📋 Tender Overview
Scope :
construction on its African Quality Assurance Centre (AQAC) at Umuowa in Ngor Okpala, Imo State, Nigeria.
AQAC project launched in Ogun State in 2022. The conformity assessment centre will provide certification and inspection services for food, agricultural products and other goods and will help Nigeria and neighbouring countries boost their exports and gain access to global and regional markets.
Afreximbank’s technology partner on the estimated US$50 million project is France's Bureau Veritas, which will support the operations and management of the facility. It is understood that Egypt’s Hassan Allam and Elsewedy Electric are also involved in the project.
Afreximbank is also collaborating with stakeholders including the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) to harmonise standards in key sectors including textiles, apparel, leather and gastronomy. So far, the bank and ARSO have harmonised more than 500 standards in the automotive, medical and pharmaceutical equipment sectors.
