THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS)
FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND DETAILED DESIGNS FOR INCLUSIVE FAECAL SLUDGE
MANAGEMENT IN UN-SEWERED URBAN CENTERS PROJECT
The Government of Uganda has received financing from the African Water Facility (AWF) towards the cost of the Feasibility Studies and Detailed Designs for Inclusive Faecal Sludge Management in Un-Sewered Urban Centers Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amounts of these funds to payments under the contracts for consultancy assignments to conduct Feasibility Studies and Detailed Design of Faecal Sludge Management facilities in selected Town Councils in Uganda as indicated in the table below:
| IFB No. | Name of Consultancy | Description of the Services | ||||
| Service/Assignment | ||||||
| MWE/ | Consultancy services to conduct | The services under these assignments shall include: | ||||
| CONS/18- | Feasibility | Studies and | Detailed | |||
| 19/00046/1 | Design | of | Faecal | Sludge | Preparatory and Feasibility Studies and Preliminary | |
| Management facilities in Central | Designs that will cover community engagement, socio- | |||||
| and South Western Uganda towns | economic surveys, and feasibility studies, including | |||||
| of Kigumba, | Wobulenzi, | Kira, | situational assessment, market demand and stakeholder | |||
| Kanungu and Kyazanga. | analyses, FS quantification and valorisation, and | |||||
| preliminary design & costing for collection, transportation, | ||||||
| MWE/ | Consultancy services to conduct | |||||
| CONS/18- | Feasibility | Studies and | Detailed | treatment, reuse/disposal and site identification and | ||
| 19/00046/2 | Design of | Faecal | Sludge | selection, and validation workshops. | ||
| Management | facilities | in | Field Investigations/Surveys, Detailed Design and | |||
| Northern | and | Eastern | Uganda | |||
| towns of | Kapchorwa, Patongo, | ESIA comprising detailed field investigations, design | ||||
| Adjumani, | Namutumba | and | and ESIAs. The following specific activities shall be | |||
| Moyo | undertaken: topographic and geotechnical surveys, | |||||
| detailed designs and preparation of operation & | ||||||
| maintenance plan, environmental impact study, cost | ||||||
| benefit analyses, and validation workshops and reporting. | ||||||
| Preparation of Specifications, Tender Documentation, | ||||||
| Manuals and Cost Estimates that will cover preparation | ||||||
| of the relevant specifications, tender documentation, | ||||||
| manuals and cost estimates. | ||||||
| Duration of each Assignment: 10 months | ||||||
The Ministry of Water and Environment, now invites consultants (firms) to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0900 to 1700 hours).
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 29th March 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (local time) and mention the Procurement Reference Number and Subject of Procurement indicated in the above table.
The Head,
Procurement and Disposal Unit
Ministry of Water and Environment
Plot 3-7 Kabalega Crescent, Luzira
P.O. Box 20026
Kampala-UGANDA
Tel: +256-414-220229
Email : ps@mwe.co.ug
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Water and Environment