DEADLINE: 15TH JUNE, 2023
KADUNA STATE GOVERNMENT
KADUNA STATE ACRESAL
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRMS SELECTION)
AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPE PROJECT (ACRESAL)
CREDIT NO.: IDA-70150
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR FOCAL NGO UNDER THE AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPE (ACRESAL) IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA.
REFERENCE NO.: NG-KADUNA STATE ACRESAL-309541-CS-CQS
The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACRESAL), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Kaduna State Project Management Unit of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape intends to use part of the proceeds of the credit for the recruitment of a competent Focal Non-Governmental Organization to support SPMU activities in Communities.
The consulting services for Focal Non-Governmental Organization (“the Services”) includes to support communities and SPMU, and local government throughout the sub-project cycle. The focal NGO (or consortium) will be the technical partner responsible for community outreach and infrastructure delivery. The contracted FNGO will engage with communities in beneficiary selection, participatory MWP, sub-project identification and implementation, gender actions implementation and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention. FNGO will also support the project communications strategy and links between communities, LGAs, MDA and other relevant state actors. FNGOs will work with communities to establish and train local development committees. These committees are to be comprised of community representatives and local authority delegates who convene to prepare proposals for sub-projects and to undertake defined roles in implementing and monitoring project activities.
SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT
1. The FNGO will carry out these functions at the local commune, and will have provisions to include women, youth, persons with disabilities, displaced persons, and, if relevant demobilized ex- combatants. Priorities will be documented in local development planning documents, Peace and Resilience Plans (PRP). The FNGO will facilitate the establishment of a functional and effective GRM. This will complement and build upon, where relevant, existing local grievance management systems, and the mechanism will be designed in such a way as to render it accessible in terms of language and format to local communities, individuals, and stakeholders. Grievance solicitation, registration, tracking and resolution will engage local structures and institutions. Project beneficiaries will be sensitized throughout project implementation on the GRM process and intake points. FNGO will engage with communities in the implementation of specific arrangements will be made to ensure that GBV-related complaints are appropriately handled, including ethical and confidential reporting and documentation of GBV cases, and referral to specialized GBV service providers.
DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT
Consultancy engagement shall be for an initial period of 24 months.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.acresal.gov.ng
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS (EOIS)
Kaduna Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (KD-ACRESAL) now invites eligible NGOs (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested NGOs should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The short-listing criteria are:
- Evidence showing the fields of specialty of the firm (NGO’s profile/brochures)
- Evidence showing that the firm is a legal entity (certificate of registration),
- Evidence of registration with relevant authorities and professional bodies.
- Evidence showing the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm in the field of assignment. 5. Experience of working in a similar geographical region,
- Description of similar assignments,
- Availability of appropriate skills among staff, and availability of essential technology – software, etc.) and
- NGOs must be conversant with the local languages and socio-cultural practices of the relevant communities in Kaduna state.
For each previous project performed, the consultant- NGO must provide the name and contact address of the client (office & e-mail address, and telephone number), date(s) of execution, and name of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
The attention of interested Consultants (NGOS) is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [January 2011] (“Consultant Guidelines”) Please visit www.worldbank.org, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment on information on conflict of interest related to the assignment as per paragraph 1.9 of Consultant Guidelines.
NGOs may associate with other NGOs in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
An NGO will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification CQS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (9.00 am to 16.00 pm). Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 15 June, 2023.
Jibril Dahiru Rufa’i
State Project Coordinator:
State Project Management Unit (SPMU),
Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACRESAL),
3rd Floor (Right Wing), Olusegun Obasanjo House, Yabubu Gowon Way, Kaduna. Telephone: +234-8065537628
E-mail: kadunaacresal@gmail.com
