FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (EK-NEWMAP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Consultancy Services – Firm Selection)
ENGAGEMENT OF FOCAL NGO TO SUPPORT SPMU ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES UNDER EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NEWMAP)
PROJECT ID: P124905
IDA NO. 62770 NG
DATE: THURSDAY 23RD JULY, 2020
DEADLINE: 6TH 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 sol 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 Management Unit (SPMU) of Ekiti State NEWMAP has commissioned various studies aimed at effectuating successful implementation of the NEWMAP in the state; one of which is to engage a focal NGO to support SPMU activities in the concemed communities in Ekiti State.
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.
Objectives and Scope of the Consultancy services
The major goals and objectives of the assignment envisaged for the Focal NGO are as follows:
a. Implement Community Sensitization and Mobilization component of the project.
Ensure participating communities are aware of the project, ensure effective and timely implementation, promote/encourage sustainability of the assets created under the project, facilitate adherence to gender based violence (GBV) awareness in project areas/sites, facilitate the establishment of active and legally registered Community Associations, develop community mobilization and advocacy strategies, apply Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools to identify and prioritize community needs.
b. Implement Capacity Development of Community Stakeholders
Train and equip the Community Associations, facilitate the development of Sub-catchment Plan (SCP), facilitate peace building and conflict resolution among the participating communities,
c. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) in coordination with EKITI State Project Management Unit (SPMU)
d. Manage Relational Issues on the Project.
The Ekiti State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria are (i) evidence showing the fields of specialty of the firm (consultant’s profile/brochures) (ii) evidence showing that the firm is a legal entity (certificate of registration), (iii) Description of similar assignments (i.e, consultants past projects that are similar in nature and experience in similar conditions. (iv) Availability of appropriate skills among staff and general qualifications. For each project performed the consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the client (office & e-mail address, and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms, and financing sources.
A consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Selection (COS) 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 9:00 am – 4:00 pm 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 Thursday 6th August 2020 between the working hours of 9.00 am – 4.00 pm, Mondays through Fridays excluding public holidays.
The Project Coordinator
EKITI STATE NIGERIA EROSION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (NEWMAP)
State Project Management Unit (SPMU),
Phase V, State Secretariat Complex, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
E mail: info@ekitinewmap.org Telephone: 08035787762, O8034392974
