1.
The
Government of the Republic of Malawi has received financing from the African
Development Fund / Nigeria Trust Fund to finance the Shire Valley Irrigation
Project.
2. The principal objectives of this
project are to:
·
Refine
the water availability assessment by defining mitigation measures to the risk
of occurrence of a series of dry years similar to the one documented beginning
of the 20th
century, and optimising the water resource allocation between the uses.
·
Assist
the government in selecting the best technical and institutional options before
developing the full feasibility (water allocation optimization, inclusion or
not of Illovo Estate, with-without lining, etc.; stage 1);
·
Carry
out additional investigations, prepare the detailed feasibility Study and
assess the technical and economic feasibility of the project (stage 2), taking
into consideration its phasing;
3. The project includes the following
components:
(i) Preparatory Studies
(ii) Project Management
(i) Preparatory studies will include the
following :
Technical Feasibility; Communications,
Community Participation, Land Tenure and Resettlement Policy Framework
(CCPLT&RPF); Agricultural Development Planning Strategy; Hydraulic
Modelling; Dam Safety Panel; Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA);
and Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
(ii)
Project
Management will involve coordination of the studies given the large, complexity
and interactive nature of the preparatory activities. This component will
therefore be concerned with formation of Project Steering Committee (PSC),
Project Consultative Committee (PCC) and formation / recruitment of Studies /
Service Coordination Unit (SCU) to name a few.
4.
Procurement
of goods and/or works will be in accordance with the Bank's Rules of Procedure
for the Procurement of Goods and Works. Acquisition of the services of
Consultants will follow the Bank's Rules of Procedure for the Use of
Consultants. Bidding documents are expected to be available in February 2014.
5. Interested bidders may obtain further
information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting:
Ministry of Water Development and Irrigation
Attention: Charles Mwalabu
P.O. Box 30797, Off Paul Kagame Road
Lilongwe, Malawi
Tel:(265) 01 752 122
