MoPPW Call for EOI

Government of Nepal
Ministry of Physical Planning and Works
Water Supply and Sanitation Division
Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)

1.	The Government of Nepal is expecting to receive grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Second Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (the Project). One component of the Project will be to develop efficient, effective and accountable water supply and sanitation sector by establishing and implementing relevant policies, establishing service standards, benchmarking & monitoring and enhancing sector coordination. Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit Consultant (SEIUC) will be engaged to support the sector development. ADB has approved advance procurement and retroactive financing for the recruitment of SEIUC to speed up the project implementation applying part of the proceeds from the grant.
2.	Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW) is the Executing Agency with responsibility for sector development delegated to Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit (SEIU) to be established in Water Supply and Sanitation Division of the Ministry.
3.	The SEIU, MPPW intends to procure the services of a reputed international consulting firm for inputs equivalent to 32 person-month of international experts and 80 person-month national experts to support the SEIU in implementation of sector development. The legislative and policy framework for water supply and sanitation sector in the country has mainly developed over the past decade. The SEIU consultant will support MPPW in developing new policies, refining existing policies in water supply and sanitation sector in addition to facilitating the implementation of current policies. There are currently no policies and guidelines focusing on wastewater management, another priority area for the Government to be supported by SEIU consultant. (outline TOR downloadable from MPPW’s websites- www.moppw.gov.np, www.stwsssp.gov.np). The consulting services contract is expected to commence in early 2010 and will be stretched approximately for 66 months.
4.	The SEIU, MPPW now invites eligible international consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. To ensure that all data required to assess firms for the short list are obtained at the required level of detail, interested consultants are required to provide information following ADB standard EOI form (downloadable from ADB’s website- www.adb.org, amplified and detailed EOI preparation guidelines downloadable from the websites- www.moppw.gov.np, www.stwsssp.gov.np ).
5.	Guidelines on the Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers (2007, as amended from time to time). Consulting firm will be primarily evaluated based on its Management Competence (20%), Technical Competence (60%) and Geographical Competence (20%) in the areas of preparing sector policies, strengthening the sector including planning, bench marking, regulation, management and reform including extending services to the marginalized groups in the context of urban water supply and sanitation. National individual Consultants will be engaged directly by SEIU, MPPW in accordance with the government procedures acceptable to ADB.
6.	The deadline for the submission of Expression of Interest (EOI) is at 17:00 hrs (NST) on 17 August 2009 to the address below. Late submissions will not be accepted. Electronics submissions to the e-mail address below are acceptable. All the firms will be informed of the result of their expression of interest. The names and address of short listed firms will be published in MPPW’s website. Only consulting firms those have been short listed will be invited to submit a proposal for the Project’s consulting services.
7.	Further information can be obtained from MPPW, SEIU at the address below. Click to Download ToR Click to Download EOI Form Mr Suman P. Sharma Co-ordinator cum Joint Secretary Sector Efficiency Improvement Unit Water Supply and Sanitation Division Ministry of Physical Planning and Works Singhadurbar, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone:+97714211651 Facsimile:+97714211780 E-mail: seiu@moppw.gov.np