Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Request for Expressions of Interest Advisory Services
Audit of National Policy Planning and Disbursement 2009-2010
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) is responsible under the NEITI Act 2007 for the development or a framework for transparency and accountability in the reporting and disclosure by all extractive industry companies of revenue due to or paid to the Federal Government. Under Section 2(d) of the Act it is also charged with ensuring the transparency and accountability by government in the application of resources from payments received from extractive industry companies. Further, under Section 3(i) the NEITI is to ensure that all fiscal allocations and statutory disbursements from the Federal Government to statutory recipients are duly made.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Pursuant to the above, NEITI now invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in the conduct of an audit of national policy planning and disbursement for the period 2009 to 2010
SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of services includes the following:
- To report on Federation Revenues in terms of Budgets, actual and amounts outstanding for the federation.
- To report on actual disbursements of funds from the Federation Account to beneficiaries (with emphasis on funds originated from extractive industry sector)
- Track extractive industry sector funds received into the federation account as they are distributed and applied by federal, state, local government councils and agencies and also make recommendations on any issues arising in the course of conducting the work.
- Additionally, the consultant is required to assess the management of Nigeria’s undertakings to OPEC in terms of production quota. The period to be covered is the calendar years 2009 and 2010 (i.e., 01 January 2009 through31 December 2010).
Expression of Interest from eligible Consultants should include the following information as basis for pre-qualification.
- Evidence of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission
- Profile of firm/consortium including ownership structure;
- Names and Curriculum Vitae of the firm’s top executives who will work on this assignment, including qualification and individual experience in handling similar assignments, preferably in developing countries
- Details of similar assignment executed in the last five years;
- Evidence of VAT Registration and Payment of Tax for the past three (3) years
- For firms applying as consortium, evidence of alliance/partnership between consortium members:
Consultants will be selected in accordance with the provisions of the procurement Act 2007
SUBMISSION OF EOI
One original + five copies (and a softcopy on CD ROM) of the Expression of Interest must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Expression of interest for the Audit of National Planning and Disbursement 2009 to 2010” and delivered not later than 16.00hrs (GMT 15.00hrs) on 15 August 2011 at the address below:
The Executive Secretary
Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Murjanatu House
1, Zambezi Crescent
Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street
Maitama
Abuja
Attention: Procurement
Tel: +23492906545
E-mail: procurement@neiti.org.ng
Website: http://www.neiti.or.ng
Only short listed applicants will be issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
Please Note that E-mail and/or FAX Submissions will be not be accepted
