REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) - Recruitment of an Audit Firm for the internal audit of the MALIDENKO project for fiscal years 2026-2027-2028.

Community Resilience and Inclusive Services Project in Mali (MALIDENKO)

Recruitment of an Audit Firm for the internal audit of the MALIDENKO project for fiscal years 2026-2027-2028.

CREDIT No: 76500-ML / P 505025

The Government of the Republic of Mali has obtained financing (a Loan) from the World Bank in the amount of One Hundred and Fifty Million (150,000,000) US Dollars through the Ministry of Reconciliation, Peace and National Cohesion for the implementation of the Community Resilience and Inclusive Services Project in Mali (MALIDENKO) over a period of Four (4) years. It intends to make payments under the contract for the internal audit of the MALIDENKO Project for fiscal years 2026, 2027 and 2028.

The objective of this assignment is to carry out, on a recurring basis, an assessment of the relevance and effectiveness of the project's internal control system, with a view to helping maximize impact, economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management of project activities.

This includes, among other things:

-verifying compliance with the regularity and conformity of existing internal procedures;

-ensuring the proper application of project management procedures, including fiduciary procedures;

-ensuring the efficient use of project resources;

-ensuring that the Project's administrative, financial, accounting and technical functions comply with the implementation manuals and administrative, financial, accounting and procurement procedures;

-ensuring the proper application of sub-project management procedures, including fiduciary procedures;

-ensuring the efficient use of project resources, including grants made available to the CDVQF;

-assessing and detecting potential risks in project implementation and anticipating all measures enabling it to achieve its objectives with maximum effectiveness and efficiency;

-making continuous improvement proposals to project stakeholders to ensure good project governance;

-providing advisory support in risk management to all structures involved in project implementation.

The MALIDENKO Project invites eligible Consultants to express their interest in providing the services described above.

The selection criteria for the consultant (Audit Firm) are:

 be a chartered accountancy firm experienced in auditing, with at least 5 years of experience auditing externally financed projects, and acceptable to the IDA;

 be duly registered with an Order of Chartered Accountants recognized internationally by IFAC or FIDEF;

 carry out auditing as its usual profession;

have completed at least two similar assignments (internal audit or fiduciary agency) for a project financed by a leading donor (World Bank, African Development Bank or EU).

To this end, the consultant (firm) must provide a brief description of similar services and furnish supporting documents (certificates of satisfactory completion).

DURATION AND LOCATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The assignment will cover three (3) fiscal years (2026-2027-2028). It will take place in Bamako and in the regions of Kayes, Nioro, Nara, Timbuktu, Kidal and Taoudeni (MALIDENKO Project areas).

Consultants are reminded that provisions 3.20 and 3.14 of Section III relating to Consulting Services and conflicts of interest of the new World Bank regulations under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants apply.

A consultant will be selected using the "Least-Cost Selection (LCS)" method as described in the new World Bank regulations.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during the following hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Written expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by hand or preferably by email, no later than March 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Cité Administrative: Building No. 2, 2nd floor – Bamako - Mali; Tel: 20 01 20 18 / 76 12 41 61;

E-mail: ugp@malidenko.ml/doumbia.bakary@malidenko.ml .