National Water Supply & Sanitation Masterplan

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS)

ESWATINI

ESWATINI WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION ACCESS PROJECT (P166697): NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HYGIENE MASTER PLAN.

Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for the Development of the National Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Master Plan for the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Reference No: SZ-EWSC-165260-CS-QCBS (EWSC 14 of 2020/21)

The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Eswatini Water Supply and Sanitation Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. The services comprise of developing a National Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Masterplan. The implementing agency for this project is the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini through Eswatini Water Service Corporation (EWSC). The scope of the project includes, but not limited to preparation of comprehensive diagnosis of the water supply, sanitation and hygiene sector and its linkages with other relevant sectors. The consultant will also identify the specific future conditions in which the current national water supply, sanitation and hygiene system would fail or meet its objectives, and its costing.

The objectives of this consultancy are:

• To develop a national strategic master plan for water supply, sanitation and hygiene for the achievement of 100% coverage in the short term and also in the long term up to the year 2050.

• This Master Plan should propose an integrated water supply, sanitation and hygiene strategy, considering the water resources available (quantity, quality, variability,) and other uses; and includes both hard and soft infrastructure solutions. For infrastructure, the plan will also propose the services around how the infrastructure will be built, operated and maintained, beyond just containment. The Master Plan will be accompanied by a budget to facilitate its implementation. The investments identified in the Master Plan should be prioritized into portfolio of actions, to clearly propose a roadmap for its implementation in the short, medium, and long term.

• For each of the Mbuluzi and Usuthu River basins, select at least 3 high priority investments identified from the master planning exercise, prepare their feasibility studies (up to bidding documents) and propose options for their financing.

Decision-making under uncertainty methodologies will be used to identify the investments in the Master Plan that will help Eswatini to meet the 100% coverage target in the short and long term, and to prioritize investments, while fully meeting the requirements of the transboundary agreements in place.

Consultant Qualification and Experience

The Government through Eswatini Water Service Corporation now invites eligible consultants (firms) to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services through brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills among staff. Consultants are allowed to associate with others to enhance their qualifications. Where firms are associating, the submission must include verifiable evidence of association from all parties. The shortlisting criteria are:

• The firm should have minimum 10 years' experience in similar consultant services for water supply, sanitation and hygiene master plan.

• Demonstrate experience of having satisfactorily completed at least 2 assignments of similar magnitude and complexity in the past five years as a Consultancy on the development of water supply, sanitation and hygiene master plan.

• Demonstrate experience of having completed at least one assignment involving development of a national water supply, sanitation and hygiene masterplan in Africa in the past 10 years.

• Technical and managerial capability of the firm to execute this contract is essential.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers of July 2016, revised in November 2017 and August 2018 setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on Conflict of Interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS (Quality and Cost Based Selection) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised in November 2017 and August 2018.

Consultants may request for further information/terms of reference and or clarifications regarding this expression of interest through email to [email protected] and copy [email protected], on or before 11th September 2020.

Expressions of Interest, clearly labelled ‘’[Name of Consultant] EWSSAP: National Water and Sanitation Masterplan’’ should be submitted by 16th September 2020 at 12:00hrs local time electronically to the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/request/gElHSVOPduO6ErrjOeET

or emailed to: [email protected] for files less than 6MB,

or hand submitted (1 original and 4 copies) to the physical address as indicated below:

Attention: The Managing Director

Eswatini Water Services Corporation Headquarters,

Emtfonjeni Building,

Corner MR 103 and Cultural Village Drive, Ezulwini

Country: Eswatini

Telephone: +268-2416-9000

Facsimile number: +268-2416-3616