Request for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services in Reform on Tax Authority at Jigawa State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR) Project
World Bank Group
Request for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services in Reform on Tax Authority
Country: Nigeria
Project: State And Local Governance Reform (Slogor) Project
Grant No: TF018335 – UNIP133045
Assignment Title: Conduct of State Wide Survey for Identification of New and Existing Tax Payers and Support for the Development of an Electronic Database Management System for Tax
Reference No.: JG/SLO/QCBS/CON/04/2015
This request for expression of Interest (REOI) follows the general procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in the UN development business publication of February 18, 2015 and in three Nigerian Newspapers of the same date (i) The Guardian, (ii) Thisday and (iii) Daily Trust
Expression of Interest
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a grant from the International Development Agency (IDA) acting as administrator of a trust fund from the European Union, for the implementation of the State and Local Governance Reform Project. Jigawa, being one of the six beneficiary states of the grant, now intends to apply part of the proceed towards the engagement of a consulting firm to carry out State Wide Tax Survey and determination of functional and technical requirements for Taxpayer Electronic Database Management System (EDMS) in the implementation of activities in the Tax Modernization Sub Component of the project being implemented by the Jigawa State Internal Revenue Service (JSIRS).
The consulting services (“the Services”) include:
- Verification of the existing tax/revenue payer database through verification and validation of the tax payer’s information in the existing database.
- Carrying out State-wide tax survey in the 27 LGAs of the state for the identification of new tax/revenue payers.
- Production of the tax/revenue database in manual and soft copies
- Identification of the major structural and institutional arrangements necessary for setting up the tax Electronic Database Management System (EDMS)
- Determining the functional and technical requirement for the tax Electronic Database Management System (EDMS).
The Jigawa State and Local Governance Reform (SLOGOR) project now invites eligible Consulting firms (Consultants) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested consulting firms are hereby requested to submit a statement of capability indicating relevant experience on similar assignments in Nigeria or elsewhere. This should include, but not limited to, summary of CVs of its key staff, provision of company brochures, description of similar assignments carried out in the last five years, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among key staff, etc.
The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s (January 2011). Please visit www.worldbank.org, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment as per paragraph 1.9 of Consultant Guidelines
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below not later than 27th May, 2015.
Jigawa State and Local Governance Reform Project (SLOGOR)
Attn;
Project Coordinator
State Project Coordinating Unit (SPCU),
Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning
Budget and Economic Planning Directorate (BEPD)
Block A
New State Secretariat Complex, Dutse
Jigawa State
Nigeria.
Tel: +234-803-700-5370;
E-mail: jigawa_slogor@yahoo.com
