INTRODUCTION

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in accordance with its 2005 enabling Act and the National Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) Policy is responsible for concession of public infrastructure in Nigeria. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through
the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) has received an International Development Association (IDA) credit and intends to utilize part of the
proceeds of the credit to concession major infrastructure in the country. In this connection, the ICRC in collaboration with the National Inland
Waterways Authority (NIWA) has proposed to engage the services of a reputable firm/consortium of consultants to carry out Outline Business
Case (OBC) for the concession of Onitsha River Port, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of the assignment is to give detailed, comprehensive and quality support to the ICRC, NIWA and Federal Ministry of Transport
(FMOT) in the development of OBC for the concession of Onitsha River Port, Onitsha. The primary objectives of the advisory services are to:

Determine the viability or otherwise of the proposed concessions;

Establish a first class project preparation and procurement process; and
Provide the requisite advice and support to ICRC, NIWA and FMOT to carry out an efficient and professional PPP procurement process
consistent with the National PPP Policy and international best practices.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS

The World Banks No Objection for the Terms of Reference (ToR) and advertisement of Expression of Interests (EOIs) was received on the 1st
of September 2011. Advertisements inviting prospective Consultants to express their interests for the development of Outline Business Case
(OBC) were placed in local newspapers (Punch and Thisday, of 17th November, 2011 editions respectively) as well as the United Nations dg
market. At the expiry date for the receipt of EOIs on 7th December, 2011, thirteen (13) EOIs were received.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The firms/consortia that submitted expressions of interest are as follows:

S/N Firm/Consortium Nationality of
Firm/Consortium

1. CPCS Transcom Consortium - Canada

1st Floor, Trident House
Lower Broad Street
Bridgetown, Barbados
Tel: 246-431-0798
Fax: 246-431-0797
Email: Bridgetown@cpcstrans.com
Website: www.cpcstrans.com

2. Consulting Consortium - Germany

c/o INROS LACKNER AG
Lindenstrasse 1A
D-28755, Bremen
Germany
Tel: +49-421-658-410
Fax: +49-421-6584-110
Email: bremen@inros-lackner.de
Website: www.inros-lackner.de

3. BGL Consortium - Nigeria

Millennium House
12A, Catholic Mission Street
Lagos Island
Lagos State
Tel: 01-2645224, 4622602-3
Email: albert.okumagba@bglgroup.com
Website: www.bglltd.com

4. Roughton International Consortium - United Kingdom

A2, Omega Park, Electron Way
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire S053 4SE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)23-8027-8600
Fax: +44(0)23-8027-8601
Email: hq@roughton.com

5. Nextzon Consortium - Nigeria

33A, Bishop Aboyade Cole Street
Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234-461-6765
Fax: +234-1-262-6799
Website: www.nextzon.com

6. HPC Hamburg Port Consulting Consortium - Germany

Container Terminal Altenwerder
Am Ballinkai 1
21129 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49-40-74008-123
Fax: +49-40-74008-133
Email: info@hpc-hamburg.de
Website: www.hpc-hamburg.de

7. Royal Haskoning Consortium - The Netherlands

Barbarossastraact 35
Postbus 151
Nijmeger 6500 AD
The Netherlands
Email: info@nijmegen.royalhaskoning.com
Website: www.royalhaskoning

8. Cares Group Limited - United Kingdom

International House
Dover Place
Asford
Kent, TN23 1HU
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-1233-639-994
Email: info@cares-group.com
Website: www.cares-group.com

9. RMG Consult BV - The Netherlands

3009, AN Rotterndam
Paulus Potterlaan 10
Capelle aan den Ijssel
Tel: +31-10-284-7827
Fax: +31-10-450-1048
Email: office@rmgconsult.nl

10. I-Maritime Consultancy Private Ltd. - India

206, Hermes Atrium, Sector 11
CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614
Tel: +94-22-2757-7834
Fax: +91-22-2757-9612
Email: consult@imaritime.com
Website: www.imaritime.com

11. Fortune Dynamics Consortium

Plot 129A, Ademola Adetukumbo Crescent - Nigeria
Opposite Nokia Center
Wuse II, Abuja
Nigeria
Tel: +234-98700090
Email: info@fortunedynamics.com

12. Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Centre - Bangladesh

IDB Bhaban, 6th Floor, Agargaon
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Tel: 8124270, 9133455, 9133577
 Fax: 88028124266
Email: iifc@agni.com
Website: www.iifc.com

13. Catamaran Consortium - Nigeria

43C, Oduduwa Crescent
GRA, Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-7732022, 802-2905-272
Website: www.catamaranng.com

EVALUATION COMMITTEE

In line with the World Banks guideline for the selection of consultant advisory services, an Evaluation Committee of five (5) members was
constituted comprising representatives of NIWA, ICRC and FMOT on 7th December, 2011. The members of the Evaluation Team comprised the
following:

1. Chief Femi Ajisafe General Manager, Research Planning and Environment, NIWA Chairman
2. Nelson Hundumofore Procurement Specialist, ICRC Member
3. Olateru O. Akinnawo Project Development Adviser, ICRC
4. Lawal S.Gumel Assistant Director, FMOT
5. Olagunju Olajide Project Manager, ICRC
Adamu Umar Project Development Assistant, ICRC Panel Secretary
EVALUATION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Evaluation Criteria including the definition of grades were developed by the ICRC PPP. The evaluation criteria with the grades were
considered, amended by the Evaluation Committee as appropriate and adopted at a meeting of the Committee held at the Tourist Garden Hotel,
Asaba, Delta State, on Wednesday, 14th December, 2011. Evaluation of the EOIs commenced after the Committee had adopted the evaluation
criteria and grades on Wednesday, 14th December, 2011 at the Tourist Garden Hotel, Asaba, Delta State and was completed on Friday, 16th
December, 2011. Table A below summarizes the score and ranking of each firm. Table B states the strengths and weaknesses of firms in
relation to the assignment.
 Table A: Summary of Score
S/N Firm/Consortium Country of SCORE
Origin
Good Average Poor Weighted Ranking
Value
1. HPC Hamburg Port Consulting Consortium Germany 7X - - 14 1st
2. CPCS Transcom Consortium Canada 7X - - 14 2nd
3. Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Centre Consortium Bangladesh 6X X - 13 3rd
4. Royal Haskoning Consortium The Netherland 5X X X 10 4th
5. RMG Consult BV The Netherlands 4X 2X X 9 5th
6. Catamaran Consortium Nigeria 3X X 3X 4 6th
7. Consulting Consortium Germany 3X - 4X 2 7th
8. Roughton International Consortium United Kingdom 3X - 4X 2 8th
9. I-Maritime Consultancy Private Limited India 2X X 4X 1 9th
10. Cares Group Limited United Kingdom X 2X 4X 0 10th
11. Nextzon Consortium Nigeria 2X - 5X -1 11th
12. BGL Consortium Nigeria X X 5X -2 12th
13. Fortunes Dynamics Consortium Nigeria X X 5X -2 13th
Notes: The weighted values are:

Good X = 2
Average X = 1
Poor X = -1
Short-listed firms/Consortia Country of Origin

HPC Hamburg Port Consulting Consortium German

CPCS Transcom Consortium Canada
Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Centre Consortium Bangladesh
Royal Haskoning Consortium The Netherlands
RMG Consult BV The Netherlands
Catamaran Consortium Nigeria

NEXT STEPS
The RFPs were sent out on the 21st February 2012 to the above listed companies and the deadline
for submission of the RFPs has been slated for 22nd March, 2012. Consequently the evaluation
of the RFPs is expected to commence on March 26th 2012 in Asaba Delta state and should last
one week.