Consultancy Services for Preparation of LVNWSB Drought Masterplan

Lake Victoria North Water Services Board

Request for Expressions of Interest

(Consulting Services – Firms Selection)

Country: Kenya

Water and Sanitation Services Improvement Project Additional Financing (WaSSIP AF)

Credit No.: 5103KE

Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Drought Masterplan

Reference No: 11

Contract No: LVNWSB/D/CS/DM/2012

1. The Government of Kenya has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) toward a cost of Kenya: Water and Sanitation Service Improvement Project Additional Financing and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consultancy Services.

2. The consulting services (“the Services”) involve preparation of a comprehensive and integrated drought mitigation plan which will include a spatial plan of (alternative) sources to be used under drought conditions that will include: -

(a) Strategies to improve the institutional capacity of the water services board for drought preparedness and to respond to drought situations;

(b) Proposal on measures to be implemented for drought mitigation including drilling of boreholes, rainwater harvesting, runoff collection, improved management of boreholes, exploration of additional water sources for
development.

The identified activities will be prioritized for implementation as a part of a drought-mitigation plan;

(c) Recommend a suitable drought index for ease of prioritisation of drought intervention;

(d) Prepare pre-feasibility studies for proposed intervention and map the areas on a GIS framework;

(e) Undertake hydrogeological studies for proposed borehole water sources, and

(f) Develop spatial data and integrate in GIS software.

The duration of the services is expected to be twelve (12) months.

3. The Lake Victoria North Water Services Board, a parastatal under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, now invites 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.

The short-listing criteria are:

(a) Experience in similar assignments i.e. Drought mitigation studies including water resource studies, conceptual and detailed designs, tender documentation and works supervision of water projects;

(b) Experience in similar conditions i.e East Africa; and,

(c) Availability of appropriate skills amongst staff

4. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

5. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.

6. 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 27th July 2012 before close of business. Those submitted by package should be clearly marked “Request for Expression of Interest for Consulting Services for Preparation of Drought Masterplan, Contract No. : LVNWSB/D/CS/DM/2012.

Chief Executive Officer,
Lake Victoria North Water Services Board,
Former KEFINCO Offices
Off-Kakamega / Kisumu Road,
Opposite Barclays Bank,
Kakamega
Tel: O56–30795
Fax: 056-31506
E-mail: info@lvnwsb.go.ke.

Peter Bett
For Chief Executive Officer