THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI

NORTHERN REGION WATER BOARD

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES)

NKHATABAY TOWN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT

SANITATION MARKETING AND HYGIENE CAMPAIGN AT NKHATABAY TOWN

Sector: Water Supply and Sanitation

Project ID No.: P-MW-E00-011

  1. This request for expression of interest follows the general procurement notice for the Nkhatabay Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project that appeared in the UN Development Business issue of 14th December 2018 under reference number AfDB1387-12/18 ;
  2. The Government of the Republic of Malawi has obtained financing from the African Development Fund and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) toward the cost of the Nkhatabay Town Water Supply and Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this financing to payments under the contract for Sanitation Marketing and Hygiene Campaign at Nkhatabay Town ;
  3. The Consultant will among other activities :
  • Undertake a baseline study and situation analysis on the status of sanitation and hygiene in the target areas ;
  • Hold a stakeholder workshop to disseminate and report findings on the status of sanitation and hygiene ;
  • Identify and specify indicators for the different aspects of sustaining sanitation and hygiene services delivery ;
  • Use the baseline findings to set realistic targets to be achieved as a result of sanitation marketing and promotion of hygiene under this assignment ;
  • Mobilize communities, market sanitation and promote hygiene to them ;
  • Conduct institutional strengthening and capacity building ;
  • Implement participatory monitoring and evaluation to determine the impact of the Sanitation Marketing and Hygiene Campaign on both the uptake and utilization of sanitation and hygiene facilities and status of health of the target communities.
  1. The overall effort of the consultant is estimated at 10 staff-months and the period of the assignment is 24 months ;
  2. The Northern Region Water Board now invites eligible interested 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) ;
  3. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Fund’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group-Funded Operations, dated October 2015, which is available on the Fund’s website at http://www.afdb.org ;
  4. Interested consultants may obtain further information during office hours [07:30 to 16:30 hours (Malawi time)] from:

The Project Coordinator

Attention:      Eng Jackson Mtungila

Telephone:    (265) 0992 013 600

E-mail :  jmtungila@yahoo.co.uk

  1. Expressions of interest must be delivered by mail or electronically or hand delivered in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Sanitation Marketing and Hygiene Campaign at Nkhatabay Town” to the address indicated below by 14:00 hours (Malawi time) on 4th June 2019.

The Chairman of Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee Northern Region Water Board

Off Mzuzu-Lilongwe road

Bloemwater Street

Kawiluwilu House

Room No. 6 (Chief Executive Officer’s Secretary)

Private Bag 94

Mzuzu

MALAWI

E-mail : mbewe08@gmail.com

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