DEADLINE: 14TH NOVEMBER, 2022
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IDENTIFICATION AND SHORTLISTING FOR WFP NIGERIA OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION (AEC) FIRMS
REF. NO.: WFP-SC-ABJ-EOL-2022-003
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. In 2021, WFP assisted 128.2 million people in over 120 countries and territories. Funded entirely by voluntary donations, WFP raised a record-breaking US$9.6 billion in 2021. WFP has almost 21,000 staff worldwide, of whom over 90 percent are based in the countries where the agency provides assistance. WFP has its Headquarters located in Via C.G. Viola, 68/70, 00148 Rome, Italy and the Nigeria Country Office is located at The Plaza, No. 23 Ibrahim Tahir Lane, Cadastral zone B05, Utako, Abuja, Nigeria.
1. BACKGROUND:
WFP Nigeria Country Office (NGCO) is hereby seeking submission of expression of interest (EOI) from qualified and interested Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms for the provision of design, engineering and civil works related services as and when requested in Abuja, Maiduguri, Damaturu and other WFP locations within Nigeria. The services to be provided will include, but not limited to Architecture, Engineering and Construction services. Often WFP NGCO Construction Projects requires Minor to Major Renovation Works, Construction repair work in various facilities and Construction of Helipads/Hungers/Ramp. Thus, the aim of this EOI to register Commercial Construction Companies that have strong capacity and capability in minor to major renovation work and complex construction projects.
2. REQUEST FOR THE EOI PACKAGE (VCQA)
All interested applicants are required to send an email to Nigeria.Eol@wfp.org.to request for the Vendor Capacity Assessment Questionnaire (VCAQ) and other related documents, by 4 November 2022, to be completed and returned alongside the requirements listed below:
3. VENDOR CAPACITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (VCAQ)
For the purpose of this EOI, WFP has drafted a Vendor Capacity Assessment Questionnaire (VCQA) that needs to be filled and returned to WFP by the interested AEC Firms. This VCQA has following sections to be completed and returned by the interested AECS:
Section A: Eligibility Criteria of the Firm
Section B: Vendor Company Structure
Section C: Financial and Economic Standing
Section D to G: Technical Capabilities of the Firm
- Technical Capabilities – Experience .
- Technical Capabilities – Human Resources
- Technical Capabilities – Project Health and Safety
- Technical Capabilities – Client References
Section H: Construction Methodology
This Vendor Capacity Assessment Questionnaire can be requested by sending an email at Nigeria.EOI@wfp.org with the Email Subject: WFP-SC-ABJ-EOI-2022-003-EOI for Construction Services.
4. SUBMISSION OF EOI:
All documents should be sent by e- mail to Nigeria.EOI@wfp.org no later than 17:00 hour 14th November 2022 with the subject WFP-SC-ABJ-EOT-2022-003-EOI for Construction Services attaching all scanned supporting documents required. Note: If all documents combined are above 12 Mbps, kindly send the documents in batches.
Deadline for submission of EOI is 14th November 2022, 17:00 hour Nigeria Time
WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
5. Disclaimer
Please note that, this Expression of Interest is only for the purpose of registration of the pre-qualified potential Construction Services providers in WFP supplier Roster. A full technical requirement and detail will be provided with a formal solicitation document issued when the services are required at a later stage after the closing date for this EOI. Also note that, this is only an Expression of Interest and does not bind the United Nations World Food Programme to issue any tenders or contracts to the companies expressing their interest.
For further inquiry about this Expression of Interest, please send an e-mail Nigeria.EOI@wfp.org to no later than 14th November 2022, 1700 hours Nigeria Time.
