The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria Electricity & Gas Improvement Project
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Plc
Consultancy Service for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Proposed 132Kv Transmission Lint from Omotosho Power Station (Ondo State) to the proposed 132/33Kv Agodo Substation (Ogun State)
Credit No. 46200-UNI EOI No.CQS-04 Date: 17th March, 2011
Expressions of Interest
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in UN Development Business Issue No. 752 of 16th June. 2009.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit on behalf of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Plc from the International Development
Association (IDA) under the World Bank towards the cost of Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project (NEGIP) for Nigeria, and intends to apply part of this credit payments under the contract for the appointment of a Consultant for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the proposed 132Kv
Transmission Line from Omotosho Power Station (Ondo State) to the proposed 132/33K.V Agodo Substation (Ogun State); here refers to as “Appointment of a consultant for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment’s Assignment.
During the execution of this assignment, the Consultant will be required to make inputs from a broad field of expertise covering the following.
1. Scoping and Classification of the Project for which the ESIA is being conducted.
2. Registration of the ESIA for this Consultancy with the Federal Ministry of
Environment,
3. Conduct the Socio-economic studies at the early stages of project preparation and with the involvement of potentially displaced people, including:
(a) Results of a census survey covering:
1. Current occupants of the affected area, (to establish a basis for design of the resettlement program and to exclude subsequent inflows of people from eligibility for compensation and resettlement Assistance),
2. Standard characteristics of displaced households, including a description of production systems, labor, and household organization; and baseline information on livelihoods (including, as relevant, production levels and income derived from both formal and informal economic activities) and standards of living (including health status) of the displaced population.
3. Magnitude of the expected loss, total or partial, of assets, and the extent of displacement, physical or economic.
4. Information on vulnerable groups or persons, for whom special provisions may have to be made,
5. Provisions to update information on displaced people, their livelihoods and standards of living, at regular intervals so that the latest information is available at the time of their displacement.
(b) Other studies describing the following;
i. Land tenure and transfer systems, including an inventory of common property natural resources from which people derive their livelihoods and sustenance, non title based usufruct systems (including fishing, grazing, or use of forest areas) governed by local recognized land allocation mechanisms, and any issue raised by different tenure systems in the sub project area.
ii. The patterns of social interaction in the affected communities, including social support systems, and how they will be affected by the sub project.
iii. Public infrastructure and social services that will be affected and
iv. Social and cultural characteristics of displaced communities, including a description of formal and informal institution (e.g community organizations, ritual groups, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) that may be relevant to the consultation strategy and to designing and implementing the resettlement activities.
4. Social and cultural characteristics of displaced communities, including a description of formal and informal institution
groups, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) that may be relevant to the consultation strategy and to designing and implementing the resettlement activities
5. Description of the strategy for consultation with and participation Resettlement/Compensation, including.
(a) Description of the strategy for consultation with and participation of resettlement activities and hosts in the design and
(b) Summary of the views expressed and also taken into account in preparing the resettlement
(c) Review of the resettlement alternatives presented and the choices made by displaced related to forms of compensation and resettlement assistance, relocation as individual families or as part of pre-existing communities or kinship groups sustaining existing patterns of group organization, and retaining access to cultural property (e.g places of worship, pilgrimage centres, cemeteries).
(d) Institutionalize arrangements by which displaced people can communicate their concerns to project authorities throughout planning and implementation, and measures to ensure that such vulnerable groups as indigenous people, ethnic minorities, landless, and women are adequately represented.
6. Identification of positive and negative Impacts/intensity & duration (direct and indirect) of the Project on the project area.
7. Convening of Stakeholders’ For a (as appropriate) for the Project area.
8. Working in consonance with, and overseeing the activities of the PHCN Way leave/property evaluators during the assessment and evaluation of economic trees and properties for compensation.
9. Drawing up a Project Environmental Social Impact monitoring Plan for the Project.
10. Develop an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the Project.
11. Consultations on the ESMP that follow international good practice and WB guidelines, including dissemination of materials in advance and language summaries.
12. Prepare and submit Reports in line with provisions of Section 8.0 (i.e. Time-lines, Deliverables).
The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) now invites eligible Individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. The Consultant should be a firm or consortium of firms with the following qualifications and experience:
1. A firm of Environmental Impact Assessors with at least 15 years of international experience in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment in Electricity facilities:
2. Environmental Consultant with at least 10 years experience in Electricity facilities may serve as team leader.
3. Biologist, ecologist or other environmental scientists with at least 10 years experience in environmental assessment in similar environmental assessments may participate;
4. Social Scientist with at least 10 years experience in this field. Preferably experience in Electricity facilities, particularly with transmission line construction can participate;
5. Occupational Health and Safety Consultant with at least 10 years of experience in this field;
6. Communication specialist with 10 years of experience in dealing with communication issues, community consultations, and stakeholder engagement with communities in Nigeria.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers. May 2004 Revised October 1, 2006 and May 1, 2010.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below:
Address
Engr. M.A. Ganiyu
Manager, Project Management Unit
7 Kampala Street, Wuse II,
Abuja 900288
Nigeria
Tel: +234-9-8746421
Email: phcnpmu@nepapmu.org
Website: www.nepapmu.org
Expression of interest must be delivered to the address above NOT LATER THAN 31st March, 2011.
