to support Design and Supervision of 5 Multi-Village Water Supply Schemes in Afar and Somali Regions of Ethiopia.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- (RFP -ETH- 2015 – 9123018)
OPEN for local and International firm/ company
UNICEF Ethiopia Office is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) from Firm/Company/Organisation to – Establish LTA for a period of 12 months- to support Design and Supervision of 5 Multi-Village Water Supply Schemes in Afar and Somali Regions of Ethiopia.
- Background:
In June 2105, the Government of Ethiopia declared the failure of the spring Belg rains affecting smallholder famers and pastoralist. In October a Government –led multi-agency Meher assessment was conducted and concluded that the expected harvest was far below expectation due to poor and erratic rains as a result to El Niño. This led to the increase in the number of priority one woredas from 142 in August to 186 and the estimated number of people in need of food assistance rose to 10.2 million with and an estimated 400,000 children with severe acute malnutrition. In December 20156 the Government of Ethiopia and humanitarian partners today launched the joint Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2016. The appeal seeks $1.4 billion to provide 10.2 million people with emergency food assistance; 5.8 million people with water, health and sanitation; and more than 2.1 million people with nutrition including 400,000 severely malnourished children.
- Objectives.
The main objectives of this LTA contract are to:
a) Undertake engineering feasibility, business plan studies in the selected villages (n.5 multi-village water supply schemes)
b) Provide supervision services of related works
- Methodology.
A pre-condition for this LTA/contract is that the proposed team(s) working for both phases is (are) the result of an association of International and Local (Ethiopian) experts/firms. Relevant Joint Venture or association agreements/letters shall be included in the technical proposal along with other required documents. Failing in presenting such documents shall result in rejection of proposals. While listing the proposed experts for each phase, the consultant shall ensure that local (regional) language is spoken within the team(s).
All the activities will be undertaken based on the Government of Ethiopia’s policies, norms, and regulations for water supply and sanitation in urban and rural areas, as well as good practices according to international standards.
More details of the requirements for this bid can be found in the RFP.
Interested and eligible bidders from local organizations are invited to collect the complete tender documents by sending an email to Mr. Sebastian Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) or Mr. Deresse Damte (ddamte@unicef.org) Starting on Monday, 28-Dec-2015. Proposals are to be submitted to UNICEF Ethiopia Office on or before 9.00 am (East African Time)13-Jan-2016 (Wednesday). Please quote the RFP nr. 9123018 in all your correspondences. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer. UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids. ADDRESS:UNICEF Ethiopia, UNECA Compound, NOF Building, 2nd floor Supply Section,Attn. Mr. Sebastian Muzuma / Mr. Deresse Damte, P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 518 4233 / 4167, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.