DEADLINE: 23RD MAY, 2022
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCE
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCING MANUAL FOR SUB-PROJECTS
(CONSULTANT SERVICES-FIRMS)
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
PROJECT: PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER BASIN (PIDACC/NB) NIGERIA
SECTOR: ENVIRONMENT
LOAN GRANT NO: 21001150040844
PROGRAM ID: P-21-C00/069
(1) This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this programme that appeared in African Development Bank Group Internet Website (www.afdb.org) of 21 May, 2019.
(2) The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank (the Bank), to finance the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB) in Nigeria and Intends to apply part of the agreed amount to finance payment under the contract for Preparation of Financing Manual for Sub-Projects. PIDACC-Nigeria is implemented by Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) and covers four River Basin Development Authority catchment areas namely: Upper Benue, Upper Niger, Sokoto-Rima and Anambra-Imo River Basins.
The services included under this assignment are Preparation of Financing Manual for Sub-Projects. The overall objective of this assignment is to develop a Financing Manual for Sub-Projects (FMSP) for the purpose of providing sound and strong Financial Management System at the Sub-Projects levels where adequate and proper books of accounts would be maintained and data on financial transactions would be collected, collated, recorded to generate relevant financial statements to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Sub-Projects at a given period. The FMSP shall provide clear, comprehensive and practical guidance for the Sub-Projects where defined core mandates of the critical stakeholders would be provided to promote greater understanding and sanctity of the processes so that working relationships and coordination between implementing agencies is enhanced. It will also provide strong internal control mechanism where processes and procedures will be well adhered to in compliance with the principles of prudence and accountability. And that Government can be fully accountable to the public, development partners and other stakeholders. Therefore, the FMSP will serve as a working document that would define an operational guideline, procedures and processes in carrying out fiduciary transactions at the Sub-Projects level. These include procedures conditions for accessing funds, financing strategy, design development framework for the sub-projects, etc. The estimated duration of the assignment is eight (8) weeks and the estimated starting date is 6 September, 2022.
(3) The Executing Agency, Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) through its NPCU now invites eligible consultants to indicate their Interest and must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochure, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate skills by the Consultant etc. in similar conditions in Nigeria and/or in sub-Saharan Africa). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
(4) Eligibility criteria, Short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group – Funded Operations (policy), October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and_operations/procurement/new-procedure-policy
Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.
(5) Interested Individual Consultants may wish to obtain Further Information at the address below during the hours: 08:00 am and 4:00 pm (local time, Monday to Friday) and /or send an email to the Project Coordinator at ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng or musalamics@yahoo.com
(6) Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below not later than 23 May, 2022 at 2:00pm local time and mention “Consultancy services for development of Financing Manual for Sub-Projects”.
National Programme Coordinator,
Program for the Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB),
(Federal Ministry of Water Resources)
Bassan Plaza, 3rd Floor, Rear Wing, No. 759 Independent Avenue, Off Herbert
Macaulay Way, Central Business District Abuja FCT, Nigeria
Email: ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng or/ musalamics@yahoo.com
Tel: +234 705 921 6542
