For the provision of Independent Project Risk Management and Risk Control Consultancy Services for the Renovation and Expansion of the Conference Facilities Project at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is seeking expression of interest from suitably qualified and interested vendors to participate in a Request for Proposal (RFP) tender at a later stage, for the provision of Independent Project Risk Management and Risk Control Consultancy Services for the renovation and expansion of the Conference Facilities at UNON. The services under the Request for Proposal will consist of independent professional services for design and construction project risk assessment, management, and control. Indicative deliverables will include, inter alia: a risk management strategy; qualitative risk analysis; quantitative risk analysis, including probabilistic modelling and project cost histograms; and sensitivity (correlation) analysis of key project risks. Project Background: The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), the UN headquarters in Africa, was established by the General Assembly in 1996. Led by a Director-General, at the Under-Secretary General level, UNON serves as the representative office of the Secretary-General in Nairobi and functions as the representational and liaison agent with permanent missions, the host-country and other Governments, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, as well as other organizations of the United Nation's system in Kenya. The UNON hosts the global headquarters for two programmes: the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). UNON also provides administrative and other support services to these programmes and the UN Resident Coordinator System. It provides joint and common services to other UN Country Offices, UN Regional Offices and UN entities based in Kenya. The UN facilities in Kenya were initially established in 1974 as home of the UN Environmental Programme and has rapidly evolved into a very large-scale complex serving the UN and its agencies in Africa. The UNON facilitates approximately 4,000 hi