Consultancy service for ESIA of Eastern Catchment Waster Water Treatment plant and Swere line

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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project (P156433)

Credit No. : - IDA-60070

Assignment Title: -   Consultancy Service for environmental social impact assessment (ESIA) of Eastern Catchment Waste Water Treatment plant and Sewer line construction project.

 Reference No:- ET-AAWSA-42834-CS-QCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service.

The consultancy service involves Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of Eastern Catchment Waste Water Treatment plant and Sewer line construction Contracts. The consultant is expected to ensure that the investment under the Eastern wastewater treatment plant and sewerage system Construction contract is implemented in environmentally and socially sustainable manner and standards acceptable to the Employer’s country (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) and the Bank’s Safeguard Policies.

The Services is expected to be completed within a total of 6 (six) months from the date of commencement.

The Scope of Work of the proposed assignment mainly includes:

• Conduct the environmental and social impact assessment as per the requirements of specified in the terms of reference for the assignment
• Review existing project documents of previous and current sewer studies; final design reports of Kaliti Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Rehabilitation and Expansion of Sewer Lines in the Sewerage Catchment, irrigation feasibility report and other related progress reports and former studies on the city waste water master plan.

• Review regulation and standards of the government at national, and regional level and the World Bank related to environmental quality, health, and safety, protection of sensitive areas and endangered species.
• Assess the administrative structure, demographic and socio-economic information including educational and health status.
• Asses and classify land use including, agriculture, and industrial land use of the project area
• Determine and analyze the potential impacts of the proposed project including influences on subsoil conditions as a result of release of effluent and propose mitigation measure accordingly.
• Identify and analyze compensation budget during implementation, demographic study and related economic aspects.
• Prepare detailed environmental management plan and (most importantly, institutions responsible and budget for implementing EMP should be clearly stipulated), implementation schedule and capacity of the implementing institutions and responsibility of project contractor shall be clearly stated to ensure effective monitoring and timely project outputs, and regularly update the same.
• Make analysis of alternatives of the proposed project
• Describe the environmental and social conditionsand significant impacts of the proposed project.
• Review of environmental policies, legislation, regulatory and administrative framework of Ethiopia in conjunction with the World Bank’s Safeguard policies.
• Review the biophysical and socio-economic characteristics of the environment in the project implementation area and highlight the major constraints that need to be taken in to account in the course of project implementation.
• Conduct stakeholder consultation process that ensure all stakeholders, including potentially affected persons, are aware of the objectives and potential environment and social impacts of the project, and that their views are incorporated in to the project’s design as appropriate as possible.
• Prepare a comprehensive environmental and social impact assessment report.

The Addis Ababa Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (AAWSA), Water and Sanitation Development and Rehabilitation Project Office now invite 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 and managerial 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 by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 and revised July 2014 Consultant’s Guidelines setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest for consulting services.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but 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 Monday-Friday 09:00 A.M-12:30AM in the Morning and 01:30 PM-05:00PM in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by mail, or by fax, or by email  on or before September 16/2019 on or before 4:00PM (local time)

AAWSA, Water and Sanitation Development and Rehabilitation Project Office,

Attn:                Ephrem Wubeshet, Procurement Support Process, Head

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

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: - eph77@yahoo.com

Country: - Ethiopia