DEADLINE: 15TH OCTOBER, 2021
ZARIA WATER SUPPLY EXPANSION AND SANITATION PROJECT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS)
PREPARATION OF A PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT AND SANITATION PROJECT
LOAN NO: 2100150026597
PROJECT NO: P-NG1 -E00-005

The Federal Government of Nigeria received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Zaria Water Supply Expansion Development Bank toward the cost of the Zaria Water Supply Expansion and Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for Individual Consultancy Services for Preparation of a Project Completion Report of the project component being implemented by the Kaduna State Water Corporation. The services included under the assignment are summarized as follows.

  • Carry out a desk review of all project documents and files and participate in visits to the project site to verily the completion of the project and hold fact-finding sessions with the Executing Agency of the project and other relevant State Government institutions and donors;
  • Conduct interviews, meetings, and survey on socio economic situation as well as level of the beneficiaries awareness on the performance of the project. The interviews will be conducted mainly with targeted communities, local, provincial authorities (where applicable), NGOs, project implementing and executing agencies, and other stakeholders
  • Review the performance of the Executing Agency and assess the performance of the different consultants and contractors, as well as the auditors with respect to the technical aspects of the implementation of the project – the designs, works, supervisions, auditing, and project management;
  • Collate the preparation of a detailed Project Completion Reports in line with the AfDB format and present the report to the Client and undertake corrections and amendments as may be requested by the client for finalization and submission

It is expected the assignment will commence in November 2021 and will be for a period of 30 working days.

The Kaduna State Water Corporation now invites eligible Individual 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, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The Consultant must possess at least a Master’s Degree in Water Supply and Sanitation, Water Resources and any other related fields and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in project cycle activities, in particular appraisals, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of Water and Sanitation Experience in project management financed by Multilateral and Bilateral Development Institutions as well as experience in preparing Project Completion Reports will be an added advantage. Have excellent teamwork and communication skills and both oral and report writing ability in English including the use of computer – based spreadsheets and word processors.

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, May 2008 Edition Revised July 2012” which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org

Interested consultants may obtain further information, including the detailed ToRs, from the address below during office hours 08:00am -03:00pm.

Expressions of Interest with updated Curriculum Vitae must be delivered (soft copy and 4 Hard Copies) to the address below on or before 15 October 2021 at 12.00 p.m. and indicate “individual Consultant Services for the Preparation a Project Completion Report for Zaria Water Supply Expansion and Sanitation Project”.

Managing Director
Kaduna State Water Corporation,
Olusegun Obasanjo House,
Yakubu Gowon Way, Kaduna
E-mail: kdswb@yahoo.com