TA-8556 REG: Supporting the Cities Development Initiative for Asia - INO: Sewerage System Development Project (SSDP) - Urban Wastewater

The SSDP has three principal objectives:

(i) Waste water and sludge management capacity increased: first priority will be to rehabilitate and optimize existing centralized and decentralized wastewater and sludge collection and

treatment systems to their full installed capacity, followed by construction of new facilities. Technologies will be selected based on lifecycle costs and energy efficiency.

(ii) Service delivery system in place: sound legal frameworks need to be in place and a single, financially independent public service organization established which is responsible for planning,

implementing, operating and maintaining waste water management, with adequate capacity and increased accountability, financial and operational responsibility and transparency.

Service delivery mechanisms, including outsourcing , co-management and social contracts need to be established. Sanitation planning and budgeting should be streamlined into local

government planning and budgeting cycles and community user groups in full function. (iii) Public awareness campaigns completed: starting with stakeholder analysis and development of a

stakeholder communication strategy and participation plans, support for by the various stakeholders will be ensured. Hygiene promotion and Community Led Total Sanitation Programs will be

supported to promote on on-site and off-site sanitation. SSDP Project Preparatory Objectives SSDP Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) will be carried out through two separate

contracts. The first of these will be funded by the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) and will focus on the technical elements of the work as well as identifying any critical climate,

environmental or social issues that may impact upon technical design options.

More specifically, the consultants recruited through CDIA will be responsible for:

(i) Reviewing existing studies, reports, data, and related information to map, quantify and determine the status and operational capability of current WWM assets so as to highlight needs and

deficiencies in the system and determine priority investments that shall be the focus of this SSDP.

(ii) Identifying any necessary data or information that directly impacts upon the conduct of the SSDP that may be missing and take steps (e.g. through the conduct of surveys, acquisition of

information, etc.) to fill any gaps so as to facilitate the preparation of technical feasibility reports.

(iii) Confirming with all relevant stakeholders a mid- and long-term WWM strategy, targets for each city and a prioritized investment implementation plan.

(iv) Preparing WWM feasibility studies (FS) for each city that include a review of alternative processes, construction methods and/or designs to be used for the infrastructure, followed by a

selection of most appropriate process, method and/or design based on performance based specification. Preliminary engineering design (PED) outputs shall be prepared in relation to each

selected investment. The proposed facilities should be subjected to energy efficiency assessments to identify effective energy savings measures and to reduce carbon footprint.

(v) Carrying out a high level climate and environmental assessment of potential WW investments to determine their expected impact and potential mitigation mechanisms.

This assessment should contribute to the technical option decision making process.

(vi) Carrying out a high level social assessment of potential WW investments to determine their expected impact and potential mitigation mechanisms. This assessment should contribute to

the technical option decision making process.

(vii) Produce detailed cost estimates for all FS investment components.

(viii) Update the WWM implementation plan (as necessary) following completion of FS work.

(ix) Produce a procurement strategy including initial identification of procurement packages and bidding procedures plus associated draft procurement documents (in accordance with ADB

Guidelines) for FS-prepared investments.