DEADLINE: 18TH APRIL, 2025
SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENABLING POLICY, LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM IN NIGERIA
PROJECT: SPECIAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ZONES (SAPZ) PROGRAM
SECTOR: AGRICULTURE
LOAN NO.: 2000200005159/5050200001351
PROJECT ID NO.: P-NG-AAA-002
1. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program Phase I in partnership with the State Government and Private Investors in the five (5) participating States of Kaduna, Oyo, Cross River, Imo and Ogun and intends to apply part of the agreed amount of the loan to payments under the consultancy contract for Technical Assistance & Business Development Services for Agribusinesses, Financial Intermediaries and Enterprise Support Organization for Enhanced Service Delivery for which the REOI is issued.
2. The scope of the of services for the assignment is in three (3) phases:
i. Undertake a desk review of relevant legislations and policies in all the states of the federation and the FCT for guidance; and to assess the institutionalization of SAPZ in Nigeria
ii. Conduct relevant stakeholder consultation to verify findings from the desk review, recommend necessary actions and prepare a stakeholder consultation report, stakeholder workshop.
iii. Based on the outcome of desk review and consultations, propose an institutional arrangement for the regulation of SAPZs development and operation in Nigeria.
iv. Develop relevant guiding documents to support the implementation, enforcement and monitoring of compliance with the regulations and policy of SAPZs in Nigeria.
v. Subject to the outcome of the assessment of the mandate of existing Nigerian agencies (to ascertain whether there is a need to establish a new agency for SAPZ) produce the required bill and (or amendments to the existing legislation) for submission to the National Assembly for purpose of passing into an Act that would encompass the institutionalization of SAPZ.
vi. Provide strong justification for the bill and or amendments proposed in 5.5 and work in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry and Investment Trade (FMITI), Nigeria Economic Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), National Investment Promotion Council, Customs and Excise (Excise and Trade Facilitation), the Industrial Development Department with FMITI, and the SAPZ National Coordination Office who through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture will liaise with the National Assembly focal person(s) for critical advocacy to elicit the buy-in of the National Assembly into the proposed bill and or amendment to existing legislation.
vii. Conduct a stakeholders’ workshop/ sessions for endorsement and adoption of the draft of the legislative Bill.
viii. Facilitate the documentation for approval of the proposed Bill into an Act, including the needed advocacy.
3. The National Coordinating Office (NCO) of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program representing the participating State Implementation Units (PSIUs) of Kaduna, Oyo, Cross River, Imo and Ogun States now invites eligible consultancy firm to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar advisory assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
4. The estimated duration of the assignment is four (4) months and the estimated starting date is 30th May, 2025.
5. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist and selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for the Bank Group Funded operation (October 2015), which is available on the Banks website at http://www.afdb.org.en/projectsandoperations/procurements/new-proedure-policy.
6. Interested consultancy firms may obtain further information at the address below during the office hour of 08:00am to 04:00pm (Local time, Mondays-Fridays).
7. Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below in person not later than 18th, April, 2025, at 12:00 noon local time and mention “Consulting Services for the Preparation of enabling Policy, Legislation and Regulatory Framework for SAPZ development in Nigeria”. Late submission will NOT be accepted. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.
Signed:
Dr. Kabir Yusuf
National Program Coordinator, SAPZ
National Program Co-ordination Office (NPCO)
# 3 Aguleri Street, off Gimbiya Street, Area 11, Abuja,
admin@sapz.gov.ng; + 234 8168088308, + 2348035949354
