Financial Audit for the Organic Ecosystem Project

1. The Project Organic ecosystem funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC Med Program under the Thematic objective Boosting cross border Organic Ecosystem through enhancing agro-food alliances

The Ecosystem is an open network where complex interactions among different players with complementary background are produced. It is established on a well-structured national and cross border alliance, through a concrete collaborative approach and a synergistic effect. The Ecosystem aims at increasing cooperation and dialogue among private and public actors of the organic sector stimulating dynamic discussion and participatory exchange of experiences, problems, needs and possible sustainable solutions to scale up the Med organic sector and improve its competitiveness as well as to promote economic growth in Partner countries and in the Region.

The total project budget is 2.185.966,47 EURO. The total contribution of the ENI CBC MED Program amounts to 1.967.369,82 Euro (a maximum of 90% of the total project cost).

The 7 project’s partners are in charge of implementing the project.

The Budget of the Chamber of Commerce Industry & Agriculture of Zahle and Bekaa (CCIAZ) from the overall budget is 284.830,00 EURO.

CCIAZ intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under contract for the Provision of Financial Audit for the Organic Ecosystem Project to ensure compliance of expenditures under the project with the domestic law as well as their compliance with the Program requirements and provisions of the grant contract, including the valid version of the application form.

The audit is an expenditure and revenue verification procedure with regarding the Individual Financial Report for the Grant Contract between CCIAZ and the Managing Authority.

The services include the carrying out of Financial Audit for the Organic Ecosystem Project Financial Reports for the overall period of December 25,2019 – December 24, 2022. The Financial Audit is to be divided in three phases:

-          Phase 1: Financial Audit for the period of December 25,2019 – December 24, 2020

-          Phase 2: Financial Audit for the period of December 25, 2020- December 24, 2021

-          Phase 2: Financial Audit for the period of December 25, 2021- December 24, 2022

2. CCIAZ now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, general qualifications, and number of key staff, and so forth). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

 A consultant will be selected in accordance with least cost (LC) selection method for consultancy service contracts.