Performance Auditor for KW&SC — Second Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP-2)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION Country: Islamic Republic of Pakistan Client: Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP-2) Loan No.: IBRD 97520 – PK, P171422 Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Hiring of Performance Auditor of Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KW&SC) Reference No.: PK-PIU KWSSIP 2-553593-CS-CQS 1. The Government of Sindh (GoS) has received a loan through Economic Affairs Department (EAD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), along with counterpart funding from GoS, towards the cost of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for eligible expenditures for the hiring of a Performance Auditor for KW&SC (Consulting Services). 2. The Performance Auditor will undertake an independent, evidence-based performance audit of KW&SC to assess the extent to which KW&SC has achieved (or is on track to achieve) the performance targets, milestones, and reform commitments set out in the Performance Agreement. The Consultant shall (i) assess actual performance against the targets, milestones, and definitions specified in the Performance Agreement; (ii) evaluate the adequacy and execution of the strategies adopted to achieve those targets; (iii) validate the underlying data; and (iv) report achievements, partial achievements, and gaps with supporting evidence. The detailed Terms of Reference (TORs) can be downloaded from https://www.kwssip.gos.pk/eois-for-consultancy/ https://www.kwsc.gos.pk/tenders. 3. The Government of Sindh, represented by the Project Director KWSSIP now invites eligible firms to express their interest in providing the required services. Interested Consultancy firms (“Consultants”) must provide information demonstrating their qualifications and relevant experience to undertake/perform this assignment on the basis of following criteria: a. The consulting firm shall be registered in same business for past ten years providing advisory services. b. Substantive experience (at least 10 years) in performance audits, institutional reviews, or operational and financial audits of public utilities (water, wastewater, power, gas, or comparable infrastructure sectors) c. The Consultant shall demonstrate successful completion of at least two (2) similar assignments, each with a contract value of not less than USD 100,000, undertaken during the last ten (10) years financed by other multilateral or bilateral development partners. The assignments should be substantially similar in nature, scope and complexity to the proposed assignment d. Demonstrated capability across financial, technical, commercial, institutional, HR, IT, environmental and social, and legal/regulatory assessments. e. Have adequate resources as required under the ToRs. f. Should have adequately established offices. 4. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. 5. Firms are encouraged to provide only materials that are specific to the proposed services, and to avoid submitting generic promotional material. 6. Interested firms may submit/deliver their Expressions of Interest in a written form to the address given below (in person or by mail and E-mail) latest by October 16, 2026 during office hours. 7. The Consultant(s) will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification based Selection (CQS) method set out in the WB Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services - Fifth Edition, September 2023). Project Director Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP-2) Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation G-40/1 Street 40, Block 6 P.E.C.H.S, Karachi. Tel No. +92-21-34374081-4 ayesha.hameed@kwssip.gos.pk , applications@kwssip.gos.pk