Expression of Interest are invited for Regulation Consultant for Sanitation Project in Brazil IFC is hiring a regulation consultant to support the structuring of a water and sanitation PPP in southeastern Brazil. The consultant will focus on developing a new regulatory, tariff, and performance framework to ensure the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of the transaction. Key responsibilities include: Conducting an integrated assessment of the current regulatory and tariff models applied across approximately 200 municipalities, identifying bottlenecks and providing technical recommendations based on international benchmarks; Proposing regulatory improvements and incentive mechanisms to promote investment acceleration, service universalization, operational efficiency, and innovation; Designing a performance-based framework with KPIs aligned to national and international best practices, including monitoring standards and enforcement mechanisms; Reviewing recent concession contracts in Brazil to assess KPI structures, monitoring practices, and penalty systems, and advising on enhancements based on global experience; Evaluating international experiences in rural and underserved areas to identify adaptable technical and regulatory solutions, including decentralized or static systems; Supporting the definition of a regionalization model and the grouping of municipalities into sustainable concession clusters, with attention to tariff balance, affordability for vulnerable populations, and minimization of public funding needs; Advising on the strategy for municipal adherence to the regionalized model, considering legal, regulatory, and operational aspects; Drafting technical annexes for the concession and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the national and state regulatory agencies (ANA and ARSAE-MG), the state audit court (TCE-MG), and the public prosecutors office; Assisting IFC and government counterparts in market sounding, roadshows, and public consultations, including one-on-one meetings with market participants as needed. Tender Link : https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/public/advertisement/5517/view.html
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