European commission terms of reference
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION TERMS OF REFERENCE Table of Contents 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 4 1.1 Beneficiary country 4 1.2. Contracting authority 4 1.3. Country background 4 1.4. Current situation in the sector 4 1.5. Related programmes and other donor activities 5 2. OBJECTIVES, PURPOSE & EXPECTED RESULTS 6 2.1. Overall objective 6 2.2. Purpose 7 2.3. Results to be achieved by the Contractor 7 3. ASSUMPTIONS AND RISKS 7 3.1. Assumptions underlying the project 7 3.2. Risks 7 4. SCOPE OF THE WORK 8 4.1. General 8 4.2. Specific work 8 4.3. Project Management 10 5. LOGISTICS AND TIMING 12 5.1. Location 12 5.2. Starting date and implementation period 12 6. REQUIREMENTS 13 6.1. Staff 13 6.2. Office accommodation 17 6.3. Facilities to be provided by the Contractor 17 6.4. Equipment 17 6.5. Incidental expenditure 17 6.6. Lump sums 18 6.7. Expenditure verification 18 7. REPORTING 18 7.1. Reporting requirements 18 7.2. Submission & approval of reports 18 8. MONITORING AND EVALUATION 19 8.2. Definition of Indicators 19 8.2. Special requirements 19 Annex 1 – Logframe 20 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION1.1 Beneficiary countryLebanon 1.2. Contracting authorityDelegation of the European Union to Lebanon 1.3. Country backgroundThe Lebanese Republic is a parliamentary democracy of 4.5 million citizens with a President as titular head of State and a Prime Minister who serves as the head of the Government. The current constitution and political system is based on the 1989 Taief Accord that accompanied the end of the civil war (1975-1990), introducing a system of checks and balances and cementing multi-confessional co-existence, fostering short-term stability but also repeated blockages and a general inability to adopt and implement adequate government policies. The long-term stability of Lebanon depends, therefore, on the enactment of key reforms in order to avoid the gradual degradation of services, infrastructure and public confidence in the government. Economic growth is limited to a few sectors (primarily banking, construction, tourism, diaspora remittances), with wealth disparities continuing to grow, as do geographical imbalances in development. The multi-confessional socio-political fabric is characterized by historical divisions and the isolation of one identity group from another, with cycles of conflict and violence having a clear demographic, psycho-social, political and economic impact. The last few years were no exception, with sporadic but armed confrontations between rival factions, evidencing the limits the State faces in granting security across the national territory. Lebanon remains in fact highly susceptible to fluctuating developments in the area, which have a direct impact on the local security situation. Recently, the enormous number of Syrian refugees in the country posed a number of security and socio-economic challenges, with the concrete risk of the spill-over of various sorts of armed and terrorist groups on the Lebanese territory. National mechanisms set up in time of consensus have failed to address contentious issues in a meaningful manner, while social and political fragmentation continue to create divisions and obstacles to smooth governance, further enhancing exposure to external upheavals. The October successful Presidential election is expected to promote several pending political, administrative, social and economic reforms. Download 67.98 Kb. Share with your friends:
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