EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-NEWMAP) PROJECT
ID: P124905
IDA NO. 62770 NG
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) ENGAGEMENT OF PROCUREMENT CONSULTANT UNDER THE EKITI STATE THE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NEWMAP)
DATE: TUESDAY 21ST JULY 2020
DEADLINE: 4TH AUGUST, 2020
The Federal Government of Nigeria has initiated the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP). The Project is supported with financing from the World Bank. The lead agency at the Federal level is the Federal Ministry of Environment (FME), Department of Erosion, Flood and Coastal Zone Management. State and local governments, local communities and CSOs will be involved in the project, given that the project is a multi-sector operation involving MDAs concerned with water resources management, public works, agriculture, regional and town planning, earth and natural resources information, and disaster risk management.
The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) is designed to support the objective of achieving greater environmental and economic security. The Project is aimed at addressing severe gully erosion problems in the short term, reducing vulnerability to soil erosion and climate
variability in the medium term, and promoting long-term climate resilience, and low carbon development. NEWMAP will take an integrated watershed management approach to erosion that will address the interlinked challenges of poverty, ecosystem services, climate change, disaster risk management, biodiversity, institutional capacity and governance.
The Project Development Objective is to Rehabilitate degraded lands and reduce longer-term erosion vulnerability in targeted areas. At State level, NEWMAP activities involve medium-sized civil works such as construction of infrastructure and/or stabilization or rehabilitation in and around the gullies
themselves, as well as small works in the small watershed where gullies form and expand.
Duties:
The Procurement Consultant will support the Procurement Unit in carrying out procurement activities according to the Project Approved Annual Procurement Plan and in line with the World bank Procurement Procedures; to include but not limited to the following:
Contributing to the Development of Terms of Reference;
a. Design and Implementation of yearly Procurement/Work Plan for the Project Implementation;
b. Preparation of Bidding/Tender Documents;
c. Support in the Evaluation of offers and quotations;
d. Preparation of draft contracts;
e. Participation in contract finalization discussions,;
f. Advise on appropriate market approach and procurement methods;
g. Actively participate and provide technical support in meetings that are aimed at reviewing the status of the project as regards procurement;
h. And any other Assignments relating to Procurement Issues on the Project
Required Qualification and Experience:
– University Degree/HND in a relevant discipline (e.g. Engineering, Law, Procurement, Purchasing and Supply, Marketing Management, Finance, Business or Commerce).
Holder of Advanced Degree will be an added advantage
– At least 6 years’ experience in thee procurement functions;
– Broad experience in the procurement planning and management of multiple contracts; including importation procedures and understanding of current fiscal policy of the government;
– Extensive experience not less than 4 years with World Bank procurement procedures or other international funding agencies;
– Excellent knowledge of STEP and MS office Suites will be added advantage;
– Good command of English, both written and spoken and ability to work under pressure and in multi-skill settings:
– Good inter-personal skills and possession of high negotiation and report writing skills is required.
Invitation:
The Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above services.
Interested consultants should provide information through their Curriculum Vitae demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. For the project performed, the consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the client (office & e-mail address, and telephone number and date(s) of execution, and financing sources.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) procedure set out in the World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers, January 2011. Please visit www.worldbank.org
Interested consulting firms/consortiums may obtain further information (including detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment) at the address below between the working hours of 9:00am- 4:00pm, Mondays through Fridays excluding public holidays.
Expression of interest must be delivered both in hard copy and soft copy in CD format to the address below in person, or by mail on or before Tuesday 4 August 2020 between the working hours of 9.00am – 4.00pm, Mondays through Fridays excluding public holidays.
The Project Coordinator
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-NEWAMAP)
State Project Management Unit (SPMU),
Phase V, State Secretariat Complex, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
E mail: info@ekitinewmap.org. Telephone: 08035787762, 08034392974
