Consulting Firm to Support O&M and Financial Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure

• Country: Tajikistan
• Summary: Consulting Firm to Support O&M and Financial Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure
• TJT Ref No: 72857922
• Deadline: 28 Oct 2022
• Financier: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: TA-6846 TAJ
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• Description:
• Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Irrigation and Drainage Modernization in the Vakhsh River Basin Project - Consulting Firm to Support O&M and Financial Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure Approval Date: 01-Dec-2021 Deadline of Submitting EOI: 28-Oct-2022 11:59 PM Manila local time Estimated Short-listing Date: 11-Nov-2022 Estimated Commencement Date: 31-Jan-2023 Estimated Commencement Date: 865,370 USD Engagement Period: 30 MONTH Objective and Purpose of the Assignment The technical assistance (TA) on Support to Operation and Maintenance and Financial Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure is attached to the Climate and Disaster Resilient Irrigation and Drainage Modernization in the Vakhsh River Basin Project. The impact of the project is food security and people-s access to good quality nutrition increased, aligned with the Tajikistan National Development Strategy 2030. The outcome of the project is climate and disaster resilience, water productivity and income of male and female farmers in selected areas of the Yovon irrigation and drainage (I&D) system enhanced. The project financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will modernize prioritized components of the Yovon system. It will increase the capacities of the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation (ALRI) and water users- associations (WUAs) on infrastructure management and water use efficiency. Women farmers will be targeted in all activities. The project will also increase climate and disaster resilience, water and agricultural productivity, and farmer-s incomes through three outputs: (i) climate and disaster resilient I&D infrastructure modernized, (ii) climate adaptive and gender-responsive management and operation of I&D systems strengthened, and (iii) policy strengthened for sustainable water management. The TA is aligned with project outputs 2 and 3. The scope of TA work comprises the development, testing and operationalization of a digital asset and financial management system (AFMS) for the Yovon unit of ALRI and the relevant ALRI unit at the headquarters and to train the ALRI staff in managing the system. The AFMS should include all infrastructural elements of the system from intake to drainage and outlets and comprises all financial flows at local, provincial, and central level including operation, maintenance and repair, and replacement budgets as well as subsidies and payments for services by different groups or organizations. The AFMS will also be used for WUAs where necessary with the support of the Union of WUAs, and/or the Yovon unit of ALRIObjective and Purpose of the Assignment The technical assistance (TA) on Support to Operation and Maintenance and Financial Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure is attached to the Climate and Disaster Resilient Irrigation and Drainage Modernization in the Vakhsh River Basin Project. The impact of the project is food security and people-s access to good quality nutrition increased, aligned with the Tajikistan National Development Strategy 2030. The outcome of the project is climate and disaster resilience, water productivity and income of male and female farmers in selected areas of the Yovon irrigation and drainage (I&D) system enhanced. The project financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will modernize prioritized components of the Yovon system. It will increase the capacities of the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation (ALRI) and water users- associations (WUAs) on infrastructure management and water use efficiency. Women farmers will be targeted in all activities. The project will also increase climate and disaster resilience, water and agricultural productivity, and farmer-s incomes through three outputs: (i) climate and disaster resilient I&D infrastructure modernized, (ii) climate adaptive and gender-responsive management and operation of I&D systems strengthened, and (iii) policy strengthened for sustainable water management. The TA is aligned with project outputs 2 and 3. The scope of TA work comprises the development, testing and operationalization of a digital asset and financial management system (AFMS) for the Yovon unit of ALRI and the relevant ALRI unit at the headquarters and to train the ALRI staff in managing the system. The AFMS should include all infrastructural elements of the system from intake to drainage and outlets and comprises all financial flows at local, provincial, and central level including operation, maintenance and repair, and replacement budgets as well as subsidies and payments for services by different groups or organizations. The AFMS will also be used for WUAs where necessary with the support of the Union of WUAs, and/or the Yovon unit of ALRI
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