1. Introduction

   The Government of Zimbabwe received financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Bulawayo Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for the Tariff and Affordability Study, Institutional Option Analysis and Ring Fencing in Bulawayo.

   The City of Bulawayo (CoB) with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) is improving and upgrading the water supply and sewerage services in the city with the aim of contributing to the improvement in health and social wellbeing of its population.

   The project’s emphasis is on rehabilitating and enhancing the water supply system and sewerage system, reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW), strengthening institutional capacity, enhancing service delivery efficiency and contributing to health and environmental improvement.

2. Objectives of the Assignment

   The main objectives of the assignment are;

   i. To make recommendations to improve the delivery of water and sewerage services through the assessment and evaluation of the current institutional structure, and to propose improvement and enhancement of institutional and financial arrangements of the water and sewerage section.

   These proposals shall be in line with BCC’s commitment to ring fence the water and sewerage services account. The operational framework of the water and sewerage services and its improvement shall be considered holistically.

   ii. To review the current tariff structure and make recommendations for sustainability. The review will also analyze customer ability and willingness to pay the current tariffs and any potential increases in tariffs.

   iii. To make detailed recommendations and develop a road map for the implementation of ring-fencing the water and sewerage services with private sector involvement as an option.

   The Consultant will be expected to take a holistic approach on the recommendations for appropriate institutional options and organizational management structures, cost recovery mechanisms, tariff structures and cost recovery targets for water and sewerage services and the development of an operational framework for ring fencing the water and sewerage services.

   2.1 Scope of the study

   The study shall include the following tasks;

   1. Tariff and Affordability Study

   2. Institutional Option Analysis

   3. Conceptual and Operational Framework for Ring Fencing

3. Request for Expressions of Interest

   The City of Bulawayo now invites eligible Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience with similar organizations in similar environments and conditions, managerial and technical capability of the firm’s principals or directors, etc.).

   Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. {Qualifications and experience of the organisation’s key experts as those who will actually carry out the assignment will not be considered at this stage of the selection process}.

   The Short-listing Criteria are;

   The Consulting Firm must have the relevant experience in conducting similar studies, having conducted at least three similar tariffs and affordability and institutional reform studies within the past five years.

   Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method procedures set out in the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” 2010, revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

   Interested consultants may obtain further information by sending an email to bwssip@citybyo.co.zw during office hours from 0800 to 1630 hours week days.

4. Submission of Expression of Interest

   Expressions of Interest clearly marked “Consultancy Services for the Tariff and Affordability Study, Institutional Option Analysis and Ring Fencing BWSSIP/C02”, can be submitted as hard copies at the address below on or before 1500 hours Harare local time on 20 September 2019.

Expressions of interest should be sent to:

Or addressed to the following email address: bwssip@citybyo.co.zw with subject title “Consultancy Services for the Tariff and Affordability Study, Institutional Option Analysis and Ring Fencing BWSSIP/C02”.

ADVERT NO :8001
01/09/2019

C. DUBE TOWN CLERK