REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
[NIGERIA] [ABIA STATE INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ABSIIDP)] MINISTRY OF WORKS, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
FINANCING AGREEMENT REFERENCE:5500155013301
PROJECT ID NO.:P-NG-000-0011
DEADLINE: 27TH JULY, 2020

The Abia State Government, through the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of implementing the ABIA STATE INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, and intends to apply part of the financing towards payments under the contract for the Feasibility Studies, Detailed Engineering Design, and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for 137kms of roads, erosion control, and Solid Waste Management in Aba and Umuahia Cities in Abia state, Nigeria.

The services included under this project are in two Phases:-
a) Phase 1: Feasibility study including the preliminary design, cost estimates, Economic Evaluation, Preliminary environmental & social impacts for 137km of roads, erosion control, and Solid Waste Management.
b) Phase 2: Detailed engineering design, including Detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, development of Resettlement Action Plan and bidding documents for 137km of
roads, erosion control, and Solid Waste Management.

The State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) of the Abia State Ministry of Works now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions/areas, availability of appropriate skills and deployment of relevant technologies among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” [insert the date of entry into force], which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further Clarification at the address below during office hours [0900hrs to 1700hrs] within two weeks after this publication.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 27th July 2020 at (12:00 hours/ 12 noon] and mention the applicable lot(s) bided for:
Attn: Project Coordinator, Bob C. Ogu
State Project Implementation Unit
ABIA STATE INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(ABSIIDP)
3b Okpara Avenue Umuahia
ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
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E-mail: absiidp@gmail.com; bobcogu@gmail.com, Cc: ifeanyiparagon2000@yahoo.co.uk