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Project P179684 — Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria Project · Method: Consultant Qualification Selection · Consulting services · SOKOTO STATE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) Selection of Consulting Firms — Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) Country: Federal Republic of Nigeria Project: Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project Credit No.: IDA-76370 Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for the Preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the Rehabilitation of the Kware Irrigation Scheme, Kware, Sokoto State Reference No.: NG-SOKOTO STATE SPIN-572043-CS-CQS Procurement Process: Selection of Consultants — CQS (Firm) 1. Background The Federal Government of Nigeria, supported by the World Bank through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, is implementing the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project. The Project Development Objective is to improve water security in Nigeria by enhancing the management and resilience of water resource infrastructure, increasing water availability for irrigation and hydropower, improving dam safety, and promoting institutional collaboration for climate-resilient food and energy production. This assignment relates to Components 2 (Irrigation Modernization) and 3 (Improvements in Dam Operations and Enhancing Dam Safety) of the Project. The Kware Irrigation Scheme, in Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State, spans approximately 500 hectares within a broader 10,000-hectare irrigation zone supplied by the Kware–Shalla Dam. An Environmental and Social Screening exercise conducted in 2025 classified the Scheme as Category A (High Environmental and Social Risk), with High social sensitivity driven by the proximity of the Giro community to the dam, flood risk to surrounding communities, and the potential for physical or economic displacement during rehabilitation. The SPIN Project target is full rehabilitation and operationalisation of 600 hectares, with planned works including raising of the dam embankment by one metre, construction of a spillway control well, a second (emergency release) pipeline, and rehabilitation of the main and distributary canal network. Given the scale and nature of these works, a site-specific Resettlement Action Plan
- Country
- Nigeria
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Procedure
- Consultant Qualification Selection