GOMBE SPIN: Consultancy services for the Development of ESIA & RAP for Balanga Irrigation Scheme

Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria Project — Consultant Qualification Selection. GOMBE STATE GOVERNMENTSUSTAINABLE POWER AND IRRIGATION FOR NIGERIA (SPIN) PROJECTGombe State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU)IDA Credit No: IDA76370REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) AND A RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR THE REHABILITATION OF BALANGA DAM IRRIGATION SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED DAM INFRASTRUCTURE, BALANGA LGA, GOMBE STATEReference No.: NG-GOMBE SPIN-556295-CS-CQS Method: CQSDate of Issue: 25th September, 2026 Closing Date: 9th October, 2026The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project. The Gombe State Government, through the Gombe State SPIN Project Implementation Unit (SPIU), is implementing the Project in the State and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the rehabilitation of the Balanga Dam Irrigation Scheme and associated dam infrastructure in Balanga Local Government Area, Gombe State.1. BackgroundBalanga Dam (9°54′22″N, 11°32′09″E) is an earthfill dam (72.6 × 10 m³ storage; 40 m high; 180 m crest) built in 1982–1985 on the River Balanga, a tributary of the Gongola River. The scheme has a design command area of 4,000 ha (about 2,200 ha developed under Phase I and 1

Mohammed Kabir Aliyu, GOMBE SPIN, Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) Project

Gombe State Project Implementation Unit, mk4aliyu@gmail.com, 9068774040