individual consultant for scada specialist position

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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES -INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (SUWSSP).

Credit No.: - 6007-ETand 6008-ET

Assignment Title: Selection of Scada Specialist (Individual Consultant)

Proc. Ref No: ET-AAWSA-118290-CS-INDV

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 consultant services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include:

• Assist & advice Addis Ababa Water and Sanitation Authority (AAWSA) during preparation of tender documents, procurement and contracting of “central SCADA system design review, supply and installation works contract”.
• Assist& advice AAWSA in contract administration and supervision works of central SCADA system design review, supply and installation works” contract during implementation phase.
• Capacitate assigned counterpart staffs of AAWSA in properly managing the central SCADA System.

 The Scope of the Individual Consultancy services includes the following tasks:

 Task 1: Procurement process and bid evaluation

The Individual Consultant will provide technical support to AAWSA and play a significant role in the preparation of the bidding document, during bid evaluation and to procure qualified supervision consultant and Contractor

Task 2: Preparation of an Oversight Support Plan

The individual Consultant will prepare a project oversight/support action plan at different stage of the contract implementation.

 Task 3: Verification of Reports, Activities and Results

The Individual Consultant will review all central SCADA System supervision consultant and Contractors’ reports, verify the accuracy of the report outputs and outcomes and/or identify any material discrepancies that should be understood and potentially addressed by the Utility.

 Task 4: Oversight operability of Supply and installation of Central SCADA system. The individual SCADA consultant will provide technical support to the team of supervisory staff from the client to be deployed during the installation period and supervisory capacities in respect of the system Installation contract including the Defects Liability Period. The individual SCADA consultant will verify, insure and approve all the duties and responsibilities of the supervision consultant activities to be carried out as per agreement.

Task 5: Skill Transfer. The Individual Consultant will provide training to the staff in the utility on SCADA system supply and installation works oversight, quality assurance, project monitoring, and operation towards the objective that the AAWSA could conduct such activities in the future, without external assistance. The transfer of skill and technology will be accomplished on the basis of on-the job training

3 Timing/Assignment Duration

The total level input is expected to be about 12months (360 days) in a period of 3 years of which a minimum of 200 days needs to be provided in client office or site;.  

The AAWSA, Addis Ababa Water & Sanitation Infrastructure Development Division now invites eligible individual consultants (“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: Qualification and Experience experiences in SCADA system design, supervision, and implementation and operation system and their capability on the basis of academic background, general and relevant experience, and knowledge of  situation and dynamics in developing countries.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section V paragraph 5.1 to 5.6 of the World Bank Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 and revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultant selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon in the morning and from 2:00 to 5:00 pm local time in the afternoon.

 Expressions of interest (including recent and compressive CV with a letter of application and other relevant supporting documents) must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by December 17, 2019 on or before 4:00pm

The address referred to above is:

Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA), Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Development Division

Attn:  Mrs. Mestawot Abebe, Procurement Support Sub Process Head

Street Address: Lideta Kifle Ketema Wereda 04 around Lideta Condominium on the left side of Lideta Menafesha.

 P.O. Box:    1436/1110, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel:               +251-116676920

City: Addis Ababa

E-mail address: kiyake21@gmail.com/aawsaadamu@gmail.com

 Country: Ethiopia