Request for Expressions of Interest for Consultancy Services at The National Coordinating Office of Commercial Agriculture Development Project
Country: Nigeria
Commercial Agriculture. Dev. Project (CADP)
Credit No: 4539UNI
National Coordinating Office (NCO)
Consultancy Services
Request for Expressions of Interest
This request for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Commercial Agriculture Development Project which appeared in This Day Newspaper of 22nd July 2009.
The National Coordinating Office of Commercial Agriculture Development Project through the Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (hereinafter referred to as IDA) Bank toward the cost of Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for the following Consultancy Services:
(1) Review of Commercial Agric. Development Project Implementation Manual (PIM)
(2) Production of Harmonized Proto-Type Design of Aggregation Centre for Commercial Agriculture Development Project Value Chains.
(3) Identification, Classification & Registration of Commercial Farmers in CADP States (Cross River, Enugu, Lagos, Kaduna & Kano)
(4) Procurement Audit of Commercial Agriculture Development Project.
(5) Impact Evaluation Study
(6) Development of Market Information System
(7) Documentary of Commercial Agriculture Development Project Success Stories
The CADP is to support the strategy of:
- Diversifying into non-oil sources of growth and away from over dependence on oil and gas.
- Bringing considerable global experience and knowledge on value chain development and small-holder commercialization.
- Development of comprehensive and harmonized framework of support for agricultural commercialization, which includes capacity building, provision of critical public goods and development of market linkages
- Identifying challenges and opportunities for growth and particularly agricultural growth with the five (5) participating states “Cross River, Enugu, Kaduna, Kano & Lagos States”.
The National Coordinating Office of Commercial Agriculture Development Project now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing any of the services.
Interested consultants (Firms) must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.) Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Consultants will be selected under Consultant Qualification (CQ) in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 10.00 am – 4.00 pm (Mondays-Fridays).
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below on or before 4.00pm, Friday 13th March, 2015, and clearly marked as “Review of Commercial Agric. Development Project Implementation Manual (PIM) OR Production of Harmonized Proto-Type Design of Aggregation Centre for Commercial Agriculture Development Project Value Chains OR Identification, Classification & Registration of Commercial Farmers in CADP States (Cross River, Enugu, Lagos, Kaduna & Kano) OR Agriculture Procurement Audit of Commercial Development Project OR Impact Evaluation Study OR Development of Market Information System OR Documentary of Commercial Agriculture Development Project Success Stories”:
The National Project Coordinator,
NCO – CADP,
No 6 Lord Lugard Street,
Area 11, Garki, Abuja-FCT.
E-Mail: ngcomagricida@gmail.com
0803660591, 08037860764