Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization (ALCO)
Executive Secretariat
Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Transport Facilitation Project (ALTTFP)
Grant N° H549-TG
Consultancy services for HIV Second Generation Surveillance Survey among truckers their apprentices and sex workers visiting the Port of Apapa (Nigeria), Cotonou (Benin), Lome (Togo), Tema (Ghana) and Abidjan (Cote d’lvoire)
Request for Expression of Interest
N° 01/05/2012/OCAL/SE/UPM/BM
Date: 30 May 2012
IDA GRANT No H549-TG of August 06, 2010
1. The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization (ALCO) has received financing from International Development Association (IDA) of six million dollars for the part VIH/SIDA of the Abidjan-Lagos Trade and Transport Facilitation Project (ALTTFP)
2. ALCO intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued: Organizing a HIV Second Generation Surveillance Survey among truckers, their apprentices and sex workers visiting the Port of Apapa (Nigeria), Cotonou (Benin), Lome (Togo), Tema (Ghana) and Abidjan (Cote d’lvoire). More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference
3. ALCO Secretariat based in Cotonou. Benin Republic invites eligible and interested firms or group of consultants with a proof of experience in HIV Behavior and Biologic Surveillance Survey, to submit an expression of interest for the required services. Applicants must provide information on their ability to provide such services (brochures, description of similar work, key competencies in their teams, etc.).
4. The Consultants will be short listed in accordance with the procedures defined in the Guidelines: Selection and Appointment of consultants by the May 2004 World Bank Borrowers.
5. The duration of the mission is two months
6. Potential applicants can obtain additional information from the ALCO website stated below.
Deadline for submission of applications is Friday, 20th June 2012 by 9.00 am and the envelop must clearly show “Expression of interest for Consultancy services for the “HIV Second Generation Surveillance Survey among truckers, their apprentices and sex workers visiting the Port of Apapa (Nigeria), Cotonou (Benin), Lome (Togo), Tema (Ghana) and Abidjan (Cote d’lvoire)”.
The planned commencement of the mission is January 2013
Address:
Executive Secretary of Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization
Immeuble Alapini Rue 234 Camp Guezo 02 BP 2302 Cotonou
Tel.: (229) 21 31 35 79/ 21 31 35 91 Fax: (229) 21 31 36 52
Email: knj@corridor-sida.org ; kea@corridor-sida.org ; aaf@corridor-sida.org
Website: www.corridor-sida.org
