Expression of Interest For Develop A Plan To Implement The Resettlement Action Plan (Rap) For Additional Villages - (Eco-Reap)

Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Develop A Plan To Implement The Resettlement Action Plan (Rap) For Additional Villages - (Eco-Reap) Project Title: Ecowas-Regional Electricity Access Project Borrower Bid Reference: Gm-Nawec-348394-Cs-Cqs Procurement Method: Consultant Qualification Selection Submission Deadline Date/Time: Jun 08, 2023 16:00 Notice No: Op00228665 The Sop Consists Of Two Phases, Which Plan To Provide 2.5 Million People Across Six Countries In West Africa, Namely Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, And The Gambia With Electricity. Phase I Of The Sop Is To Provide Access To 1.1 Million People In Guinea-Bissau, Mali, And The Gambia. In The Gambia, This Phase Will Finance The Expansion Of Medium And Low-Voltage Networks From The Two High-Voltage 225/33 Kv Substations (In Soma, Lower River RegionLrr, And In Brikama, In West Coast RegionWcr) Being Built Under The Omvg Energy Project. It Is Expected That This Will Transform The Power Sectors Of These Countries And Enable Them To Achieve Their Common Objective Of Delivering More Power To More Consumers. Specifically, The Project Aims To Increase Grid Electricity Access In The Republics Of Guinea-Bissau, Mali, And The Gambia. It Is Expected To Substantially Increase The Access To Electricity To Reach An Access Rate Of Almost 65 Percent And 25 Percent, In The Gambia And Guinea Bissau Respectively, While Mali Will Increase Its Electricity Access Rate To 37 Percent. The Objective Of The Rap Implementation, Therefore, Is To Ensure That Those Whose Livelihoods And Property/Dwellings Affected By The Project Are Compensated For Their Losses, And Their Standard Of Living Improved, Or At Least Restored To Pre-Project Levels For Sustenance Of Livelihoods. More Specifically The Rap Implementation Seeks To: Reduce The Risks Of Poverty, Exclusion, And Inequitable Access To Benefits Especially For The Vulnerable And Marginalized Individuals And Groups Such As Women, Single-Headed-Households, Elderly, Children, Etc. Ensure The Project Is Socially Acceptable To Maintain Credibility Of The Implementing Authority And Funder. Since This Project Is Funded By The Wb, And Its Implementation Will Result In Involuntary Resettlement, It Is A Requirement That A Rap Be Developed According To The Involuntary Resettlement Policy Of The World Bank (Op 4.12). This Is Because When Involuntary Resettlement Takes Place, People Lose Their Land, Assets And Access To Assets, Their Income, And Livelihoods, With Or Without Physical Relocation. The Effect Of These Losses On The Persons Living In The Project Zone Would Increase Poverty, Unless Measures Are Put In Place To Compensate Them For The Losses Incurred So That The Living Conditions Of Pre-Project Paps Are Recovered Or Even Improved. The Objective Of The Prepared And Approved Rap, Therefore, Was To Provide Guidelines For Compensation Of Land And Associated Asset Loss. The Aims Of The Rap Were To: I. Reduce The Risks Of Deepening Poverty, Exclusion, Inequitable Access To Benefits Especially For Vulnerable And Marginalized Individuals And Groups Such As Women, Women Head Of Households, Elderly, Children, Persons With Disabilities, Etc. Ii. Mitigate Adverse Impacts Including Those Relating To Loss Of Livelihood From The Reduced Opportunity Of Collecting Plant Resources, And This Will Consequently Prevent Competition And Conflict Iii. Minimize, As Much As Possible, Involuntary Physical And Economic Displacement Iv. Ensure That The Affected Populations That Must Lose Part Of Their Property Or Assets Following The Completion Of The Project, Are: Compensated For These Losses At Full Replacement Cost That Affected Livelihoods Are Restored Or Improved Sensitize The Pap Of The Positive Impacts Of The Project Tender Link : Https://Projects.Worldbank.Org/En/Projects-Operations/Procurement-Detail/Op00228665