FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
AND SANITATION TRANSFORMING IRRIGATION
MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (TRIMMING) PROJECT
PROJECT ID NO: P123112
CREDIT NO: CR 5506-NG
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS AUDIT FOR THE TRANSFORMING IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (TRIMMING) PROJECT
DATE: 11TH JULY, 2024
REFERENCE NO: FMWRS/TRIMING/2024/CQS/CS/02
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) – FIRMS SELECTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is currently implementing the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (Trimming) Project with a Credit received From the International Development Association (IDA) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The trimming project development objective is to improve access to irrigation and drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and agriculture service delivery in selected large scale public schemes in northern Nigeria.
The principal proposed investment components are the following: water resources management and dam operations improvement; irrigation development and management; enhancing agricultural productivity and support of value chains development; and institutional development and project management. The implementing agency for the borrower (Government of Nigeria) is the federal ministry of water resources and sanitation (FMWRS). The FMWRS has appointed a project management unit (PMU) to manage all aspects of procurement, management, payments and disbursement applications for the project.
THE SCOPE OF THE SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
Determine the application to date of all prepared environmental and social safeguards instruments based on the project appraisal document (PAD); Environmental and social management framework (ESMF); Resettlement policy framework (RPF); Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) ; Environmental and social management plan (ESMP); Resettlement action plans (RAP); Pest management plan (PMP) etc. It shall also include collecting relevant data on how the project is addressing relevant social issues, i.e. issues of inclusion/exclusion, grievance redress, vulnerability, targeted beneficiaries and discrimination; as well as the effectiveness of the TRIMING integrated pest management approach.
The federal ministry of water resources through its project management unit (PMU) of the transforming irrigation management in Nigeria project now invites eligible consulting firms (“consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the service. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the service.
Interested consulting firms should submit their company profile detailing relevant experience of environmental and social management plan preparation carried out in the last seven (7) years with verifiable evidence, related letters of award, and completion certificates as well as other supporting documents.
The duration of this assignment is eight (8) weeks commencing immediately after contract signing. The terms of reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.triming.org
THE SHORT-LISTING CRITERIA ARE:
- Proven evidence of general experience of consultancy in ESMP/ESIA including completion of at least three (3) reports;
- Proving evidence of general experience in environmental and social audit including completion of at two (2) reports;
- Firm’s specific experience in preparing environmental and social audit for externally funded projects by development partners such as the world bank, AFDB, USAID, DFID, etc.);
- Firm’s specific experience in environmental and social audit in irrigation, water resource management or similar fields with a minimum of five (5) years;
- Firm’s experience in Nigeria or a developing country under similar conditions (minimum of five (5) years.
The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s guidelines: selection and employment of consultants (under IBRD loans and IDA credit and grants) by World Bank borrowers. January 2011 edition and revised in July 2014 (consultants guidelines) setting forth the World Bank policy on conflict of interest.
Interested consultancy firm may obtain further information from the address below during office hours 08:00 and 17:00 (local time Monday to Friday) and/or send an email to the national project coordinator at address info@trimming.org
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy top enhances their qualifications.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the CQS method set out in the consultant guidelines.
A hard copy or electronic copy by email of the expression of interest (EOI) must be delivered to the address below in person or by courier not later than 14:00 hour’s local time on 25th July, 2024.
ATTN: NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR, TRANSFORMING IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA (TRIMMING) PROJECT,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
PLOT 1402, ABBA KYARI STREET, OFF ADESOJI ADEREMI STREET APO-ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Tel+2348038391469, +2348052048706
Email: info@intirim.org
Signed:
National Project Coordinator