JAMAICA

Rural Water Programme

Consulting Services

Loan No. 1360/OC-JA

The Ministry of Water & Housing, with assistance from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is embarking upon a community-driven Rural Water Supply Programme in which the beneficiary communities will be participating in part financing, identification, planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance and management of the rural water supply and sanitation projects in their communities. In addition to extension of potable water and sanitation services to communities, one of the main objectives of the program is to generate a “demonstration effect” to implement the program’s methodology in other areas of rural Jamaica.

The Ministry wishes to engage the services of a consulting firm to provide the Rural Water Programme with promotional outreach services and developing a public awareness campaign of the program. The consulting firm will also successfully promote the goals, objectives, activities, methodologies, procedures and conditions of participation of the Rural Water Programme to eligible communities and other stakeholders.

The Government of Jamaica now invites eligible consulting firms or joint venture partnerships from the IDB’s member countries to apply for prequalification.

The consulting firm should demonstrate experience in the design, preparation and implementation of promotional campaigns geared towards creating an awareness of specific programs or issues in rural areas of Caribbean/Latin America, an extensive knowledge of the communication-related characteristics of rural-based communities, an excellent track record in the effective use of combined media and promotional techniques to engender positive responses and actions in the targeted audience, proven ability to manage promotion projects in a timely fashion and an ability to provide/obtain cost effective response through the use of innovative promotional strategies.

The criteria for evaluation of prequalification documents shall be as follows:

· Consultant’s qualifications, relevant experience and demonstrated success: 30 points

· Consultant’s relevant experience in the Caribbean / Latin America: 10 points

· Qualifications and experience of the key staff proposed: 30 points

· Extent of participation of local consultants among key staff in the performance of assignment: 10 points

· Financial strength of the company: 10 points

· Experience in transfer of technology: 10 points

Four top ranking consulting firms shall be selected and invited to submit technical and financial proposals. The request for proposal documents shall be issued to these four firms.

Sealed submissions, in English, inclusive of all relevant enclosures, in a plain envelope clearly marked “Prequalification for the Promotion Outreach Consultancy Services” must be delivered to the address below by 25 September 2002 at 1000 hours. The submissions shall be opened at 1030 hours on the same day, in the presence of the firm’s representatives who choose to attend, at the same address.

Ministry of Water & Housing

Attn: Permanent Secretary

Island Life Centre, 6 Saint Lucia Avenue

Kingston 5, Jamaica

Tel: (1-876) 754-0971 through 74, 754-2848/2849

Fax: (1-876) 754-0975

Web site: www.mow.gov.ja