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Technical Assistance to the Cambodian Government in Establishing the Water Development Fund

with Branch of Cowater International Inc.
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Expected Outputs

Technical Assistance to the Cambodian Government in Establishing the Water Development Fund

Announcement Description

CAPRED

CAPRED is an Australia’s flagship development program in Cambodia and is informed by extensive consultations with key stakeholders in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and the private sector. Building on a 70-year legacy of Australia’s investment in Cambodia’s economic and human development, CAPRED focuses on three pillars: Agriculture and Agro-processing, Trade Investment and Enterprise Development, and Infrastructure Services. Gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) and climate resilience are integrated into all of our activities.

The CAPRED program is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented by Cowater International.

Water Development Fund

There has been significant progress in the access to clean water supply in the past decade. This is a result of the RGC’s enabling policies and regulations to engage private sector participation in delivering clean water to the people and continuous effort of the government in mobilising supports from various development partners. Australia also contributes to this development. From 2015 to 2022, an Australian government funded program (Investing in infrastructure or 3i) piloted the use of viability gap financing (VGF) for private water operators to establish and/or expand the access to piped water supply in the uncommercially viable areas, especially rural areas. In addition to VGF, 3i also provided technical assistance to ensure that clean water supply investments were inclusive and based on sound engineering and longer-term economic viability.

The RGC has targeted the universal access to clean water by 2030 as a part of its sustainable development goals (SDGs). The recently enacted “clean water supply management law” (2023) has called for the establishment of the Water Development Fund (WDF). The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) which oversees the commercial piped water supply sector is the lead in WDF establishment.

Expected Outputs

Technical Assistance to the Cambodian Government in Establishing the Water Development Fund

  • Career Category: Consultancies, Banking / Finance, Economics
  • Location: Phnom Penh
Summary

RFP Number: RFP23-008

Project Name: Technical assistance to the Cambodian Government in establishing the Water Development Fund

Domain Name: Infrastructure

Assignment Duration: about August 2023 to June 2024

Purpose

CAPRED is seeking a competent consulting firm or consortium to provide technical assistance to MISTI in developing Operation Manual of the Water Development Fund (WDF).

See the Annex 1 for the Water Development Fund Framework, a summary of consultation with various stakeholders in the clean water sector on the need to establish WDF, its potential products to facilitate the market and develop the sector, and the high-level governance principles and structure.

Eligibility

  • Qualifications or Specialised knowledge/experience required
  • This task requires multidisciplinary skillsets, expertise, and experience. The consulting firm or consortium shall have personnels as a team with the following qualifications.
  • Education: 
  • At least a Bachelor’s degree or above in finance, economics, law, development studies or relevant fields.
  • Accreditation: 
  • A decent firm or decent consortium partners.
  • Technical competencies and Experience: 
  • Operation Manual 
  •   Possess an extensive experience in developing an operation manual from scratch for multi-donor programs with the contribution from the host government, preferably in clean water supply sector.
  •  Possess an extensive experience working with major development partners in a development program design, advisory support for the program implementation, and impact evaluation. 
  • Understand the development agenda of major development partners and thus could review and comment on the investment program of WDF to correspond to the former. 
  • Demonstrate a technical capability to produce a sound operation manual that ensures transparency and enough flexibility for operation. 
  • Demonstrate a commitment to GEDSI processes and outcomes and preferably able to demonstrate. experience in GEDSI integration in the government policies, strategies and other high-level documents.
  • Water supply expertise
  • Have a broad understanding and insight in clean water supply sector in Cambodia or any countries.
  • Possess an experience in supporting the private and/or public water operators in Cambodia or any countries through investment support (grant or concessional loan) and capacity building. 
  • Understand GEDSI constraints in water sector in Cambodia and how to effectively address them.
  • Financial management and legal compliance
  • Demonstrate a technical capability in establishing financial management and accounting procedure which complies with national laws and international best practice.
  • M&E Framework
  • Possess an experience in developing the high-level monitoring framework.
  • Experience in GEDSI integration in monitoring frameworks.
  • Safeguard Policy Framework:
  • Understand the compliance requirements from international development partners.
  • Possess experience in developing safeguard policies with respect to gender, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI), environment and climate resilience, mine risk management, child protection
  • Work health and safety, and prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. 
  • Institutional Development: 
  • Experience in institutional gap analysis to build a strategic planning and action plan for capacity building. 
  •  Demonstrate a technical capability to integrate GEDSI into training materials, training methodologies and training deliveries (content and process).
  • Communication skills:
  • Excellent in reporting skills and visualising to deliver user-friendly materials.
  • Other Competencies
  • Demonstrate integrity and high ethical standards.
  • Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
  • Treat all people fairly without favoritism.
  • Fulfil obligations to GEDSI sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment. 
  • Strictly comply with DFAT Child Protection Code of Conduct and policy (https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/child-protection-policy.pdf)  

Submission Requirements

Evaluation

CAPRED will use an objective and reliable process to evaluate each proposal. The proposals and responses will be evaluated based on (in no particular order):

  1. Compliance with this Request for Proposals (RFP)
  2. Understanding of and ability to meet the requirements and deadlines as specified
  3. Supplier expertise and experience with delivery of similar projects
  4. Expertise of individuals and overall team nominated to deliver the services and equipment. CAPRED reserves the right to reject any individual being proposed and to ask the supplier to provide an alternative.
  5. Past performance relevant to this RFP (as determined by referee checks)
  6. Relevant examples of previous work
  7. Proposed fee charged for the services.

Note: While price is a factor, it is more important that the applicant can demonstrate value for money. CAPRED reserves the right to contract more than one supplier for these services and may actively seek to contract more than one supplier to ensure supply of technical services. CAPRED reserves the right to vary the contract terms, and to exercise the option period at its sole discretion.

How to Apply

The proposals including the Response Form must be submitted no later than 5 pm (Phnom Penh time), 20 July 2023 by email provided in the contact details with “Operation manual for WDF – RFP” in the subject line. Any proposals submitted after this time and date will not be considered.

The applicant is required to submit the Response Form in English language (form provided separately), and with an indication of a daily rate for each task/service as per section C of the Response Form. The rate should include any and all costs to carry out the work in the specified location. In addition to the proposal fee, the applicant should also detail any other relevant assumptions or required terms.

For further information:

Further information about this RFP can be obtained from Ratanak Hoeun, CAPRED Investment Manager, at email

Attachment:
  • RFP23-008 _Response Form_ Ops Manual_Final
  • RFP23-008- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Ops Manual of WDF_ FINAL
  • Annex 1- WDF framework
 

Contact Details

Contact Name
  • Branch of CowaterSogema International Inc.
 
Email