Primary Expertise: Project Management and Implementation (PMIC)
TOR Keywords: Management and Implementation Consultant (PMIC)
Objective and Purpose of the Assignment
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) will receive a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Integrated Water Resources Management Project (IWRMP) to be co-financed by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) executed by Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology with Battambang and Pursat provinces as implementing agencies.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology intends to apply a portion of these loans for engaging international consulting firm for providing general oversights of the project implementation to foster socioeconomic development in the project area in the river basin groups in Pursat and Battambang provinces covering rivers Pursat, Svay Daun Keo, Moung Russei, Sangker which are located in the southwest of the Tonle Sap Great Lake (TSL). The selected consulting firm is expected to be mobilized in December 2024, with a duration of 72 months. Detailed design and procurement of the first batch of packages are to be completed within 12 months of the commencement date. An estimated total of 1,129 person-months (p-m) consisting of 112 p-m of international, and 1017 p-m of national experts and non-key experts is required.
The scope of work will include but is not limited to the following: (i) help PMU review the
Detailed Engineering Designs (DEDs) of Kbal Hong Irrigation Scheme and Kanghot Irrigation Scheme
subprojects and detailed engineering design of Pursat and Sangker flood sub projects, and detailed
engineering design of fish ways; (ii) assist PMU with reviewing detailed cost estimations and
bidding documents, and support the PMU for evaluating all bids including proposals for consulting
services, negotiating all contracts for signings for the project; (iii) undertake construction
supervision and contract administration of all civil works under the project; (iv) support the PMU
to manage the overall project including a) coordination of the designs and bid documents of all
civil works packages to be prepared by consulting firms, and b) coordination and supervision of
other consulting services packages under the project; (v) assist the PMU in the financial
management of the project such as the management of advance accounts, preparation of withdrawal
applications, accounting, and internal audit, coordination with finance department of MOWRAM on
project finance and/or accounting system; (vi) conduct detailed planning of yearly activities in
all aspects of the agreed and foreseen construction schedule; (vii) ensure timely completion,
adherence to specifications, and quality of construction works; (viii). coordinate with consulting
firms and individual consultants undertaking the main activities for Output1, Output 2 and Output 3
of the project; (ix) support the PMU in the recruitment of voluntary land donation (VLD) assessment
team, VLD validation team, including monitoring their works; (x) ensure compliance with ADB’s
Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS), 2009; (xi) support the Ministry of Economy and Finance-General
Department of Resettlement (MEF-GDR) in monitoring the implementation of the contract package wise
detailed resettlement plans (DRPs) for all subprojects; (xii) assist PMU and MEF-DGR in carrying
out all social and environment safeguards requirements including the requirements for the voluntary
and donation; (xiii) support PMU in establishing, implementing and managing project grievance
redress, including GRM records and database; (xiv) support the PMU in implementing the Gender
Action Plan; (xv) ensure technology and transfer of know-how from PMIC to their counterparts in
the PMU; (xvi) and prepare quarterly progress reports (QPRs) including the GAP monitoring report,
semiannual social safeguard reports, annual reports, project performance monitoring system (PPMS)
and a project completion report (PCR).
The Consultant will be required to produce the following reports in English language: (i) an
inception report within 2 months of mobilization; (ii) QPRs to the PMU for review and transmission
to ADB, within 4 weeks of the end of each quarter; (iii) midterm report on project activities in
preparation for the project’s midterm review; (iv) semiannual social safeguards monitoring reports;
(v); a final report on completion of consultant inputs to be submitted to the PMU for consolidation
and transmission to ADB within 1 month of completion of consultant inputs. The Consultant will also
assist PMU in preparing the government’s project completion report within 3 months of physical
completion of the project.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology now invites interested international consulting
firm who is suitably qualified and experienced, to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the
said consulting service. The consultant selection will be Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS
(80 tech: 20 fin)) method as described in the ADB Procurement Policy, Procurement Regulations for
ADB Borrowers, and User’s Guide on the Selection of Consulting Services for Borrowers. The detailed
Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found in ADB Consultant Management System at: http://csrn.adb.org
or can be obtained from the address given below. Universal procurement will apply based on the
blanket waiver agreement since the cost of the consulting services will be jointly financed by ADB
and AIIB.
The EOI template is available online at https://www.adb.
org/sites/default/files/page/82619/files/adb-tas-eoi-form.doc. Using this EOI template for EOI
submission is required. EOI that is not in this EOI template will not be accepted for evaluation.
This Request for Expression of Interest has also been published on ADB’s website: http://csrn.adb.
org.
