1. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is undertaking the implementation of the Kampala Water-Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project (KW-LVWATSAN) with financial support from Agence Française de Développement (AFD), German Government via KfW Entwicklungsbank, European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-ITF), European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Government of Uganda (GoU). The NWSC intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments under the following Project Implementation Unit - Project Management Assistance “PIU – PMA”.

The main objective of the KW-LVWATSAN Project is to provide long-term solutions to the water supply and sewerage challenges in Kampala. The Project is comprised of five components namely; upgrading and rehabilitation of the Ggaba water treatment complex, Kampala network restructuring and rehabilitation, extension of water supply in informal settlements, construction of a new water treatment plant to the east of Kampala and associated network, and accompanying measures.

Within the framework of KW-LVWATSAN Project implementation, the different components are being executed in six (06) packages. The objective of Package 6 is provision of project management support, capacity development in investment planning, coordination of sanitation planning, operations management, network modelling, asset management, pressure management, network control, financial management and capacity building.

To roll out its implementation, Package 6, whose overall objective is to address the capacity gaps within the Project Implementation Unit and NWSC as a utility business, was divided into sub-packages; Package 6a (Project Management and Transaction Advisory Services) and 6b (NWSC Capacity needs assessment and Development of Terms of Reference for long-term assistance programme) are currently being implemented. The results of NWSC and WATSAN - PIU management capacities assessment undertaken under consultancy package 6b shed light on the needs for both accompanying measures program and PIU Project Management Assistance consultancies. Package 6d (Accompanying measures) shall address identified gaps in the NWSC business. The sub package 6c, the subject of the current procurement, entails providing Project Management Assistance for the Project Implementation Unit. The Consultant will reinforce the capacity of the PIU, supporting the NWSC Programme Director in all tasks related to the KW-LVWATSAN Programme over the implementation phase.

The scope of works initially envisioned to be implemented under the ongoing KW-LVWATSAN project was reduced due to funding constraints. However, studies for the works have been completed and financial arrangements are in place for the implementation of a second phase of the project (KW-LVWATSAN II). The consultant hired will be involved in drafting ToRs, procurement process and any other activities of the KW-LVWATSAN II project.

The expected outputs from the KW-WATSAN II project include:
• Increased daily Water Production from the Katosi Water Treatment Plant
• Rehabilitated and restructured Kampala Water Supply Network with sufficient carrying capacity to ensure reliable service delivery to all parts of Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
• Urban poor WATSAN infrastructure / systems put in place in at least 40% of the remaining low income settlements within Kampala.
• Institutional support in areas of systems development and capacity building implemented as accompanying measures to ensure overall sustainability of investments
• Implementation of water shed management and catchment restoration activities aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the raw water source.

2. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation now invite eligible consulting firms (consultants) to express their interest in providing the services. In order to confirm their eligibility for AFD’s financing, consultants should submit in their expression of interest a duly signed Statement of Integrity (appended to this letter). Eligibility criteria to AFD’s financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the “Procurement Guidelines for AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries”, available online on AFD’s website www.afd.fr.

Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to execute the required scope of services: