DEADLINE: 27TH APRIL, 2023
PORT HARCOURT WATER CORPORATION (PHWC)
URBAN WATER SECTOR REFORM AND PORT HARCOURT WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT (UWSR/PHWSSP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) STUDY AND ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION FOR HYGIENE AND SANITATION PROMOTION IN OBIO/AKPOR/PORT-HARCOURT
(CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION)
PROJECT ID: P-NG-E00-007
LOAN NO.: 2000130011585
IFB NO.: PHWSSP/AFDB/C/QCBS/003/2023
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Urban Water Sector Reform and Port Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project being implemented in Rivers State intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under a contract for Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Study and Activity Implementation for Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion in Obio/Akpor / Port-Harcourt
The assignment which involves providing support in improving the knowledge, attitude and practices of residents of Port Harcourt and Obio/Apkor LGAs towards hygiene, sanitation and solid waste management as well as hygiene and sanitation promotion services by way of developing sustainable and affordable solutions at city level and in low- income areas will include the following activities:
- Develop KAP survey methodology (including a recommended sample size and sampling methodology) with clear indicators linking the survey to the performance framework of the Port Harcourt Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PH WSSP).
- Train all data collectors and data entry personnel with pre-test and amendment of survey tools.
- Make recommendations on appropriate interventions based on survey findings and context as well as stakeholders’ analyses
- Conduct activity implementation for hygiene arid” sanitation promotion campaign in Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor LGAs
- Directly oversee data collection, supervision and support data collection in the project areas.
- Supervise data entry, clean and analyze the data and produce a final report
The Assignment shall be for a duration of 5 months
The Port Harcourt Water Corporation now invites eligible insulting firms to indicate their interest in Providing these services. Interested service providers must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Potential consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
The general requirements of the Potential consultants to provide the services are as follows:
(a) Should have experience of working in Nigeria and can appreciate the socio-economic, cultural, political situation of the area where WASH facilities are being implemented.
(b) Possess experience of having conducted at least five such KAP surveys of similar scope in the human development space in the last three years
(c) Be established by law and not debarred by the Bank and not under cross debarment by other multilateral organizations.
(d) Possess experience with mixed methods studies, at least three of which should have been conducted in the human development space in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, over the last five years
(e) Possess team with appropriately qualified, skilled and competent professionals to deliver on the proposed assignment, including finalizing survey protocols and tools, operational and financial planning for survey, recruitment and training of survey personnel, conduct of the survey, data collection, monitoring, supervision and quality assurance of survey activities, technical and financial report writing and dissemination
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants’’ May 2008, Revised July 2012, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested service providers may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 9:00am to 5:00pm Mondays to Fridays.
Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the, address below by 27 April, 2023 at 11:00am and mention Consultancy Services for KAP Study for Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor LGAs
Chief Ibibia O’Walter
Managing Director/CEO
Port Harcourt Water Corporation
6 Waterworks road, Rumuola
Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria
Email: watsanworks.phwssp@gmail.com; copy ibibiawalter2015@gmail.com
