Feasibility Study & Detail Designs of 8 (Eight ) Water Supply & Sanitation schemes from existing Boreholes .

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA LOWLANDS LIVELIHOOD RESILIENCE PROJECT – PHASE II (LLRP-II)

Credit No.: 7519-ET

Assignment Title: : Feasibility Study & Detail Designs of 8 (Eight ) Water Supply & Sanitation schemes from existing Boreholes

Reference No .: ET-AFR-RPCU-569660-CS-QCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project – Phase II (LLRP-II), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include : prepare bankable, climate-resilient, technically sound, environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive, and implementation-ready feasibility studies, environmental and social safeguard instruments, detailed engineering designs, cost estimates, and procurement documents for rural water supply and sanitation systems. The Services comprise: surveys, feasibility studies, assessments, engineering designs, environmental and social safeguard instruments, cost estimates, procurement documents, implementation planning, and capacity-building activities necessary to deliver technically sound, economically viable, environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive, climate-resilient, and implementation-ready rural water supply and sanitation systems in the targeted woredas (teru, dubti, afdera, argoba, hadeleela, semurobi) woredas of afar region. The implementation period is three (3) calendar months from the date of commencement. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Afar National Regional State, Office of the President, Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP-II) Regional Project Coordination Unit now invites 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 shortlisting criteria are:

(a) Core business and years in business: the firm’s core business is in the provision of professional consultancy services related to water supply and sanitation infrastructure development, including planning, feasibility studies, hydrogeological investigations, environmental and social impact assessments, detailed engineering design, preparation of technical specifications, cost estimates, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), and procurement documents. The firm shall have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in providing consultancy services in water supply, sanitation, water resources development, and related infrastructure projects. Experience in rural and multi-village water supply systems, climate-resilient infrastructure.

(b) General experience: he consulting firm shall demonstrate adequate institutional capacity and experience in providing consultancy services related to water supply, sanitation, feasibility studies, environmental and social assessments, detailed engineering design, and preparation of procurement documents. The proposed key experts shall possess the minimum general professional experience specified in the Terms of Reference, ranging from 6 to 12 years, depending on their respective positions. (c) Specific experience: Proven experience in Water Supply Planning and Feasibility Studies, planning and conducting feasibility studies for rural, urban, piped, and multi-village water supply systems., detailed engineering design of water supply infrastructure, including groundwater abstraction, pumping stations, transmission pipelines, storage reservoirs, and distribution networks , hydrogeological investigations, groundwater source assessment, borehole evaluation, pumping-test analysis, and sustainable water-resource development., WASH: planning and designing rural sanitation systems, public sanitation facilities, institutional WASH facilities, preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), and other applicable World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) instruments.. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: climate-risk assessment and designing climate-resilient water supply and sanitation infrastructure, including solar-powered pumping systems., preparing detailed engineering drawings, technical specifications, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), engineer's cost estimates, experienced in consultancy assignments financed by the World Bank, IFAD, or other international development partners is desirable. (d) Technical and managerial capability of the firm: organizational capacity and experience in managing multidisciplinary consultancy assignments related to rural water supply and sanitation planning, feasibility studies, environmental and social impact assessments, detailed engineering design, and preparation of procurement documents. Availability of qualified technical professionals covering water supply engineering, hydrogeology, hydraulic engineering, civil/structural engineering, sanitation, electromechanical and solar energy systems, geotechnical investigations, surveying, environmental and social safeguards, and cost estimation.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 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 Con