Lagos State Government
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP)
Consultancy Services for Rapid Development of short-term program of investment for developing the core public transport network in Kano City
IDA Credit No. 4767-UNI
Date: July 15, 2011
Request for Expressions of Interest
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project titled NG Nigeria – LUTP – II (FY 10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16, 2010
The Lagos and Kano State Governments through the Federal Republic of Nigeria have received a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) towards the cost of Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP II) and development of public transport delivery capacity in Kano. LAMATA intends to apply part of the grant to cover eligible payments under the contract for the following consultancy services:
Consultancy Services for Rapid development of short-term program of investment for developing the core public transport network in Kano City
The main objectives of this study are as follows:
The primary purpose of the present consultancy is to recommend short-term investments to support both the eventual development of a bus-based public transport network in Kano city, and design an intervention program to demonstrate the potential of such a system to a skeptical public along a single corridor in Kano. These recommendations shall include selection and concept design of a pilot bus corridor, and selection and design of critical traffic management improvements that would likely be necessary in order for an intra-urban bus system to function effectively in Kano City. As part of the process, targeted data collection activities will need to be carried out in order to provide adequate quantitative and qualitative inputs to the analysis needed to meet the primary objective. While the consultant shall not be responsible for the actual data collection itself (a separate consultancy is being procured for that), a secondary purpose of the present consultancy is to guide and oversee the activities of the data collection consultant, to ensure quality and robustness
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 submission of the interested consultants will include the firm’s brochures, information on firm’s qualifications in the field of the assignment such as core business area and years in business, experience of the firm in similar assignment, experience in similar condition, technical and managerial capabilities of the firm, availability of appropriate skills among staff 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. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. Where firms are associating, the submission must include verifiable evidence of association from all the parties involved.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers, January 1997, (Revised September 1997, January 1999, May 2002, May 2004, October 2006 and May 20/0.
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 to the address below not later than Monday 1st August, 2011 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: dmobereola@lamata-ng.com
