MINISTRY OF MINES & STEEL DEVELOPMENT
MINERAL SECTOR SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION (MINDIVER) PROJECT
REQUEST FOR BIDS -NON-CONSULTING SERVICES (FIRM SELECTION)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
PROJECT: MINERAL SECTOR SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION (MINDIVER) PROJECT

PROJECT ID NO: IDA 5990 NG
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: NG-MINDIVER-133910-NC-RFB
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: PRODUCTION OF THEMATIC MAPPING OF AREAS RESTRICTED (PROTECTED) FROM MINING ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE NIGERIA MINING CADASTRE DIGITAL DATABASE
DATE: JULY 17, 2020

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria, represented by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Mineral Sector Support Project for Economic Diversification and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract Production of thematic mapping of areas restricted (protected) from mining activities in Nigeria for integration into the Nigeria mining cadastre digital database-NG-MINDIVER-133910-NC-RFB

2. The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (MMSD) through the Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification (MinDiver) Project now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for carrying out Production of Thematic Mapping of Mineral Title of Restricted (Protected Areas and Integration into The Nigeria Digital Cadastral Database.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ACTIVITY
The Consultancy is aimed at producing a set of thematic maps covering areas designated as closed to mineral exploration and exploitation as contained in the Nigeria Minerals and Mining Act 2007.
The specific objectives of the Consultancy are to:
i. Assess the requirements for mapping areas restricted to mineral licensing in Nigeria:
ii. Carry out field surveys to map and delineate such restricted areas,
iii. Process and produce thematic map layers depicting mineral title restricted areas in appropriate spatial fomats.

BIDDER QUALIFICATION AND CAPACITY REQUIREMENT
i. The Bidder shall have a minimum of 5 years of experience in geo-spatial data production and management especially in mapping projects for developing countries under similar climatic conditions as Nigeria
ii. The minimum required annual volume of Services for the successful Bidder in any of the last ten years shall be: Two hundred and Forty thousand United States Dollars (USD 240,000) or equivalent.
iii. The average minimum amount of liquid assets and or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of the successful Bidder within the last 3 years shall be: Five hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars (USD 500,000).
iv. The experience required to be demonstrated by the Bidder should include as a minimum that the firm has executed at least Two (2) similar projects, during the last 5 years.
The Bidders must prove experience in Services of a similar nature and size for each of the last five years and details of Services under way or contractually committed: and names and address of clients who may be contacted for further information on those contracts.
Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.