DEADLINE: 21ST JULY, 2025
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROJECT: PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER BASIN (PIDACC/NB)
SECTOR: AGRICULTURE AND WATER
LOAN/GRANT NO.: 2100150040844
PROGRAM ID: P-ZI-C00-069
1. This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this programme that appeared in African Development Bank Group Internet Website (www.afdb.org) of 21st May, 2019.
2. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank (the Bank), to finance the Programme for Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB) in Nigeria and intends to apply part of the agreed amount to finance a contract for a Procurement Expert (Technical Assistant). PIDACC-Nigeria is implemented by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) and covers four River Basin Development Authority catchment areas namely: Upper Benue, Upper Niger, Sokoto-Rima and Anambra-Imo River Basins.
The Procurement Expert is expected to:.
i. Put in place the basic procurement instruments (operations manual, directives and contract management documents in accordance with the requirements of the project implementation manual;
ii. Set up market management tools adapted to the needs of the project, including the annual Procurement Plan and its periodic update;
iii. Develop mechanisms for monitoring the execution of contracts;
iv. Develop mechanisms, procedures and practices necessary for the integrity of the procurement system including a proper filing system;
v. Build capacity of the existing Procurement Officers assigned to the project by the Bureau of Public Procurement.
The estimated duration of the assignment is Twelve (12) months and the estimated starting date is in September, 2025.
3. The Executing Agency, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) through its National Programme Coordinating Unit (NPCU) now invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest and must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochure, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate skills by the Consultant e.t.c. in similar conditions in Nigeria and/or in sub-Saharan Africa).
4. Eligibility criteria, short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group 1Funded Operations (October 2015) which is available on the Bank’s website at. Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.
5. Interested Individual Consultants may wish to obtain further information and Terms of References for the assignment at the address below during the hours: 08:00 am and 4:00 pm (Local time, Monday to Friday) and/or send an email to the Project Coordinator at: ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng or procurement@pidaccnb.gov.nb
6. Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below no later than 21 July, 2025 at 12.00 noon local time and mention “Consultancy Service for recruitment of Procurement Expert (Technical Assistant)”.
National Project Coordinator,
Programme for the Integrated Development and Adaptation to the Climate Change in Niger Basin (PIDACC/NB)
Federal Ministry of Water Resources,
3rd Floor Right Wing, Bassan Plaza Plot 759, Independent Avenue Off Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District-Abuja, Nigeria
Email: ncpidaccnb@waterresources.gov.ng
Tel: +234 9042464863
