DEADLINE: 4TH OCTOBER, 2023
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AGRO-CLIMATIC RESILIENCE IN THE SEMI-ARID LANDSCAPES (ACRESAL)
PROJECT ID: P175237
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF A FIRM TO DEVELOP THE M&E-MIS-GIS SYSTEM
REF NO.: NG-ACRESAL FPMU-363656-CS-QCBS
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the implementation of the Agro Climatic Resilience in the Semi- Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) includes to support the Nigeria ACRESAL project team for the Engagement of a firm to develop the M&E-MIS-GIS System.
OBJECTIVES
The goal of the assignment is to develop, deploy, and maintain a user-friendly, real-time, interactive, web-based, computerized, management information system (MIS) with geographical information System (GIS0 capability to manage all project activities. This system should provide suitable, flexible and interactive user-friendly tools to allow collection and archiving of inputs/data from various stakeholders including from the state project management units (SPMUs), manage inputs in a database, perform necessary analyses and calculations, provide real time information pertaining to all project activities selected, produce standard reports, and allow specialized queries to track all aspects of project progress at any times. The MIS will monitor all key inputs and activities of the project.
Specifically, the consultancy has 3 main objectives.
1. Design, develop, test and launch user-friendly web-based MIS/GIS that accommodate all aspect of project implementation.
2. Build capacity required for effective utilization of the web-based MIS/GIS for data management.
3. Ensure effective sustainability of the MIS/GIS including after the project has ended.
The assignment shall be completed within the period of Seven (7) months
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained via the link at http://acresal.gov.ng/?p=2509 ) or can be obtained at the address given below.
The Federal Ministry of Environment through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in the Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL) project now invites eligible consulting firms (consultants) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services.
The shortlisting criteria are:
Checklist of necessary supporting documents to be enclosed with EOI is given at Annex 4 page 230.
1. The consultant should be primarily an IT company and service provider dealing with application, development & management services for environment/water/agricultural sectors and should have been in the business for a period exceeding five years, Memorandum and Articles for Association should be enclosed.
2. The consultant must be providing support for all phases of the software development life cycle for at least five years in Nigeria and currently active in business of software production/development.
3. An undertaking (self-certificate) is to be submitted that there has been no outstanding bankruptcy, judgment or pending legal action that could impair operating as a going concern. (See TOR for more via https://acresal.gov.ng/?p=2509
Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
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 Fourth Edition, November 2020, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms 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
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant (IC) Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 9. 00am to 4.00 p.m. local time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) by 4th October, 2023 at 12: 00 noon local time
Agro Climatic Resilience in the Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL) Project
Attn: Abdulhamid Umar, The National Project Coordinator
No. 56 Mamman Nasir Street, off T.Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro.
F.C.T Abuja, Nigeria.
Telephone: +2348058930008
E-mail: fpmu@acresal.gov.ng
Website: www.acresal.gov.ng
