UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID):
E-WASH PROGRAM
SOLUTIONS PLAZA ONE, 1ST FLOOR, 23 LBRAHIM TAHIR LANE, CADASTRAL ZONE B05, UTAKO, ABUJA, NIGERIA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING FOR STATE WATER AGENCIES AND SUPERVISING MINISTRIES IN FIVE STATES (ABIA, DELTA, IMO, NIGER AND TARABA).
CLOSING DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER 2020
Background
The USAID Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) is a 4-year program with the main objective of strengthening the governance, financial and technical
viability of five (5) State Water Boards (SWBs) in Nigeria. The five SWBs are as
follows: Imo State Water and Sewerage Corporation, Taraba State Water and
Sewerage Corporation, Abia State Water and Sewerage Corporation, Niger State Water and Sewerage Corporation, and Delta State Urban Water Corporation.
The project is working towards achieving the following four objectives:
-Create professionally managed and commercially oriented SWBs
-Improve the financial and operational viability of SWBs
-Strengthen policy, institutional, and regulatory frameworks for improved WASH
services
-Build national and state WASH advocacy, coordination, and communications for reform.
The project is being implemented by RTI International (www.rti.org), which is an
independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multi-disciplinary
research that improves the human conditions. USAID Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene(EVWASH) program, to this effect is seeking a qualified fim to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation systems for State Water Boards (SWB) in five States Water Boards-IMO State Water and Sewerage Corporation (ISWSC), TARABA State Water and Sewerage Corporation (TAWASCO), ABIA State Water and Sewerage Corporation (ASWSC), NIGER State Water and Sewerage Corporation (NSwsC) and DELTA State Urban Water Corporation (DESUWACO)
Specific tasks include:
I.Preparation and inception: Hold preparatory meeting to agree on protocols for the exercise
II. Provide technical assistance on M&E systems strengthening through the
implementation of activities outlined in the capacity building plan developed by the E-WASH program for implementation. The following activities are illustrated. The consultant will propose and agree with E-WASH Program additional activities relevant to building a strong M&E system for the benefiting institutions:
a. Develop Monitoring and Evaluation Plan with tools, templates and protocols for tracking performance
b.Establish of Baseline Data for key performance indicators States Minister
responsible for water service and the state water boards and use data generated from this exercise to establish targets to be used for assessing performance of the supported agencies;
c. Adapt and deploy/install appropriate systems for data gathering, processing
reporting, storage and retrieval for the supported states agencies; deployed tools can be Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access based or ODK tools.
d.Provide capacity building for the staff on effective M&E/MIS, to be able to manage and utilize the M&E system deployed.
e.Adapt and integrate existing national M&E framework to institutionalize
mechanisms, tools and protocols for carrying out supportive supervision, conduct training of relevant staff on supportive supervision;
f. Develop cost capacity building plan for continuous capacity improvement of
M&E and supportive supervision for the M&E Unit and relevant members of staff,
g. Support the development of database that integrates different aspect of data
generated by the supported agencies and build the capacity of the PRS staffs to
manage the built database
h. Support the development of a supervision guideline for routine collection, dat
quality audit and ensure that report is use for program improvement;
l. Support the PR&S department to develop evaluation and research agenda wit
guidance on the methodologies used, develop protocols for disseminating
research findings;
j. Support capacity building of relevant staff on data gathering, processing and use.
This shall be implemented within 55 days, tentatively starting 16th November, 2020.
Eligibility/Criteria for Selection:
Interested M&E firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform this short technical assistance. The short-listing criteria will include:
I. Have a minimum of 3 staff/experts with at least 15 years’ experience, establishing Monitoring and Evaluation systems for organizations, MEL capacity building, knowledge on urban water, sanitation, and hygiene service delivery in Nigeria Water utility management experience is highly required
II. Have a minimum of 3 staff/experts with at least 7 years’ experience in establishing Management Information System for Organization’s operational monitoring, which includes systems for KPIs data collection, data analysis and data representation/visualization tools. Experience in the use of GIS in data analysis and representation would be an advantage. WASH sector experience is highly required
III. Submit a detailed Expression of interest with acceptable methodology for carrying out the assignment as defined in the statement of work. The Eol should contain details of similar assignment performed
IV. The firm must have proven ability to render services of high quality in due time;
V. Proven practical experience with all stages of developing M&E systems and MIS systems with GIS functionality would be an advantage; and,
VI. Proven Practical experience of developing M&E systems and MIS systems for Water Utilities or WASH projects will be a highly considered advantage
VII.Track record of good communication, facilitation, presentation and coordination skills.
Only shortlisted firms shall be given a Request for Proposal that contains the detailed Statement ofWork.
Mode of Submission:
Interested and qualified consulting firms/M&E institutes/Data Science Institutes are invited to submit detailed EOl outlining among others the following:
I.Evidence of minimum of 5 years providing such services, can be submitted as a summary page in the REO
II. Methodology, Work-plan and delivery schedule for undertaking the assignment
III. Profile brief of key personnel (can be attached as annex)
IV. Summary of at least one most recent similar assignment expertise in Water and Sanitation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation systems development and
research
V. Information on themselves, providing information, including but not limited to
Name, Physical Address, mailbox address, Telephone number, and Fax number
Interested Bidders must submit their Expression of Interest (EO) (electronic copy) to the undersigned not later than 9th November 2020 by 11:59pm. SUBMISSION OF HARD COPY Is OPTIONAL BUT ENCOURAGED
Submission Guidelines:
EOl should be in English and not exceed four (4) pages (excluding annex referred above). Any EOl with more than 4 pages will not be considered at al. Fims will be shortlisted based on the above criteria.
Expressions of interest should be submitted via email to stta@ewash.rti.org
Applicants should indicate the reference number (RTVEWASH/EOI/02/2020.) USAID E-WASH-MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING FOR STATE WATER AGENCIES AND SUPERVISING MINISTRIES IN FIVE STATES (ABIA, DELTA, IMO, NIGERAND TARABA) in the subject line.
Attention: The Chief of Party,
USAID E-WASH Program
Solutions Plaza One, 1st Floor
23 lbrahim Tahir Lane, Cadastral Zone B05, Utako
Abuja, Nigeria
Office:+234 908 644 9999
Disclaimer: Issuance of this call does not constitute an award commitment on the part of E-WASH nor commit the project to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of an EOI, Further, E-WASH reserves the right to reject any or all EOl received, Similarly, an invitation for further negotiation or to submit a full application is not a commitment to fund that application.
