Invitation To Bid For Consultancy For Hydrogeological, Geophysical Investigation And Socio-economic And Environmental Assesment For Borehole Sitting In Dangoroyo District In Nugaal Region

INVITATION TO BID FOR CONSULTANCY

Save the Children International (SCI) Somalia program hereby invites interested consultants to bid for the consultancy assignment detailed below

1	Title of Consultancy	HYDROGEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL
		INVESTIGATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND
		ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT FOR BOREHOLE
		SITTING IN DANGOROYO DISTRICT IN NUGAAL
		REGION
2	SCI Contracting Office	Save the Children, GAROWE
3	Period of Consultancy	14 DAYS; STARTING FROM 14th – 27th AUGUST, 2022
4	Consultant type required	BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM CAN APPLY FOR THE CONSULTANCY
5	Responsibility for Logistics	THE CONSULTANT WILL CATER FOR ALL LOGISTICAL
	arrangements and Costs	ARRANGEMENTS BY HIM/HER SELF
6	Taxation Provisions	Consultant shall be responsible for all Taxes arising from the
		consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the
		SCI contracting office named above
7	Travel requirements	The consultant should be able to report to the duty station (Garowe -PL)
		to conduct the HYDROGEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL
		INVESTIGATION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND
		ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT FOR BOREHOLE
		SITTING IN DANGOROYO DISTRICT IN NUGAAL
		REGION
8	Security requirements	Consultant will comply with standard Save the Children Security
		procedures, including the completion of SCI online security
		training prior to travel to Somalia
9	Qualification and Experience	The measurable qualifications and experience required:
		Save the Children seeks to invite qualified consultants/firms who
		meet the following requirements to submit their detailed narrative
		and financial proposal on how to undertake the assignment.
10	Evaluation Criteria	Indicate the criteria for evaluation
		•  Water   Resource   Engineer/Hydrologist   –   The   lead
		consultant shall be a qualified and competent registered
		professional   Water   Resources   with   a   degree   in
		Engineering  (preferably  Master’s  degree)  or  equivalent
		qualification and with a minimum of 10 years’ experience
		in water supply design and construction – preferably solar
		energy.

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Environmental  Specialist-  The  Environmental  Specialist

should have a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science

or equivalent, with at least five (5) years of professional

experience and at least three (3) projects in conducting

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environmental impact assessment of water supply projects.

Extensive knowledge and solid professional experience in

designing water supply projects and other civil structures

through technical studies.

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Tender requirements

The measurable qualifications and experience required:

Save the Children seeks to invite qualified consultants/firms who

meet the following requirements to submit their detailed narrative

and financial proposal on how to undertake the assignment.

1.

Technical  proposal  on  how  the  assignment  will  be

conducted including methodologies, data analyses and

interpretation, reports and schedules. (List software to be

used for analysis) (

25%)

2.

Proven  field  technical  and  field  experience  of  lead

Consultant with Master’s degree in geology, hydrology,

engineering geology, physical, or earth science, or in any

related field and having good experience of working in this

sector. (

10%)

3.

Demonstration of consultant’s similar past experience

through the submission of copies of similar contracts in

undertaking hydrogeological surveys’ consultancy

(30%)

4.

Proof of availability of all the equipment, personnel and

ability to mobilize them on short notice (Include list of

equipment, Brand/Manufacturer, CVs of the personnel) to

perform the survey.

(15%)

5.

Submit  a  detailed  financial  proposal  including  all

professional fees, report costs and subsistence costs.

Please note all costs must be broken down into details (no

lump sums, no contingencies etc)

(20%)

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Closing date for Applications

Interested consultants shall submit their applications to Office in

Garowe on or before 24th August, 2022.

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Terms of Reference (ToR)

Complete ToR with details appended below attached herewith as

Annex 1.

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Purpose of the consultancy,

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Introduction of the project,

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Background of the consultancy,

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Objectives of the consultancy,

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Proposed methodology and approach,

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Scope of work,

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Key deliverables / outputs

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Activity timelines

ANNEX 1 : Consultancy Terms of Reference

Request for consultancy services (REF:

NUGAAL  – WASH/2022	Terms of Reference
	HYDROGEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL
	INVESTIGATION AND SOCIO-
	ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
	ASSESMENT FOR BOREHOLE SITTING

Reference:                SCI – Ground Water Consultancy

Area of Interest: Hydrogeological, geophysical investigation and Socio-Economic and Environmental Assestment for borehole sitting

Location: Dalsan Village, Yibaayil Village and Dangoroyo itself and other settlements within the surrounding settlements in Dangoroyo District-Nugaal Region

Position Type:         Consultant/Firm

Duration:                  21days

Start date:             31st August 2022

Introduction

Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

To ensure delivery of this mission, Save the Children collaborates with local governments, multilaterals, grassroots, non-governmental organizations and others to identify and address supply and demand-related bottlenecks in both humanitarian and development contexts. Save the Children has been engaged in the WASH sector in Somali for more than 20 years.

Background

The recurrent drought together with nutrition crises and other natural emergencies combined with poor WASH coverage and influx of internally displaced people (IDP) in target regions of Nugaal highlights the needs for Save the Children to continue providing emergency services to vulnerable communities.

Save the Children is implementing 10 months WASH project targeting drought and conflict affected communities in Bari and Nugal regions targeting Ishkushuban, Banderbeyla, Qardho (IDPs) and Dangoroyo districts provide immediate life-saving WASH services to the most vulnerable members of the community. The project aims to provide lifesaving emergency and sustainable WASH service through drilling of ONE new strategic Borehole with distribution network systems, storage tanks and new water kiosks.

Before drilling, SC intends to do a comprehensive assessment to establish the best possible location. If we don’t use proper borehole siting techniques including hydrogeological surveys and groundwater prospecting, there’s a good probability we’ll end up with a dry borehole. Considering this challenge, Save the Children will hire the best available consultant to conduct a hydrogeological study and groundwater prospecting by conducting geophysical survey in the selected areas for the new boreholes. The borehole siting will be completed in the first quarter of the project, along with a comprehensive report. Based on the results of the hydro-geological survey report., the borehole will be drilled in the best suited location among the investigated sites, which include Dalsan Village, Yibaayil Village and Dangoroyo itself and other settlments within the surrounding settlements in Dangoroyo District-Nugaal Region. A complete report shall be developed for each sites for internal and donor records. Therefore, the objective of this survey is to ascertain the drilled borehole will meet or exceed the water demand for the next 20 years.

Overall Objectives Of The Hydro-Geological Survey

• Conduct hydrogeological and geophysical investigation for the optimal siting of a drinking water Borehole in Dangoroyo district-Nugaal region
• To conduct geophysical survey of underground water in the aforementioned settlments in Dangoroyo district and identify the most suitable location for drilling of the new borehole in terms of getting sufficient amount of water with acceptable quality, quantity and affordable depths
• Review of knowledge people have with regard to the hydro-geological conditions in the area,
• Identify the positive and negative environmental impacts of the proposed Borehole and recommend appropriate mitigation measures considering potential impacts on natural and secondary environments and assessed potential on shorthand long-term impacts.
• Investigate Social and ecological effects of groundwater development including loss of agricultural and grazing land, population resettlement.
• Examine effects on the existing water supply such as Boreholes and Shallow wells, including fluctuation of water levels and interference of the cone of depression in the Boreholes.
• Potential environmental and social impacts by planned and unplanned (spontaneous) immigration into the area.
• Effects of existing and predicted land use on the functioning and longevity of the water supplies.

Scope Of The Work

The Consultant is expected to use both secondary and primary data in the exercise. Secondary data will involve desk study of available information/data on existing Boreholes, drill logs, reports and maps while primary data will be obtained by carrying out field reconnaissance and measurements of existing Boreholes and geophysical prospecting within the studied area using a combination of geophysical methods as below described. The outcome of the consultancy will be a detailed hydrogeological survey report giving details of the findings and recommendations. Also the consultant is expected to coduct Socio-economic and environmental impact assessment to identify the positive and negative impacts of the proposed interventions and recommend appropriate mitigation measures considering potential impacts on natural and secondary environments and assessed potential on short and long-term impacts.

Survey Approaches Required

The hydrogeological/geophysical investigations will be carried out in a multistep approach:

1. Desk study: Review of existing data, topographical maps, satellite images, existing studies and Borehole site investigations in the area, geological reports and maps (if available), borehole and surface water records, etc.
2. Hydrogeological fieldwork: Detailed reconnaissance survey of project area. (GPS coordinates/P codes, water level measurements, condition of these boreholes, usage and performance, estimation of the hydraulic characteristics from existing well test and aquifer test, ), vertical geophysical prospecting at known boreholes for calibration purpose : measurement of the real resistivities of geological formations based on the existing borehole logs.
3. Preparing hydro-geological maps which include location of existing boreholes and their water quality.
4. Geophysical measurements vertical and horizontal electric sounding, vertical electric 3D tomography, EM method and possibly seismic refraction method are recommended for this assignment.
5. Analysis and interpretation of field data for selection of potential sites for drilling
6. Presentation of the results to hydrogeologist/geologist experts from SC and Puntland Puntland water Development Agency (PWDA) for validation of the best possible site
7. Field validation of the site to ensure there is no obstacle for drilling (explanation and agreement with the community, no land tenure or future urban planning issues, access to drilling machine, risk of contamination, …)

Reporting

The final report will be submitted to Save the children after signed off and approval from the ministry of water and Puntland water Development Agency (PWDA). the report will be a comprehensive account of the whole of the Consultancy; it will review the existing literature and other relevant information, such as drilling logs, satellite images, etc. The report shall include all field data, interpretations and justifications, hydrogeological evaluations, conclusions and recommendations relating to the investigated areas. In addition, appropriate maps, diagrams and data plots shall be presented. Of considerable importance will be an objective assessment of the applicability and success of the methods applied

The outline table of contents of the final report will be as follows:

• Introduction, review of previous studies and environmental background hydrogeological information of the studied area, including history of groundwater depletion or known changes in quality : mineral content including unharmful –iron- and harmful -fluorides, nitrates…-; and toxic elements such as arsenic ; bacteriological pathogens.
• Geology and hydrogeology (incl. Inventory of positive and negative boreholes, aquifer characteristics –storage and hydraulic- and well characteristics –sustainable discharge rate-based on on available data., and water quality)
• Methods of investigations, including Geophysical Techniques
• Calibration of the geophysical instrument at known boreholes (yield, log) for the geophysic characterization of the geological formations, including the aquifer(s).
• Methods of investigations, including combination of geophysical methods.
• Geophysical prospecting on different sites.
• Detailed resistivity survey (Wenner & VES) and seismic refraction to delineate the productive aquifer
• Aquifer potential; sustainable yield & Water quality
• Interpretation and comparison of studied sites: aquifer and borehole potentials, Most suitable drilling site and justification , target aquifer(s) for drinking water production, mentioning assumptions, risks and risk management.
• proposed drilling method, with equipment characteristics (incl. estimation of the casing and screen positions)
• Simplified Environmental and societal impact of the drilling and required risks reduction measures
• Conclusion and recommendations

Expected Deliverables

The consultant/firm is expected to deliver:

• An inception report presenting 1/ the steps and methodology for the assignment against the present Terms of Reference, and justifying any difference or discard with the TOR;
• the implementation plan and requirements for the site investigation. A brief note with the recommended sites selected for borehole reconnaissance and geophysical survey, for SC’s validation before the field deployment,
• The presentation of the field work, interpretations and conclusions to the SC and the water authorities.
• The final technical report

Work Plan

	Time Line
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION	W1	W2	W3	W4
Secondary data collection, review of field
documents on existing boreholes and
studies, and analysis
Key informant interviews (face to face or
remote)
Field work: Reconnaissance of existing
boreholes, geophysical prospecting and
final validation of the selected site
Presentation to SC and authorities,
Reporting

Requirements

Save the Children seeks to invite qualified consultants/firms who meet the following requirements to submit their detailed narrative and financial proposal on how to undertake the assignment.

The measurable qualifications and experience required:

Save the Children seeks to invite qualified consultants/firms who meet the following requirements to submit their detailed narrative and financial proposal on how to undertake the assignment.

6. Technical proposal on how the assignment will be conducted including methodologies, data analyses and interpretation, reports and schedules. (List software to be used for analysis) (25%)
7. Proven field technical and field experience of lead Consultant with Master’s degree in geology, hydrology, engineering geology, physical, or earth science, or in any related field and having good experience of working in this sector. (10%)
8. Demonstration of consultant’s similar past experience through the submission of copies of similar contracts in undertaking hydrogeological surveys’ consultancy (30%)
9. Proof of availability of all the equipment, personnel and ability to mobilize them on short notice (Include list of equipment, Brand/Manufacturer, CVs of the personnel) to perform the survey. (15%)
10. Submit a detailed financial proposal including all professional fees, report costs and subsistence costs. Please note all costs must be broken down into details (no lump sums, no contingencies etc) (20%)

The consultant/firm will be responsible for their own security; insurance while in the field and Save the Children will not be responsible for any injuries or damages incurred during the assignment. The costs submitted must be inclusive of all anticipated expenses.

SC will select the geophysical surveyor based on their technical competence and experience.

Mandatory Security Training

The consultant shall be expected to go through mandatory on-line security training and submit the certificate of completion to SC before the commencement of the task. Failure to deliver this will lead to an automatic disqualification. SC will advise on the security plan on appointment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested parties must submit their applications by email referenced under title

HYDROGEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION FOR BOREHOLE SITTING

AT DANGOROYO

Deadline for submission: 27th August 2022

Save the Children will consider applications from both individuals and firms. Applications shall clearly identify a team leader, who will be the sole responsible to deliver the outputs of the assignment.

Consultants are requested to submit a proposal with a cover letter and must mention their expected total remuneration for this assignment.

Applications should include:

• A proposal to the above Terms of Reference including methodology, schedule, budget.
• A financial offer including daily fees in US Dollars
• Up-to-date curriculum vitae(s) of the lead consultant and relevant team members,
• Description of available equipment for the assignment,
• Evidence of past experience in undertaking similar assignments (three most recent documents preferred) of similar works done,
• Three (3) references of previous assignments.

Only shortlisted applications will be contacted.