Wolrd Bank Tender

Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Wholesale Lead Manager Project ID: P176013 Procurement Method: Individual Consultant Selection Language of Notice: English The Beirut port explosion had a severe impact on the productive sector. Most of privately-owned establishments across all sectors, within a 5 Km radius of the explosion site, have been affected. According to the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), at least 5,000 formal business facilities have been damaged and need urgent financial assistance across all sectors: tourism, commerce & industry, creative industries, utilities, health, and education. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) reported that over 5,200 micro borrowers located in the blast area have experienced material damage to their homes and/or businesses, with some having lost their primary breadwinner. Losses exceed damages due to the disruption of business activity and associated losses of revenue. Moreover, the explosion further exacerbated stress on the microfinance sector, which was already operating in a multiple crises environment. The Building Beirut Back and Better Fund (B5 Fund) is a $25 million grant financed by the Lebanon Financing Facility (LFF), a multi-donor trust fund managed by the World Bank that will pool grant resources to support of the immediate socio-economic recovery of vulnerable people and businesses impacted by the explosion. The objective of the B5 Fund is to support the recovery of targeted Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) damaged by the explosion and sustain the operations of eligible Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). Targeted micro and small enterprises (MSEs) refer to i) viable informal and formal private sector activities and businesses, ii) that were directly damaged by the August 4 explosion and are located within a 5 Kms radius from Beirut port (or were present in that radius at the time of the blast), and iii) have less than 20 registered employees. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID),WORLD BANK (WB),