eConsultant2: Developing and conducting training course on water utility finance for World Bank staff

Deadline:  19-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Water Global Practice is seeking a firm to adapt and expwaterand a 3-day training course for World Bank staff on financial analysis of water utilities. Consultant shall use existing materials and enhance this with other relevant material developed inside and outside the World Bank to create a comprehensive four day course on financial analysis of water utilities for non-finance specialists.

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eConsultant2:Improving and expanding the use of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR)

Deadline:  17-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Within this context the participating countries have requested the WSP support to waterconsolidate and expand the use of SIASAR. In response to this request, the Bank approved a Technical Assistance through WSP aimed to support the consolidation and expansion of SIASAR as a decision-making tool for policy formulation, planning, and resource allocation, thereby improving the quality and sustainability of RWSS service provision.

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eConsultant2: Consultancy Service for Flood Risk Modeling

Deadline: 16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This consultancy envisages to find sustainable flood risk management solutions for the basin through a robust flood modeling exercise to identify the risk mitigation interventions and to carry out pre-feasibility studies for such interventions identified.water

Carry out pre-feasibility studies for the proposed structural interventions;
Prepare preliminary cost estimates for the proposed interventions; and
Design of a flood management model including the real time monitoring and system operating mechanism and guidelines/ SoPs

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eConsultant2: PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON SMALL HYDRO POWER PLANTS

Deadline: 14-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC works with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (the Ministry) on developing the enabling environment for investment in energy and social infrastructure, particularly renewable energy projects. The Ministry of Energy has prepared a liswatert of 64 potential sites for new small hydro power development. The list includes very basic information on each site made from a visual inspection by the ministry team. The Ministry has asked IFC to filter these 64 sites based on potential viability to attract private investment as well as potential impact for social (grant-funded) projects.

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IFC and Dutch investment banks team up… again!

IFC and the DutchData released by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, shows that three Dutch banks were among the largest co-investors of the IFC in Fiscal Year 2015. Additionally, of the entire IFC portfolio, two of the five largest co-financiers were Dutch. Continue reading

eConsultant2: Small-scale water reservoirs in Mozambique

Deadline:16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC and its agribusiness client in Mozambique are looking for a consulting firm with civil engineering and hydrology expertise to determine optimal locations for 100 to 150 small scale earthen water reservoirs within specific target catchments in two provinces. The location of the reservoirs will be recommended based on physical and social factors, which the consulting firm will have researched, analyzed and utilized in the development of its report.

A potential second phase of the project will include developing drawings and costs for up to 150 reservoir sites.

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eConsultant2: Technical Consultant for Wastewater Treatment Projects

Deadline: 10-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC intends to assist Government(s) in designing and successfully bidding waste water waste water treamenttreatment plants in 3 cities to be developed on a public private partnership (PPP) basis (“Project”). IFC is keen to engage a consultant firm to undertake technical, environmental & social due diligence for the Project.

 

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eConsultant2: Sustainable Financing Mechanism Study for Mono

Deadline:28-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The specific objectives of the MBA are to:Bangladesh partnership
Organize and strengthen cooperation between the riparian countries as well as between these countries and all development partners interested and concerned with sustainable water resources management in the Mono Basin;
Harmonize national water resources management policies through the adoption and implementation of an integrated approach for management of the basins water resources ;
Mobilize human, technical and financial resources for the implementation of studies, research and works for the use of water resources for economic, social and environmental development of the Mono Basin;
These specific objectives are the medium and long-term intervention framework developed by member states and should be considered interrelated. A Strategic Action Plan for 2016 2020, aimed at translating these objectives into activities and supporting the development of a sustainable funding mechanism for the MBA, is under formulation.

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eConsultant2:Short Term Consultant hiring-China Water

Deadline: 24-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is looking for a Short Term Consultant who will support the implementation of the multi-year waterChina Water Program in a timely manner working in close collaboration with the China Water Program Leader (based in Beijing). Detailed scope of work and required qualifications as per TOR attached.

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eConsultant2: assessment of Urban Water Management of Greater Antananarivo

Deadline: 20-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

After severe flooding at the beginning waste water treamentof the year (January 2015), the Government of Madagascar requested support from the World Bank to address its water issues in Antananarivo. A scoping mission in March 2015 led to a recommended approach of integrated urban water management (IUWM) that can bring together the different agencies and stakeholders that play a role in different aspects of water management. This assignment will provide a rapid institutional assessment of the key entities involved in water management in Antananarivo and will form the basis for developing an IUWM planning process. Continue reading