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Background

The United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCDF is the UN’s capital
investment agency for the world’s 47 least developed countries LDCs. With
its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models
that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to
reduce poverty and support local economic development.

Local Finance Initiative LFI is one among several programmes being
implemented by United Nations Capital Development Fund UNCDF in Tanzania and
other countries with the aim of unlocking domestic capital markets to invest
in local development. LFI supports commercially viable economic infrastructure
projects with transformational impact in local communities. These projects are
either sponsored/owned by private investors; trusts, cooperatives or/and
Local Government Authorities LGAs such as district and town councils,
municipals and cities. In delivering its mandates, UNCDF works alone or in
collaboration with other UN-Agencies under UN to UN agreements. The proposed
assignment responds to UNDP-UNCDF strategic partnership on key aspects of
supporting Local Government Administrations LGAs and Private Sector deliver
development solutions to wider and rural communities in the areas clean
drinking water and consumptive energy i.e. lighting and powering small
gadgets. In supporting LGAs, the UNCDF is seeking to hire a legal consultant
to provide legal advisory services based on the scope of work outlined below.

UNCDF would like to enter into a non-exclusive Framework Agreement, also known
as Long-Term Agreement LTA, with one individual that will perform the
services described below on a need-basis. In UNCDF, an LTA is a framework
agreement by and between UNCDF and a company or individual where the latter
may, at any time within the duration of the LTA, be required to render the
agreed services at the agreed and fixed unit prices for a minimum period of 12
months, with potential extension for up to two 2 additional years, depending
on satisfactory performance of individual.

Under an LTA, UNCDF does not guarantee that any specific quantity of services
shall be purchased during the term of this agreement. The LTA does not form a
financial obligation or commitment from UNCDF at the time the LTA contract is
signed and that such an agreement is non-exclusive.

Call-Offs

Where a request for service arises, UNCDF can engage the individual on LTA
through a “call-off” of the LTA. Every call-off shall have specific tasks,
scope of services and outputs to be delivered within a specific period of
time. For this particular work, the call-off shall be formalized through the
issuance of a Purchase Order, attaching thereto the TOR, and any other
document relevant to the call-off. Financial commitments will only be
established each time a Purchase Order for the specific services/TOR for
Individual Contractor is committed.

The LTA shall have a cumulative ceiling amount that may accrue to the
individual contractor during the life of the LTA, but said amount shall remain
as an upper limit, and must not and cannot be interpreted nor understood as
neither a financial commitment nor guarantee of business volume.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this proposal is to engage a Legal Expert/lawyer to support
key processes including establishment of three 3 investment companies 1 per
LGA, structured under a Special Purpose Vehicle SPV arrangements. The SPV
serves as an investment vehicle wholly or co-owned by the respective Local
Government. The SPV is expected to manage a revenue generating infrastructure
project that will generate enough revenue to meet its operations costs and be
able to service its debt obligations bank loan if any.

Scope of Work

Working under the direct supervision of the UNCDF technical team in Tanzania
and in collaboration with the management of the respective LGAs, selected
Legal Consultants will be required to provide the following services

A maximum of four 4 pages of inception report indicating a thorough
understanding, need, benefits, opportunities and legal and administrative
challenges in owning, managing and operating these forms of companies. Include
a work plan indicating key activities and milestones leading up to the
registration of the SPV according to the existing laws of Tanzania;
Work with the Council Director, Planning officer and Lawyer to hold
consultation and knowledge sharing meetings with management of the respective
Local Government, and other relevant stakeholders as and when required, to
obtain their input on the assignment especially key requirements regarding
establishment of the SPV. Address and provide solutions to all queries raised
by them;
Explore the capacity readiness and willingness of the council’s key
stakeholders to own and operate SPV given the shareholding and ownership
structures of the investment projects i.e. land ownership;
Discuss and share the outcomes of the stakeholders meeting with UNCDF and the
respective council
Develop and agree on the primary and secondary objectives of the SPV company
in line with key stakeholders’ mandates and legal and regulatory framework;
Develop an appropriate SPV’s managerial and governance structures, detailed
criteria for SPV management and board of directors including criteria for
selection, number, quorum, voting rights, independent directors’ roles and
their qualifications;
Consolidate from the Local Government all relevant information regarding the
subscribers, potential directors including independent directors and any
other information required to set up the SPV;
Prepare company incorporation documentation as required by law, such as,
shareholders agreement, Memorandum and Articles of Association MEMARTS,
accompanying company forms and key documents that address the issue of
political interference in the operations of the SPV, arm’s length procurement
and Human resources practices;
Enrich the SPV’s MEMARTS with key information like admission of new
shareholders, shareholding and capital structures, different forms of capital
and financial instruments, powers and rights including right to raise
capital, revenue collections, ownership of land or lease and other assets;
Provide supervision in the execution of all incorporation documentation
prepared;
Register the SPV in accordance with its mandate and laws; and
Document post incorporation obligations to be followed by the SPV as required
by the law

Deliverables

The Consultant shall deliver the following outputs

A detailed project/work plan clearly identifying tasks and completion date;
Conduct at least 1 workshop per LGA together with UNCDF about the structure
and functions of the SPV to key stakeholders such as the respective LGA,
Regional Secretariat and others
Documents signifying stakeholders’ participation such as, but not limited to,
approvals at different levels of the Council management e.g. Finance
Committee/Full Council meeting minutes, and a report on key stakeholders’
meeting/workshop
Fully registered SPV as per the relevant legislation applicable in Tanzania
taking into consideration all the key items discussed above in the scope of
work, as evidenced by a company certificate of incorporation.
Company’s final documents, including the Memorandums and Articles of
Association, shareholders agreement, Certificate of Incorporation and all
relevant documents to prove a complete registration of an investment company.
A document indicating post-incorporation obligations of the SPV including
share certificate registration and issuance;
Final report which will include the scope of the assignment and documentation
of other important items such as lessons learnt, challenges, and
recommendation for improvement

Payment Terms

This contract will be based on the payment terms described below The fee
shall be all-inclusive with the exception of travel expenses and shall include
all expenses e.g. company registration fee that may be incurred by the
Consultant to formulate One SPV.

Payments will be made to the consultant based on deliverables/output as per
the payment terms described below, and after submission of invoices to UNCDF.
All outputs shall be subject to written final acceptance by the Chief
Technical Advisor of UNCDF and subsequent authorization to disburse the
payment.

Deliverable/Payment Milestone

%

Indicative Submission Date

Deliverable 1 Upon acceptance by UNCDF of the work plan

20%

Within 7 days of signing the contract

Deliverables 2-3

1.UNCDF and the respective LGA’s proposed SPV governance and management
structure as agreed and approved in writing by the respective LGA, and
evidenced by recording of outcome/result of the stakeholders’ meetings;

2\. Review, revisions as needed, approval and acceptance by UNCDF of the
above SPV structure and supporting documents from the respective LGA and
stakeholders’ meetings.

30%

Within 30 days of signing the contract

Deliverables 4-5

1\. Fully registered SPV as evidenced by consultant’s submission of ALL
company registration documents as required by law;

2\. Review, revisions as needed, approval and acceptance by UNCDF of the
above documents.

30%

Within 80 days of signing the contract

Deliverable 6

1\. Submission of a final report

2\. Review, revisions as needed, approval and acceptance by UNCDF of the
above final report

20%

Within 80 days of signing the contract

Travel

The Consultant will be required to travel to respective LGAs Ikungi DC, Bunda
DC and Busega DC to interview stakeholders and collect relevant information
for SPV formulation. The travel costs associated with the assignment will be
paid by UNCDF based on UNDP/UNCDF rules and regulations which states that
consultants shall only be paid the most direct and most economical ticket, as
will be quoted by the official UN travel agency. Any amount in excess of the
said quotation, such as class and airline preference of the consultant, shall
be borne by the consultant. Lodging and terminal expenses shall not exceed
those allowed within UNCDF policy.

Competencies

Functional competencies

Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational and project
management skills
Proven ability to manage complex tasks and to deliver quality products on time
Ability to generate innovative and practical solutions to challenging
situations.
Able to take initiative and work independently
Ability to demonstrate understanding of client’s perspective
Ability to keep clients informed of problems or delays in the provision of
services

Corporate Competencies

Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNCDF
Ability to get things done on time and of high quality
Ability to think creatively and to listen and learn

Required Skills and Experience

Required Skills and Experience

Education Mandatory

Bachelor’s Degree in law or equivalent, with specialization in
corporate/commercial law;
Licensed to practice the law profession in Tanzania for the past 5 years;
Registered in the bar association of Tanzania Tanganyika Law Society.

Experience

Extensive legal skills and knowledge in corporate/commercial law, and either
or, administrative laws, public administration, finance or investments;
Track record of having completed similar work over the past 5 years in
supporting LGAs to establish governance structures such as SPVs as part of
good corporate governance structuring, preferably in Tanzania mandatory;
Demonstrated understanding of the Tanzanian Local Government law with a
specific focus on administration, borrowing and contract law;
Demonstrated experience of minimum 3 years in providing legal services
especially formulating or registering any company under Tanzania laws;
Prior experience in supporting legal structures and agreements related to
development/project finance, capital investments and public private
partnerships is desirable

Application Procedure

All the required documents should be attached and submitted with your
proposal. These are

Cover letter indicating prior experience/motivation, and methodology on how
this assignment will be executed
Recent CV with references;
Confirmation of interest and Financial proposal using the template. A copy of
the Confirmation Letter template can be downloaded from http//procurement-
notices.undp.org/viewnotice.cfmnoticeid=53304
The financial proposal should indicate the proposed all-inclusive daily rate
and other applicable expenses in USD.

NOTE THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW MULTIPLE UPLOADS OF DOCUMENTS THEREFORE
APPLICANTS MUST MAKE SURE TO UPLOAD ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IN ONE FILE

Evaluation and Selection Process

Offers received will be evaluated using a Combined Scoring method, where
technical will be weighted 70%, and a financial offer will be weighted at 30%.

Step I Longlisting

Applications will be screened and only applicants meeting the following
minimum criteria will be shortlisted

Bachelor’s Degree in law or equivalent, with specialization in
corporate/commercial law;
More than 5 years’ experience of practising law in Tanzania;
Registered in the bar association of Tanzania Tanganyika Law Society.
At least 5 years experience in supporting LGAs to establish governance
structures such as SPVs as part of good corporate governance structuring,
preferably in Tanzania, mandatory

Step II Desk Review/Shortlisting

UNCDF will conduct a desk review to produce a shortlist of candidates by
evaluating the following criteria with the corresponding points 100 points

Evaluation Criteria

Maximum obtainable points

Individual qualification, technical capacity, and knowledge relevant to the
assignment

20 points

Demonstrated experience of minimum 3 years in providing legal services
especially formulating or registering any company under Tanzania laws

30 points

Specific experience over the past 5 years in establishing SPV for
infrastructure financing or a legal company owned by a Local Government

40 points

Proposed methodology, approach and Implementation Plan to meet the
requirements of the TOR

10 points

TOTAL

100 points

Only the top 3 – 4 ranked applicants achieving minimum 70 points and above
shall be invited for an interview.

Step III Financial Proposal Evaluation

The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal lowest
priced proposal/price of the proposal being evaluated x 30%.

Step IV- Contract Award

The contact shall be awarded to the applicant whose offer has been evaluated
and determined as

Responsive/compliant/acceptable vis-à-vis the requirements of the TOR.
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted
technical 70% and financial 30% criteria.

Individual consultants and individuals employed by a company or institution
are welcome to apply.

Any individual employed by a company or institution who would like to submit
an offer in response to a Procurement Notice for IC must do so in their
individual capacity providing a CV so that their qualifications may be judged
accordingly.

UNCDF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender,
nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups
and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All
applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment,
including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will,
therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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Closing Date 22nd November, 2020.



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