Corrigendum - Tenders Are Invited For Mobile Wastewater Treatment Laboratory Enhancing Water Resource Management

Tenders are invited for Mobile Wastewater Treatment Laboratory Pn#16.2090.5-001.00 "Enhancing Water Resource Management" WAMA. Deadline: Wednesday, 30. Jul 2025 Background: The GIZ-implemented "Enhancing Water Resource Management" (WAMA) project, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), aims to improve the financial and organizational framework for water and wastewater management in Lebanons regional water establishments. The project runs from April 2022 to March 2026. The project has adapted to the ongoing situation in Lebanon, focusing on ensuring essential WASH services and implementing gender-responsive measures. WAMAs political partner is the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW), which oversees the water/wastewater sector and leads a reform process. The projects implementation partners are the four Water Establishments (WEs) responsible for providing water and wastewater services. WAMA has three outputs: Output 1: The capacity of a selected WE to respond to crises and emergencies in a gender-responsive manner is improved. Output 2: The conditions for increasing the technical and financial capacities of one WE have improved. Output 3: The conditions for WE to assume their responsibility for the collection and treatment of wastewater have improved. The GIZ-funded WAMA project aims to enhance the operational and institutional capacities of Lebanons four regional Water Establishments in managing and supervising wastewater treatment infrastructure. Project assessments have consistently shown that many Wastewater Treatment Plants under these establishments lack adequate or functioning laboratory infrastructure. This deficiency significantly limits their ability to monitor influent and effluent water quality, undermining egulatory compliance and operational efficiency. To bridge this gap, the provision of 2 stand-alone mobile wastewater quality monitoring laboratory housed in a caravan is proposed as a strategic intervention. The caravan will be specifically designed for field deployment and can be towed by a standard 4x4 vehicle (which is not part of the procurement scope and is assumed to be available within the Water Establishments). It will feature a fully autonomous energy setup, including a dedicated generator, ensuring continuous operation under all conditions. The operational cycle will allow the mobile unit to visit relevant WWTPs on a rotating basis and maintain a continuous monitoring regime. The labs will also serve as a training hub, allowing WE staff to build practical competencies in sampling, laboratory analysis, data recording, and quality control. The caravan laboratory will perform on-site, real-time testing of critical physicochemical parameters, to ensure strict compliance with Lebanese Environmental, Limit Values - ELVs. This decentralized approach will improve responsiveness, data availability, and plantlevel process optimization. Moreover, the laboratory is conceived as a capacity development platform, allowing Water Establishment staff to gain long-term operational self-sufficiency. It will be ergonomically designed with embedded safety systems, including proper ventilation, spill containment, PPE storage, fire safety features, and meeting local and international safety norms. Tender Link : https://www.daleel-madani.org/calls-for-proposal