DEADLINE: 4TH JANUARY, 2022
OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEVEN (7) PROJECTS
The Ogun State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria has applied for a credit from the International Development Association (hereinafter referred to as IDA World Bank towards the financing of the OGUN STATE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (OGSTEP). The Project Implementation Unit of OGSTEP intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under contracts for the following 7 Consultancy Services.
(1) Consultancy to Hire Community-based NGO() as third-party service providers on GBV/SEA/SH issues.
(2) Consultancy to support and provide Technical Assistance for the Project on Agriculture Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land Intensive
Agricultural Investments (FRILIA).
(3)Consultancy to perform Reform and Interoperability of Ogun GIS and LAMS, including baseline survey of BLS, Spatial Data Collection for BLS and Systematic Titling Program to support the increase in the issuance of titling in Ogun State.
(4) Consultancy for the development of recruitment policy and practices for the Ogun State Technical and Vocational Education Board (OGTVEB), development of Human Resources Policy for Ogun Skills Fund and development of governing policy for the Ogun State Tec.
(5) Consultancy for the engagement of four VCDFs for 2022, 2nd batch.
(6)Consultancy to carry out feasibility studies including ESIA on construction of 1,000 ha of small-scale irrigation land and rehabilitation of 40km feeder road.
(7) Individual Selection:Consultancy to conduct NOS Review for 10 trades plus
Entrepreneurship, Leadership andLiteracy skills.
The Ogun State Government now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the Services in any of the 7 consultancies, Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
1. Consultancy to Hire Community-based NGO) as third-party service
providers on GBVSEA/SH issues-OGCS/PIU/02/2021
The consulting service to Hire Community-based NGOS) as third-party service
providers on GBV/SEA/SH issues will support the general objective of OGSTEP to execute its stakeholders’ management strategies on GBV risk prevention
mitigation and response, including SEA and SH, linked to implementation
operations and in the provision of holistic support for survivors in Ogun State.
The Specific objectives of the NGO are as follows;
I. Design and implement prevention campaigns for the workers hired for the
project. These campaigns should include, among others, and training for workers and communities affected by the project on GBV, SEA and SH, their causes and consequences and the risks specifically linked to the project, the
response services available to survivors, the project code of conduct and the
penalties for violations, the GRM, how to file a grievance, and what to expect
when filing a grievance;
II. Ensure that survivors have access to holistic care, including psycho-social
medical, and legal support under a survivor-centered response protocol.
1. Development of key toolkits to aid the implementation of FRILIA and engagement with key communities and other stakeholders.
2. Capacity building and training of key Government Agencies on FRILIA
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https:/bit.ly/3GBAWIx
The shortlisting criteria are:
The NGO/Consortium of NGOs providing services must:
- Have experience in working with Educational Institutions across all levels
- Have experience of working with international organizations, bilateral donors and international financial institutions;
- Proven ability to draft, edit and produce written proposals and result focused report
- Be legally incorporated in Nigeria;
- Have at least five years of experience in GBV prevention and response;
- Have ongoing activities to address GBV or protect women and children in the project intervention zones;
- Have excellent experience in the fields relevant to the Project Development Objective
- Be knowledgeable in Community engagement and promotion of behavior change
2. Consultancy to support and provide Technical Assistance for the Project
on Agriculture Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land Intensive
Agricultural Investments (FRILIA)-OG/CS/AGR/05/2021
The consulting service to support and provide Technical Assistance for the Project on Agriculture FRILIA is required to support the activities for the development and implementation of the Pilot Phase of FRILLIA activities in the Project Specifically, the Consultancy Firm will assist the state in the pilot phase of operationalization of FRILIA. This phase exercise is to unbundle the core thematic reus of FRILIA and prepare necessary tool kits and strategies that would ensure seamless implementation.
Key activities to be completed by the him include;
Task 1: Development of key toolkits to aid the implementation of FRILlA and
engagement with key communities and other stakeholders
Task 2: Capacity building and training of key government agencies on FRILIA
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https://bit.ly3s0swWK
The shortlisting criteria are:
- At least five years of specialized experience in management of FRILIA and providing FRILIA Services.
- At least two years previous experience with leading FRILIA teams for large or complex projects
- Previous experience and proven track record of conducting agricultural work and producing quality reports to clients of international standard.
- Experience working with government agencies and managing local indigenes in any of the Southwestern States of Nigeria
- Having good administrative and solid institutional capacity to manage projects
- The Consultancy firm must be a multidisciplinary team made up of a Principal Consultant who leads the team, and other Senior Consultants with Specialties and relevant Experience in each FRILIA practice area
3. Consultancy to perform Reform and Interoperability of Ogun GIS and
LAMS, including baseline survey of BLS, Spatial Data Collection for BLS and
Systematic Tilting Program to support the increase in the issuance of titing in
Ogun State-OG/CS/BEE/04/2021
The consulting service to perform Retorm and Interoperability of Ogun GIS and
State is to support the delivery of a new Ogun Geographical Information System and Land Administration Management system to fully digitize the land-based records and information in the state. Specifically, it is to:
I. Improve institutional Skills and Capacity
II. Produce conceptual design and create an operational geospatial database
structure, ISO compliant metadata structure based on industry standards and
clearing house for OGIS and LAMS
III. Restructure of BLS processes
IV. Achieve Technical reform toward online service delivery that will include
Implementation of Electronic Land Administration System, Implementation of Systematic Land Title Registration (SLTR), implementation of Land Information
system, governance and Interoperability and development of Ogun State Web GIS.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at thefollowing link: https://bit.ly/3ye4NDN
The shortlisting criteria are:
The consulting firm should have the following
I. A minimum 10 years experience in the implementation of enterprise GIS
infrastructure and systems for the public sector in Nigeria or Overseas.
II. Experience in delivering enterprise GlS and land administration solutions
within global best practices, utilizing open-source software,
III. A proven track record in enterprise GIS and land administration
implementation within global best practices for an improved business enabling
environment in Nigeria is desirable.
IV. Experience working in West Africa isamust and familiarity with public sector
organization with respect to land administration service delivery, legal and
regulatory framework
V. Provide evidence of relevant related transactional experience for the past five
years especially in West Africa, especially Nigeria
VI Demonstrated experience in GIS mapping of urban arcas, towns, cities,
covering all features with database and database designing and management,
customization of GIS application, Preparation of map with database of
property survey, preparation of map with complete database of all the utilities
(Road, Water network, Drainage, Sewerage, Power network, etc.), Building
footprint and land use detail at land parcel level, etc. is a must
VII. The consultancy firm will provide evidence of financial capability by
submitting tax clearance certificates for the past three (3) years indicating
(minimum)average turnover of NGN300,000,000 annually.
4. Consultancy for the development recruitment policy and practices for
the Ogun State technical and Vocational Education Beard (OGTVEB),
development of Human Resources Polity for Ogun Skills Fund and
development of governing policy for the Ogun State Tec- OG/CS/SDS/03/2021
The consulting service for the development of recruitment policy and practices for the Ogun State Technical and Vocational Education Board (GGTVEB)
development of Human Resources Policy for Ogun Skills Fund and development
of governing policy for the Ogun State Tec is to;
i. Develop a detailed governing policy which would provide a system of rules,practices, processes for OGSTVEB and assess current recruitment, process and practices operational processes and policies of the Ogun State Technical and Vocational education Board (OGSTVEB), including the
technical colleges and propose regulatory and procedural improvements
aligned to international best practices.
ii. Develop the human resource strategy for Ogun Skills Fund, develop and prepare the staff handbook
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https://bit.ly/3ybeU43
The shortlisting criteria are;
- At least five years of specialized experience in the development of human resource policy and practice for institutions
- At least two years previous experience with leading human resources development for projects
- Previous experience and proven track record of conducting agricultural work and producing quality reports for clients of international standard
- Experience working with government agencies
- Having good administrative and solid institutional capacity to manage projects
5. Consultancy for the engagement of four Value Chain Development Firms
(VCDP) for 2022, 2nd batch for 1.) Ilaro Zone 2,) Ikenne Zone 3,) Ijebu Zone
4,) Abeokuta Zone-OGCS/AGR/01/2021
The consulting service for the engagement of four VCDE for 2022, 2nd butchi is to support smallholder farmers at farming communities in Ogun State to participate in production effort in the following priority value chains 1. Food crops, 2. Horticulture and, 3. Livestock; 4. Fiberln line with the OGSTEP project
development objective, in the first instance and in line with the practices
Specifically, the VCDF will develop and promote further, the commodity value
chains to be promoted in the State. Further, the engagement of VCDFs seek to
Facilitate timely linkage between producers, input suppliers and service provides and off-takers and as well identify relevant value chain Service Providers across the Value Chain Segments among others in the State
The detailed Terms of Reference (TCR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https://bit.ly/3DBAjx
The shortlisting criteria are
The Firm is expected to be fully registered business concerned, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and qualified civil associations registered in Nigeria. The firm will be required to have at least ten (10) years of relevant, demonstrable and verifiable Experience in management of complex projects on value chain, rural business development and agricultural marketing in Nigeria
Others
1) Demonstrate capacity to aggregate large number of famers, form them into
groups and manage the groups, demonstrate organizational capacity of the
organization and experience carrying out similar projects of activities and handling large groups of farmers, including women and youths
2) Experience on facilitating linkage between producers, input suppliers and service providers and off-taken
3) Evidence of close working relationships with farmers and rural and
community-based organization
Others are available in the Terms of Reference (TOR)
VCDF Eligibility Clause;
1. Firms can Apply for only one agricultural zone. No firm may apply for more than one zone
2. Firms already engaged by OGSTEP to deliver VCDF services are not allowed to apply for the new VCDF contract
3. Contract awards will be made on zonal bases
4. Flouting the eligibility clauses are grounds for disqualification
6. Consultancy to carry out feasibility studies including ESIA on construction of 1,000 ha of small-scale irrigation land and rehabilitation of 40km feeder road-0G/CS/AGR/03/2021
The consulting service to carry out feasibility studies including ESTA on
construction of 1,000 ha of small-scale irrigation land and rehabilitation of 40km
foeder road will be addressing a distinct set of constraints undermining on-farm productivity growth and overall performance of the agricultural sector. Increasedaccess to map-scale irrigation schemes is expected to increase productivity,
quality and reduce variability of agricultural output.
The objectives of this assignment are as follows;
- Prepare feasibility studies report for the planning. design and construction of 1000Ha of small-scale irrigation schemes in the identified project areas in Ogun State
- Prepare feasibility studies report for the planning design and construction of 40km feeder grounds in identified project areas in Ogun State
- And prepare Environmental Social and Impact Assessment on construction of 1000 ha of small-scale irrigation land and rehabilitation of 40km
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https://bit.Iy/33ha3Lw
The shortlisting criteria are
An Engineering Firm with at least 7 years of demonstrable experience in carrying out feasibility studies and executive projects in irrigation development and feeder roads
Others are:
- The firm is expected to have a team of experienced specialists and engineers with a minimum of first degree in the fields indicated in the table.
- The team leader shall have a minimum seven years experience in irrigation development and road design and construction.
- The engineers must be certified with relevant professional bodies-preferably COREN. It is expected that the consultant should have knowledge of the local environment and experience.
INDIVIDUAL SELECTION (Submit CV and Letter of Expression of Interest)
7. Consultancy to conduct NOS Review for 10 trades plus Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Literacy skills- OG/INDV/SDS/05/2021
The consulting service to conduct NOS Review for 10 trades plus Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Literacy skills is to I. Review the following National Occupational Standards (NOS) for 10 trades in line with industry needs and the peculiarities of Ogun State
II. Review and Develop relevant NOS training and assessment guidelines for the enlisted trades
III. Review and Develop Functional literacy, leadership and entrepreneurial
training materials for the non-formal and informal sector.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the
following link: https://bit.ly/3pNnBWN
The shortlisting criteria are
- Experience in designing and developing curriculum in Technical and Vocational Education for National Board for Technical Education
- Experience in developing training and assessment guide based upon the National Occupational Standards
- Good knowledge of the Nigerian Skills Qualification Framework
- Experience in domesticating TVET curriculum
- Experience in developing National Occupational Standards
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guideline: Selection and Employment of consultant (under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants) by World Bank Borrowers 2011 edition and revised edition July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other fimis to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contact, if selected
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours
i.e, 9:00am to 4:00pm
All Expressions of Interests must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail or by e-mail) on or before Tuesday, January 04, 2022 that is, 3 weeks from the date of this publication
The Acting Project Coordinator,
Project Implementation Unit (PIU)
Ogun State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP)
c/o Permanent Secretary’s Office,
Ogun State Ministry of Budget & Planning
State Secretariat, Oke Mosan,
Abeokuta,Ogun State, Nigeria
E-mail: ogstepprocurenment@gmail.com
