Specific Procurement Notice
Individual Consultant’s Services
Two (2) Individual Consultants for the Water Sector Sustainability Activity, MCA-Mongolia
Contract number: MCA-M/ICS/039
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
May 30, 2024
The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of Mongolia (the “Government”) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Mongolia (the “Compact”) in the amount of approximately three hundred fifty million Dollars (US $350,000,000) (“MCC Funding”). The Government, acting through the Millennium Challenge Account – Mongolia (the “MCA-Mongolia”), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under contracts associated with this Request for Application. Any payments made by the MCA Entity under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and the MCA Entity shall derive any rights from the Compact or have any claim to the proceeds of MCC Funding. The Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and MCA-Mongolia website (http://mca-mongolia.gov.mn).
The Compact program addresses one of the country’s most binding constraints to economic growth: costly access to water and sanitation. The Compact will assist the Government in meeting the projected demand for water in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar for residential consumers and commercial and industrial users through a Water Supply Project, consisting of three closely related investment activities:
- A Downstream Wells Activity, to construct new groundwater wells with attendant transmission lines, reservoirs, and an advanced water purification plant (“AWPP”);
- A Wastewater Recycling Activity, to construct a new wastewater recycling plant and pipelines to provide high-quality treated wastewater that can be used instead of freshwater by water-intensive industries, thereby increasing the amount of freshwater available for household consumption; and
- A Water Sector Sustainability Activity, to support policy reforms, capacity building, and technical assistance to improve the long-term sustainability of Ulaanbaatar’s water supply.
MCA-Mongolia now invites qualified and experienced individual consultants to submit their applications for the following two positions for supporting the implementation of the Water Sector Sustainability Activity under the Compact:
- One (1) Consultant - to support the Ger Area Cost Containment Sub-activity and the Utility Operations Sub-activity; and
- One (1) Consultant - to support the Industrial Pre-Treatment and Pollution Control Sub-activity.
For each position, the Consultants are expected to meet the following qualifications and experience requirements:
1. Qualification Requirements for Individual Consultant to support the Ger Area Cost Containment Sub-activity and the Utility Operations Sub-activity:
- Master’s degree in sustainability-related fields, such as environmental science, water management, development studies, public policy, or a related field. A copy of the diploma must be provided;
- Fluency in English and Mongolian languages;
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management, policy development, and stakeholder engagement and coordination;
- A minimum of three (3) years of proven experience working with government, embassies, and international or bilateral organizations;
- A minimum of two (2) years of expertise in projects on public utility operations. Experience in water utility cost management, water kiosk systems, or related experience will be considered as an advantage.
1. Qualification Requirements for Individual Consultant to support the Industrial Pre-Treatment and Pollution Control Sub-activity:
- Master’s degree in sustainability-related fields, such as environmental science, water management, development studies, public policy, or a related field. A copy of the diploma must be provided;
- Fluency in English and Mongolian languages;
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in project management, policy development, and stakeholder engagement and coordination;
- A minimum of three (3) years of proven experience working with government, embassies, and international or bilateral organizations;
- A minimum of two (2) years of expertise in projects on public utility operations. Experience in industrial pre-treatment and pollution control in the municipal wastewater collection system or related experience will be considered as an advantage.
Detailed Terms of Reference and Submission Requirements are included in the Request for Application (RFA) Document.
The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures for the selection of Individual Consultants set out in the MCC Accountable Entity Procurement Policy & Guidelines, which are provided on the MCC website (https://www.mcc.gov).
To register and request the complete RFA, interested Consultants should send an e-mail with the subject line “Request for RFA for Two ICS for WSSA” to the Procurement Agent at PA-Mongolia@charleskendall.com with a copy to procurement@mca-mongolia.gov.mn. Interested Consultants should provide their full contact information in the email message. This will also ensure that interested consultants receive updates regarding this RFA.
Any clarifications needed shall be submitted in writing to the Procurement Agent at PA-Mongolia@charleskendall.com, cc to procurement@mca-mongolia.gov.mn no later than June 6, 2024 by 2:00 pm Ulaanbaatar Time. MCA-Mongolia will consolidate all submitted requests for clarifications and will issue a Q&A document no later than June 7, 2024 by 5:00 pm Ulaanbaatar Time.
Applications must indicate the name of the services and be uploaded to the submission link as specified in the RFA document no later than June 13, 2024, at 3:00 pm local time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Only electronic submissions will be permitted (applications submitted by email and hard copies will not be accepted). Late proposals will be rejected.
Millennium Challenge Account–Mongolia