Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Request for Proposal (RFP) - REQ-CJR-17-0148 - Preliminary Activities of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Program at PDAM Kota Magelang and PDAM Surakarta


DAI, implementer of the USAID funded Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene  Penyehatan Lingkungan Untuk Semua (IUWASH PLUS) Project, invites qualified bidders to submit proposals/bids for : Preliminary Activities of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Program at PDAM Kota Magelang and PDAM Surakarta, 


Background

The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Penyehatan Lingkungan Untuk Semua (IUWASH PLUS) program is a five-year initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) in increasing access to water supply and sanitation services as well as improving key hygiene behaviors among urban poor and vulnerable populations. USAID IUWASH PLUS works with governmental agencies, the private sector, NGOs, communities and others to achieve the following "high level" results:
I.          An increase of one million people in urban areas with access to improved water supply service quality, of which at least 500,000 are from the poorest 40% of the population (also referred to as the “Bottom 40%” or “B40”), vulnerable groups or Indonesia’s eastern provinces; and
II.         An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to safely managed sanitation and all of whom are from the "B40", vulnerable groups or Indonesia’s eastern provinces.
To ensure that improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, USAID IUWASH PLUS is guided by a development hypothesis that focuses on strengthening service delivery systems, so they can more effectively reach the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. In order to achieve this at scale, the program undertakes activities through four interrelated components, including: 1) improving household WASH services; 2) strengthening city WASH institutional performance; 3) strengthening the WASH financing environment; and 4) advancing national WASH advocacy, coordination and communication.

OBJECTIVE

The Objectives of the activities are:
1.    Prepare templates and forms for commercial losses activities, program planning as well as SOP necessary for the implementation of a comprehensive NRW reduction program:
2.    Conduct trials of SOPs and forms for NRW commercial reduction activities, and improving SOPs and form2 as necessary in accordance with test results (in PDAM Surakarta and Kota Magelang)
3.    Improve the ability of staff of 2 PDAMs in implementing the initial NRW program activities, by involving and conduct building capacity of PDAM Staff in all activities in this Scope of Work

SPECIAL TERMS & CONDITIONS / SPECIFIC CRITERIA

Timing/Assignment Duration
Implementation schedule of the activities is planned for 4 months from January – May 2018, and parallel (simultaneously) for the 2 PDAMs. Provider will propose a schedule in accordance with their respective methodologies, with a planning of 4 months, but taking into account limited possibility of some additional time (max 1 month), if one of 2 PDAMs requires bit more time for trial SOP. The contract is under a Fixed Priced Purchase Order (FPPO)

Reporting & working environment
The consultant will be under the supervision of Urban Water Specialist Central Java and be fully supported by Urban Water Supply Specialist from National Office

Required Qualifications and Experience
Specialist Required
Estimated professional manpower required for this program are :
a.         Team Leader                        : 1 person, 2 man-months (overall program management)
b.        NRW engineer / Specialist  : 1 person, 4 man-months (responsible for 2 PDAMs)
c.         Financial Specialist               : 1 person, 1 man-month (cost-benefit analysis for 2 PDAMs)
d.        Field Assistant engineer       : 2 persons, each 4 man-months (on location in each PDAM)
For those who match the qualifications, IUWASH PLUS inviting you to submit proposal, as the files attached or check the link as follows : https://www.iuwashplus.or.id/archives/lsic/rfp-req-cjr-17-0148-consultant-of-preliminary-activities-of-non-revenue-water-nrw-program-at-pdam-kota-magelang-and-pdam-surakarta
Thank you very much for your kind attention & best cooperation.

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