Tigray Water and Energy Bureau now invite competent and eligible consulting firms
("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing, the Services for preparation of
business plan and NRW Reduction strategic plan and implementation for Adigart and
Mekelle towns Water supply and sewage authorities by Tigray Region Water Bureau
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Bid closing date: Monday 14 APRIL 2025 9:30 AM (Morning)
Bid opening date: No Specific Opening Date and Time
Published on: Ethiopian Herald (Mar 27, 2025)
Posted: a day ago
Region: Tigray
Bidding: Open
REQUESTER FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES -FIRMS SELECTION)
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
TIGRAY WATER AND ENERGY BUREAU
SECOND URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT (2nd UWSSP)
Credit No. IDA-60070
Assignment Title: Consultancy service for preparation of business plan and NRW
Reduction strategic plan and implementation for Adigart and Mekelle towns Water
supply and sewage authorities by Tigray Region Water Bureau
Reference NO, ET-MOWIE-465182-CS-QCBS
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World
Bank toward the cost of the Second Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project
(SUWSSP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The
consulting service (" the service") includes to assess, study, develops a Business Plan
and a Non-Revenue Water Reduction Strategic Plan and pilot DMA implementation for
each of the above listed utilities.
OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The Objective of this consultancy services is to work with the above listed utilities in
assessing the status of the business plan, Non-Revenue Water Reduction and develop
for each utility listed above a clear and implementable working document to improve the
Operational Efficiency and Manage the Service Delivery in an effective manner. Scope
of Services
The scopes of the consultancy services have two main assignments with their own
Specific Objectives and Scope of Services: 1) To Develop a Business Plan, and 2) To
Develop a Non-Revenue Water Reduction Strategic Plan for each of the above listed
utilities. However, as the two assignments feed into each other, the consultant is
expected to execute the two assignments concurrently for each of the utilities.
1.Assignment I: NRW Assessment and Preparation of a NRW Reduction Strategic
Plan The activities contemplated in the assessment of the water utilities are divided into
three categories
1. Basic Activities The basic activity include the following tasks: infra-structure network
mapping, customer survey, system input metering, customer metering and meter
reading practices, preliminary water balance and NRW assessment and Capacity
building basic level.
2. Intermediate Activities: The Intermediate Activities include: establishing a NRW
management unit, customer meter testing, network zoning (Bulk metering), pilot DMAS
pressure Monitoring, IWA water balance and performance indicators, pipe failure
documentation and statistics and capacity building medium level.
3. Advanced Activities: The advance activities include: hydraulic Analysis (modeling),
implementation of DMAS, pressure Customer meter management, Active Leakage
control, management, Unauthorized Consumption reduction, Billing efficiency
improvements, rehabilitation planning and capacity Building High Level. The detail
activity is as shown below
Assignment-1: Capacity Building
1. Building the Capacity of the utility staffs in implementation of NRW
Assignment II. Business Plan Development and/or update
1. Review of policies, regulations, and laws that govern Region services in
respective towns and prepare a report on key findings and recommendations.
2. Review and propose the institutional and organizational framework
3. Analyze or diagnosis of key operational issues and prepare a report on key
findings and recommendations
4. Identify Priority Investments and Financial Projections
5. Develop final workable business plan
6. Building the Capacity of the utility staffs in preparation of business plan
The total duration of the service is Eighteen months (540 calendar days).
Tigray Water and Energy Bureau now invite competent and eligible consulting firms
("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing, the Services. Interested
Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required
qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria
are: Core business and years in business, qualification and experience in the field of
assignment, organizational, managerial and technical capabilities of the firm, and
general qualification and number of staff but not individual experts' bio data.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA
Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, issued January 2011, Revised July 2014
("Consultant Guidelines), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-
consultancy to enhance their qualifications. But, should indicate clearly whether the
association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a
joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for
the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection
method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00 am to
12:00 am noon and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm after noon from Monday to Friday.
Expressions of interest must he delivered in a written form to the address below
(in person, or by email) on or before Monday 14 APRIL 2025 9:30 AM (Morning)
Tigray National Regional State, Tigray Water and Energy Bureau
Attn: Mr. Solomon Abera, Project coordinator (2nd UWSSP)
Near Health Bureau Kebele-03 Ayder Sub City
P.O. Box: 520
Tel; +251914012487
Fax: +2534419637
E-mail:
[email protected] Mekelle, Tigray,Ethiopia
About the Company
Tigray Water and Energy Bureau
Address: Mekelle; Ayder sub city Near Regional Health Bureau.
Phone numbers: 034 441 9637
