Request for Expressions of Interest for Consultancy Services for Monitoring of Traffic on the Mile 12 to Ikorodu Corridor and the Control Corridor for Carrying out Manual Classified Counts (MCC) Survey at Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)

IDA Credit No. 4767-UNI Date: October 13th, 2014

This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project titled NG Nigeria-LUTP-11 (FY10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16, 2010.

Request for Expressions of Interest for Consultancy Services for Monitoring of Traffic on the Mile 12 to Ikorodu Corridor and the Control Corridor for Carrying out Manual Classified Counts (MCC) Survey

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:
Consultaucy Services for Monitoring of Traffic on the Mile 12 to Ikorodu Corridor and the Control Corridor for Carrying out Manual Classified Counts (MCC) Survey

The main objective of this consultancy is to conduct traffic count in the ApapaOworoshonki Expressway corridor to estimate background growth in traffic from 2013 to 2014.

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.

Eligibility Criteria
The short listing criteria are

1. Evidence showing the fields of speciality of the firm (consultant’s profile/brochures)
2. Evidence showing that the firm is a legal entity (certificate of registration),
3. Evidence of registration with relevant authorities and professional bodies.
4. Evidence showing the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm in the field of assignment,
5. Description of similar assignments,
6. 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 & email address, and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name(s) 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 Consultants [under IBRD 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.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications. Where firms are associating, the submission must include verifiable evidence of association from all the 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 inlbrmation at the address below from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Please visit www@lamata-ng.com for more information about the project.

Closing Date:
27th October 2014

Submission
Expression of interest must be delivered both in hard copy (2) and soft copy in CD format to the address below by October 27th, 2014 at 5:00pm.

The Managing Director
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Block C, 2nd floor, Motorways Centre, 1, Motorways Avenue
Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Telephone: 01-2702778-82
Fax: 01-2702783
E-mail: advert@lamata-ng.com; adabiri@lamata-ng.com.