WASH Consultancy Tender, Switzerland - 24805590

Procurement Summary

Country : Switzerland

Summary : WASH Consultancy

Deadline : 11 Jul 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24805590

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
Attn: Rea Ivanek / William CARTER P.O. Box 303 CH-1211 Geneva 19 Tel: +41 22 730 42 22 Fax: +41 730 4200
Switzerland
Email :rea.ivanek@ifrc.org / william.carter@ifrc.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for WASH Consultancy.

Terms of reference for consultancy

Purpose of Project and Background

Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Myanmar are being settled on an area outside Cox-s Bazaar Bangladesh with little to no road access, which is cut by ravines and is too small to host them appropriately. Adding to this challenge, a great deal of inferior quality WASH infrastructure has been installed, posing a significant threat to public health. In terms of the scale and terrain, the challenge of providing WASH services to the refugees is like little the Red Cross Movement has ever seen.

To address this challenge the IFRC deployed a team to Cox-s Bazaar in December 2016 to initiate a full faecal sludge management (FSM) system. Despite numerous challenges, the team was able to set up a fully functioning sludge collection, transport, and treatment system. This marked the first time that such a project has been achieved by an IFRC surge team.

However, the system is both localized in capacity and small in terms of population served. The IFRC wishes to simultaneously scale up the volume treated and create a system that can be rapidly deployed as part of its global surge tools by trialing equipment that has been purchased and deployed to Bangladesh. We are seeking support for the initial set up and operation of the equipment.

Alignment to the IFRC-s objectives and strategy
(IFRC-s Strategy 2020)

IFRC is responding to Health needs through scaling up faecal sludge management in Cox-s Bazaar, Bangladesh.

Project objectives

The consultancy has two primary objectives:

1. i. Scale up the amount of human waste safely treated at the RC RC faecal sludge treatment site.

2. ii. Provide an equipment package design for future deployments in sudden onset disasters with faecal sludge treatment needs.

The outputs proposed under this consultancy are a functioning sludge treatment system and a manual for its installation and operation.

Desired outcomes

A new faecal sludge treatment modality will be installed in order to scale up the volume treated and create a system that can be rapidly deployed as part of its global surge tools.

Consultancy outputs

1. Review of equipment purchased for the system and plans for operation.

2. Travel to Cox-s Bazaar and joint meetings with IFRC WASH staff and relevant stakeholders.

3. Ensure site for new treatment plant is leveled and prepared for use.

4. Oversee the transport of all equipment to the site.

5. Oversee installation of tanks, pumps, and other equipment for the treatment plant.

6. Initiate the operation of the system, including training of local staff.

7. Ensure lab samples are collected and analysed and results used to optimise treatment plant processes.

8. Provide remote support to the operation of the system during the initial 3 months of operation.

9. Make a follow up visit to ensure system is still functioning as designed.

10. Document the set up and operation of the plant in a final report and user manual, including O&M and required staff profiles, for future operations.

Method of delivery and reasons for selecting that method

Detailed plans, field work and report

Support to be provided to the consultant

Desk review of technical specifications, travel to field to support set up and running of the system and writing of a report and user manual for future deployments.

Schedule for payment of fees

The final outputs and approximate schedule are as follows:

Output

Review of equipment and proposed set up.

Set up and initial operation of the system

Three months of remote support and follow up visit

Summary report and user manual

Schedule (Draft - Final)

mid-july 2018 to mid August 2018

early September 2018 to October 2018

October to December 2018 and visit in Q1 2019

February 2019

Payment (% of total)

10

40

20

20

Time Allocation, for budget purposes

Activity and No. of days

Briefing/debriefing - 2 days

Desk review - 2 days

Travel to and from Cox-s Bazaar (2 trips at 2 days per trip) - 4 days

Meetings in Cox-s Bazaar with key stakeholders - 3 days

Site preparation - 2 days

Transport of materials to site 2 - days

Installation of equipment - 3 days

Initiation of treatment protocol - 35 days

Initial report - 1 day

Second field visit - 5 days

Final report and user manual (including response to IFRC review) - 3 days

Total Days - 62

Management of consultancy

The IFRC will lead on the selection and day to day management of the Consultant. While the consultant is in Cox-s Bazaar day to day management will rest with the IFRC WASH Delegate.

The Consultant will be provided with a detailed briefing on IFRC emergency water and sanitation programming, introduction to key informants, provision of background material and detailed feedback on all deliverables.

Notes

• The consultant will be contracted by the IFRC and the standard contractual terms will apply.

• The budget is (CHF 40, 000).

• Agreed travel expenses will be reimbursed at cost in accordance with in the IFRC-s relevant regulations.

HOW TO APPLY:

Kindly submit your applications and CVs to:

Rea Ivanek rea.ivanek@ifrc.org

William CARTER william.carter@ifrc.org

Documents

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