Commercial Services Consultancy at SOS Children's Villages

The objective of this assignment is to engage a qualified firm/individual to support and provide guidance to SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya in matters related to sweating of assets which include land, buildings and several other assets.

Expected outcomes/deliverables

• Map out and prepare a report, in order of value from high value to low value, of all organization assets across six (6) operational hubs – National Office in Nairobi, Children’s Villages in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret Meru and Kisumu.
• Prepare an expert opinion report on major investment needs and return on asset opportunities, major risks facing key organization assets in each of the six (6) hubs.
• Conduct a review of, and prepare a report on current organization structures and gaps, commercial practices and gaps, internal policies and procedures and gaps (Finance and Procurement Policies), and opportunities from these necessary to realize organization potential for optimal returns on assets.
• Prepare a comprehensive report of findings and recommendations on the best route for each high value asset to give the organization optimal net returns.
• Prepare a report of a three (3) to five (5) year financial forecast for the proposed best return on assets route in bullet 4 above.
• Review and prepare a report of recommendations on suitable organization structures, asset optimization key deliverables, asset optimization key result areas, asset optimization key policy and procedures including necessary alterations on existing policies and procedures necessary to enable optimal use of organization assets.

Qualification/ Experience

• Master’s Degree in Valuation and Property Management, Masters in Business Management or related disciplines with 10 years’ experience in the said fields
• Bachelor’s Degree in real estate or business management with 15 years’ experience in the said fields
• Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes
• Commercial awareness partnered with a strategic mindset.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, scheduling, project management, financial analysis, economics, and mathematical skills organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
• Public-private partnership experience in commercial real estate is an added advantage.

Criteria for Proposal Evaluation

• Qualified and interested bidder shall submit a technical proposal addressing the services requested and detailing how they will meet SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya requirements. The proposal will be reviewed according to the following criteria.

Criteria Marks (100)

Technical approach. 60
Qualification 10
Financial Proposal 30
-Cost effectiveness of the proposal

The Technical Proposal should not exceed five pages and should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the tasks set forth above as well as the firm(s)/Individual capability perform the assignment. The technical proposal should include.

• In-depth description of the firms/individual experience with assignments of a similar nature.
• Description of the methodology proposed in undertaking the assignment.
• Number of days for preparation and completion of the assignment.
• Copies of updated CV’s of the Lead Consultant and the proposed team members who will be undertaking the assignment.

The following information is required as part of the technical proposal:

• Any information about the firm/individual that presently or with the passage of time could impair the candidate’s ability to provide the level of service required.
• Statement to certify that all the information provided in the bid is, to the best of the firm’s knowledge, accurate and complete, and understand that any misleading or false information may result in disqualification of the firm at the sole discretion of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya.
• References – listing previous contracts of similar nature, providing a brief description of each.
• Tax compliance certificate/ Pin certificate
• Requisite industry certification and registration where necessary.

Financial Proposal

The financial proposal shall be evaluated according to the price/fee schedule proposed and will account for 30% scoring of the total combined scoring. Financial proposals to be submitted in electronic form in **Kenya Shillings (**KES) in the format normally used by the interested firms and it must provide sufficient details to allow cost comparison and assessment. The firm must, indicate the cost of;

• Consultant fees.
• Travel/transportation.
• Other direct costs.

Additional Due Diligence

Upon completion of both the technical and financial evaluations SOS Children’s Villages Kenya may choose to engage in additional due diligence processes with a particular offeror or offeror (s). The purpose of these processes is to ensure that SOS Children’s Villages Kenya engages with reputable, ethical, responsible suppliers with solid financials and the ability to fulfill the contract. Additional due diligence may take the form of the following processes (though it is not limited to):

• Reference Checks
• Supplier’s facility visits
• Analysis of audited financial statements
• Determination of relations and affiliations between bidders.
• Call for virtual/physical presentations
• Other appropriate documented method giving SOS Children’s Villages Kenya increased confidence in the supplier’s ability.

Please submit your proposals online to Nationaloffice.procurement@soskenya.org not later than 12th January 2024 at 12:00 noon with the subject line indicating: “Commercial Services Consultancy’’ for SOS Children’s Villages Kenya