GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (UWSSIP) IN OYO AND TARABA STATES

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a loan financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) towards the costs of the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation IMPROVEMENT Project in Oyo and Taraba States and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the eligible payments under contractual service.

2. The principal objectives of this project are to: (i) improve access to safe water supply services in the cities of Ibadan and , from the current levels of 25% in Ibadan and 30% in Jalingo to 80% by 2014, through rehabilitation and extension of the existing infrastructure, and to improve sanitation in public places like schools, health centres, markets and motor parks; and (ii) improve sector management, the overall performance and the long-term financial viability of urban water utilities in the two States through institutional and management reforms including tariff increases, capacity building and adoption of viable public-private partnership (PPP) models.

3. The project includes the following components :

(a) Infrastructure provision (UA 42 million)

(i) Water Supply: Increasing distribution capacity of Ibadan from current 109,000m3/day to 320,000m3/day and of Jalingo from current 4,900 to 28,000m3/day through Rehabilitation/construction of boreholes (only in Jalingo) & installation of meters, and Extension/rehabilitation of water distribution networks including trunk mains, booster stations and water reservoirs.

(ii) Sanitation: Construction of improved sanitation facilities for schools, health centres, markets and other public places and improved solid wastes management facilities (only in Jalingo).

(iii) Environmental Protection: (1) environmental protection facilities for well field and relocation of abattoir in Jalingo, (2) sludge disposal at the water treatment plants in Ibadan and (3) Water Resource/Climate Changes Study including design for long term needs of Jalingo.

(b) Institutional Reforms and Capacity Building UA 7.37 million) (i) Legal Framework: (1) Establishment and support of a Water Resources Directorate in , (2) Public Private Partnership Development, (3) Policy reform and institutional development including establishment of regulatory agencies and strategy for low income household connections.

(ii) Capacity Building: (1) management studies in accounting/tariff/ billing/personnel to improve performance of the two utilities, (2) support to the water utilities in the two States including service provision, management performance, commercialization and consumer orientation, operational equipment; (3) PPP studies and transaction support (4) support to small scale service providers including Supply of water and sanitation materials, management of water and sanitation facilities in particular targeting women groups/entrepreneurs, and (5) Hygiene education and promotion of improved sanitation, and Community awareness creation and mobilization activities for schools, households and public places.

(c) Project Management (UA 0.63 million) (i) Project Supervision and operating costs; (ii) Technical Assistant for financial management and procurement; and (iii) Logistics Support for project management and Audit.

4. Procurement of goods and/or works will be in accordance with the Bank's Rules and Procedure for the Procurement of Goods and Works. Acquisition of the services of Consultants will follow the Bank's Rules and Procedure for the Use of Consultants. Bidding Documents will be available at appropriate time from the Water Agencies, whose addresses are indicated below in March 2010.

5. Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting :

The General Manager, The General Manager Water Corporation of Oyo State, Taraba State Water Supply Agency P. M. B 5339, Secretariat, Ibadan. PMB 1028, Jalingo Oyo State. Nigeria. Taraba State, Nigeria

Attention: Attention:

Engr. E.O. AREMU Mr Musa Buba SIAM Project Manager/Team Leader Project Manager/Team Leader E mail: [email protected] [email protected] +234 80 3334 7475 +234 80 8665 5446