Consulting Services, Preparation and Implementation of a Wastewater Project

Brief description of the Contract:

From 2016 to 2020 significant investments financed by KfW have been in Sơn La’s wastewater disposal system under the so-called Stage-1a-project, which was part of the Wastewater and Solid Waste Management in Provinces – Northern Program II. The objective of this Stage-1b-project (the “Project”) is to extend the sewage collection network supported under the 1a-project and to add about 3,650 households in Quyet Thang ward, Chieng Coi ward, Quyet Tam ward, To Hieu ward and some residential areas in Son La City, thereby improving the efficiency of the existing wastewater disposal system. Furthermore, Project will include improvements and repairs on the stormwater drainage system and repair works on some roads related to the initial stage 1a

Consulting Services:

The Consultant’s task is to support the Employer and the Project Executing Agency (the People's Committee of Son La province) during Project preparation and implementation. The Consultant’s shall:

• Conduct a thorough review of the final design prepared by the national engineering company;
• Assist the Employer and national engineering company in preparing in preparing the tender documents and in implementing the tender processes so that these comply with the applicable KfW Procurement Guidelines;
• Conduct regular site visits and quality checks
• If required, assist the Employer in preparation and negotiation of all variations / amendments with contractors;
• Assist the Employer in reporting to KfW as well as disbursement management and controlling,
• Assist the Employer in monitoring of compliance with environmental and social health standards (ESHS) in compliance with World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) and the World Bank Group General and sector-specific Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines; and
• Validation of outputs during DLP phase.