The contract will be financed by the World Bank toward the cost of the Sierra Leone Water Security and WASH Access Improvement Project.
Guma Valley Water Company, which was established in 1961, is the water supplier for the capital Freetown and the whole of the Western Area of Sierra Leone. Its main source of supply is the Guma Dam, an earthfill dam constructed between 1961 and 1967. The dam, which stands about 70 m tall, impounds a reservoir with a storage capacity of about 21 million m3. Located 15 km south of Freetown on the river Guma, the reservoir accounts for over 90 per cent of the company’s source of water.
The consulting services include a full dam inspection study to be conducted on the Guma dam, and feasibility studies, preparation of conceptual designs, terms of reference and tender document for a design and build contract for the heightening of the Guma dam by 2 meters, including diversion of the Upper Sussex river. The total professional input should not exceed three man months. This assignment shall be completed within six months, including periods for review of the consultant’s deliverables by Guma Valley Water Company and the WASH Implementation Team (WASHIT).
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment should be requested via email at bunduish1984@gmail.com; bernadettekargbo222@gmail.com, and gumaprocurement@yahoo.com.
Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services including their core business and how it is relevant to the assignment; Number of years in business, both as a registered business entity and in providing services in the sector(s) that are relevant to this assignment; Technical and managerial capability of the firm and financial performance (turnover and profitability) in the last five years.
The attention of interested consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Revised February 2025 (Procurement Regulations), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest, as per paragraph 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection set out in the Revised Procurement Regulations, February 2025.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by e-mail by 1600 hours GMT on 21 May. When submitting, please indicate clearly in the sealed envelope or e-mail subject heading ‘EOI Consultancy Services for the Guma Dam Full Inspection Study, Feasibility Study & Conceptual Designs and Preparation of Tender Documents for the Design and Build Contracting for the Heightening of Guma Dam’. For further information, contact during office hours, 0900 to 1700 hours from Mondays to Fridays, The Managing Director, Guma Valley Water Company, Guma Building, 4th Floor, 12/14 Lamina Sankoh Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone; Tel.: +232 79 600 664; +232 77 600 664; +232 78 005 805; E-mail: bunduish1984@gmail.com; gumaprocurement@yahoo.com; bernadettekargbo222@gmail.com; kawenikargbo7@gmail.com, and gibriljabba@hotmail.com.
