Lesotho Highlands – Botswana Water Transfer: Desk Top Study for Lesotho Highlands – Botswana Water Transfer

Borrower/Bid No: CIWA LHBWT / CS / 01 / 201304

The Government of the Republic of Botswana through the Ministry of Minerals, Energy & Water Resources has applied for financing from the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA), administered by the World Bank, toward the cost of a study for the possibilities of drawing water from Lesotho to Botswana, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include a determination of the viability of water resource development options at reconnaissance level to augment Botswana’s bulk water supplies from Lesotho Highlands taking into consideration the latest information on hydrology and environmental needs and the preferred option for such water supplies. The study is to be undertaken within the context of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa and is expected to take a period not exceeding twelve (12) months.

The Department of Water Affairs now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

*Core Business of the firm in the fields of Civil, Water and Environmental Engineering
*Similar Assignments covering trans boundary feasibility studies, hydrological data analysis, pipeline and hydraulic analysis, environmental and socio- economic impact analysis
*Technical & Managerial Capacity of the firm as evidenced by resumes of staff with qualifications and experience in the areas highlighted above.
*Magnitude of previous assignments done
*Experience in SADC Region
*Experience working with multilateral institutions such as with World Bank

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrower of January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Associations may take the form of either joint venture (whereby firms will be severally and jointly liable for the assignment and in which case all joint venture partners are required to demonstrate competence in the core areas of the assignment) or sub consultancy (where a firm possess competence in core areas of the assignment and sub contracts part(s) of the assignment to another firm(s).

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, published in January 2011

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0800 hours to 1530 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 27th August 2013.

Lesotho Highlands – Botswana Water Transfer
Attn: Ms Tracy Molefi
Private Bag 0018, Gaborone, Botswana
Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No. 50676, Block C
Tel: +267 3656600
Fax: +2673909368/+2673975795
E-mail: lesothotransfer@gov.bw, lesothotransfer@gmail.com