Expression of Interest at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources

Posted by Future on Thu 05th Aug, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources invites suitable individual consultants to indicate interest by submitting EOI documents for the following projects:

The Government of Federal Republic of Nigeria has received a loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) towards the cost of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme and executed by the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources intends to apply part of the agreed amount of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for the preparation of project completion report.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Expression of Interest for Consulting Services

Preamble

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources now invites Expression of Interest (EOI and information from suitable individual consultants that will provide the services to the FMWR. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the assignment through their Curriculum Vitae.

Objective of the Assignment

The objective of the assignment is to evaluate the extent to which the project has met the development objective and indicators in the result framework.

Scope and Task of the Consultant's Assignment:

The Consultant will works with Executing Agency Team and in his/her lead role perform the following amongst others:

Carry out a desk review of all project documents and files with the view to become familiar with them
Participate in visits to the project site to verify the completion of the project and hold fact-finding sessions with the Executing Agencies of the project and other relevant State institutions and donors.
Conduct interviews, meetings and survey on socio-economic situation as well as level of the beneficiaries' awareness on the performance of the project
Review the performance of the Executing Agencies with particular emphasis on their financial performance
Assess the performance of the different contractors, suppliers and consultants, as well as the auditors with respect to the technical aspects of the implementation of the project:
Compare actual projects implementation performance with appraisal estimates;
Comment on the attainment of the projects objectives and the sustainability of the projects outputs
Review and comment on the performance of the executing agencies, State Government independent Auditors, the African Development Bank and other donors which are working in the sector of the States.
Review the financial, social and economic viability of the projects by assessing the social and economic impact of each projects:
Data analysis of project outputs, outcomes including unanticipated project outcomes, job creation, gender issues and employment opportunities, and formulate conclusions, draw out lessons and recommendations for future operations, conduct sustainable livelihood assessment in order to identify the potential development for further improving the socio- economic condition in the project areas
Collate the preparation of a detailed Project Completion Reports for the project in line with the Bank's format, and Present the report to the client and undertake corrections and amendments as may be requested by the client

The duration of the assignment is six 45 days and it is expected to commence in September 2021

Eligibility Requirements

The Qualification and Experience of Individual Consultant are as follow:

The Consultant must possess at least a Master's Degree in Water supply and sanitation, water resources or any related fields
A minimum of 10 years' experience in project cycle activities, in particular appraisals, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of Water and Sanitation
Experience in project management financed by Multilateral and Bilateral Development Institutions as well as experience in preparing Project Completion Reports will be an added advantage.
Relevant Professional Qualification is an added advantage.
The consultant must have a good working knowledge of the English Language and the use of computer based spreadsheets and word processors

The key criteria for evaluation of Consultant Expression of Interest for this assignment which must be supported with documentary evidences are:

General qualification and suitability for the task to be performed - 40%
Experience in the specific assignment described in the TOR -40%
Experience with international donor agencies - 10% (d) Language proficiency and Computer literacy 5%
knowledge of the region and Nigeria in particular-5%

Eligibility criteria and the selection procedure for Individual Consultant are in accordance with the African Development Bank's "Procurement Policy and Methodology for Bank Group Funded Operations" (BPM), dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank' website at: http://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement/new-procurement-policy/

Collection of Documents

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address stated below during office hours 08:00-17:00 (WCA Time)

Application Closing Date

12:00 noon 19th August, 2021.

Submission of Documents

The Consultant shall submit One (1) Original and Three (3) copies of Expressions of Interest (EOI) and updated CV with a soft copy on a CD must be delivered to the office and e-mail address below:
Engr J.F. Mamza,
National Programme Coordinator,
Federal Programme Coordinating Unit (FPCU),
3rd Floor,Bassan Plaza,Right Wing,
Adjacent National Bureau of Statistics Central Business District,
F.C.T, Abuja.
Or

E-mail subject title "Preparation of Project Completion Report Consultancy Services"

EOl must be sent to: procurement@afdb-rwssp.ng, john_mamza@yahoo.com, and fmwrrwssp@gmail.com

Note: The duration of the assignment is six 45 days and it is expected to commence in September 2021.