DEADLINE: 7TH NOVEMBER, 2024
OSUN STATE RURAL ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECT (RAAMP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR THE CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSOLIDATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) FOR 163.02KM UPGRADE AND 64.4KM BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION
AND RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR 100.57KM UPGRADE AND 61.9KM BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION OF RURAL ROADS IN OSUN STATE UNDER PHASE 2
RFB NO.: NG-OSUN RAAMP-451945-CS-CQS
CREDIT NO.: 6519-NG
PROJECT: RURAL ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECT (RAAMP)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and rural development has received financing from the world bank and the state government and on-lent the financing to nineteen participating states (name Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, plateau, Ebonyi, osun, niger, gombe Kaduna, Ekiti and Sokoto) toward the cost of rural access and agricultural marketing project (RAAMP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of the financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for consulting services for the preparation of consolidated ESMP for 163.02km upgrade and 64.4km backlog maintenance/rehabilitation and RAP for 100.57km upgrade and 61.9km backlog maintenance/rehabilitation of rural roads in osun state under phase 2. This contract will be financed by the International Development Association (IDA) and the procurement process will be governed by the World Bank’s procurement regulations
The consulting services (“the services”) included;
Preparation of site-specific ESMP for the backlog maintenance/rehabilitation (phase 2), and rural road upgrading that should consist of a well-documented set of mitigation measures, monitoring, and institutional actions to be taken before and during implementation to eliminate adverse environmental and social impacts, offset them, or reduce them to acceptable levels it should also include the measures required to implement these actions, costing and responsibility, addressing the adequacy of the monitoring and institutional arrangements in the intervention sites
The consultancy firm will work in close collaboration with the engineering design consultants and osun RAAMP state project implementation unit’s (SPIU) safeguard team, and with other actors as directed by the SPIU, in that respect, the sequencing of the technical/feasibility studies and the ESMP will be critical, the consultancy firm will have to consider the technical variants of the proposed activities and also in return inform the technical design consultants of any major constraint that may arise due to the social and environmental situation on the ground
- Carry out consultations with primary and secondary stakeholders in order to obtain their views about the project. These consultations shall occur during the preparation of the ESMP to identify key environmental and social issues and impacts, and after completion of the draft ESMP to obtain comments from stakeholders on the proposed mitigation/enhancement measures
- Develop a labor influx plan, the consultant shall also document how to manage risks related to gender based violence (GBV) including sexual exploitation and abuse, and sexual harassment taking cognizance of (i) developing a labor influx, (ii) security issues, (iii) project GBV accountability and response framework, in doing these, the firm shall develop a labor influx, SEA?SH and occupational health and safety response plan
- Develop a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) which will be applied on the project. A GBV-specific grievance mechanism will also be developed to address complaints related to forms of GBV on the project
- Describe the existing Nigerian legal and policy framework for land acquisition; as well as review the laws, and regulations that apply to reclaiming informally settled public land and involuntary eviction and resettlement. the review will, among other laws, cover laws and/or administrative guidelines and regulations which deal with the right-of-way of proposed road corridors taking note of roads with established and gazette ROW and those without established ROW to ensure appropriate action for both scenarios are properly addressed in the RAP
- Reviewing the world bank operational policy (OP 4.12) related to settlement in order to ensure that the RAP Is developed in full compliance with these policies and the RPF
- Identify the key social impacts that will associate with the involuntary resettlement process and the main categories to encounter theses impacts prepare a 100% census of project effected persons (PAPs) including households affected (while differentiating between affected households and PAPs), a 100% inventory of assets, access to assets and land affected
- Prepare a socio-economic baseline survey of the affected area with the involvement of the potentially affected people
Against this backdrop, osun RAAMP is desirous to engage the service of a consultancy firm to prepare an environmental and social management plan (ESMP) and resettlement action plan (RAP) for the 163.02km upgrade and 64.4km backlog maintenance/rehabilitation and RAP for 100.57km upgrade and 61.9km backlog maintenance/rehabilitation prior to commencement of civil works
The detailed terms of reference (TOR) for this assignment will be made available on request at the address given below
The shortlisting criteria are:
1. The ESMP and RAP will be prepared by a consultancy firm
2. The consultancy firm must have a working knowledge of work bank operational safeguards policies gained through hands-on experience in the preparation and implementation of environmental and social management plans and resettlement action plan in an urban/rural area
3. The lead consultant personnel must have at least a master’s degree in environmental sciences, natural sciences, environmental management, social sciences or similar field
4. The firm must have a minimum of 6 years work experience in civil works contracts requiring environmental management procedures including mitigation measures
5. Proven skill in world bank (WB) environmental and social safeguard policy implementation including addressing cross-cutting issues in development project and must have prepared at least three (3) ESMPs and RAPs for three different world bank funded projects
6. Qualified staff with experience in social safeguards/socioeconomics, occupational health, SEA/GBV and safety/HSE and relevant certification
7. Excellent communication and report-writing skills
All interested firms are top submit the following documents;
- Evidence of company’s registration with the corporate affairs commission (CAC)
- Evidence of the company’s current tax clearance certificate for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022 and 2023)
- Company audited account for the last three years (2021,2022, and 2023) uly stampe
- Well detailed company profile with managerial and technical structure, office address and functional contact details
- For joint ventures, a memorandum of understanding must be attached
- Verifiable records establishing evidence of experience in consultancy services for preparation of ESMP and RAP for backlog maintenance/rehabilitation, and rural road upgrading up to 10 references or more similar assignments
- Evidence of similar experience supported under multilateral donor agencies like the world bank, AFD, AFDB, etc. in the previous 10 years
- Evidence of firm’s/consortium regional work experience in a similar field within Nigeria and or sub-Saharan Africa
The attention of interested consultants is drawn to section III, paragraphs; 3,14, 3,16 and 3,17 of the world bank’s procurement regulation for IPF borrowers September 2023 (fifth edition procurement regulations), setting forth the world bank’s policy on conflict of interest
The services are expected to be carried out for a period of 8 week
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 consultant qualification selection (CQS) method set out in the procurement regulations
Interested eligible consulting firms may obtain further information from the state project coordinator osun state rural access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), state Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) during office hours from 0900 t0 1600 at the address given below
REOIs must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00noon on 7th November 2024
Osun state rural access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP),
State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU),
Old government press building, aderin, testing ground area,
Osogbo, osun state, Nigeria
Tel: 08064859658, 08034390379
E-mail: osunraamp3@gmail.com
Signed
State project coordinator
