CONSULTANCY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN BASELINE AND CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION SURVEY

ATHI WATER WORKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TENDER JUNE 2021 

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the KENYA TOWNS SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAM, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
2. The Agency intends to contract a consultant to provide technical assistance in baseline and customer identification survey for the Africa Development Bank Funded Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program – Athi Cluster.
3. The scope of work for the Consultant will include but not be limited to:
4. a)Establishing baseline information against agreed indicators (output and outcome) for project
5. b)Establishing baseline information against agreed gender specific indicators for the project
6. c)Collecting baseline information on socioeconomic parameters of households and firms with regard to ac­cess to water and sanitation services, water borne related health outcomes, employment situation including women for purposes of informing impact of the project
7. d)Determine the existing and potential network customers within Athi Cluster
8. e)Identification of service provision anomalies, process optimization potentials, revenue improvement oppor­tunities and related service improvement opportunities
9. f)Identification of low-income areas and their water supply status and needs
10. The consultancy services will be carried out over a period of Twelve (12) months.
11. Athi Water Works Development Agency now invites firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria are:
12. Experience in similar assignments
13. Experience in similar conditions, especially working with AfDB projects.
14. Availability of appropriate skills amongst staff with experience in undertaking baseline and customer iden­tification survey, project/programme monitoring and evaluation, public policy development, GIS and pro­gramming-related work.
15. The firm must have facilitated at least five baseline surveys in the last five years, of which at least three should be on WASH in the public sector especially water and sanitation.
16. Knowledge of undertaking customer identification survey as part of the baseline will be a distinct advantage.
17. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” dated July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
18. Firms may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifica­tions.
19. A Firm/ JV will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Guidelines
20. 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.
21. 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 12.00pm East African Time on 27^th July 2021.
22. Those submitted by package should be clearly marked “Request for Expression of Interest for Baseline and Customers Identification Survey for Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program – Athi Cluster: Contract No: AWSB/KTWSSP/CS/18/2021.

Chief Executive Officer

Athi Water Works Development Agency

Muthaiga North Road, Off Kiambu Road,

P.O. Box 45283-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: +254 20 2724293 Fax: +254 20 27224295

Email: info@awwda.go.ke