MUNICIPAL SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION - REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RFEOI)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RFEOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION)

TURKEY

MUNICIPAL SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

(MSIP)

Reference No.: PMU-IND-01 - PMU-IND-02 - PMU-IND-03 - PMU-IND-04 - PMU-IND-05 - PMUIND-

06 - PMU-IND-07

The ILBANK has applied for financing from the World Bank “the Bank” toward the cost of the

“Municipal Services Improvement Project” (the Project) which will be jointly financed by the Bank and

the European Union (EU) through an IBRD loan to ILBANK, guaranteed by the Republic of Turkey,

and a proposed grant from the European Commission Development Fund (ECDF)'s Facility for

Refugees in Turkey (FRIT), the content of which is further described in the Annex 1 below. ILBANK

intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of individual consultant services ("the Services")

that will cover the following fields:

i. Communication and Visibility Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-01

ii. Environmental Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-02

iii. Financial Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-03

iv. Monitoring and Evaluation Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-04

v. Procurement Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-05

vi. Social Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-06

vii. Technical Expert (1 person – full time) PMU-IND-07

The individual consultants will join ILBANK’s Project Management Unit, within its Department of

International Relations in Ankara, to participate in the daily tasks and activities associated with the

management of the Project’s implementation, in close collaboration with ILBANK’s General Directorate

and involved Water & Sewerage Administration General Directorates (SKIs) and Municipalities. The

Services are expected to start in October 2020. The estimated duration of the Project is approximately 4

years. One-year contracts will be signed with consultants as a first phase. The Terms of References for the

mentioned positions are provided in the following link: https://www.ilbank.gov.tr/ihaleler/disfinansmanli-

isler-kapsamindaki-ihaleler/5

The shortlisting criteria for each of individual consultant services shall be found by the Terms of Reference

documents provided by the above link.

ILBANK invites eligible consultants to indicate their interests for the Services mentioned above. For each

position, at least 3 applicants will be shortlisted.

Interested applicants shall submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English in the format given in the

Appendix II below, before August 11, 2020, 17.00 (local hour). In their CVs, interested applicants must

provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform the expected

Services; similar services shall be considered when ranking the applications. Determination of the

similarity of the experiences will be based on: (i) the nature of the services performed; (ii) the technical

area of expertise; (iii) the application of international donors’ procedures; (iv) the location and, when

applicable, (v) the sector.

Individual Consultant/s will be selected in accordance with the Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF

Borrowers” (July 2016-Revised November 2017 and August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”), which

can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org and and is open to all eligible individuals as

defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the e-mail address below during office hours

(09.30 to 18.00).

Expressions of interest/s will be sent by e-mail within due time for application together with the CV/s in

PDF format. Reference Number of the position you apply for shall be mentioned on both the CV and the

subject of the e-mail which will be sent for application.

ILBANK

International Relations Department

Address:

Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cd. No:12, Kat 5,

ÇANKAYA /ANKARA / TURKEY

Attention: Özkan ÇÜÇEN, Manager of Contract Management Unit

Tel : +90 (312) 508 79 05

Fax : +90 (312) 509 79 48

E-mail : pybsatinalma@ilbank.gov.tr

Website: www.ilbank.gov.tr

APPENDIX 1 : PROJECT DESCRIPTION

CONTEXT OF THE PROJECT

As a result of increased migration flows, mainly due to the Syrian conflict, Turkey hosts the largest

refugee population in the world, almost 4 million people, of whom about 3.6 million are registered

Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs). The EU's Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT) aims to

help Turkey meet the immediate humanitarian and development needs of refugees and their host

communities. On 28 June 2018, the European Council approved the launch of the second tranche of the

Facility, with a budget of EUR 3 billion ("FRIT 2"). Of this amount, EUR 380 million has been

earmarked for municipal infrastructure, notably in the water and sanitation sector. WB was selected on

the basis of a proposal submitted in the framework of a call for expressions of interest.

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT OF THE PROJECT

The overall objective of the Project is to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of host

communities and Syrians under Temporary Protection (SUTPs) in five (5) selected municipalities;

Adana, Kahramanmaras, Kayseri, Konya, and Osmaniye, in dealing with the increased pressure on

defined municipal services, in particular water supply, sanitation and solid waste management, in a

sustainable and equitable manner.

The specific objectives are as follows:

(i) Provide access for host communities and Syrians under Temporary Protection to safely managed

drinking water, wastewater and solid waste management services.

(ii) Participate in the protection of the region’s environment and, in particular, of its resources in fresh

water, under stress due to climate change.

(iii) Support the municipalities and SKI’s in achieving operational and financial sustainability in

water, sanitation and solid waste management services.

The Project would be implemented through two components:

1) Environmental infrastructure investment (Component 1) including; water, sanitation and solid

waste management, comprising fourteen (14) projects located in five (5) provinces stated previously.

2) Technical assistance for Project Management and Supervision, Capacity Building, Communication

and Citizen Engagement (Component 2), including in particular accompanying measures to improve the

performance of water, sanitation and solid waste operators (municipalities and metropolitan

municipality water and wastewater administrations called "SKIs"), and to support ILBANK in sub

project management of the Project. This component will also consist of related communication and

visibility actions.

STAKEHOLDERS AND MODUS OPERANDI

The final beneficiaries of the Project are, in fact, 6:

- 4 SKI in Adana (ASKI), Kahramanmaraş (KASKI), Kayseri (KASKİ) and Konya (KOSKI).

- 1 metropolitan municipality (Kahramanmaraş) and 1 non-metropolitan municipality

(Osmaniye), which manages its water and sanitation services directly under its own

management.

ILBANK, a public bank dedicated to the financing of municipal infrastructures, assumes the role of

technical and financial intermediary and the functions of project management assistance to the

municipalities / SKI. ILBANK has applied to grant financing from the European Development Fund

(EDF) and has received an IBRD loan to that end.

The World Bank has extensive experience globally and in Turkey with implementation of municipal

infrastructure and service delivery operations, provision of analytical and advisory services and policy

dialogue to promote sustainable municipal services in urban areas. The Bank has a professional team

engaged in preparation and implementation support of the investment and TA projects, and excellent

client relations with ILBANK, municipalities and key Ministries and central government agencies.

Bank’s country office located in Ankara.

COST AND FINANCING

This project will be jointly financed by the European Union (EU) through an IBRD loan in the amount

of Euro 135.36 million to ILBANK, guaranteed by the Republic of Turkey, and a proposed grant from

the European Commission Development Fund (ECDF)'s Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT) in the

amount of Euro 139.81 million. The total cost is estimated at Euro 275.17 million.

MAIN EXPECTED EFFECTS

Overall objective of the Municipal Services Improvement Project (MSIP) is to improve municipal

infrastructure including; water supply, wastewater and solid waste services in municipalities affected by

refugee influx.

Number of people to be benefited from improved water supply, wastewater and solid waste services is

summarised below:

 

 

 

In addition to the objectives mentioned above, strengthening ILBANK’s and the Municipalities’ institutional capacity by means of trainings organized by ILBANK / Municipalities is also aimed.

 

 

 

APPENDIX II : FORM OF CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

 

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

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Language Proficiency       :

 

 

 

 

Computing Knowledge   :

 

Experience in:

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Membership of Professional Societies            :

 

References and transcripts             : AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

Certification

 

              I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this biodata correctly describes myself, my qualifications and my experience.

 

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