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JAMAICA |
Rural
Water Programme
Consulting
Services
Project
Number: JA-0113
The
Ministry of Water & Housing, with assistance from the Inter-American
Development Bank, is embarking upon a community driven Rural Water 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/NGO to provide the
Rural Water Programme with technical expertise in the areas of community
development and gender issues at the community level during the identification,
preparation and execution of rural water and sanitation projects under the
program. The consulting firm/NGO will also provide initially two and eventually
up to five community development outreach specialists (CDO) who, as members of
a team, will work with the communities throughout the project cycle and will
play a key role in assisting the communities to create legally constituted
community water organizations. The consultancy is expected to last for four
years.
The
Government of Jamaica now invites eligible consulting firms or joint venture
partnerships / NGO’s from the IDB’s member countries to apply for
prequalification.
The
criteria for evaluation of the 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 the transfer of technology: 10 Points
Three
to six top ranking consulting firms/NGO’s will be selected and invited to
submit technical and financial proposals. The request for proposal documents
shall be issued to these selected firms only.
Sealed
submissions, in English, inclusive of all relevant enclosures, in a plain
envelope clearly marked “ Prequalification for the Community Development
Outreach Consultancy Services” must be delivered to the address below by 13
November 2002 at 1000 hours the latest. Submissions shall be opened at 1030
hours on the same day at the same address in the presence of the firm’s
representatives who choose to attend.
Ministry of Water &
Housing
Permanent Secretary
Island Life Centre, 6
St. Lucia Avenue
Kingston 5, Jamaica
Tel: (1-876)
754-0971/0972/0973/0974, 754-2848/2849
Fax: (1-876) 754-0975
Web site: www.mow.gov.ja