Lagos State Government
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Lamata)
Lagos Urban Transport Project II (LUTP II)
Prefeasibility Study and Conceptual Design of Transport Hub/ Terminals, Bus stops, Pedestrian Facilities, Traffic Management Measures, Depots and Parking Facilities in Kano
IDA Credit No. 4767-UNI
Date: July 30th, 2013
Request for Expressions of Interest
This request for expressions of interest follows the general procurement notice for this project titled NG Nigeria-LUTP-II (FY 10) that appeared in dg market publication of July 16, 2010.
The Lagos and Kano State Governments through the Federal Republic of Nigeria have received a grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) towards the cost of Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP II) and development of public transport delivery capacity in Kano. LAMATA intends to apply part of the grant to cover eligible payments under the contract for the following consultancy services:
Prefeasibility Study and Conceptual Design of Transport Hub/Terminals, Bus stops, Pedestrian Facilities, Traffic Management Measures, Depots and Parking Facilities in Kano
The purpose of the consultancy is to propose a comprehensive transport hubs and terminals program for Kano City, identifying what the key transport terminals should be, including location options, and key features of their design, such as size, capacity, necessary design features, required ancillary facilities, and characteristics of their interface with the surrounding street and transport network. This transport infrastructure program would be designed with modularity, so that Kano State could package some or all of it for eventual investment either directly by the State itself or through donor assistance.
LAMATA now invites eligible consulting firms to express interest in providing the above services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services, The information to be provided by interested Consultant are consultant’s profile/brochures, certificate of registration, description of similar assignments, availability of appropriate skills among staff, availability of essential technology etc.). For each project performed the consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the client (office & e-mail address, and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants (under IBRD Loan and IDA Credits & Grants) by World Bank Borrowers January 2011, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: Bank policy requires that consultants provide professional, objective, and impartial advice and at all times hold the client’s interests paramount, without any consideration for future work, and that in providing advice they avoid conflicts with other assignments and their own corporate interests.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Where firms are associating, the submission must include verifiable evidence of association from all the parties.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by the World Bank Borrowers, January 2011.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Please visit www@lamata-ng.com for more information about the project.
Expression of interest must be delivered both in hard copy and soft copy in CD format lo the address below by August 14, 2013 at 5:00pm.
The Managing Director
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAM ATA)
Block C, 2nd floor, Motorways Centre, 1, Motorways Avenue
Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Telephone: 01-2702778-82
Fax: 01-2702783
E-mail: advert@lamata-ng.com ; adabiri@lamata-ng.com
