EKITI STATE RURAL ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECT (RAAMP)-
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) AND RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR 50.7KM SPOT IMPROVEMENT AND 84.75KM BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION OF RURAL ROADS IN EKITI STATE UNDER PHASE III

EKITI STATE RURAL ACCESS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING PROJECT (RAAMP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) AND RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR 50.7KM SPOT IMPROVEMENT AND 84.75KM BACKLOG MAINTENANCE/REHABILITATION OF RURAL ROADS IN EKITI STATE UNDER PHASE III
REFERENCE NG-EKITI RAAMP 455712-CS-CQS
CREDIT NO: 6519-NG
ISSUE DATE: MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER, 2024

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has initiated the preparation of the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), the successor of the second Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP-2). The project will be supposed with Financing from the World Bank and will be guided by the Government’s Rural Travel and Transport Policy (RTTP). The lead agency for the Federal Government is the Federal Department of Rural Development (FDRD) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). The Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU) is overseeing the project on behalf of FDRD, while the respective State Government of Nineteen (19) participating states will implement it. The project development objective of RAAMP is to improve rural access and agricultural marketing in selected participating states whilst strengthening the financing and institutional base for effective development, maintenance and management of the rural road network sustainability. The participating states are nineteen: Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Ebonyi, Osun, Niger, Gombe, Kaduna, Ekiti and Sokoto.