Consulting services for Technical and Project Management Support Services-SWMTSC (Contract No. OBA-SWM/S/QCBSS-16)

Funding Agency: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
Client: Solid Waste Management Technical Support Center (SWMTSC)
Date: January 2015 – June 2017

The project aims to improve the quality and financial sustainability of SWM services in participating municipalities, through an output-based subsidy scheme. The project is designed to provide incentives to enable the gradual development of a beneficiary charging mechanism for SWM service in order to enhance financial sustainability improve service quality and enable expansion of SWM service coverage. The project has three components as below:

1. Component I – Service delivery subsidy
2. Component 2 – Implementation support to participating municipalities
3. Component 3 – Project management, monitoring, evaluation and communications

Overall Services provided:

Total Management Services Pvt. Ltd. is liable to provide assistance in following services:

A.   Project Management Service

1. Review, identify challenges & opportunities and prepare a detailed action plan to expedite project implementation.
2. Carry out day-to-day management of project activities.
3. Procurement and communication support for the project.
4. Negotiate and agree with participating municipalities on individual implementation plan for the OBA project.
5. Assist SWMTSC and TDF to build partnership with other agencies and development partners working in solid waste sector.

B.   Technical Assistance Services

1. Review technical assistance needs of individual municipality and prepare detailed action plan to meet those needs.
2. Guiding and adviing municipalities on project implementation and assisting in managing TPIAs between SWMTSC, TDF and participating municipalities.
3. Work with each participating municipality to identify specialist Technical Assistance (TA) needs and prepare Terms of Reference foe such TAs.
4. Monitoring and quality assurance of the implementation of the SWM-SIP and the OBA project in the participating municipalities.
5. Assist SWMTSC and TDF in reviewing reports ,manuals and other outputs prepared by specialist technical consultants ,Independent Technical Verification Agent (ITVA), Independent Financial Verification Agent (IFVA) and as well as from participating municipalities.

C.   Monitoring and Evaluation service

1. Review M&E needs of project and prepare an M & E action plan.
2. Develop a simple M&E database and processes to track performance of the OBA project.
3. Monitor the performance of the participating municipalities in accordance with the Technical Scorecard.
4. Coordinate, ensure and review verification reports submitted by ITVA.
5. Organize quarterly meetings with participating municipalities and TDF and prepare minutes of meeting.
6. Prepare Terms of Reference for specific project evaluation studies.