81276740-Consultancy Services for the Implementation of the Solid Waste Management Project in Jordan

Kurze Beschreibung

The Jordanian waste management system is facing challenges due to a rapid increase in waste volume over the last few years. The waste management industry is one of six sectors identified in Jordan"s National Green Growth Plan, which is based on the Jordan Vision 2025. A plan of action for the waste management industry has been published (2020) and serves as the basis for the revision of the National Solid Waste Management (2015) considering the principles of a circular economy. The adoption of framework legislation for the waste management industry (2020) led to the definition of institutional responsibilities within the sector and also strengthened the regulatory powers of the Ministry of Environment (MoEnv). The coordination and planning mechanisms that the legislation defines for Jordan"s Higher Steering Committee for Waste Management have not yet been fully established. They have yet to be incorporated by the executing bodies - i.e. the Ministry of Local Administration (MoLA) and Greater Amman Municipality (GAM).
The development of a sustainable circular economy that allows for more efficient use of re-sources and returning recycled materials into production cycles will require effective cooperation between key stakeholders at the government level, a modern strategic planning framework, economic sustainability and reliability in the form of adequate financing for the sector, and active participation of the private sector. These institutional and technical conditions have been defined but have still not been sufficiently developed and implemented.
The improvement of the institutional and technical conditions for the development of a sustainable circular economy in Jordan is the objective of the project "Solid Waste Management in Jordan". Therefore, it collaborates with MoLA, GAM and MoEnv and intervenes on national level as well as in selected Municipalities. The project will make use of established structures of cooperation between local and national partners in the sector (development of institutional capacities) of the two ongoing BMZ projects in the waste management sector in Jordan - Support to refugee-hosting communities (ADHOC II) and Climate and resource protection through circular economy (CIRCLE) - which will be phased out at the end of 2021.
It is meant to consolidate support for the implementation structures in the four partner cities and consolidate the pilot projects for separate collection of recyclables in Amman by integrating their approaches in the GAM waste management plan. The idea in both areas is to firmly incorporate the results and capacities achieved, and the instruments created, into partner structures and planning processes and also make these available to other actors involved (e.g. other municipal authorities or private service providers). The project will simultaneously contribute to improving the strategic focus of the sector by supporting the revision of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and the implementation of a national benchmarking system. It has the following three outputs:
1. The capacities of public and private sector stakeholders with regard to cooperation in the circular economy is enhanced.
2. The technical and institutional capacities of municipal authorities to establish a sustainable circular economy is improved.
3. Integration of separate collection of recyclables into the waste management plan for Amman.

Beschreibung der Beschaffung

The contract covers technical assistance and support the implementation of Solid Waste Management components in Jordan. Main cooperation partners are the Ministry of Local Administration (MoLA), Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) and the Ministry of Environment (MoEnv). The Contractor contributes to achieve the indicators on output and module level to a varying level of responsibility, being responsible for the implementation of the project in Jordan within the scope of this assignment. The contributions for each output under this assignment are described in five work packages. However, the consultant shall in close coordination and cooperation with the GIZ team strive to achieve the best possible results and outcomes within the overall concept of the module throughout the assignment.
The overall duration of the Contract shall be approx. 40 months from award of contract until end of November 2025.
Output 1 ? The expertise of public and private sector stakeholders regarding cooperation in the circular economy is enhanced.
Important milestones include the submission of a plan for sustainable financing in the waste management sector, implementation of the first dialogue format and the presentation of measures jointly agreed by public lead executing agencies and private sector representatives to remove barriers to private sector participation. A new method known as the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation approach (PDIA) will be used in this context, whose effectiveness will first be verified with the help of experts from the Technical University of Darmstadt.
The contractor will support the implementation of Output 1 with work packages 1 (expert pool for dialogue processes and dedicated technical support) and 2 (Capacity Development measures).
Output 2 ? The technical and institutional performance capability of municipal authorities to establish a sustainable circular economy is improved.
Important milestones include the submission of Municipal SWM Plans, the revision of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and the national benchmarking system.
The contractor will support the implementation of Output 2 with work packages 3 (Revision of National Strategy and Benchmarking System) and 4 (Municipal SWM Plans). Work package 1 (expert pool) contributes with dedicated technical expertise.
Output 3 ? Integration of separate collection of recyclables into the waste management plan for Amman.
Important milestones include the implementation of six pilot projects and submission of a strategy for the sustainable expansion of separate recyclables collection in Amman.
The contractor will be responsible for the implementation of Output 3 with work package 5 (implementation of pilot projects). Work package 1 (expert pool) contributes with dedicated technical expertise.
For all work packages (WP) a strong participation of the partners and the alignment with existing activities is essential. An inception phase of 2 months is foreseen, during this phase more detailed methodologies, milestones and workplans must be developed.
WP 1: Expert Pool
WP 1 aims to provide on-demand technical and managerial expertise for the implementation of all Outputs, but strengthening the understanding and participation of counterparts and stakeholders in the dialogue processes. During the inception phase the composition and planned use of the expert pool shall be revised and approved by GIZ. One objective of this work package is to provide rapidly available support. The experts would be solicited by GIZ by a brief ToR for each support or input that includes the specific deliverables and milestones for the respective expert or team.
WP 2: Capacity Development
WP 2 aims to increase the capacities of key institutions and competencies of main actors in the SWM sector and contributes to transfer capacity development (CD) measures and materials to and solidify the implementation of national CD measures hosted by a national organisation, which will be defined in the course of the project implementation. The interventions shall build on a national concept/ strategy for CD in the sector to be developed with a broader stakeholder group.
WP 3: Revision of National Solid Waste Management Strategy
WP 3 aims to improve the strategic focus of the waste management sector in Jordan by supporting the revision of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy and the implementation of a national benchmarking system for Municipal waste management services. Both deliverables shall source existing strategic and implementation experience of GIZ in the sector as an input for strategy formulation and the design and priorities of the benchmarking system.
WP 4: Solid Waste Management Plans
WP 4 aims to transfer the knowledge of the four Partner Cities in elaborating and implementing Municipal Waste Management Plans to additional five Municipalities, following a nationwide established standard developed by the World Bank. These additional Municipalities will be defined during the inception phase (Most likely, in the northern region). The contractor shall ensure that the new Municipalities develop an adequate understanding and internal planning capacity to use, monitor and in the future update their respective plans.
WP 5: Implementation of Pilot Projects
WP 5 aims to include separate collection of recyclables in the waste management plan of Amman, to establish an economically sustainable collection and recycling system. The Contractor will support the Waste Management Department in GAM with the implementation of the ongoing three pilot projects and the additional three pilot projects for separate recyclables collection in selected Amman districts by offering studies, materials and equipment, and CD measures. The experience should be integrated into the existing waste management plan for Amman considering involvement of private sector initiatives.

Beschreibung der Verlängerungen

GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.

Objektive Kriterien für die Auswahl der begrenzten Anzahl von Bewerbern

A selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria:
I. Technical experience:
1. Solid Waste Management (weighting 20%)
2. Capacity Development (weighting 20%)
3. Private Sector participation (weighting 10%)
4. Organisational/ Institutional Development (weighting 10%)
II. Regional experience:
Regional experince in Jordan (weighting 30%)
III. Experience of development projects (ODA-financed):
Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed) (weighting 10%)

Beschreibung der Optionen

GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Bedingungen

The offer must be made using the forms provided by GIZ:
1) Trading name and address, beneficial owner(s), commercial register number, bank account, tax number, VAT identification number, brief company profile and contact in event of queries.
2) Extract from the commercial register or equivalent evidence/proof (not older than six months).
3) Self-declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply.
4) If a candidate/tenderer wishes to use the capacities of another company for the execution of the contract, he must prove by submitting a declaration of commitment that the corresponding capacities are available to him for the execution of the contract or are provided by this subcontractor.
5) In the case of participation as a bidding consortium: tenderers must appoint a leading member and authorise this member to represent the group and to receive payments with discharging effect also for the other members. A corresponding agreement, signed by all members, must be attached to the application for participation. For this purpose, the form provided by GIZ must be used.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

1) Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-4 financial year can be included in case of invitation to tender held within 6 months of end of last financial year).
2) Declaration on the number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year.
3) Evidence of creditworthiness may be requested from the bidder/bidding consortium who is to be awarded the contract after submission of the bid. The date of the evidence of creditworthiness must be no older than three months.

1) Average annual turnover for the last three financial years: at least 2,000,000 (two million) EUR
2) Number of employees as at 31.12 of the previous year: at least 15 persons.

Liste und kurze Beschreibung der Auswahlkriterien

It is necessary to provide minimum 4 reference projects in the technical field "Solid Waste Management" and at least 2 reference projects must be in Jordan, each of them in the last three years

Bedingungen für die Teilnahme (technische und berufliche Fähigkeiten)

1) The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of 50,000 (fifty thousand) EUR in the last three years.
2) The minimum requirements forsee at least 4 reference projects in the technical field "Solid Waste Management" and at least 2 reference projects must be in Jordan, each of them in the last three years.

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According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as
1. the applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the procurement rules before submitting the application for review and has not submitted a complaint to the contracting authority within a period of 10 calendar days; the expiry of the period pursuant to Article 134, Section 2 remains unaffected,
2. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that are evident in the tender notice are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application or by the deadline for the submission of bids, specified in the tender notice.
3. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or by the deadline for the submission of bids,
4. more than 15 calendar days have expired since receipt of notification from the contracting authority that it is unwilling to redress the complaint.
Sentence 1 does not apply in the case of an application to determine the invalidity of the contract in accordance with Article 135, Section 1 (2). Article 134, Section 1, Sentence 2 remains unaffected.