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Component-3. Consultancy Services
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General Procurement Notice for Component-3. Consultancy Services Under this component, Design, and Supervision Consultants will be engaged to produce the SAPZ master plans (detailed designs) for AIHs & ATCs and supervision of civil works and facility managers to undertake the operation and maintenance of the zones. Also, a communications and market branding strategy will be developed for the Nigeria SAPZ Project to raise awareness. This component will undertake a market-sounding exercise for each of the AIH locations to gauge private sector appetite and interest towards investing in the selected AIH, take into consideration investor requirements with regard to the development of the sites, and required incentives from the private sector perspective. Consequently, the Project will undertake annual investment promotion events to attract local and international investors to the respective AIHs and ATCs
This component will seek to boost the supply of raw materials in the production areas that are in proximity and linked to the Agro-Industrial Hubs being developed under Component 1. Furthermore, the interventions under this component will support farm-level productivity-enhancing infrastructure in agribusiness zones such as irrigation schemes rehabilitation, land development, water supply, etc., and the development of Agricultural Transformation Centers (ATCs). These ATCs will be strategically located within the farming communities around the AIH and would be used for the facilitation of farmers’ access to essential inputs such as quality seeds, agrochemicals, farm mechanization/digitalization, and primary handling facilities. Specifically, the SAPZ Project (under IsDB financing) will finance ten (10) ATCs in the following locations/sites: FCT: Two (2) ATCs in Kawu in Bwari Area Council and Karshi in Abuja Municipal Council for the Livestock (dairy and beef) value chain. Kano State: Four (4) ATCs in Kura, Bagwai, Dawanau, and Kakara for the Rice, Tomato, and Groundnuts/Sesame Seed Oil respectively. Kwara: Four (4) ATCs in Afon Milk Collection Center, Asa LGA, Gidan Magajiya Grazing Reserve, Baruten LGA, Kinikini Grazing Reserve, Kaiama LGA, and Olodan Grazing Reserve, Ifelodun LGA for the Livestock value chain. In addition, this component will support the capacity-building activities related to Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) including climate-smart agriculture, quality requirements, testing and conformity standards, and food safety. Activities of this component will also include: (i) an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platform on which all actors are registered; this includes a database of all producers; (ii) seed system of high-yielding and climate-adapted crop and livestock varieties, and mechanization services; (iii) training, registration, and financing of last-mile agrodealer networks; (iv) an electronic wallet to directly support producers with smart government subsidies to offset some of the costs of inputs, especially fer |