CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROJECT COMMUNITY OUTREACH & IMPLEMENTATION OF RAP

ATHI WATER WORKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AWWDA) TENDER 2021 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

For

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROJECT COMMUNITY OUTREACH & IMPLEMENTATION OF RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR NAIROBI WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT

REOI No: AWWDA/AFD/NWSP/CS-06/2021

1. The Athi Water Works Development Agency, a state corporation under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (MWS&I), has received financing from Agence Francaise de Developpement (“AFD”), towards the cost of the Nairobi Water and Sanitation Project, and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following services: Consultancy Services for Consultancy Services for Project Community Outreach & Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Contract No. AWWDA/AFD/NWSP/CS-06/2021.
2. The Services of the consultant shall consist of the following;
3.             Community Outreach, Mobilization and Engagement to contribute to improved water and sanitation coverage & management within the proposed areas through connections to and utilization of the water and sewerage infrastructure put in place under the project.
4.             Review and Implementation of a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) as may be applicable; and preparation and Implementation of the Projects RAP Grievance Redress Mechanism Framework.
5. The Athi Water Works Development Agency hereby invites Applicants to express their interest in delivering the Services described above. This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to: Consultant Firms
6. Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the “Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries”, available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
7. In order to confirm eligibility for AFD financing, interested firms shall submit (as part of the expression of interest) a duly signed ‘statement of integrity’ which is appended to this REOI and can be downloaded from www.awwda.go.ke.
8. The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member) submits or participates in more than one application, those applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Sub consultant may participate in several applications. If the Applicant is a JV, the expression of interest shall include:

• a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members,

or

• a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, 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 are not taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.

The attention of interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.2.3 of AFD’s Procurement Guidelines, setting forth AFD’s policy on conflict of interest.

7. Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted demonstrating:-
8. Presentation of the Consultancy firm: general presentation, scope of activities, financial data (sales figure, etc.) for the past 3 years, description of human resources, organigram, etc.
9. Similarity of the experiences based on:

• The contracts size;
• The nature of the Services: Experience on similar projects during the last 10 years. Similar projects include Social safeguards implementation including Resettlement Action Plan and Livelihood Resto­ration Plan, Community mobilization and outreach activities to contribute in achieving utilization of the water and sewerage infrastructure put in place under the project.
• The location: Experience in East Africa in community sensitization and managing compensations, grievances and social issues on large-scale infrastructure projects during the last 10 years
• Experience on donor funded projects.

1. Availability of the technical expertise: Presence of appropriate skills among staff. The Consultant will provide information (sample CVs or synopsis) for potential involvement of following staffs (not limited to), bearing in mind that other individuals may be presented at bidding stage:

• Team Leader;
• Community Outreach Specialist /Expert;
• 4No. Sociologist;
• Civil Engineer (Water and Sanitation Engineer);
• Land Economist;
• Monitoring and Evaluation     Officer.

Permanent staff of the Consulting firm will be favored for Key Staff. Potential backstopping support should also be described.

1. Quality assurance procedures and certifications of the Applicant (ISO 9001 and/or environmental and social certification)
2. Among the submitted applications, Athi Water Works Development Agency will shortlist a maximum of six (6) Applicants, to whom the Request for Proposals to carry out the Services shall be sent. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Guidelines.
3. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in written form to the address below in person (hardcopy and flash disk) or by email (in PDF format, maximum size 15MB) no later than 29^th June,2021 at 1200 hours East African Time; clearly marked “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Community Outreach & Implementation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Nairobi Water and Sanitation Project, Contract No. AWWDA/AFD/ NWSP/CS-06/2021”. Acknowledgement of receipt of applications received by email will be provided.
4. Interested Applicants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400 hours and public holidays).

The Chief Executive Officer,

Athi Water Works Development Agency,

Ground Floor,Athi Water Plaza

Muthaiga North Road, Off Kiambu Road

P.O. Box 45283-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: 254 020 2724292/3 , Fax: 254 020 27224295

Email: info@awwda.go.ke