Imo State Agency
Community and Social Development Project (CSDP)
(World Bank Assisted)
Office Address:
Teacher’s House
Plot 1/9 Port Harcourt Road,
P.M.B. 1042
Owerri – Imo State.
Expression of Interest
Credit No: 4496 UNI
Issuance Date: 26th June 2012
This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice of this Project that appeared in dg Market WB4617 – 764/09 of 13th November, 2009.
The Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit for payments under the contract for Consultancy Services. The Services include: Geospatial Baseline Studies of thirteen (13) LGAs and Production of Imo State Poverty Map.
The scope of work is divided into two broad categories namely:
1) Geospatial Baseline Study of 13 LGAs
2) Production of Poverty Map of Imo State.
Thus, (1) The Consultant is expected to visit the 13 Local Government Areas to be covered by the study and specifically address the following issues:
i. Identify the number of communities and Community-Based Civil Organizations registered within the Local Government Areas.
ii. Describe in general terms the population, size and structure, settlement patterns, ethnic structure and cultural groups of the communities in the LGAs.
iii. Concisely, describe the economic environment of the Local Government Areas. This should include but not limited to the economic activities, the social and cultural factors that influence economic development and sharing of common property resources, sources of livelihood of Communities and their income per capita. Specific attention should be placed on gender and vulnerable group considerations (men, women, youth, disabled, minorities etc).
iv. Assess and determine soil and water quality and changes in parameter within the Local Government.
v. Identify and describe structure of formal and informal institutions and their current roles in community development activities.
vi. Evaluate agricultural production systems, cropping pattern, yields, household income and constraints to agricultural productivity.
vii. Identify and assess status of natural resources (land, forest, water, etc of communities) within the LGAs.
viii. Evaluate the availability and quality /condition of available infrastructural facilities in the community (marketplace, roads, schools, medical facilities, water supply, electricity, etc).
ix. Identify and describe environmental problems of concern to the community and mitigation measures being adopted.
x. Evaluate the influences of (i-ix) above) on the socio-cultural activities of and development in the LGA and opportunities for CSDP.
xi. Rank the communities within the LGA on the basis of the availability and functionality of infrastructural facilities (socio-economic profile).
xii. Provide information on how to develop measurable indicators to measure impact of project intervention in the LGAs.
xiii. Prepare a comprehensive report on each of the LGAs based on the above.
(2) The consultant is required to make use of data from the current baseline study of 13 LGAs and the baseline study of 14 LGAs conducted in 2011 to produce a poverty map of Imo State.
Specifically, the consultant is to:
i) Produce digital maps of the state indicating LGAs and Administrative or ward boundaries with specific focus on CSDP.
ii) Utilize jointly identified poverty indicators based on the baseline studies to develop spatial poverty index for the project.
iii) Use the available data to generate poverty maps for decision making.
iv) Train staff in the use of GIS equipment, including their application to poverty issues, specific spatial analytic techniques and web mapping.
v) Provide three months technical backstopping for relevant officers of the Project on use and application of GIS.
vi) Generate reports both in soft and hard copies on the activities of CSDP.
Skills Requirement:
The firm must have personnel possessing requisite qualifications and experience in conducting rural baseline surveys as well as in GIS poverty mapping. Each member of the team should have, at least, a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience. Team should include the following expertise (a) socio-economist/rural economist/rural sociologist (b) a Natural resources expert/environmentalist (c) a hydro-geologist and (d) a GIS expert. In addition, the consultancy firm should have an M & E specialist (preferably an economist) that works with the team on designing the questionnaire form and reviewing the collected information for quality and consistency. The consultant’s versatility should also among others, include use of ArcGIS server and its extensions, differential GPS and other related peripheral devices.
The Imo State Agency of the Community and Social Development Project (IMO-CSDP) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by indicating: Mandate of their Consultancies with brochures; Description of similar assignments done; Experiences in similar conditions; Manpower capabilities/Availability of appropriate skills among staff, Implementation arrangements for the Study, Gender Sensitivity etc. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Banks Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition). Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address above during office hours (8.00am to 4.00pm).
Expression of interest must be delivered to the address above on or before 13th July 2012 by 12.00 noon.
Comrade Amah, O.A.U.
Geral Manager.
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