Consultants (Firms or Individuals) at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region.

Applications are invited from Firms or Individuals for the position below:

Job Title: Consultant (Firm or Individual)

Location: Nigeria

Introduction
The ECOWAS Commission wishes to update its data base of Consultants as part of the preparation for the implementation of for the year 2023. The ECOWAS Commission hereby invites reputable qualified consultants (Firms or Individuals) with vast experience and expertise in the following fields to apply for the registration exercise:

• Audits
• Economics
• Research & Statistics
• Agriculture
• Energy
• Infrastructures (Road; Air Transport; Maritime; Railway)
• Humanitarian & Social Affairs
• Gender
• Education
• Communication
• External Relations
• Mining
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Microeconomies Policy
• Political Affairs
• Peace and Security
• Free Movement
• Trade
• Multilateral Surveillance
• Information Technologies (IT)
• Telecommunications
• Legal Affairs
• Early Warning
• Human Resources
• Strategic Planning
• Industry & Private Sector
• Procurement Or any other relevant field.

Eligibility

• Interested consultants (Firms or Individuals) must provide information on its or their qualifications and experience, demonstrating that he/she or they are qualified to provide the services that may be required under each specific area of specialization as indicated above.

For Individuals:

• Interested Consultants must provide proof of Technical capability: Cv’s (copy of all Certificates / Degrees presented) and experience in their area of specialization or contracts within the past ten (10) years
• Experience with Donors funded project;
• Working experience in at least 2 ECOWAS countries in past 10 years;
• Capacity to produce reports and all other relevant documents on the study in English and French.

For Firms:

• In addition, interested consultants must provide proof of technical capability as well as administrative / organizational structure, legal status, staffing and experience in their area of specialization or contracts within the past ten (10) years
• Experience with Donors funded project;
• Working experience in at least three (3) ECOWAS countries in past 10 years;
• Capacity to produce reports and all other relevant documents on the study in English and French.

Application Closing Date
15th November, 2022 at 11.00 am (GMT + 1) Local Time.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified Firms or Individuals should send their Expressions of Interest via: vendoregistration@ecowas.int

Expressions of Interest should be clearly marked "Expression of Interest for Registration as Consultant For ECOWAS Commission" and addressed to:
The Commissioner for Internal Services,
ECOWAS Commission,
No 101 Yakubu Gowon Crescent,
Asokoro, Abuja.

Application Instructions
The Expression of interest must be Submitted in the Following order:

• Cover Letter duly signed by the firm’s authorized signatory indicating the specific area of specialization;
• Company Profile;
• Certificate of Incorporation I Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC);
• Certified True Copy of Tax Clearance Certificate for the years (2019; 2O2Oand 2021)
• Evidence of financial capacity (Certified True Copy of Audited financial statement for the years (2019; 2020 and 2021);
• CV's of Personnel (copy of all Certificates / Degrees presented)
• Three (3) verifiable job completion certificate(s) (in the indicated area of interest) executed within the last Ten (10) years from 2017;
• Exact location and full addresses / contact telephone numbers / Email address.

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Note

• Do not open except in presence of the ECOWAS Procurement Committee.
• Interested Vendors (company/ contractor/ service providers) must indicate their area of specialization and category they are interested (Category I, Category 2 & Category 3).
• An expression of Interest shall be disqualified where no specific area of specialization is indicated and the company / contractor / service providers cannot apply for more than two (2) areas of specialization.
• An expression of Interest shall be disqualified where any of the above listed documentations is not provided and any job completion certificates submitted by any Consultant (firm) must have verifiable and functional address / email and phone number of the client issuing the certificate.
• For each specific area of specialization, a shortlist of ten (10) consultants (firms or individuals) will be established.
• Please note that physical submissions will not be accepted.
• Interested suppliers / contractors or service providers can obtain further information at these e-mail addresses sbangoura@ecowas.int with copy to: procurement@ecowas.int during working hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (local time) on working days.