General Procurement Notice For Freetown Wash Aquatic Environment Revamping Project

General Procurement Notice For Freetown Wash Aquatic Environment Revamping ProjectThe Project Will Be Executed By Guma Valley Water Company The Freetown City Council And National Protected Areas Authority Will Be Key Implementing Partners 2 The Principal Objectives Of This Project Are To Improve The Water Supply And Sanitation Services While Ensuring The Sustainability Of The Vital Aquatic Ecosystem In The Western Area Freetown The Specific Objectives Of The Project Are A To Rehabilitate And Expand Water Treatment Transmission Storage And Distribution Systems B To Improve Solid And Liquid Waste Collection Treatment And Disposal Services C To Provide Infrastructure And Enhance Capacity For The Effective Protection Of The Western Area Protected Forest Water Shed And D To Promote Good Sanitation Hygiene And Child Nutrition Practices Of The Primary Beneficiaries While Facilitating Their Gainful Participation In The Improvement Of Wash Services The Project Will Complement Motor Control Centre And Dfid Supported Institutional Capacity And Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation Initiatives 3 The Project Includes The Following ComponentsComponent 1 Water Supply Infrastructure Improvement Immediate Investments Rehabilitation Of Five 5 Mal Functioning Raw Water Intakes And 12 Km Of Raw Water Transmission Mains Rehabilitation And Expansion Of Two 2 Existing Water Treatment Plants Rehabilitation Of Two Booster Pumping Stations And Improving Stand By Power Supply Capacity Rehabilitation Of 100Km Of Old Water Distribution Mains And Expansion Of Distribution Network By 250Km Rehabilitation Of Eight 8 Existing Service Reservoirs Rehabilitation And Construction Of 120 Public Stand Posts Establishment Of 38 000 Metered Water Service Connections Supervision And Quality Assurance Services For Immediate Infrastructure Improvements Component 2 Integrated Infrastructure Improvement Post Mtr Investments Establishment Of Water Shed Data Collection Protection And Surveillance Infrastructure Development Of Ten 10 Raw Water Intakes And 18 Km Of Raw Water Transmission Mains Construction Of Nine 9 Water Treatment Plants Construction Of Seven 7 New Service Reservoirs Construction Of 100 Km Of New Water Distribution Pipe Network Flood Mapping Of Western Area Western Area Peninsular Protected Forest Water Shed Regeneration Tree Planting Construction Of Stand By Water Sources To Maintain Services During Rehabilitation Works 38 000 Metered Water Service Connections Establishment Of 140 Solid And Liquid Waste Transfer Stations Including Mobile Transfer Stations Lining Of 143 600 Sq M Of Drainage Channels Construction Of Two 2 Solid Waste Material Recovery Facilities Establishment Of Pilot Solid And Liquid Waste Treatment Plants Including Selection Of Private Sector Operators Supervision And Quality Assurance Services For Integrated Infrastructure Improvements Component 3 Capacity For Integrated Water Resources Management Iwrm And Livelihood Improvement Training Of Managerial And Technical Staff Support For 40 Internships In Water Supply And Sanitation Related Disciplines Promoting Youth Including Women Employment Through Nurturing Of Micro Enterprises For Providing Urban Water Supply And Municipal Waste Services As Well As Engaging In Environmentally Sustainable Water Shed Resources Management Mse Training Equipment For Small Operators Establishment Of Surface And Groundwater Observation Stations Development Of Tools For Community Based Water Resources Waste Water And Solid Waste Management Wash Behavioral Change And Child Nutrition Campaigns Community Based Water Resources Management Including Solid And Liquid Waste Management Capacity Improvement Training Supervision And Quality Assurance Services For Iwrm And Livelihood Improvement Activities 4 Project Management Technical Assistance And Logistical Equipment Will Also Be Provided To Facilitate Project Implementation Thus Overall Project Coordination And Administration Technical Oversight And Quality Assurance Supervision Of Service Providers Monitoring Evaluation And Reporting Including Environmental And Social Management Plan And Resettlement Action Plan Implementation Office Supplies And Logistical Support For All Implementing Agencies 5 Procurement Of Goods Works And The Acquisition Of Consultancy Services For The Project Excepting Those That Will Be Financed By The Netherlands Enterprise Agency Will Be Carried Out In Accordance With The Procurement Policy And Methodology For Bank Group Funded Operations Bpm Dated October 2015 And Following The Provisions Stated In The Financing Agreements Procurement Of Works And Services Financed By The Netherlands Enterprise Agency Will Be Carried Out In Accordance With The Agency S Drive Program Procedures

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