REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
The Gambia
Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-D6530
Assignment Title: Consulting Firm to Conduct Feasibility Study – Wastewater Systems for Banjul and Kotu – Emergency Works and Medium-Long Term Plans
Reference No.: GM-NAWEC-299228-CS-CQS
The Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP) additional financing, in the amount of USD 43 million, was approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on 29 June 2020. This project, which expands the scope of the parent GERMP, aims to improve NAWEC’s operational performance for both electricity, water and Sewerage services and will fund important investments in water and sanitation infrastructure that can help address the water and sanitation crisis in NAWEC’s service area.
The GERMP Additional Financing will provide essential support to NAWEC to address some of these challenges. The project plans to strengthen the utility’s functioning through a service contract covering both electricity and water; the introduction of water drinking modules in the information management system (IMS); training; and strategic studies on sanitation. A separate component will strengthen NAWEC’s planning on non-revenue water reduction; install retail meters and district metered areas (DMAs); introduce energy efficiency measures; rehabilitate storage tanks; finance new water connections, and improve water quality at selected water treatment facilities. Moreover, considering the current coronavirus pandemic, the project has provided emergency support to NAWEC to purchase IT equipment for staff and handwashing and hygiene kits for the population; and implement hygiene campaigns. It will also provide water supply to unconnected areas through borehole drilling and extension of the water network. It has provided refilling of water plastic tanks by service providers to water-stressed zones in the GBA, and will also purchase needed spare parts and equipment to ensure continuity of service provision.
The objective of this assignment is to help NAWEC develop a strategic plan in addressing the sanitation problems in the GBA.
The main objective of this assignment is to conduct a feasibility study of the wastewater system in Banjul and Kotu, develop an investment plan with specific focus in areas such as the institutional set up, financing options and benefits, the payback period in case of a public private partnership or performance-based arrangements, technical/operational challenges and customer acceptability and sanitation marketing.
The consulting firm is also expected to assess the system’s ability to meet the current demand in the sewerage services in Banjul and Kotu
As part of the feasibility study, the consulting firm will also include an analysis of the different options with a specific focus on Net Present Value (NPV), Internal rate of Return (IRR) and Return on Investment (ROI).
The methodology shall include but not limited to data gathering through site visits, inspections, focus groups, and brainstorming interviews with different stakeholders to assess the acceptability and willingness of citizens for such services in Banjul and Kotu areas including Senegambia.
At each stage of the assessment of the system, the consultant must consider timeframes for each of the emergency actions. The assessment includes the entire system including electrical controls, system networks and civil works infrastructure.
Scope of work:
Phase 1: Emergency actions/interventions
Task 1: Infrastructural problems
Task 2: Operational/Technical problems
Task 3: Development of bill of quantities and detailed technical specifications, drawings and schedules for emergency actions/interventions
Phase 2: Medium and long-term actions/interventions
Task 4: Institutional analysis
Task 5: Customer Acceptability and Sanitation Marketing
Task 6: Alternative solutions and cost-benefit analysis
Task 7: Funding/financing options or arrangements
Task 8: Business development
Task 9: Development of bill of quantities and detailed technical specifications drawings and schedules in both the medium and long-terms
The contract is expected to take a duration of 4.5 months and the consultant will report to the project coordinator, in the PIU office, The Gambia.
National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) 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.
Team for the Assignment:
The consulting firm shall have a team with the following profiles or requirements:
| Position | Number required | Qualification/Experience |
| Institutional specialist | 1 | • Relevant Master’s degree in socials sciences, public policy, or other relevant field of study
• 10 years of relevant work experience and extensive professional experience in similar projects • Experience working with municipal authorities and utilities • Deep knowledge of water and sanitation institutional setting in a comparable country • Experience on urban sanitation • Experience working with all stakeholders or players in urban sanitation management • Fluent in written and spoken English • Strong analytical and needs assessment skills • Ability to provide clear and concise reports |
| Financial Specialist | 1 | • Relevant master’s degree in finance, economics, MBA, or other relevant field of study
• 10 years of relevant work experience and extensive professional experience in a similar project • Experience of working with municipal authorities and utilities • Fluent in written and spoken English • Ability to provide clear and concise reports • Relevant experience in project selection |
| Economic specialist | 1 | • Relevant master’s degree in MBA, Finance, economics, public policy, and other relevant field of study
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience • Experience in small-medium enterprise development • Strong analytical and strategic action plan development skills • Fluent in written and spoken English |
| Technical specialist | 1 | • Relevant master’s degree in civil, sanitation, environmental engineering, or other relevant field of study
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience • Experience in urban sanitation management or similar projects in the region • Fluent in written and spoken English |
| Customer service specialist | 1 | • Relevant master’s degree in social sciences, public policy, MBA, or other relevant field of study
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in urban sanitation • Experience in conducting stakeholder engagements and interviews in the sanitation field • Experience performing social economic surveys in a comparable country • Strong analytical and needs assessment skills • Ability to produce concise and clear reports • Fluent in written and spoken English |
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” July 2016 and revised November 2017 and July 2018 and November 2020 (“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 Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification-based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the link below:
Wastewater system Terms Of Reference
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours:
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 17th August 2022.
Attention: Mrs Haddy Njie – Project Coordinator
Address: National Water & Electricity Company Limited,
Project Implementation Unit
Emporium III Building, Fajara
114 Kairaba Avenue
Floor/ Room number: Conference Room, 1st Floor
City: Banjul
Country: The Gambia
Telephone: +220 996 1301/ 9967791/ 7009342
Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm, (and copy to mfsanyang@nawec.gm)