consultancy service on the construction supervision of FSM (fecal sludge management ) for Adama, Bahirdar, Hawasa, DireDewa, and Mekele Towns by Water Development Comision.

Source: World Bank — Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

SECOND URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT (2nd UWSSP)

Credit No. IDA-60070

Assignment Title:  Supervision of works and Contract administration of Fecal Sludge and Septage Treatment Plants for Five Secondary Cities under two lots (Lot I- Adama, Dire Dewa, Mekelle, and Lot II-Hawasa and Bahir Dar), Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Contract.

Reference No. ET-MOWIE-139130-CS-QCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (SUWSSP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting service (‘’ the Service ‘’) includes to Procurement assistant/Tendering, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration.

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of the consulting services(hereinafter referred to as "the service") is to ensure that five(5) secondary cities  Faecal Sludge and Septage treatment units are satisfactorily designed constructed and operated in accordance with the requirements and specifications provided in the DBO contract to be signed and executed between the WDC and the DBO Contractor (herein after referred to as “Contractor”) and delivered design review and approval to the designated locations according to the agreed time schedule.

Scope of the Work

The scopes of the consultancy services include the following:

1.Procurement Assistance/Tendering – involves preparation of tender documents based on Request for Proposal (RFP) selection method of the proposed DBO project; provision of technical assistance in the process for Contractor selection; and other related tasks such as:

Provide technical assistance in evaluating the RFP with the Employer Proposal evaluating team in accordance with the criteria set forth in the RFP for DBO contract documents and submit the same in the form of Evaluation Report for approval of the Executing Agency;

Provide technical assistance in the negotiation between Executing Agency and prospective contractors for the DBO contract;

Provide technical assistance to prepare a draft and final contract agreement;

Perform other related tasks in line with procurement assistance and tendering for the Project.

Toward the end of the guarantee period, perform the necessary inspection to examine or re-examine the remedial works already complete, and the instruct the Contractor to expedite any remedial measures to be undertaken; and,

2.    Design review, Contract Administration, Supervision during Construction, and Operation/Maintenance service – involves supervision and inspection during and after Treatment plant construction activities; Review of construction plans, Approval of designs and schemes; Coordination of contractor activities; 12 months of operation management and other related tasks; Undertake a VE workshop at the initial design stage. The Employer’s Representative shall serve as the overall PROJECT management, supervision, and contract administration arm of the WDC during the study and engineering designs, construction, and commissioning, and up to the 1st year of operation and maintenance stage. and shall ensure that the construction and installation of Facilities are completed within the prescribed PROJECT Timeline and executed in accordance with the prescribed specifications and standards. The consultant shall work in conjunction with the local municipalities and utilities for better result.

3.    Assistance for Technology Transfer to be Implemented by the Contractor – involves providing support in the technology transfer aspect of the project to be provided by the DBO contractor.

4.    Other Administrative Assistance – involves other related logistical, managerial, reportorial, tasks in line with the project, among others.

As required and applicable, the consultant shall assist the Contractor in obtaining approval of authorities having jurisdiction over the PROJECT.

Assist the Contractor (as applicable) to undertake re-use or re-process of end products, marketing, distributing, and selling of solids as soil conditioner/bio-fertilizer and the recycled water;

An outlined list of tasks in line with the consulting services components stated above is included in the Terms of Reference.

The total duration of the service is 600 calendar days (~20 months).

The Water Development Commission now invites competent and eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are: Core business and years in business; qualification and experience in the field of assignment; organizational, managerial and technical capabilities of the firm; and general qualification and number of staff but not individual experts’ bio data.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, issued January 2011, Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. but the Consultants should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00 am to 12:00 am noon and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm after noon from Monday to Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) on or before Monday 30th July 2020, 4:00 PM local time.

Water Development Commission

Attn: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed

Haile Gebre Silassie Road, Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy

P.O. Box: 13/1076

Tel: +251 116637018

E-mail:  nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia