DEADLINE: 28TH JULY, 2022
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
NIGERIA SUSTAINABLE URBAN AND RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROGRAM FOR RESULTS (NG-SURWASH)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SCALING-UP THE SANITATION MARKET IN SELECTED STATES OF NIGERIA
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROJECT TITLE: NG SUSTAINABLE URBAN AND RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION & HYGIENE (SURWASH) PROGRAM-FOR-RESULTS
CREDIT NO.: IDA 6882 –NG
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SCALING-UP THE SANITATION MARKET IN SELECTED STATES OF NIGERIA
REFERENCE NO.: NG-SURWASH/FPIU/CONS/CQS/2022/04
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received USD$700million financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Nigeria Sustainable Urban, Rural Water Supply Sanitation & Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Consultancy Services to develop a National Strategy for Scaling-up the Sanitation Market in Selected States of Nigeria. The NG-SURWASH is a six-year programme consisting of a US$640 million Program-for-Results (PforR) with a US$60 million Investment Project Financing (IPF) component. It introduces a result-based approach with the potential to propel Nigeria’s efforts to ensure that all its people have access to sustainable and safety managed WASH services. It introduces an innovative approach to sector programming that leverages incentives to simultaneously deliver infrastructure that works, policies that govern, and institutions that sustain. The technical assistance (TA) provided under the IPF component will address critical institutional development and capacity gaps within implementing agencies.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The objective of the assignment is to carry out assessments and devise a Strategy and Implementing Guidelines for scaling-up sanitation markets in selected study States of Nigeria, including;
- Estimation of demand and identification of preferences for sanitation products and services
- Assessment of current supply of sanitation products services for construction and their business feasibility
- Analysis of current and potential financing including those from own sources, community, market, and the government including a proposal of how reach poor and vulnerable households; and
- Developing strategies for time-bound scaling up of the sanitation market at different levels including targeted public investments and supportive policy measures.
SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT
The Scope the Service will include but not limited to the following:
Secondary Review:
- Secondary data on sanitation and housing construction: Available data on toilet coverage, type, Quality of toilets and their use, will be compiled from the WASHIMS/State data (from different studies and surveys) and provided by the client
- Innovations and practices: The consultant will carry out a secondary review of available Innovative experiences pertaining to promoting demand, production/supply, and financing of sanitation production and services in different parts of Nigeria including business models, implemented by the government NGOs, development partner, community groups etc.
Primary Studies includes
- Selection and delineation of sample study Market Catchments:
- Estimation of demand and identification of preferences for sanitary products in market catchments
- Supply and backward linkage chain for products, material, and services;
- Financing and models for scaling up;
- Policy and Enabling Environment Parameters
- Recommendations for Strategy for Scaling up Sanitation Markets in LGAs, and States including a program to support poor households and Implementation Guidelines for the strategy.
- While primary studies in the sample market catchments will result in developing concrete strategies for these catchments, the consultant shall use the data, models and insights to project strategies that will be appropriate to scale up the market at the level of scale up the market at the level of
- LGA within which the market catchments are located;
- make recommendations for State-level strategies; and
- develop National Level Strategy for Scaling up Sanitation poor and vulnerable households.
Submission of Expressions of Interests (EOls)
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources now invites eligible firm to indicate interest in providing these services. Interested firm must provide verifiable information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Short listing criteria are as follows:
- Firm must have combination of experience in sanitation and business enterprise and marketing and;
- have at least 3 projects of conducting research and developing market – based/market related strategies.
- Strong knowledge of the Nigeria context is required.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Interested firms may associate with other firm(s) 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 contract, if selected. The Consultant will be a private firm of international reputation and with a strong local presence.
One original and two copies of the Expression of interest must be delivered to the address below not later than 28 July, 2022, by 12.00hrs local time in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services to Develop a National Strategy for Scaling-Up the Sanitation Market in Selected States of Nigeria”
The firm will be engaged for a period of Nine (9) months. The Consultant will be selected using Consultant Qualification Selection method (CQS), and in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, published in July 2016 (revised November 2017, July 2018 and November 2020).
All submissions should be addressed to:
Engr. Abdulhamid A.Gwaram
The National Program Coordinator
NG Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation & Hygiene (SURWASH) Program –for-Results
Federal Ministry of Water Resources
No 15, Ajesa Street, Wuse II, Abuja :
For further information or enquiries, please contact the Program Coordinator on- Phone: +234(0)8060779770
E-mail: a.gwaram@gmail.com
NOTE: The Ministry is not bound to shortlist any consultant.
SIGNED
MRS DIDI WALSON- JACK MNI
PERMANENT SECRETARY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
