Request for
Expressions of Interest (EOI)
Cross River State Hospital PPP
The Government of Cross River State (CRS) in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is implementing a comprehensive health sector reform aimed at strengthening the State health system, As part of this program, the State Government wants to establish a referral hospital that provides high quality healthcare of an international standard to the people of CRS, While providing health services for all residents of the State, the hospital is also expected to serve a broader catchment area that would extend beyond the State.
IFC has been retained by the State Government as Lead Advisor on the structuring and implementation of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for the new hospital, to be located in the State capital, Calabar The State Government and IFC are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from leading companies or consortia with experience in the healthcare business, Interested parties are invited to submit an EOI detailing the following, as a basis for pre-qualification:
- A short description of the company’s current activities;
- A short description of the company’s professional and technical qualification in the health care business;
- The relevant experience of the company and its qualified personnel in the health care business;
- Evidence of financial and legal capacity to implement the assignment.
The State Government intends to conduct an international competitive tender process to select a private operator for the hospital, with the objective of signing the contract with the winning bidder(s) by the third quarter of 2012 to enable construction of the hospital to commence by the end of 2012.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) which sets out the draft PPP Contract, the bid process and the bid evaluation criteria as well as instructions for bidders to submit their statement of qualification, and technical and financial proposals, will be made available at a later stage.
Written Expressions of Interest in English and titled “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST CROSS RIVER STATE HOSPITAL PPP”, should be delivered no later than 5.00pm on 30th March, 2012 to the emails below.
Government of Cross River State:
Mr. Nzan Ogbe
Special Advisor to the Governor
Cross River State
IFC
Mr. Bayo Oyewole
Principal Operations Officer
PPP Transaction Advisory Services
