing Argentina’s commitment to transparency in the extractive industries.
Application instructions
A Consultant will be selected following a quality and cost-based selection procedure. The Consultant should submit:
- A Technical Proposal in Spanish, outlining: (a) the experience of the firm / consultants, (b) the proposed methodology and work plan in response to the Terms of Reference (TORs) and (c) the key experts’ qualifications and competence. The Technical Proposal should not include any financial information. Technical proposals containing material financial information shall be declared non-responsive.
- A Financial Proposal in English, clearly indicating a lump sum financial proposal, inclusive of all costs associated with required travel and applicable taxes. The financial proposal should clearly differentiate fees from any other reimbursable expenses. The daily rate for the consultant fees should be clearly indicated. The Financial Proposal should be sent as a password protected PDF file. The passwords should not be sent. The passwords will be requested following the assessment of the technical proposals.
Proposals must be delivered by email to skasimova@eiti.org by 18.00 CET on Thursday 10 October with the subject line “Consultant for supporting subnational SOE transparency in Argentina – proposal attached.”
All questions related to the project, its timeline and deliverables should be submitted to skasimova@eiti.org by no later than 18.00 CET on Thursday 3 October. Responses to the questions will be made available on the tender page.
About EITI
We believe that a country’s natural resources belong to its citizens. Our mission is to promote understanding of natural resource management, strengthen public and corporate governance and accountability, and provide the data to inform policymaking and multi-stakeholder dialogue in the extractive sector. By becoming a member of the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), countries commit to disclose information along the extractive industry value chain – from how extraction rights are awarded, to how revenues make their way through government and how they benefit the public. Through participation in the EITI, more than 50 countries have agreed to a common set of rules governing what has to be disclosed and when – the EITI Standard. In each country that has joined the EITI, a multi-stakeholder group, composed of government, companies and civil society, supports implementation of the EITI Standard.