EOI Selection of Agency to Conduct National Level Study on Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics in Indian Cities

EOI Selection of Agency to Conduct National Level Study on Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics in Indian Cities

SELECTION OF AGENCY TO CONDUCT NATIONAL LEVEL STUDY ON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CHARACTERISTICS IN INDIAN CITIES National Institute of Urban Affairs 1 Floor, Core 4B India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road, New Delhi –110003 (91-11) 24643284 24617543, 24617517, (91-11) 24617513 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) Issue Date: 16-10-2026 Closing Date: 10-11-2026 Letter of Invitation New Delhi 16-10-2026 Dear Mr./Ms.: 1. The Government of India has undertaken various initiatives to promote climate-sensitive planning and development. During COP26 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held at Glasgow in November 2021, the Honourable Prime Minister o f India presented the five nectar elements (Panchamrit ) of India’s climate actions, which include achieving the target of net zero emissions by 2070. Moreover, there are eight National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change which are focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation. One of them is the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat (NMSH) anchored at MoHUA. 2. CITIIS 2.0, the second phase of the CITIIS program, has been conceived by MoHUA in collaboration with AFD, KfW, EU, and NIUA. The program builds upon the learnings and successes of CITIIS 1.0 and is designed to supplement MoHUA’s actions undertaken through ongoing national programs, while deepening the values of innovation, inclusion, and sustainability. CITIIS 2.0 has following objectives - • Foster climate -sensitive planning and action – The program will nurture climate planning and action in States and cities through evidence -driven approaches. • Drive investments into urban climate action – The program will provide financial assistance for competitively selected projects promoting circular economy with focus on integrated waste management. • Build institutional mechanisms, leverage partnerships and anchor capacity building – The program will help put into place a climate governance framework at the State and City levels as well as provide a three -tier technical assistance structure with domestic, international, and transversal experts to support capacity development for climate action in cities and States. 3. The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) (hereinafter called “Client”) has been designated as the Program Management Unit (PMU) by the MoHUA for managing the CITIIS 2.0 program. The Client intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued for selection of a n Agency . The duration of the services is expected to extend up to 15 months. 4. NIUA invites proposals from reputed Technical Institutes (including but not limited to) Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) etc, herein after referred “Technical Institute” having demonstrable experience in environmental studies, municipal sol id waste management, filed surveys, sampling, testing, analysis and preparation of technical reports. Eligible entities can either bid as a sole bidder or form Joint Venture (JV)/ Consortium with maximum of one -member entity. The Lead member of the JV/Consortium shall mandatorily be a Technical Institute. The Lead member shall act as the Technical Partner for this assignment. 5. Section 8 companies shall be eligible to participate as Lead member/member of the JV/Consortium, provided that such companies are working under Institutes of national repute and are headed by Professors/Faculty of such Institutes, and subject to fulfilment of the prescribed technical and financial criteria. 6. If the Applicant is a JV/Consortium, the EOI shall include a Letter of Intent to execute a JV Agreement or JV/Consortium Agreement as per sample format , signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal. In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as sub-consultants. Experiences and qualifications of sub-consultants will not be considered in the evaluation of the applications. 7. Among the submitted EOI applications, the Agencies qualifying the Eligibility Requirements will be issued RFP documents including Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and be invited to subm it a detailed proposal. CITIIS-PMU expects to appoint one Agency/ JV in this bidding process. In accordance with Government of India Procurement Guidelines and AFD Procurement Guidelines, Quality cum Cost Based Selection (QCBS) mode of procurement will be adopted at the RFP stage. 8. Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub -clause 1.3 of the “Guidelines for the Procurement of the AFD -Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries” available online at www.afd.fr. Candidates are required to submit the “COVENANT OF INTEGRITY” as per the format provided as a part of their EOI. 9. The EOI shall be published on the NIUA website and e -published on CPPP. The EOI is free of cost for download. Bid Security / Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is not required for the submission of the proposal. Performance Bank Guarantee (5% of the contract value) will be required from the selected Agency. It is not permissible to transfer this invitation to any other Agency. 10. Any queries in relation to the EOI to be sent prior to 23-10-2026 17:00 hr IST at the e- mail ID: citiis@niua.org and the responses will be available online by 30-10-2026. For details refer to https://niua.in/tenders page and click on “Invitation for EOI for Selection of Agency to Conduct National Level Study on Municipal Solid Waste Characteristics in Indian Cities". The responses to the queries including corrigendum/amendment will also be provided on the same page. The queries should necessarily be submitted in the following format: S. No. EOI Document Reference (Section & Page Number(s)) Content of EOI

Issued by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).