feasibility study on stomwater capture for fodder production

Background

UNDP Djibouti is requesting the services of a reputable civil engineering firm to support Djibouti in analyzing the feasibility of stormwater capture along roads and railways in the context of increasing rainfall variability linked to climate change. The feasibility study will be submitted as part of a full proposal to the Green Climate Fund that aims to mobilize water for the benefit of the most vulnerable agro-pastoralists in the surrounding areas.

The engineering firm must provide detailed designs and costing information related to the construction of drainage channels, gravity-fed pipes, subsurface storage tanks and water treatment facilities. The engineering designs must be robust to the impacts of floods and designed to have enough water storage during dry periods. Water capture must be designed to enable peripheral agro-pastoralists to have sufficient water for forage production and for drinking water use.

The direct aim of the project is to mobilize runoff that would not otherwise be usable by surrounding rural communities for forage production and drinking water use. An indirect benefit will be to reduce the amount of rainfall-induced damage to the growing amounts of transport infrastructure being developed across Djibouti. The engineering work must support the GoD’s aim to bring a constant, reliable, good quality water supply to rural communities in order to lay the groundwork for diversification of the country’s economic activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under an overall supervision by the UNDP GCF Team Leader and the UNDP Djibouti Climate Change Portfolio Expert, the civil engineering firm will have the following tasks:

• Assess catchment-based runoff scenarios along roads and railways with various climate change conditions (e.g., increasing rainfall intensity and flooding)

• Assess potential stormwater drainage locations along roads and railways with an underground piping and tank system for storage and extraction by surrounding agro-pastoralists  (See preliminary design attached)

• Assess fodder development strategies and water demand needs
• Provide water quality requirements for filtering and disinfecting stormwater for pastoralism and potable water use

• Provide detailed designs and costs for all for stormawater collection, sotrage and treatment systems.

• Review local capacities for community-based maintenance of water storage and extraction infrastructure

• Suggest best means of recovering costs to pay for operation and maintenance of stormwater collection, storage and treatment systems
• Review the main constraints in capturing stormwater drainage (institutionally, financially, economically, socially)

• Assess land use policies – ensuring security of capturing runoff for surrounding agro-pastoral needs

Assess environmental impacts from stormwater capture

Competencies

UNDP Requirements:

• Adhere to the core values of the United Nations; in particular, is respectful of differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity;
• Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Treat all people fairly without favoritism.

What to be provided two items :

1. Technical proposal contains;

• The methodology/Work Plan.
•  The team structure (with qualification and CV)
• The profile of the firm with list of similar projects (supported with reference contacts)

1. Offer contains the financial quotation for all services required.

Required Skills and Experience

Firm Experience

The engineering firm should be a reputable local/regional consultancy or/and designing firm with a proven previous experience in designing of stormwater collection, storage and treatment systems.

The firm should be registered as “consultancy firm”

Academic Qualifications of the assigned team leader:

• University degree in civil engineering, Post graduate in design or related field will be an asset.

Experience:

•  At least 10 years of experience in civil engineering works, preferably in Arid and Semi-Arid lands;
•  At least 7 years of experience in stormwater design;
•  Knowledge of the Green Climate Fund preferable
•  Previous experience in collaboration with UN and other international development agencies;
•   Advanced knowledge of and skills in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Language Requirements:

• Excellent command of French and English languages;
• All the materials and reports elaborated within the contract should be submitted in English or French.