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For

Policy Dialogue Consultant To Facilitate Multi-Stakeholders Forum (MSF) To Develop A Framework Document For Implementation Of The Sustainable Waste Management Project In Zwedru And Fishtown, Southeast Liberia

LBR 1067 -20 BMZ SWM

MARCH 2021

• About The Project

Liberia emerging from more than a decade of civil war and a devastating period of Ebola and COVID 19 scourge, the country has over the years experienced a high urbanization rate to almost 71% without commensurate infrastructure development and urban basic services. One of the biggest problems facing post-conflict Liberia is that of poor waste management and sanitation. In many cases, uncontrolled waste disposal poses a direct threat to the health situation. Some of the contributing factors to the poor state of waste management according to available reports include:

• deterioration and lack of capacity of the relevant urban authorities to provide the services
• non-existent or non-functional waste collection and disposal systems in the municipalities,
• inadequate legislation and/or weak enforcement of the existing ones
• lack of commensurate financial and human resources,
• lack of appropriate technologies for collecting, recycling, and disposing and effective mechanism to coordinate stakeholders including potential businesses in the waste management sector

Though National Environmental Policy provides a broad framework for the implementation of national objectives and plans. The policy aims at ensuring a sound management of resources and the environment that will attempt to avoid any exploitation of these resources in a manner that might cause irreparable damage to the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has very limited human and financial resources, very limited capacity to bring solid waste management discussions in Liberia, and to mobilise support for the implementation of the policy.

This project focuses on two cities in the South Eastern part of Liberia which are also county headquarters namely, Zwedru City in Grand Gedeh County, and Fishtown city in River Gee County. The two cities were selected as they are growing cities and Welthungerhilfe has operations in the two areas.

The Sustainable Waste Management Project is financed by the German Ministry for Economic Corporation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Project New Outlook (PNO) a National NGO in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe (WHH) Liberia

The project runs for two years starting on December 1, 2020 and ends November 30, 2022. The project addresses the key indicators as follows:

• Result 1: Functional waste management operational unit supported in the two cities providing coordinated and daily waste management services.
• Result 2: Door to door waste collection and disposal services promoted as a community business model in the three cities.
• Result 3: Low-cost waste recycling technologies and resource recovery introduced and supported promoting cottage industry in the sector.
• Result 4: Multi stakeholder forum (MSF) established in the two cities integrating various interest groups in waste management decisions
• Result 5: Communication strategies improved in the three cities with increased public information and education on waste management practices

The consultancy is addressing Result Four (4) of the project’s indicator.

• The Objective Of The Consultancy:

To conduct a Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) for two Cities (Zwedru and Fishtown); and develop a framework document to be drawn from existing laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines in relation to the management of solid waste in Liberia, which instrument will guide the implementation of the sustainable waste Management Project.

• Tasks And Responsibilities Of The Consultant.

The Consultant will be required to perform the following tasks and responsibilities:

• • Carry out desk reviews of various policy instruments – Public Health Laws, City Ordinances, environmental policy, and all other regulation relating management of wastes in both public and private places in Liberia

• Development of a draft policy document to be validated by stakeholders during the Multi-Stakeholders Forum to guide the implementation solid waste management in the two Cities

• Facilitate a two-day session each of the Multi stakeholders in the two cities in Grand Gedeh and River Gee Counties to look in-depth into the draft policy document drawn out from various regulations and laws relating waste handling and disposal and validate the daft policy document as instrument to guide the implementation of the Sustainable WASTE Management Project

• Expected Outputs:

• Final validated policy document for the implementation of the waste management project in the two cities

• Requirements

The consultant should meet the following criteria:

• Policy development specialist

• Over 3 -5 years’ experience in formulation of policy document on the operation and Sustainable Management of Solid Waste
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environment Law or Public Health Law

• Technical skills in the analysis and development of Waste Management policy document
• Good working knowledge and communication skills

• Time Frame/Duration

The consultant will conduct the task as shown in the table below. The schedule is subject to extension and changes based upon the evaluation arrangements.

Schedule for the activities

• Evaluation Methodology And Criteria

The evaluation of offers will use the Quality and Cost Based Selection methodology as detailed in Annex C.

1. Detailed evaluation to assess the technical quality of bids against the criteria in the Terms of Reference in the invitation and determine their total technical score.
2. Financial comparison of those bidders who were substantially responsive and determination of the financial score of each bid;
3. Technical and financial scores will be combined, using the weightings given in the invitation, to give a total score for each bid and to and to determine the best evaluated bid. The bidder with the highest total score will be ranked first and recommended for contract award, subject to any negotiations required.

• Mode Of Consultant’s Payment

The payment to the consultant will be made based upon the acceptance of the ToR and signing of the contract as per the renumeration terms defined in the contract.