THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PLATEAU STATE URBAN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
DEADLINE: 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2020
The Plateau State Government of Nigeria (PLATEAU STATE WATER BOARD) has received financing from French Development Agency (“AFD”) to support the 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project (NUWSRP 3). The project aims to provide technical and investment assistance to Plateau State Government in an effort to reform the urban water sector, provide basic water services in the state capital and achieve financial viability for its water utilities.
The Implementing Agency and contracting authority, on behalf of the Plateau State Government, is the Plateau State Water Board (PSWB). Plateau State Government Intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following services: Institutional and Organizational Technical Assistance.
The Services of the consultant shall include targeted capacity building of the Plateau State Water Board and its key stakeholders through a comprehensive strategic Needs Assessment focusing on:
• Assistance to the Plateau State government in preparing and implementing a redeployment plan of human resources of the water agencies:
• Analysis of the re-organization of PSWB with the following activities but not limited to:
• Analysis of the efficiency of the existing organizational structures
• Recommendations on measures to improve the overall effectiveness of the structures.
In addition, the Services of the consultant shall include assistance for a Change Management Program that will include strategies to support the Plateau State Water Beard, and its key stakeholders, in the transition under upcoming legislation. Specific capacity building interventions will be required over a sustained period to address key skill requirements for this new role, inter alia
• Cultural transformation,
• Revenue improvement,
• Non-revenue water reduction;
• Operation and maintenance improvement;
• Financial management and cost control
• Human resource capacity building,
• Structural reform and Operational reform
The duration of the consulting services is estimated over a period of approximately 3 years.
This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to Consulting Firms. Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the “Procurement Guidelines for AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign countries” available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr
The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member) submits or participates in more than one application, those applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Subconsultant may participate in several applications.
If the Applicant is a JV, the expression of interest shall include a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members, or a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal. In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Sub consultants. Experiences and qualifications of Sub consultants are not taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted.
Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:
• The contract size attributed to the firm;
• The nature of the services (institutional technical assistance, needs assessment, capacity building);
• The technical area and expertise (urban water supply institutions in a developing country context);
• The location in the region.
The firm/joint venture shall present 10 completed or ongoing relevant similar assignments performed during the last 10 years only. There shall be at least 3 assignments for which the value of the consultancy services, performed by the firm or a member of the consortium, which must be equivalent to USD 2 million. For each similar assignment presented, the consultant shall provide a letter from the client with the name of project, date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
The Client will also take into account for the evaluation of the applications the following items:
• Skills and availability of in-house technical back-up experts provided to the on-site experts:
• Quality assurance procedures and certifications of each member of the consortium: ISO 9001 or equivalent.
The EOl recommended structure is the following:
– General introduction about the leading firm and its potential partners,
– Justification of the JV: complementary capacities and key technical fields of the JV;
– Registration details of the firm or each member of the JV, ISO 9001 certification or equivalent:
– Audited financial accounts for last three years:
– List of relevant experiences and brief description of similar projects/assignments addressing the requirements described above;
– The EOI must not exceed 100 pages for each Application (in character 10).
Among the submitted applications, The Plateau State Water Board will shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services shall be sent. Plateau State Government is not bound to shortlist any Consultant.
Due to the security risk in the areas where the Services are to be performed, the evaluation of Expressions of Interest will verify that the applications meet the following criteria:
• The Applicant has at least one experience providing services in an area with a similar security risk, for which it shall provide proof of implementation of security measures (invoice or contract with a security service provider, proof of security awareness training before departure on-site, etc.).
• The Applicant has set up internal security management procedures. It shall provide a description of its monitoring system and crisis management system
• For services provided abroad, the Applicant has entered into an assistance and repatriation contract for its employees: it shall provide the certificate evidencing such contract.
• The Applicant shall describe its standard preparation process for departure on assignment in sensitive areas, and shall attach documents proving its implementation (service orders with related instructions, certificates of awareness-raising or training actions, etc.). For a JV, its leader and any member that has its registered office outside the Client’s country shall fulfil each of these criteria. An application that does not meet any of these requirements will be rejected.
The Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below no later than Tuesday, 29th September, 2020 at 14:00PM. The submission must include a signed and unaltered “Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Environmental and Social Responsibility” which can be found online on AFD’s website: https://www.afd.fr/en/responding-bid-invitation
As an exception, applications by electronic submission may be accepted, according to the following conditions:
– Sending by email only (one message only) with an attachment (no download platform);
– Document pdf only:
– Maximum size of the document: 10 Mb (in order not to be blocked by mail servers).
Applications should be sent to: antipasgabrielr@gmail.com, copy to pswaterboardjos@gmail.com
An acknowledgement of electronic submission will be sent to all applicants.
For those who wish to do so, consultants can submit 5 hard copies (1 original and 4 copies) and an electronic copy on memory stick. In that case, submissions are to be sent to:
The General Manager
Plateau State Water Board
Attention: The Project Coordinator
P.M.B 2198, Industrial Area (Old Airport)
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
All queries by interested firms should be directed to:
Mr. Antipas Gabriel Ryeshak
Project Coordinator/Project Liaison Officer
Plateau State Water Board
Email: pswaterboardjos@gmail.com antipasgabrielr@gmail.com
