GOVERNMENT OF GHANA
MINISTRY OF SANITATION AND WATER RESOURCES
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES-FIRM SELECTION)
GREATER ACCRA SUSTAINABLE SANITATION AND LIVELIHOODS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (GASSLIP)
CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A CONSOLIDATED SANITATION LEGISLATION- GASSLIP/S/014
The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received financing from the African Development Bank in the amount UA 40.9 million (US$ 55.6m) towards the cost of the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihoods Improvement Project (GAS-SLIP), and it intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for the Consultancy Service for the Preparation of a Consolidated Sanitation Legislation.
The Project aims to increase access to safe and sustainable sanitation to the residents of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), targeting the urban and peril-urban poor residents. The Project will provide domestic and municipal level sanitation infrastructure, support skills development and livelihood improvements, and enhance the capacity of sanitation service providers and the participating local government authorities to better deliver and manage climate resilient sanitation services within GAMA.
The overall objective of the Project is to improve the socio-economic well-being and health standards of the urban poor within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area. The specific objectives are (a) to increase access to improved and sustainable climate resilient sanitation and hygiene with improved livelihoods for the urban poor, and (b) to strengthen public and private sector capacity to better deliver and manage sanitation infrastructure and services.
Objective of the Assignment :
The objective of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to undertake all necessary activities for the preparation of a Sanitation Management Legislative Instrument. This Legislation will be submitted to the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General for eventual enactment by Parliament
Scope of work :
- Start-up meeting to refine protocol for this assignment and engagement with the MSWR specifically the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihoods Improvement Project (GASSLIP) Team and the Environmental Health and Sanitation Directorate (EHSD) ;
- Develop action plan for MSWR’s approval ;
- Desk Study: Identify, collate and Review of existing documents on Environmental Health and Waste Management in Ghana. Some existing laws that impact on sanitation are enlisted below :
- The Criminal Code, Act 29 ;
- Local Government Act, 1993 (Act 462) ;
- Local Government (Departments of District Assemblies) Commencement Instrument, 2009 (L.I. 1961) ;
- District Assemblies Bye Laws ;
- Civil Service Law, 1993 (PNDCL 327) as amended by the Civil Service Amendment Act, 2001 (Act 600) and the Local Government Service Act, 2003 ;
- The Local Government Service Act 2003 Act 656 ;
- Decentralised Local Governance Act 2016 ;
- The Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act No. 564 of 1998 ;
- Public Health Act, 2012 (Act No. 851 of 2012).
Data collection and Assessment of information including consultative meetings and workshops
Produce a first Draft of the Legislation and PowerPoint presentation to Stakeholders for Validation
Support national consultative processes aimed at obtaining input from key stakeholders as well as ensuring national ownership of the final legislation
Feedback workshop with MSWR and selected Key stakeholders : Prepare the final Sanitation Legislation with an accompanying memorandum for the office of the Attorney-General, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General Department (MoJAGD).
Expertise Required :
The expertise required for this assignment will include but not limited to a Team Leader-Public Governance Expert, Public Health Expert, Planning/Governance Expert, Sanitary Engineer and Legal/Legal Drafting Expert.
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources now invites eligible consultimg firms (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.). Consultants may 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 “procurement Policy framework dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 9.00am to 4pm Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays) at the address below.
Expression of Interest in English (One Original, Three (3) copies and 1 Soft Copy), must be delivered to the address below in written form clearly marked GASSLIP- Expression of Interest for the Preparation of a Consolidated Sanitation Legislation by 4.00 pm on the 21st November 2019.
Attn : The Project Coordinator
Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihoods improvement Project (GASSLIP)
Box MB 201, Accra, Ghana
Physical Location
GASSLIP Offices Kwame Nkrumah Circle
Ring Road West, Opposite Awudome Cemetery (Accra Sewerage Offices)
Ghana Post Digital Address : GA-135-5412
Tel : 0302 234944; 0302 228791;
Email : gasslipmswr@gmail.com
