REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANT QUALIFICATION SELECTION -CQS)
NIGERIA
PROJECT: STATE EMPLOYMENT AND EXPENDITURE FOR RESULTS (SEEFOR) PROJECT
CREDIT NUMBER: 5022 UNI
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTING SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF STAFF OF THE OFFICES OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS) TO ADOPT AFROSAI-E GUIDELINES.
REFERENCE NO: DT/SFR/PROC/648
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and grants from the European Union (EU) towards the cost of implementing the State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project in four States. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance opportunities for youth employment and access to socio-economic services, while strengthening the public expenditure management systems in the participating States.
The SEEFOR Project is designed around two technical components: (A) Youth Employment and Access to Socio-economic services and (B) Public Financial Management (PFM) Reforms. The third component (C) relates to support to project implementation and coordination at the Federal and State levels. Component B has seven sub-components: (1) Public Financial Management (PFM) Legislation; (2) Reform of Budget (3) Accounting, Expenditure Control and Financial Reporting; (4) Internal and External Audit; (5) Support for Functional Controls in Public Finances with SIFMIS (6) Public Procurement Reform and (7) Reform of the State Tax Authority.
Delta State, as a beneficiary of the credit and the grant, intends to apply part of the proceeds to the engagement of a consulting firm to strengthen the capacity of the Staff of the Offices of the Auditors-General (State and Local Governments) to adopt AFROSAI-E Guidelines. The assignment is part of the reform aimed at strengthening the State External Audit Function, enhance capacity of Audit Officers towards improved efficiency and effectiveness in line with global best practices.
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS (EOIs)
The Delta State Employment and Expenditure for Results Project now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interests 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:
• evidence showing the fields of specialty of the firm (consultant’s profile/brochures);
• evidence showing that the firm is a legal entity (certificate of registration);
• evidence of registration with relevant authorities and professional bodies;
• evidence showing the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm in the field of assignment;
• experience of working in a similar geographical region;
• description of similar assignments undertaken in the last five (5) years;
• availability of appropriate skills among staff,
• for each previous project performed, the consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the client, date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount, etc.
The attention of interested Consultants (firms) is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers January, 2011. Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection-(CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 Monday to Friday.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by email) in three (3) hard copies (one original & two copies) in envelop as marked “Expression of Interest – Consulting Services to Strengthen the Capacity of Staff of the Offices of the Auditor-General (State and Local Governments) to Adopt Afrosai-E Guidelines – within 14 days from the date of publication of this Request for Expression of Interest.
Signed:
The Project Coordinator’s Office:
Attn: Mr. Frank O. Apokwu
Delta State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) Project,
10, Maryam Babangida Way, off Okpanam Road,
Asaba, Delta State.
Tel: 08036696303; 08023979191
E-mail: deltaseefor.project@yahoo.com
