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NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE
Project ID: P163353
Project Title: Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project
Country: Nigeria
Notice No: OP00305371
Notice Type: Request for Expression of Interest
Notice Status: Published
Borrower Bid Reference: NG-KOGI RAAMP-424277-CS-CQS
Procurement Method: Consultant Qualification Selection
Language of Notice: English
Description: ENGAGEMENT OF A CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR THE PREPARATION OF ESMP FOR (18 NOS ROADS-132.25KM) SPOT IMPROVEMENT, (13 NOS ROADS-85.93KM) BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION (PHASE 2), RURAL ROAD UPGRADING 119.48KM AND CDS OF 66M WORKS IN KOGI STATE
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KOGI STATE RURAL ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECT
(RAAMP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) FORCONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) FOR (18 NOS- 132.25KM) SPOT IMPROVEMENT INTERVENTION, (13 NOS- 85.93KM) BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION (PHASE 2), (30 NOS- 119.48KM) UPGRADING AND (6 NOS- 66M) CROSS DRAINAGE STRUCTURE WORKS ACROSS 17 LGAS IN KOGI STATE UNDER KOGI STATE RAAMP
Reference NG-KOGI RAAMP -424277-CS-CQS
Project ID:P163353
Issue Date: 19th July, 2024
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has received financing from the World Bank and the L’Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency or AFD) and on-lent the financing to Nineteen participating States (namely Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Ebonyi, Osun, Niger, Gombe, Kaduna, Ekiti and Sokoto) toward the cost of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of the financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Consulting Services.
The Consulting Services (“the Services”) includes;
Preparation of site specific ESMP for the Spot improvement intervention and Backlog maintenance/Rehabilitation (phase 2), Rural Road Upgrading and Cross Drainage Ststructurs that should consist of a well-documented set of mitigation measures, monitoring, and institutional actions to be taken before and during implementation to eliminate adverse environmental and social impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels. It should also include the measures required to implement these actions, costing, and responsibility, addressing the adequacy of the monitoring and institutional arrangements in the intervention site.
The consultancy firm will work in close collaboration with the engineering design consultants and Kogi state RAAMP State Project Implementation Unit’s (SPIU) safeguard team, and with other actors as directed by the SPIU. In that respect the sequencing of the technical/feasibility studies and the ESMP will be critical. The consultancy firm will have to consider the technical variants of the proposed activities and also in return inform the technical design consultants of any major constraint that may arise due to the social and environmental situation on ground.
The specific task for the consultancy firm shall include but not limited to the following:
The following biophysical issues shall be taken into consideration; Climate, Air Quality, erosion/flooding patterns, drainage pattern, water quality (surface and aquifer characteristics), Soil, biological aspects: flora and fauna, endemic and endangered species. The Services are expected to extend over a period of 6weeks, involving approximately 8 key persons as required in the TOR;
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for this assignment will be made available on request at the address given below.
The Kogi State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) now invite eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The shortlisting criteria are:
1.The ESMP will be prepared by an Environmental and Social Management Consultancy Firm
The consulting firm is expected to have the following staff on the team for preparation of the ESMP with the following minimum requirement:
2.All interested firms are to submit the following documents;
3. Verifiable records establishing evidence of experience in the preparation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) up to 5 references or more similar assignments
3.Evidence of similar experience supported under multilateral donor Agency like World Bank, AFD, AfDB etc in the previous 7 years
4.Evidence of Firms/ Consortium regional work experience in similar field within Nigeria and sub- sahara Africa
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs,3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Fifth edition) Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by Friday 2nd August, 2024.At 12 :00 noon,Late Submissions will NOT be accepted. The Client is not bound to short-list any Consultant.
The State Project Coordinator,
kogi State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU)
Rural Access and Agriculture Marketing Project (RAAMP)
Zone 8 Along Confluence Stadium Road, Beside New State Secretariat
Complex, Lokoja Kogi State.
Telephone/GSM+234 8036085517
Email Address: KOGI-RAAMP@hotmail.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department: Kogi RAAMP
Name: Sheidu O. Adamu
Address: Kogi State
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Province/State:
Postal Code:
Country: Nigeria
Phone: 08036085517
Email: obansaramp212@gmail.com
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