Design and Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting- Saint Lucia

WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY INCORPORATED (WASCO) – ST. LUCIA
RAINWATER HARVESTING
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Water and Sewerage Company Incorporated (WASCO) of St. Lucia has applied for financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.  Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of WASCO and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement.  The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or any import of goods,  if such payment or import to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than WASCO shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

WASCO now wishes to procure consultancy services for the Design and Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting (RWH). Previous studies have revealed significant water-access challenges are faced by some residents in certain communities which are served by the John Compton Dam. The objective of the consultancy is to implement a RWH Project for the Millet/Tete Chemin Community in Saint Lucia to mitigate the water scarcity issues by providing a sustainable alternative and supplementary solution. The Project is expected to improve access to safe adequate and sustainable water supply for the community residents and to contribute to gender equality in the community. 

The Consultant will report to Head Project Management Unit.

The scope of required services includes:

• A Community Needs Assessment to target the beneficiaries of the rainwater harvesting intervention;
• Broad stakeholder awareness and consultations within the community;
• Appropriate training to support sustainable practices following provision of the RWH

The duration of the assignment is expected to be twelve months.

WASCO now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest for this Consultancy.

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

(a) the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and

(b) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest.

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience and local and regional experience on similar assignments. Prospective candidates should consist of persons having a Master’s Degree and minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in the areas of hydrology and/or hydrometry, disaster risk management/climate change adaptation, water resources management, civil engineering or a field relevant to water sanitation and hygiene-related development assistance. Specific experience in and knowledge of the following:

(a) Community mobilisation community education, and in the application of community participatory methods.

(b) Developing communication tools for non-technical persons.

(c) Rain water harvesting.

(d) Experience working in the water sector in Caribbean or similar region.

(e) The principles and methods in the following areas: water supply project management; monitoring and evaluation; integrated water resource management; water supply and sanitation technologies; and community-based water supply and sanitation.

(f) The latest theories, technology and practices in rainwater harvesting system construction, and drinking water safety planning.

The Expressions of Interest must include a detailed curricula vitae and all information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 08:00 and 16:30 hours Monday to Friday.

Four (4) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the second address below no later than 12:00 hours on October 12, 2016 and one hard copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the third address below.  The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Design and Implementation of Rainwater Harvesting”.

Following the assessment, the most technically capable and appropriately experienced applicants will be invited to interview for the post and, if successful, to then negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services.

WASCO reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety.  It will not be bound to assign any reason for not selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

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