Request for Expressions of Interest at Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)

Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)

The Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project

Environmental Audit Of Kiri Kiri Lighter Terminals 1 and 2

Request for Expressions of Interest

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has applied for a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to be used primarily for infrastructure up-scaling in the different sectors of the country through PPPs by providing technical assistance, capacity building and long-term financing. ICRC now intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments for the services of highly qualified consultants to carry out an Environmental Audit of Kiri Kiri Lighter Terminals I & 2.

The objective of this audit is to determine the nature and extent of all environmental areas of concern at Kiri Kiri Lighter Terminals 1 & 2, including health, safety and social at and around existing facility(ies) and/or with corporate practices. The assignment is to determine compliance with applicable EHSS legislation, regulations and standards, identifies and justifies the appropriate measures to mitigate the areas of concern, estimates the cost of mitigation measures, and recommends a schedule for implementing these measures (EMP/ERCP) at the two terminals.

The Consultant is expected to carry out the following tasks:

• Identify past, ongoing and potential future EHSS concerns, which may be a potential liability, and develop the scope, costs and schedule for mitigation (Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) and Environmental Remediation and Compliance Plan (ERCP) and monitoring activities to timely and efficiently address the identified problems.
• Undertake an inspection of the different Kiri Kiri  Terminals 1 & 2 sites, installations and operating practices, and document specific pollution problem areas.
• Assess    environmental    impacting    factors    (notably gaseous, liquid and solid effluents) and environmental impacted components (notably air quality/pollution, sea water quality/pollution,  soil pollution  and health/safety/security matters.
• Review of Nigerian’s, relevant existing and pending environmental legislation, standards, and permits, as well as the country’s occupational health and safety legislation (FMEnv, NESREA, State laws and local government laws (if it exist);
• Review the relevant policies of the World Bank and its environmental, health and occupational health and safety guidelines, including Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook;
• Review all relevant existing in-house documentation, including compliance records and historical information;
• Identity all environmental (e.g. presence of hazardous wastes such as PCBs, toxic wastes such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene), water pollution, waste management practices, etc,) and occupational health and safety concerns related to both, past and ongoing  activities  in  the  facilities  to be rehabilitated;
• Assess hazards or risks for local communities and adequacy of procedures for warning and emergency responses (consult with community  leaders, if appropriate);
• Identify’ the capacity to monitor the execution of the remediation action plan within and outside the two terminals   and   training   needs   to   ensure   efficient implementation of the Environmental Management Plan;
• Develop Environmental Management Plan for these terminals which may be further developed to be adopted to other terminals.

The consultant will also be required to:

• Identify all existing Legal, Institutional. Lessee and land issues, Land disputes, pending legal eases and other liabilities;
• Identify  and  evaluate  all  existing  safeguards  (Environment,  Health, Safety, Security and Social) policies/issues;
• Study/evaluate the access roads, conditions of roads within the two terminals, possible linkage between the two terminals and the conditions of the channel in-between the two terminals and the conditions of the channel in-between the two terminals
• Conduct field sampling (i.e. impact evaluation) for soil, water, sediment, air, noise and odour. Each sampling should be geo-referenced using a GPS;
• Recommend   institutional   arrangements for effective environmental benchmark and delineate responsibilities as appropriate.
• In particular, the Consultant or auditor shall review the methods used in the two terminals as a whole for collecting and analyzing scientific data, traditional knowledge and other pertinent information for the purpose of monitoring the Cumulative impact on the environment of concurrent and sequential uses of land and water deposits of waste.

Submission of Expressions of interest (EOls).

• Prospective Consultants should submit an Expression of interest detailing the following minimum requirements as a basis for pre-qualification:
• Profile of firm including ownership structure with full contact details;
• Evidence of business registration in home country;
• Capability profile of the firm (Track. Records in Environmental Audits/Studies)
• Details of direct experience advising governments in Environmental Audits).
• Description of experience  working in Nigeria and/or sub-Saharan Africa including proof of local capacity development experience; and Evidence of alliance/partnership between consortium member if applicable
• Evidence of tax clearance in home country for the past three years.

The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers. January 1997 (Revised September 1997, January 1999, May 2002, May 2004. October 2006 and May 2010).

Expressions of Interest must be submitted in three (3) copies (one original and two copies) in a sealed envelope clearly marked “EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT OF KIRI KIRI LIGHT TERMINALS 1 & 2. A CD-ROM version should also be included.

The expressions of interests should be addressed and delivered  on or before  12^th January, 2012 by 5.00pm at the address below:

Nelson T. Hundumofore

Project Procurement

Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission

Annex Office

No. 1, Ali Akilu Crescent,

Aso Villa, Asokoro, Abuja

Email: n.hundumofore@icrc.gov.ng

Interested applicants may obtain further information at the address above from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday through Friday (except public holidays)

Only shortlisted Consultants will be contacted.

Expression of interest through email or fax will not be entertained.

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