Request for Expressions of Interest at Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Lagos State Government Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Lamata)
Lagos Urban Transport Project II (LUTP II)
Engagement of Research Agency to Conduct Brand Health Tracker (But) for Lamata
IDA Credit No. 4767-UNI
Date: January 9, 2014
Request for Expressions of Interest
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project titled NG Nigeria-LUTP-II (FY10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16, 2010.
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:
Engagement of Research Agency to Conduct Brand Health Tracker (BHT) for LAMATA
The main objectives for this assignment are:
- To use research to determine existing awareness, pride in and support for public transport and infrastructure investment
- To Use research results as a benchmark against which to measure achievement of objectives in future years as well as to measure the effectiveness of any given campaign
- To use research to determine requirements for Institutional development and capacity building
- To determine the growth of Public transport infrastructure and enhancement of traffic management systems
- To measure the Improvement in Lagos State metropolitan road network
LAMATA now invites eligible consulting firms to express interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. The information to be provided by interested Consultant are consultant’s profile / brochures, certificate of registration, description of similar assignments, availability of appropriate skills among staff, 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, 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 of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers January 2011, setting forth the Work 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 sub consultancy 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 information 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.
Expression of interest must be delivered both in hard copy and soft copy in CD format to the address below by 23rd January, 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
