Background:
South Central Somalia is still recovering from the massive shock of the 2011 famine. This recovery is in the context of protracted conflict, massive displacement, high vulnerability to natural hazards, poor to no primary services in many areas and a barely functioning central government. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) is one of the most neglected sectors in Somalia. In most part of Somalia, less than 20% of households have access to protected water source and less than 40% have access to sanitation[1]. Lack of safe drinking water access has contributed to staggering levels of diarrhoeal diseases, particularly among the young, the immune-compromised, and the poor. Poor sanitary and hygienic conditions in densely populated settlements and unsafe water sources are a major cause of malnutrition throughout the country. Until WASH concerns can be properly addressed, the cycle of acute malnutrition in under-fives will persist. Communities also continually identify poor hygiene as a major hazard they face[2]. Additionally, poor sanitation conditions and facilities expose vulnerable households and individuals, especially women and children, to risk including sexual assault while travelling longer distances in search of water or while using improperly-designed or poorly-located latrine facilities. To address this, NRC has entered into a consortium with Concern Worldwide, IRC, Save the Children International (SCI) and Cesvi to implement a 4-year resilience programme funded by DFID which will aim at building resilience communities in Somalia (BRiCS).
As part of this; NRC seeks services of qualified consultant(s) or firms to undertake detailed hydrogeological surveys in the target locations of Rajo camp (1 site) and Baidoa (4 sites). The survey will help tailor targeting of the drought-prone villages with no strategic boreholes.
[1] UNOCHA, (2012), 2012 Consolidated Appeal for Somalia.
[2] Save the Children, (2013), DRR Capacity Building Training Report for Staff & Development of Flood Contingency Plan with Beletweyne Community Members May 22nd-29th 2013, Beletweyne Hiran Region.
Requirements
NRC seeks to invite qualified consultants/firms who meet the following requirements to submit their detailed proposal on how to undertake the assignment.
- The consultant must be registered by the relevant authorities existing in their country of origin. (Proof required)
- The consultant must have more than 5 years of undertaking similar works in Somalia ( List of sites required, year, client and cost)
- Possess necessary resources to undertake works of such magnitude including equipment, personnel and ability to mobilize them on short notice (Include list of equipment, Brand/Manufacturer, CVs of the personnel).
- Submit a detailed technical proposal on how they are going to undertake the assignment including methodologies, data analyses and interpretation, reports and schedules. ( List software to be used for analysis)
- Submit a detailed financial proposal including all professional fees, report costs and subsistence costs.
- Please note all costs must be broken down into details ( no lump sums, no contingencies etc.
How to apply:
Potential consultants interested in this assignment should email the address provided below for a detailed terms of reference or collect the TOR from NRC offices in Mogadishu or Nairobi. The TOR will be available as from 25th April to 29th April 2014.
Completed sealed Bids marked Hydro geological Survey Rajo camp Mogadishu and Baidoa together with detailed CV/Profiles of the key consultants should be delivered to NRC Mogadishu Office, KM 5 Medina, Somalia or NRC Horn of Africa office in Nairobi (El Molo Drive, Off James Gichuru Road, opposite Jafferys Sports Ground, Lavington Green) by 29th April,2014 at 14.00hrs.
Feedback on the bids shall be send out by Friday 30thApril, 2014. Enquiries can be sent to email:nairobi.logistics@nrc.no or so.logistics@nrc.no or questions should be addressed to NRC Mogadishu, tell no. 855511
