VACANCY : USAID/IUWASH PLUS – Individual Consultant for Preparation on Technical Feasibility Study of WTP (Water Treatment Plan) Development at PDAM Kota Malang (Code: IC/ WTP -MLG)

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:

1.   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

2.   An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to safely managed sanitation.

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. In support of these components, IUWASH PLUS also implements a Local Sustainability and Innovation Component (LSIC) that is designed to stimulate WASH innovations that strengthen community, private sector and government WASH service provision.

Objective

In PDAM Malang City, where at present the need of drinking water in Malang city tends to increase, but on the other side existence of location of source of raw water PDAM Malang City, which is all in the form of springs, almost 95% are outside Malang City areas, so that the utilization / provision of raw water PDAM Malang city very depend on policy of local government location of spring water. Another thing that is the existence of an indication of the decrease of water discharge that became the raw water of PDAM. Based on the above conditions, it is necessary to consider alternative raw water source of PDAM Malang City which comes from surface water which is processed through Water Treatment Plant, so it becomes drinking water that fulfill health norms. To support the program, IUWASHPLUS requires an Environmental Engineer to develop a Feasibility Study on the Construction of a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to be contracted as a Personal Contractor who will work and will be accompanied by IUWASH Plus Water Sanitation and Hygiene Finance Specialist (WFS) IUWASH PLUS in preparing the Feasibility Study Feasibility Study) IPA in Malang, for a total time of 5 months

The main objective of the assignment is the preparation of a technical feasibility study of the production unit (WTP) development plan with raw water sources from surface water in the city of Malang

Tasks

Selected Environmental Engineers function as implementing partner of IUWASH PLUS to provide technical assistance for technical feasibility study to PDAM Malang City, especially Development Plan of Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Malang city with capacity 1,000 liter/ second.

The activity of preparation of feasibility study include but not limited to:

·       Identify drinking water demand in Malang City until year 2029.

·       Propose alternative choice of surface water source that will be used as raw water source for Water Treatment Plan (WTP), reason and recommendation of raw water source.

·       Measuring the surface water discharge/flow rate to be used as a source of raw water.

·       Propose recommendation of WTP location options,  land area needed and location with the best justification.

·       Measuring complete raw water quality at 4 recommended location points, each of 2 samples.

·       Review the necessary treatment process alternatives and recommendations.

·       Propose alternative design / model of processing system and arranging the development cost plan for each design alternative recommendations.

·       Requesting approval to Director of PDAM Malang related to water demand projection, alternative raw water sources, alternative WTP locations, design alternatives including advantages and disadvantages and cost plan for each design alternative and recommendation.

·       Provide input to IUWASH PLUS WFS in assessing the feasibility of WTP development of PDAM Kota Malang

As for the smooth implementation of its duties, the Environmental Engineering Expert activities will be under the supervision of East Java Regional IUWASHPLUS team, in this case is Urban Water Supply Specialist and it supported and coordinated by the National Water Supply team (UWS Advisor and Senior UWSS National).

Time of execution of work:

This feasibility study will be conducted for 5 (five) months, from May – September 2019.

Results to be achieved:

For five (5) months of preparation of Feasibility Study of Development Planning of Drinking Water Treatment Plant in PDAM Malang, Environmental Engineering Expert is given target:

• Identification of potential surface water that can be utilized as raw water of PDAM and alternative of effective and efficient processing system.
• Report on Technical Feasibility Study for WTP Development, with raw water source of surface water in PDAM Malang city with capacity of 1,000 liter/ second, taking into consideration of PDAM Malang City

  

DELIVERABLE

No.	Deliverables	Due date	Payment
1	Workplan and Preliminary Report	4rd week	20%
2	Interim Report	End of 12th week	40%
3	Draft Final Report	End of 16th week	20%
4	Final Report	End of 20th week	20%

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND TIMING

The individual consultant will work under the supervision of the IUWASH PLUS Urban Water Supply Specialist of EJRO.  The contract period to implement this program will be conducted for 5 months (20 weeks) starting from May 2019 to September 2019

Expected Start Date : May 2019

Minimum Requirements:

Bidders may suggest whatever staffing configuration they believe is appropriate. However, IUWASH PLUS estimates that this program requires one Environmental expert with the following qualification:

·       Minimum education of S1 Environmental Engineering , at least 10 (ten) years working experience.

·       Strong familiarity with feasibility study or detail engineering design on Water Treatment Plan (WTP) from river water resource.

·       Strong experience in the water supply sector.

·       Ability to work independently with limited supervision/facilities, and will be based in Malang City and EJRO Office at Surabaya.

APPLICATION SEND

Proposal must be sent no later than 16:00 on April 15, 2019 as follows:

• In PDF format with the subject (Code: IC/WTP-MLG) to email address: IUWASH_Plus_Recruitment@dai.com or iuwashplus.recruitment@gmail.com
• Two (2) sets of hard copy in a sealed envelope clearly labeled as “Proposal for the Preparation on Feasibility Study of WTP Development at PDAM Kota Malang” to the following street address:

IUWASH PLUS East Java Regional Office

Jl Kapuas No. 48, Surabaya, East Java

Note: On the top left on the proposal envelope, please write:

·       Name

·       Full address

·       No Telp/Fax

·       Email address

·       Contact Person, Position, phone number

2. Only short-listed and selected bidders will be called for technical clarification and negotiation.
3. No costs incurred by bidders in the preparation of their proposal will be reimbursed.
4. All payments will be made in "Rupiah" currency and all project invoices/payments will be denominated in Rupiah

 We regret that we are unable to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.