Request for Expressions of Interest for the Establishment of Transport Planning (TPU), Lagos State

 This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project titled NO Nigeria-LUTP-II (FY10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16, 2010.

Request for Expressions of Interest for the Establishment of Transport Planning (TPU)

The Lagos State Government through the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Lagos Urban Transport Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this project to cover eligible payments under the contract for the following consultancy services.
The main objective of this project is to functional TPUs in Lagos Island, Kosofe and Ikorodu Local Government Areas in a participatory manner and on a basis that is consistent with aims and objectives (be guided by the LAMATA Transport Master Plan) whilst taking into account existing local government roads in the three areas, the prevailing and planned land use.
LAMATA now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants 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 (consultant’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;
• Description of similar assignments;
• Availability of appropriate skills among staff and availability of essential technology etc) for each project performed the consultant shall 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 is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of consultants (under IBKD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants) by World Bank Borrowers January 2011, 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: Bank policy requires that consultants provide professional, objective, and impartial advice and at all times hold the client’s interests paramount, without any consideration for future work, and that in providing advice they avoid conflicts with other assignments and their own corporate interests.

Submission of Expression
Expression of interest must be delivered both in hard copy and soft copy in CD format to the address below:

The Managing Director
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Block C, 2nd floor, Motorways Centre, I, Motorways Avenue
Alausa, Ikeja,
Lagos State,
Nigeria
Telephone: 01-2702778-82
Fax: 01-2702783
E-mail: advert@lamata-ng.com or adabiri@lamata-ng.com

Closing date: 7th March, 2014
Time: 5:00pm

Please note that:

• Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Where firms are associating, the submission must include verifiable evidence of association from all parties.
• A consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank Guidelines:
• Selection and Employment of Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.
• Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address above from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Please visit: www@lamata-ng.com for more information about the project.