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URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT-JALINGO
AfDB48-01/16
2100150025696
AfDB - African Development Bank
Nigeria
17 February 2016
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
- Privatisation / Public-Private Partnership
PROGRAMME & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
- Training
- Management Systems & Techniques
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:
- Reform / Institutional strengthening
- Manpower / Recruitment / HR / Grading
LAW:
- Law / Legislation / Legal Framework / Regulation / RIA / Reform
URBAN DEVELOPMENT:
- Water / Drainage / Irrigation / Flood / Well / Hydrology
COMMERCIALIZATION AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO TARABA STATE WATER SUPPLY
AGENCY (TSWSA) CONSULTANCY SERVICES.
NOTICE:
Borrower/Bid No: TS/AFDB/UWSSIP/SERVICES/004/14
Request for Expressions of Interest
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------FEDERAL REPULIC OF NIGERIA
TARABA STATE WATER SUPPLY AGENCY - URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT-JALINGO
Commercialization and Institutional Support to TSWSA
Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project
Financing Agreement reference: 2100150025696
Project ID No.: TS/AFDB/UWSSIP/SERVICES/004/14
This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in
UNDB online No. 760 of 17th November 2009 on-line and on the African Development Bank Group’s
Website.
The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA on behalf of TARABA STATE GOVERNMENT has
received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the URBAN WATER SUPPLY
AND SANITATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT-JALINGO, and intends to apply part of the agreed
amount for this loan to payments under the contract for COMMERCIALIZATION AND INSTITUTIONAL
SUPPORT TO TARABA STATE WATER SUPPLY AGENCY (TSWSA) CONSULTANCY SERVICES.
BACKGROUND
The Taraba State Water Supply Agency (TSWSA) established in 1992 is saddled with the responsibility
for the supply of potable water to the urban and semi-urban centres of the State with a Head Office in
Jalingo, the State capital and with staff strength of about 300 personnel. The Agency is also responsible
for the billing and collection of revenues on behalf of the State and the revenues collected are remitted
fully into the Government Treasury, while the Agency receives monthly subvention from the government.
TSWSA is headed by a General Manager with seven Directorates: Thus:
•Operation and Maintenance
•Water Supply Services
•Commercial Services
•Quality Control and Sanitation Services
•Planning, Research and Statistics
•Administration and
•Finance Department.
The Agency’s operation is covered by 25 districts/Area Offices or Station offices throughout the State
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with only Bali office that is not functional.
The assignment is divided as follows:
S/N
ASSIGNMENT
1
Review and develop a legal framework, Policy reform and Institutional arrangements for improved
Service delivery taking into cognisance the Urban poor to achieve autonomy for TSWSA.
2
Review Regulations, develop and establish Regulatory Institutions for the Water Sector in Taraba State.
3
Review the Water Supply Services Regulatory Law (WSSRL), Low Income Households Strategy
Development and Implementation (LIHSS), National gender policy and the draft WASH policy for
adoption by the Taraba State Government.
4
Provide legal framework for Public Private Partnership Model for Taraba State Water Supply Agency
and Propose strategies to support small scale providers targeting women groups.
5
Develop appropriate structure and legal backing for the formation of Water Consumer Association to
ensure water consumers are involved in decision making.
6
Review the current policy on billing and collection system, procedures for defaulting consumers
including disconnection and reconnection and recommend most viable system for implementation while
establishing a system for controlling, accounting and reporting for revenue collection from water and
sanitation service customers.
7
Review existing organisational structure and staffing levels to develop a related organisation and
manpower plan for the TSWSA.
8
Develop a personnel management system, policies and procedures, self-assessment manual and
procedures for TSWSA in order to analyse the internal personnel regulations for consideration by the
management.
9
Design an automated system of personnel records for TSWSA.
10
Prepare a Training policy, Training programme and Human Resource Development policy manual for
TSWSA.
11
Carry out a complete customer enumeration and develop a computerized customer database Model
and Register while establishing computerized Billing centres and billing software for TSWSA.
The TARABA STATE WATER SUPPLY AGENCY now invites eligible consultants to indicate their
interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they
are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in
similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The Assignment shall be executed
in 15 months.
The assignment requires a firm with expertise and specific experience in supporting institutional
development and commercialization initiatives in urban water utilities of similar size and level of capacity
as TSWSA. Interested firms must also demonstrate good knowledge of the urban water and sanitation
sector in developing countries and a good track record of advising water utilities on all aspects of utility
operations outlined in the above scope, in an environment similar to TSWSA.
The composition of the team for the assignment should include: Water Utility Management Expert as
Team leader, Policy Analysis and Legal Expert, Strategic and Business Planning Expert, Water Utility
Operations Expert, Financial Management Expert, Utility MIS Expert, Enumeration/Data collection
Expert and other Experts relevant in accomplishing the assignment.
Consultants are encouraged to constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
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” [July 2012], which is
available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
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Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours [8:00am
to 5:00pm Monday to Friday].
Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below by 17th FEBRUARY, 2016 at 11.00am
and mention “COMMERCIALIZATION AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO TSWSA.”.
The General Manager
Taraba State Water Supply Agency, Magami Jalingo
Attention:
Project Manager
Taraba State Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project,
F.G.G.C Road, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Tel: +234-8065316519
E-mail: tarabauwssip@gmail.com
Hyperlinks to Related Project Dossiers:
GPN
http://www.assortis.com/en/members/bsc_view.asp?id=147909&DataType=busop
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