3rd National Urban Water

Sector Reform Project

C18060 Nigeria

Project Management Summary

Support Services Client: Kano State Water Board (KSWB)
Location: Kano, Nigeria
The Kano State Government, through the Federal
Start Date: November 2019
Government of Nigeria and with funds from Agence
Completion Date: November 2025
Française de Développement (AFD), is implementing
Services Provided Included:
the Kano State Water Project under the III-NUWSRP,
and Kano State Water Board is responsible for • Development of Terms of Reference and procurement
rehabilitation and expansion of water supply of services for KSWB, as follows:
infrastructure, including water intake, production and o Institutional Technical Assistance (ITA)
distribution facilities and improvements to water o Organizational Technical Assistance (OTA)
sector governance, institutional strengthening and o Detailed Engineering Design (DED)
human capital development to provide for o Independent Financial Auditor.
improvements in service provision and to make water • Sub-consultant to WNL Development Solutions Ltd,
supply services in the state more sustainable. providing key staff, including:
The Consultant team is supporting the water board in o Water Supply Technical and Infrastructure Expert
the management of the Project. o Environmental and Social Expert
o Water Resources Engineering Advisor
• Scoping, tendering, evaluation, award and monitoring
of performance-based service consultancies and
capacity building, with emphasis on the detailed
engineering and construction supervision of the
works for improvement of water production and
distribution systems.
• Assisting the KSWB to ensure that all project activities
are in compliance with World Bank and/or AFD
environmental and social safeguard policies.
• Supporting the procurement of Project Management
Software.
• Assessing the gaps in capacity, preparing training
materials and delivering a capacity building
programme.