Lebanon: Study: Developing Solid Waste Management Activities (Swedish Red Cross)

TERMS OF REFERENCE Mapping and scoping study to support the Lebanese Red Cross in developing solid waste management activities for the pilot project

1. Background

The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) is implementing water and sanitation activities in various locations in Lebanon for host communities and the Syrian refugees. The Swedish Red Cross (SRC) is – together with the French Red Cross (FRC) and the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) – supporting the LRC on this subject.

The LRC WaSH program initiated in 2015 in the light of the 2011 Syrian crisis. It is one of the core programs of the LRC Disaster Management Unit. To date, the WaSH program is active in 9 LRC DMU branches at nationwide.

LRC aims to improve the WASH facilities and providing a direct assistance to Syrian Refugees and Host Communities. The support includes water supply, sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion. In addition, two pilot projects funded by Swedish Red Cross are being implemented focusing on green and sustainable solutions in the field of solid waste management and blackwater management. 1.2 Current situation in the sector Due to the absence of a modern legal framework on decentralization, a lack of appropriate human and financial capacities and a poorly performing fiscal system, the quality and accessibility of public services in Lebanon is often quite low, and affects both waste management and safety situation in the country. LRC will build on already existing positive coping mechanisms and introduce reuse and recycling initiatives at the Informal Tented Settlements (ITS) and host communities level, as a viable and decentralized small scale option to respond to waste management gaps in the country.

1. Objective and scope of work

The overall objective of this project is to contribute to mitigate the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on the Lebanese host communities by alleviating tensions related to health and environmental hazards by introducing sustainable and eco-friendly solid waste management solutions.

LRC will recruit a consultant to work on developing a report on possible applicable solutions on solid waste management.

The study shall identify existing problems and determine the most feasible means of improvement to provide LRC with an acceptable solid waste plan of viable interventions.

• Review existing data and information from assessment that have been previously completed for areas within the area of the intervention. This includes an overview of the behavior change strategy that LRC is testing in order to complement the infrastructural part of the intervention with its correspondent behavioral component.

• Consider waste management techniques currently feasible and economical and recommend which process, methods or techniques shall be considered within the study area. The interventions proposed should have as large a recycling and composting component as possible.

• Based on preliminary information available on sites selected, solid waste quantities involved, and field visits conducted, consider alternative and decentralized small scale “infrastructures” of waste management to service the study area. The review shall consider, among other things, costs, use of simple and low maintenance technologies, level of service and flexibility. All of them should comply with the environmental national regulations and municipalities and MoE plans A review of alternative systems shall be presented with a recommendation with respect to which system(s) are appropriate for further investigation.

• Expected outputs

Analytical report containing small scale interventions on solid waste management and a table indicating costs of proposed solutions. This report should include realization costs, operation and maintenance costs and collection costs and reporting the needs and capacities of the local stakeholders with respect to solid waste management.

1. Logistics and timing

2. 2 days for the preparation phase, up to 10 days visit in Lebanon, including briefing sites visits and local stakeholders mapping and analysis. This visit would be led by LRC with support of SRC. Up to 7 working days for data analysis and report writing

3. First draft report should be ready by 1^st of June. Final report by the end of June, following feedbacks by partners

4. Period of engagement

May 2017 – up to 20 working days including up to 10 working days in Lebanon

6.Requirements - Extensive experience in relevant professional field and solid waste system design, management, monitoring and/or evaluation

• Strong evaluation experience (>8 years) in relevant program contexts
• Good knowledge of the local context and relevant legislations, including existing approaches adaptable to the local context desirable
• A strong commitment to delivering timely and high-quality results

• Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with various stakeholders and to express concisely and clearly ideas and concepts in written and oral form

• Language proficiency: Fluency in English is mandatory, Arabic is an asset

• Evaluation of proposal:

Criteria & Rating:

Comprehension: (25 points)

Understanding of the problem and local conditions

Experience: (25 points)

Organization of the firm

Projects of similar nature

Project Team Quality: (20 points)

Organization of the team

Experience as a team on similar projects

Expertise and experience of individual team members

Report: (25 points)

Scheduling of components

Reporting procedures Cost: (15 points)

Delivery: The report should be ready by June 2017 Price: Fixed price in Dollars without VAT

1. Employment conditions: The scoping study shall be expected to complete within 2 months beginning as soon as possible.
   The schedule and arrangement of field visits in Lebanon, as well as the accommodation
   and transportation of the consultant will be coordinated with the SRC
   Interested consultancy firms or independent consultant(s) can apply. The application should be accompanied by:
   • Technical proposal not exceeding 5 pages
   • Summarized firm profile, CVs of the lead and (possibly) associate consultants.
   • Financial proposal (detailed budget specifying daily fee and estimated number of days, travel expenses and other additional costs quoted in separate line items)
   Deadline for applying is 25 April 2017
   Technical and financial proposal, summarized firm profile and CVs should be sent to annalisa.marcone@redcross.se

2. Billing and Payment

The contract is expected to be about 15 up to 20 working days over a 2 months’ period. Payments are made to the Individual Consultant/Contractor

based on the number of days worked. This amount has been established based on the understanding that it includes all of the Consultant’s costs (including transport, accommodation, per diem)

Application deadline: 25/04/2017

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Payment is due 60 days after the invoice date. Service charge or other fee that is added to the invoice amount is not accepted.

Eventual interest may be charged in accordance with the Swedish act of Interest. Interest of less than 1000 dollars is not considered. Invoices shall be marked with reference specified when ordering.

Invoice address: annalisa.marcone@redcross.se

Quotation

Quotation must be submitted no later than the 25th of April 2017

Quotation marked “Scoping study to support the Lebanese Red Cross in developing solid waste management interventions for a pilot project” and sent to: annalisa.marcone@redcross.se

Questions are answered by:

Skype id: annalisa.marcone

E-mail: annalisa.marcone@redcross.se

For those interested in the above mentioned vacancy, kindly send your CV and cover letter to the following email address: annalisa.marcone@redcross.se