Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consulting Firm to Support 10 Municipalities in Updating 10 Local Water and Sanitation Plans (PLEA) in the Regions of Tahoua and Zinder PROJECT TO SUPPORT RESILIENT RURAL DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SERVICES IN THE REGIONS OF MARADI, TAHOUA, TILLABERI AND ZINDER (PASEPAR-MR) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS) FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF A FIRM TO SUPPORT 10 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE UPDATING OF 10 LOCAL WATER AND SANITATION PLANS (PLEA) IN THE REGIONS OF TAHOUA AND ZINDER Sector: Water and Sanitation Financing Agreement Reference: ADF Grant No. 2100155042272 Project Identification No.: P-NE-E00-005 The Government of Niger has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) and the African Water Facility (AWF) to cover the cost of the Project to Support Resilient Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the regions of Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéri, and Zinder (PASEPAR-MR). It intends to use part of these funds to finance the preparation and/or updating of ten (10) Local Water and Sanitation Plans (PLEA) for ten (10) municipalities in the regions of Tahoua (Ourno, Malbaza, Akoubounou, Baban Katami, and Karofane) and Zinder (Ichirnawa, Gamou, Droum, Kourni, and Garagoumsa). The services covered by this assignment consist of updating ten (10) Local Water and Sanitation Plans (PLEA) for ten (10) municipalities distributed across the regions of Tahoua and Zinder, with five (05) municipalities in each region. The assignment will involve, among other tasks, preparing an updated, coherent, and stakeholder-validated PLEA document for each municipality concerned. The consulting firm must demonstrate proven experience in the field of drinking water supply and sanitation, as well as specific experience in preparing or updating at least one (01) PLEA during the last ten (10) years. The assignment is expected to last four (04) months from the date of signature of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The firm will be responsible for the overall organization of activities and compliance with the implementation schedule. The PASEPAR-MR Project Coordination Unit of the Ministry of Environment, Hydraulics and Sanitation invites consulting firms to express their interest in providing the services described above. Interested firms must provide information demonstrating their qualifications and experience to perform the assignment (brochures, references for similar assignments, experience in comparable missions, availability of qualified personnel, etc.). The evaluation of expressions of interest and the establishment of the shortlist will be based on references for similar assignments. For each similar assignment, references must indicate: (i) Assignment title; (ii) Name, address, and contact details of the client; (iii) Year of completion, including start and end dates; (iv) Contract amount. References for similar assignments must be accompanied by copies of the contract cover and signature pages, as well as certificates of satisfactory completion or performance certificates signed by the contracting authority. Key personnel will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Firms may form joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. If the consulting firm is a joint venture, the expression of interest must include a copy of the joint venture agreement signed by all members or a letter of intent to form a joint venture if selected, signed by all members and accompanied by a copy of the proposed joint venture agreement. The contracting authority reserves the right to verify all information provided by applicants. Eligibility criteria, shortlisting, and the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015, available on the African Development Bank website: https://www.afdb.org. A consultants expression of interest does not obligate the Project to include the consultant on the shortlist. Interested consulting firms may obtain additional information at the address below during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (GMT+1), Monday through Thursday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (GMT+1) on Fridays. Expressions of interest, prepared in French, must be submitted physically or by email to the address below no later than Friday, 19 June 2026 at 09:30 a.m. UTC, and must clearly indicate: Expression of Interest Recruitment of a Firm for the Updating of 10 Local Water and Sanitation Plans for 10 Municipalities in the Regions of Tahoua and Zinder. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement
