Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Tender - 50946847

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Country: Ethiopia

Summary: Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience

Deadline: 15 Mar 2021

Posting Date: 06 Mar 2021

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 50946847

Document Ref. No.: 1273308

Competition: ICB

Financier: World Bank (WB)

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Expression of Interest are invited for Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia.
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Selection Information
Assignment Title
Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia
Publication Date
03-Mar-2021
Expression of Interest Deadline
15-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)
Language of Notice
English
Selection Notice
Assignment Country
ET - Ethiopia

Funding Sources
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:
BB - BANK BUDGET

TF0B5068 - T1- Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience

Individual/Firm
The consultant will be a firm.
Assignment Description
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2

https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: 1273308 - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia
Assignment Countries:

- Ethiopia
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The objective of the proposed activity is to support climate smart urban development in AA by (i) integrating Climate Smart Capital Investment Plans (CsCIP) into urban development planning, and (ii) preparing an integrated action plan, including policy actions, prioritized investments and institutional building towards green, climate-resilient urban development. In alignment with other ongoing WB engagements and based on international experiences in adapting to Covid-19, a locally attuned CS-CIP and action plan will be developed in coordination with AA City Administration.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- BANK BUDGET

- T1- Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:

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INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE

The consultant will be a firm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms 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. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)
NOTES

Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
Attachments
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Qualification Criteria
1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.

2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.

3. Provide information on their core business and years in business.

4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.

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Shortlisted consultants will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposal. Contract awards will be made in accordance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policies and Procedures.
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Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. BACKGROUND

Ethiopia - Africa- second most populous country with one of the region-s lowest urbanization

rates - is urbanizing rapidly. Ethiopia is poised to absorb one third of the country-s population

into urban areas within the next decade. Urban population will triple from 15 million in 2012 to

42 million by 2037 at 3.8 percent a year under a conservative scenario.1

If not managed properly,

Ethiopian cites will struggle to provide jobs, infrastructure and services, and run the risk of

reduced productivity and economic growth as well as suffer from the impacts of climate change.

The Capital City of Addis Ababa is the largest urban agglomeration, demographically and

economically. The city-s recent growth is remarkable. Between 1980 and 2015, Addis Ababa-s

population grew on average at an annual rate of 4.2 percent, experiencing its highest population

growth between 1984 and 1994 when it increased by nearly 50 percent. The Capital-s urban built

up area has similarly expanded considerably in the last few decades, at an annual average rate

of 16.8 percent between 1975 and 2014. According to the City Resilience Program: Addis Ababa

City Scan, the city-s core has extremely high density (15, 000-30, 000 per km), with 30 percent of

residents occupying 8 percent of the land.2

Rapid urbanization and sprawl exacerbate Addis Ababa-s urban development challenges. The

spatial expansion of the city is far outpacing population growth. Between 1987 and 2017 there

has been a three-fold increase in urban land, while the urban density (people/built-up area km2

decreased by nearly 25%. As land is being developed at the city-s fringe, there is a growing spatial

mismatch between housing, jobs and services. Connectivity is low and transport and

infrastructure are not adequately supporting accessibility, with the effect that the city has

become crowded and congested and unable to meet the basic needs and services. Similarly, the

rapid conversion of green into built-up areas - between 1986 and 2015 the share of green spaces

has decreased from 21% to 5% - has degraded environmental ecosystems, decreased livability

at the neighborhood level and contributed to an increase in land surface temperature in the city

(i.e. heat island effect). Moreover, inadequate drainage, housing development along riverbanks

and increasing surface runoff are exacerbating the city-s vulnerability to flooding.3
Addis Ababa is in urgent need for more integrated approaches to support green urban growth.

Ethiopia was one of the first countries in Africa to develop a green growth strategy (2011) and

since 2007 Addis Ababa is part of the C40, a group of 40 large cities committed to tackling climate

change. Despite notable advances towards green and climate-resilient urban development, there

is specific need to scale up the city-s efforts to; (i) reduce GHG emissions and the share of fossilbased fuels, (ii) mitigate future impacts of climate related hazards (e.g. urban flooding, extreme

heat, landslides), (iii) tackle the mounting solid waste problem, and (iv) foster livable, mixed-use

and green urban areas.

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The proposed activity is financed by City Climate Finance Gap Fund (or “Gap Fund”) which aims

to help cities in low- and middle-income countries transition towards low-carbon and climateresilient pathways in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

This assignment is aligned with the Government-s priorities as well as ongoing engagements

with the World Bank to address urban development challenges related to green growth,

environmental sustainability and climate change. The project sets out to support climate-smart

capital investment planning (CsCIP) through the budget cycle. Cities in Ethiopia are required to

produce 3 year rolling CIPs, but they currently lack knowledge on mainstreaming a climate

mitigation and climate adaption focus within these plans. CsCIP ensures that climate change

implications of investments will be considered at an early stage in their design and

implementation process, supporting AA to more effectively achieve its climate change and GHG

reduction goals and avoid the need for costly retrofits. Integrating climate change into the

planning process will help cities to achieve their low-carbon, climate resilient goals more costeffectively. The project will help Addis Ababa contribute to the Paris Declaration and meet the

ambition of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), as well as to achieve the desired

transformational impacts at the city-level. The assistance will deliver climate-smart capital

investment plans for the cities, directly building the capacity of the staff of the city to identify

both resilient and low-carbon solutions for projects in their pipelines. By projecting project

operations over 15+ years, resilient and low-carbon solutions will translate into lower life-cycle

costs for projects that will directly support higher quality of life and more sustainable

infrastructure services. These solutions will also feed into country reporting to the Paris COP

resolutions of 2016.

2. OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Objective

The objective of the proposed activity is to support climate smart urban development in AA by (i)

integrating Climate Smart Capital Investment Plans (CsCIP) into urban development planning, and

(ii) preparing an integrated action plan, including policy actions, prioritized investments and

institutional building towards green, climate-resilient urban development. In alignment with

other ongoing WB engagements and based on international experiences in adapting to Covid-19,

a locally attuned CS-CIP and action plan will be developed in coordination with AA City

Administration.

Expected Outcomes

The expected outcomes are: (i) Improved strategy for low-carbon, green, climate-smart and

green development of AA, and (ii) enhanced capacity of AA to prepare high-impact low-carbon,

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