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3.1 Consulting Services for Technical and Governance Support to Janaki, Bardagoriya, Joshipur, Sharda municipalities with one independent team for each municipality

Government of Nepal Ministry of Water Supply Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project (WaSGISP) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: NEPAL Name of the Project: WATER SECTOR GOVERNANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT PROJECT Credit No.: 7132-NP Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Technical and Governance Support to Sharada municipality and Janaki, Joshipur and Bardagoriya rural municipalities with one independent team for each municipality Reference No.: NP-DWSSM-290176-CS-QCBS The Government of Nepal has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project (WaSGISP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Technical and Governance Support to Sharada municipality and Janaki, Joshipur and Bardagoriya rural municipalities with one independent team for each municipality. The Services shall provide dedicated and focused technical assistance to the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at each municipal level for implementation of governance and institutional support. The Services also comprise of facilitating PIU in planning, design, construction, and supervision of infrastructure projects and supporting MWASH unit to execute its core functions. A total of 1012person months of the Services is estimated and the service is expected to commence from January 2023, with the implementation period of PST for approximately five years. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: (dwssm.gov.np). The Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: qualifications and experience of the firm, such as: General experience of the firm Specific experience (Within last 7 years) Technical and managerial capability of the firm Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrower, November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method as set out in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, July 2016, revised November 2020. Further information and clarification can be obtained at the address below during office hours between 10:00 to 17:00 hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by mail or by e-mail) by 7 September 2022, 14:00 hrs. In case, the last date of submission of the EOI documents happens to be a declared public holiday, the next working day will be deemed as the due date, but the time will be same as stipulated. Water Sector Governance and Infrastructure Support Project Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management DWSSM Building, Panipokhari, Kathmandu Tel: 01-4421395 E-mail: [email protected]