Project Description
The Greater Amman Municipality (“GAM”) has requested the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “EBRD” or the “Bank”) to provide technical assistance for the improvement of the Ghabawi Landfill (cells 4 and beyond) and the accompanying project components (the “Project”).
GAM is responsible for MSW collection, transfer and disposal within the 22 districts of Amman and five additional neighbouring districts of the metropolitan area of Amman combined with the street sweeping services. GAM is responsible for solid waste management in Amman and is allowed to grant concessions/licenses to other operators. It has its own budget, funded mainly by public money, including a significant proportion from direct taxation of businesses and households, building permits and property development. GAM also receives a budget from the Central Government, which is agreed each year between the City Council and Council of Ministers.
In March 2015, GAM issued Tender No. (32/1/2015) requesting proposals from qualified companies interested in a PPP (Design-Build-Operate-Transfer contract (“DBOT contract”) for the MSW waste-to-energy facility for the Greater Amman Municipality (the “WtE RFP”). The DBOT contract aims to decrease the amount of waste destined for landfilling by the recovery of recyclable materials and by producing renewable energy in the form of fuel and/or electricity. The scope of services covers design, permit application, financing, constructing, operating, maintenance and transfer to GAM. The Service Contract period shall be 15-30 years. The plant is to be located at Al Shaer Transfer Station or Ghabawi Landfill. The WtR RFP encourages bidders to submit proposals for both sites, or for the one they find more suitable for their proposed solution.
Assignment Description
The Bank now intends to engage a consulting company (the “Consultant”) to prepare a comprehensive feasibility study (“FS”) to determine a priority investment programme (the “PIP”) that meet the WtE RFP requirements and evaluate its benefits, including assessing its environmental and social feasibility (the “Assignment”).
The Consultant will review the WtE RFP requirements, previous reports regarding the MSW strategy of Amman and verify whether a bankable project meeting the City’s objectives below can be delivered.
This Project will be based on an effective least-cost investment programme that meets GAM objectives for MSW. The investment plan will be justified on the basis of thorough technical, legislative, environmental and social, financial and economic analysis.
Furthermore, the Consultant will develop an efficient Project Implementation Plan, including procurement schedule considering the current WtE RFP, and carry out an assessment of the resource efficiency opportunities (including energy efficiency and renewable energy potential and the impact on GHG emissions) and environmental and social impacts of the investment programme.
Please click here to access the full Terms of Reference for this assignment.
Status of Selection Process: Interested firms or groups of firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to have an estimated overall duration of 4 months.
Cost Estimate for the Assignment: EUR 225,000 (exclusive of VAT).
The Consultant must determine whether any VAT would be chargeable on the services and the basis for that determination, without taking into consideration the special status of the Bank as an IFI and state this to the Bank in their response to the Invitation for Expressions of Interest. To the extent that a Consultant incurs input VAT on goods and services purchased in connection with the provision of services (e.g. VAT on airline ticket) which is not otherwise recoverable by the consultant from the local tax authority, the gross cost to the consultant of such expenses shall be treated as a reimbursable expense.
Funding Source: It is expected that the Assignment will be funded by the EBRD Technical Cooperation Funds Programme. The selection and contracting will be subject to the availability of funding.
Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions.
Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms with previous project experience as follows:
1. experience in developing feasibility studies for IFIs and a good knowledge of IFI procedures (preferably 10 years of experience);
2. knowledge of the solid waste sector, in particular preferably with 10 years of international experience, specifically institutional and legal framework aspects, environmental and social requirements; local financial management standards, professional standards of technical knowledge internationally as well as in the region;
3. experience in Jordan or related region.
The Consultant’s expert team is expected to include key experts as follows:
a Key Expert No 1 Project Manager/Team Leader with preferably 15 years of previous professional experience in the field of solid waste management, with comprehensive experience of similar assignments in the region, as well as in institutional and commercial management of solid waste companies. He/she should demonstrate management and administration experience, including experience with procedures of international financing agencies (preferably EBRD procedures). The large number of different tasks and the complexity of administrational procedures require a permanent presence of the Project Manager in the country during the project period of intensive work on preparation of the Feasibility Study
b. Key Experts No 2 Financial specialists with preferably 10 years of previous professional experience in the relevant field and with knowledge of the public financing and modelling.
c. Key Experts No 3 Technical specialists and solid waste engineers with the skills and experience enabling them to successfully complete the Assignment.
Non-key experts are expected to include:
• Environmental and Social experts with experience in ESIAs and E&S due diligence, health & safety, stakeholder engagement, public consultation and disclosure in the local context, gender and inclusion expertise, and/or resettlement expertise, in solid waste management sector with experience of similar assignments and with recent track record in the region.
• Resource efficiency expert with experience in waste management.
• Institutional expert with experience of similar assignments.
• Legal expert with relevant experience in the areas of natural monopolies regulation and knowledge of Jordan’s tariff legislation.
• Local experts with good communication skills and evidenced technical knowledge of solid waste sector planning, design, implementation and operations.
Submission Requirements: In order to determine the capability and experience of Consultants seeking to be selected for this Assignment, the information submitted should include the following:
1. Company/group of firms’ profile, organisation and staffing (max. 2-4 pages).
2. Details of previous project experience or similar assignments particularly undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided (if different from duration) , main activities, objectives.
3. CVs of key experts who could carry out the Assignment detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments, particularly assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided, assignment budget, main activities, objectives.
4. Suggested methodology for the Assignment.
5. Completed Consultant Declaration Form and Contact Sheet, the template for which is available from the following web-link:
http://www.ebrd.com/pages/workingwithus/procurement/notices/csu/contact_sheet.doc.
Failure to submit the completed Consultant Declaration Form and Contact Sheet may result in disqualification of the applicant from the selection process for this Assignment.
The above information should not exceed 25 pages excluding CVs and contact sheet.
The complete expression of interest (including CVs, Consultant Declaration and Contact Sheet) should be submitted, in English electronically through e-Selection, to reach the Bank not later than the closing date. The expression of interest shall be one file which should not exceed 4MB (pdf). The EBRD reserves the right to reject applications of firms submitting more than one file. Only if the permissible file size is exceeded (4MB), the Consultant may split the expression of interest into further files.
Bank Contact Person:
James Yoo
Technical Co-operation
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
Tel: + 44 20 7338 6369
e-mail: YOOJ@EBRD.COM (submissions should be sent through eSelection and NOT to this email address)
Notes:
1. The selection will normally be made from responses to this notification only. Consultants will not be asked to submit a proposal. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected from a shortlist and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.
2. The shortlist criteria are:
• Firm’s experience in developing feasibility studies for IFIs and a good knowledge of IFI procedures -10%
• Firm’s knowledge of the solid waste sector, in particular preferably 10 years of international experience, specifically institutional and legal framework aspects, environmental and social requirements; local financial management standards, professional standards of technical knowledge internationally as well as in the region- 20%
•Firm's suggested methodology for the Assignment -10%
• CVs of key experts with skills and knowledge described above - 60%
