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CALL FOR PROPOSALS - High Level Support to the Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC)
Procurement Process :CP-QB-FBS - Call for Proposal – Quality Based Fixed Budget
Office :UNDP Country Office - Energy & Environment Section - LIBERIA
Deadline :28-Feb-18
Posted on :14-Feb-18
Development Area :OTHER  OTHER
Reference Number :44160
Link to Atlas Project :
00060580 - Liberia-High Level Support to Water Supply&Sanitation
Documents :
CALL FOR PROPOSALS - High Level Support to the Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC) - PROCUREMENT NOTICE No: UNDP/IC/E&E/001/2018
Overview :

Liberia Water Governance is currently remained characterized by a multitude of fragmented and uncoordinated responsibilities split between different ministries and public agencies, against a background of gravely inadequate water and sanitation service delivery both in rural and urban communities. However, framework for more coherent institutional structure, Water Supply and Sanitation Policy (2009) was approved; which recommended the establishment of the National Water Resources and Sanitation Board (NWRSB) established in 2015 and chaired by the Office of the President of Liberia with line water ministries as members, and the National Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC) established in 2017 by an Act of Legislature; signed by the President of Liberia and printed into hand bills.

Prior this to, Government of Liberia and partners in 2011 jointly developed Liberia WASH compact under the supervision of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA). The compact was approved by the President of Liberia in 2012. Liberia WASH Compact proposed four key commitments to have been implemented within two years life span of the compact by the Government of Liberia and partners. The four commitments are:

1. Establish and strengthen institutional capacity
2. Ensure equity and prioritized service provision
3. Develop a monitoring system
4. Improve sector financing mechanism

This is a Call for Proposals for one Civil Society Organization/local Non-Governmental Organization to carryout advocacy/ Public Awareness Campaigns on Water Governance Reforms that will make the Water Supply and Sanitation Commission (WSSC) operational through budgetary allocation by government and partners, as well as government increased budgetary allocation to WASH Sector. Follow up with some members of the House of Representatives and President of Liberia as a reminder to campaign pledge card signed in 2017 Presidential and Representatives elections to prioritize water and sanitation service governance reforms and increased budgetary allocation to the sector.

Proposals should be submitted to the following address: by email to bids.lr@undp.org, or through the UNDP Registry, Pan African Plaza, 7th Floor, Opposite Monrovia City Hall, Sinkor, Monrovia. (Please include procurement notice number in the subject area) no later than 12: p.m. (GMT), Wednesday, 28th February 2018. Any request for clarification must be sent by standard electronic communication to the address or email indicated above. The project will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.

Thanks.