Expression of Interest (EOI) at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources

Posted by Future on Thu 26th Aug, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources invites reputable consulting firms / companies to indicate interest by EOI documents to tender for the following project:

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources invites applications for:

Title: Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Preparation of an Environmental and Social Safeguards Audit for the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (Trimming) Project

Preamble

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is currently implementing the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project with a credit received from the International Development Association (IDA) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The TRIMING Project Development Objective is to improve access to irrigation and drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and agriculture service delivery in selected large-scale public schemes in Northern Nigeria.

The objective of the Assignment

The specific objective of this assignment will be to assess and establish the performance of the project activities on the compliance to the TRIMING Project's Integrated Pest Management approach,Environmental and Social Safeguards especially as outlined by the project's Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), the Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAS), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs)and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) prepared for all civil works contracts in the participating irrigation schemes of Bakolori Irrigation Scheme (BIS), Kano River irrigation Scheme (KRIS), Hadeija valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS) and Dadin Kowa Irrigation Scheme (DKIS) in order to develop a sustainable Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) in line with Nigeria environmental policies and laws and the World Bank Safeguard policies.

Scope of Work

The specific tasks for the Environmental and Social Safeguards Audit shall include but not limited to the following:

Develop an Inventory of all sub-projects in all participating irrigation schemes vis-a-vis compliance with the PAD, ESMF, ESMP, RPF, PMP etc. in addition to assessment of the safeguard operational constraints and concerns facing the project.
Verify compliance with Nigerian's laws and regulations, World Bank operational policies on the projects for all environmental and social aspects.
Assess the level of implementation of and adherence to the mitigation measures/management plans prescribed in each scheme's site specific Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) during implementation and operational phases of the sub-project.
Investigate the environmental and social performance such as the evaluation of all environmental, and health and safety, concerns in terms of past and current impacts and compliance with relevant standards
Assess the Monitoring plan as captured in the ESMPs and Implementation of the GBV prevention and Response Plan as well as labour influx.
Assess the quality of FPMU supervision and coordination of the implementation of the

Eligibility Requirements

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources through its Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Project now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Service:

Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Service.
Interested consulting firms should submit their company profile detailing relevant experience of Environmental and Social Management Plan preparation carried out in the last seven (7) years with verifiable evidence, related letters of award, and completion certificates as well as other supporting documents

The short-listing criteria are:

Proven evidence of general experience in ESMP/ESIA including completion of at least three reports;
General experience in Environmental and Social Audit
Specific experience in preparing Environmental and Social Audit for externally funded projects by development partners such as the World Bank, AfDB, USAID, DFID, etc.);
Specific experience in Environmental and Social Audit in irrigation, water resource management or similar fields
Experience in Nigeria or a developing country under similar conditions,

Application Closing Date

14:00hrs (Local Time), 8th September, 2021.

Submission of Document

A hard copy or electronic copy by email of the Expression of Interest must be delivered in person or by courier to:

Attn: National Project Coordinator,

Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (Trimming) Project,

Federal Ministry of Water Resources,

Plot 1402, Abba Kyari Street,

Off Adesoji Aderemi Street,

Apo - (FCT) Abuja.
Or

Tel+2348038391469 , +2348052048706

Email: info@triming.org

For the detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment, please Click here

Additional Information

This assignment will be commencing immediately after contract signing and will be for a duration of three (3) months.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and employment of consultants (under IBRD loans and IDA Credit and Grants) by World Bank borrowers, January 2011 and revised in July 2014 (Consultants Guidelines) setting forth the World Bank Policy on Conflict of Interest.
Interested consultants may obtain further information from the address stated above during office hours 08:00 and 17:00 (Local time Monday to Friday) and/or send an email to the National Project Coordinator at: info@triming.org
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the CQS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines