FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY WATER RESOURCES
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROGRAMME: PROGRAMME FOR THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER BASIN (PIDACC/NB) NIGERIA
SECTOR: AGRICULTURE AND WATER
LOAN/GRANT NO: 2100150040844
PROGRAMME Id NO: P-ZI-C00-069
This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this programme that appeared on the African Development Bank Groups Website (www.afdb.org) on 21 May 2019.
The government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a loan from the African Development Bank towards the implementation of the Integrated Climate Change Development and Adaptation Programme in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB). The Federal Ministry Water Resources (FMWR), the implementing agency, intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments for establishing a programme Coordinating Unit in Abuja. Consequently, part of the proceeds of the loan will be applied to engage the services of Procurement Expert.
The consultant is expected to set up the procurement system put in place the basic procurement instruments (operations manual, directives and contract management documents in accordance with the requirements of the programme implementation manual: set up market management tools adapted to the needs of the programme, including the annual procurement plan and its periodic up dating; develop mechanisms for monitoring the execution of contracts; develop the mechanisms, procedures and practices necessary for the integrity of the procurement system including the filing system.
The consultant must have at least an advanced university degree (Masters) in engineering, architecture, procurement, law management, commerce or a related field or equivalent; academic or professional in procurement will be considered a merit; 8 years of relevant professional experience in procurement of development projects with proven knowledge and practical experience in the procurement of goods, works and consultancy services under donor funding conditions experience with donor-funded projects, and in using donor procurement rules and procedures. Experience of African Development Bank (AfDB) or World Bank procurement procedures is an advantage. The consultant must also have extensive knowledge in preparation of solicitation documents. Bidding documents and Requests for Proposals including TORs, evaluation of bids/consultancy proposal within a wide range of procurement methods; high level of precision in written communication, as well as excellent analytical and observation skills in reviewing and verifying documents; and be computer literate with demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel Spreadsheet.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Maximum of five (5) years, renewable every years subject to satisfactory performance. The performance criteria will be the indicators for assessing every officer.
The Federal Ministry Water Resources (FMWR) represented by PIDACC/NB Nigeria, now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (comprehensive curriculum vitae including a description of similar assignments done and experience in similar conditions)
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the African Development Bank’s procedures for selection of individual consultants described in the Operation Procurement Manual of the Bank Procurement Policy Framework, October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/new-procurement-policy
Interested consultants may obtain further information including the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the position at the address below during office hours (8:00am to 4:00pm local time, Monday to Friday).
The expression of interest must be submitted online to ng.pidaccnpc@gmail.com and the hard copy delivered to the address below by 7 May, 2020 at 2:00pm for the “Recruitment of Procurement Expert”
National Coordinator,
Program for the Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB),
C/o Department of Water Resources Planning and Technical Support Services Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Old Federal Secretariat Garki Abuja, Nigeria
Email: ng.pidaccnpc@gmail.com ;
Tel: + 254 805 912 9439, +234 705 921 6542
NB: Incomplete applications received beyond the deadline will not be taken into consideration.
