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Date Published: 04-Apr-2023
Deadline of Submitting EOI: 03-May-2023 11:59 PM Manila local time
Consultant Type: Firm
Selection Method: Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS)
Selection Title: Hunan Xiangjiang River Watershed Existing Solid Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project
Package Number: CS2
Package Name: MSW Separation and Integrated Urban-Rural MSW Management Study and Demonstration
Engagement Period: 18MONTH
Consulting Services Budget: USD 500,000
Source: International
Technical Proposal: Full Technical Proposal (FTP)
Approval Number: 3712
Approval Date: 26-Sep-2018
Estimated Commencement Date: 15-Aug-2023
Country of assignment: China
Primary Expertise: Environment
Objective and Purpose of the Assignment
I. Project Background 1.Xiangjiang River Basin is one of the most developed and densely populated areas in China. The region is also the main economic development zone in Hunan Province. Since the 1980s, due to the lack of environmental protection regulations and weak implementation, the rapid economic growth has made the Xiangjiang River Basin one of the most polluted areas in central China. 2.Hunan Xiangjiang River Watershed Existing Solid Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project (“the project”) involves a total investment CNY1.62024 billion, of which the Asian Development Bank loan is $150 million, the loan was effective on April 1, 2019, and the loan will be closed on December 31,2023. 3.The Hunan Provincial Housing and Urban–Rural Development Department (HURD) is the executing agency, and the county and county-level city governments are the implementing agencies (IAs), i.e., the (i) five counties of Dong'an, Guiyang, Hengshan, Hengyang, and Lanshan; and (ii) five county- level cities of Changning, Leiyang, Lengshuijiang, Yongzhou, and Zixing. A project management office (PMO) has been established under HURD to provide overall guidance, supervision, coordination, and management of project preparation and implementation. 1.1 Impact and outcome 4.The project is aligned with the following impact: environment in the Xiangjiang River watershed in Hunan Province improved. The project will have the following outcome: long-term pollutants discharged to the Xiangjiang River watershed reduced. The project will directly benefit an estimated population of 6.9 million and more indirectly in the wider watershed. 1.2 Outputs 5.The project includes the following 6 outputs: Output 1: Substandard municipal solid waste landfills closed. The project will close and restore nine substandard landfills, demonstrating at each site the installation of a capping layer and drainage, a leachate collection system, a landfill gas collection and treatment system, and the restoration of vegetation and landscaping. Output 2: Substandard municipal solid waste landfills mined and remediated. The project will demonstrate the remediation of two substandard landfill sites through mining, which will include the excavation and transport of waste materials to adjacent sanitary landfill sites. The project will include the closure and restoration of the Xiaowujia site (in Lanshan) and the Zixing site. Output 3: New urban–rural integrated municipal solid waste management systems established. The project will establish best practice and well-defined urban–rural MSW management systems in seven project areas. It will support Hunan’s strategy for integrated MSW management by piloting the construction of collection and transfer stations in selected locations to demonstrate differing scale and approaches. It will include the procurement of the associated collection and transport equipment and fleet vehicles. Output 4: Sanitary landfill facilities upgraded. The project will upgrade the facilities in four sanitary landfill sites. The project will include upgrading and expanding leachate treatment facilities, installing leachate residual treatment facilities, improving site drainage, upgrading landfill cover and associated improvements, and refurbishing and upgrading site infrastructure.23 Output 5: A new kitchen waste treatment and management system established. The project will assist the Yongzhou City Government to establish a kitchen waste treatment and management system for commercial facilities. It will include the collection, transport and treatment, and associated operation and maintenance (O&M) and management systems. The project will support these initiatives by developing a well-prepared regulatory framework, appropriate institutional arrangements, a selection of appropriate technology, and a financially sustainable operational model. Output 6: Capacity for environmentally sustainable municipal solid waste management enhanced. The project will support capacity development and institutional strengthening to ensure the successful implementation of the project. This will include technical support for project management and implementation, and training. The project will prepare operationally focused studies on MSW policies and best practice, accompanied by research on innovation and technology and pilot projects as inputs to developing knowledge products and guidelines and/or procedures to guide future investments in Hunan. 6.The project covers 23 sub-projects in 10 cities/counties including Hengyang, Yongzhou, Loudi and Chenzhou in Xiangjiang River Basin. The main contents include: on-site closure of 11 existing MSW landfills, upgrades of 4 exiting sanitary landfills, 7 Rural-Urban Integrated MSW, 1 kitchen waste treatment and capacity building (4 subject research and personnel training). II. Purpose of the Assignment 7.The terms of reference (TOR) describe the objectives and requirements of MSW Separation and Integrated Urban-Rural MSW Management Study and Demonstration (“the Assignment”). The consulting service will be funded through ADB Loan. A consulting firm (“the Consultant”) will be recruited by the provincial project management office (PPMO) and selected according to Guidelines on The Use of Consultants by Asian Development Bank and Its Borrowers (2013, as amended from time to time) through quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS) at Quality-Cost ratio of 90/10 with full technical proposal procedure to execute the assignment. 8.The Assignment of MSW Separation and Integrated Urban-Rural MSW Management Study and Demonstration is one of the important components of project capacity building. The objective of the consulting service is (i) to conscientiously implement the concept of people-centered development and ecological civilization construction, persist the principle of ecological priority and green development, and actively explore ways to enhance the ecological environment protection, improve the urban and rural living environment, and increase the urban and rural environmental and economical bearing capacity through regional co-ordination, multi-governance and urban-rural integration in areas of Yangtze River economic belt and ‘One Lake and Four Rivers’, and; (ii) to promote the realization of high-quality economic development and profound reform in the social governance system in Hunan province through the exploration and study of the separation of urban and rural MSW and the management of urban and rural integrated waste collection and transportation, and to further address the problems of low utilization of MSW resources, incomplete industrial chain of MSW, undeveloped circular economical system, low connection with residents at community- level, unbalanced urban and rural development structure, inadequate community governance, residents’ low awareness about MSW separation and issues of employment. III. Duration and Location of the Services 9.The consulting services are estimated to have an estimated input of 47 person-months, including 5 person-months of international experts, 42 person-months of national experts. During the period, the team will be expected to provide extensive and necessary intermittent input. 10.The locations include Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, and 10 sub-project counties and cities in Hunan Province, including Changning City, Hengshan County, Hengyang County, Leiyang City, Guiyang County, Zixing City, Dongan County, Lanshan County, Yongzhou City, Lengshuijiang City. IV. Scope of Services 11.The study of MSW Separation and Integrated Urban-Rural MSW Management Study and Demonstration is a comprehensive research project. Based on the practical status in Hunan Province, the research of MSW separation system, the promotion of the integration of collection and transportation and the solution of waste disposal in remote areas are very urgent issues. The research will further solve the problems such as inadequate MSW management policies and regulations, low demonstrative effect of pilot projects, and insufficient dissemination and promotion. This assignment is a good opportunity to conduct detailed and in-depth researches to solve the existing issues in Hunan Province. 12. The scope of the Assignment includes preparation of four specific reports and six supporting deliverables (see 5.3 reporting requirements and time schedule for deliverable) and workshops and trainings for capacity-building.
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