CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) NO. 2 AND VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUP PLAN (VMGP) IMPLEMENTATION FOR MWACHE UPPER CHECK DAM

MINISTRY OF WATER, SANITATION AND IRRIGATION TENDER APRIL 2022 

COASTAL REGION WATER SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT 

CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) NO. 2 AND VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUP PLAN (VMGP) IMPLEMENTATION FOR MWACHE UPPER CHECK DAM

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Coastal Region Water Security and Climate Resilience Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds from this financing for payment of Consulting Services for Resettlement Action Plan No. 2 and Vulnerable and Marginalized Group Plan (VMGP) Implementation of the Mwache Upper Check Dam Project.
2. The objective of the assignment is to fully implement the Mwache Dam RAP 2 and the Mwache VMGP in the areas covered by the Upper Check Dam and Irrigation Demonstration Scheme. The assignment will focus on assisting the affected communities and project affected households to relocate as per their preferred approach and support their efforts to restore their livelihoods to pre-project levels. The consultant will ensure all activities are undertaken after meaningful consultation with the affected communities, host communities and affected peoples.
3. The Scope of Services will include but not limited to the following:
4. i)RAP Disclosure and Sensitization of the PAP community on the Resettlement Action
5. ii)Plan and VMGP documents at the project level;

iii)    Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement, Grievance Redress Mechanism and identification of resettlement areas and assist PAPs in getting replacement land;

1. iv)Preparation, supervision and monitoring of implementation of Livelihoods Restoration Plan (LRP) for each project affect­ed household and Cultural Heritage Management Plans; and
2. v)Support NLC in Land Acquisition &Verification of Compensation and other entitlements to PAPs and provision of facilita­tion in relocation of PAPs.
3. The duration of the consultancy services is fifteen (15) months.
4. The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express 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:
5. a)Relevance and suitability of the applicant’s core business to the assignment.
6. b)Demonstrated experience in implementation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) and Vulnerable and Marginalized Group Plans (VMGPs) and have implemented at least three (3) RAPs and at least one (1) VMGP for similar investments in African countries;
7. c)Familiarity with the relevant regulatory framework of the Government of Kenya and the relevant operational policies of the World Bank (specifically OP 4.12 and OP4.10);
8. d)Familiarity with social assessment and management of involuntary resettlement, land acquisition law in Kenya and com­pensation of project affected persons; and
9. e)Demonstrated technical, managerial, administrative and financial capabilities of the firm.

Please Note: Key experts’ bio data (CV) will not be evaluated at this stage;

6. 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, January 2011 revised July 2014 (“Consul­tant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
7. Firms may associate in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The role of each partner in the association must be clearly stated.
8. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Section (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”)
9. Interested consultants may obtain further necessary information at the address below during office hours between 0900 to 1600 hours from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.
10. The completed expression of interest documents in writing in three (3) copies must be delivered to the Tender Box on Ground Floor, Maji House or sent to the address below so as to be received on or before 27^th  April, 2022 at 1000 hours East Africa Time. For expressions of interest that will be deposited at the tender box, the packages should be clearly marked: “CONSUL­TANCY SERVICES FOR RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) NO. 2 AND VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUP PLAN (VMGP) IMPLEMENTATION OF MWACHE UPPER CHECK DAM; CONTRACT NO.: MOWSI/KWSCRP-2/004/2021-2022 ad­dressed to:

Principal Secretary

Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation
Maji House, Ngong Road
5th Floor Room No. 513/547
P.O. Box 49720-00100, Nairobi.

Tel: +254 20 2716103 Ext. 42335/42260
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Email: procurement@kwscrp.org