CS to Review and Enhance Legislative Framework regarding On-Site Sanitation and Develop Fecal Sludge Management Standards

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT FIRM) National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) Consultancy (Firm) to Review and Enhance Legislative Framework regarding On-Site Sanitation and Develop Fecal Sludge Management Standards being implemented as part of the Sint Maarten Wastewater Management Project (SWMP) The Sint Maarten Wastewater Management Project Assignment Title : Consultancy (Firm) to Review and Enhance Legislative Framework regarding On-Site Sanitation and Develop Fecal Sludge Management Standards undertaken as a part of the Sint Maarten Wastewater Management Project Credit/Loan no .: TF-C5700 Reference no .: SX-NRPB-563528-CS-QCBS EOI Deadline: 17:00 p.m. Atlantic Standard Time, Friday, August 28, 2026 1. The Government of Sint Maarten (GoSXM) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sint Maarten Wastewater Management Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services under this request for expression of interest. 2. The Government of Sint Maarten (GoSXM), represented by the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) is looking to select an experienced (international or national) firm for a consultancy service for the Review and to Enhance Legislative Framework regarding On-Site Sanitation and Develop Fecal Sludge Management Standards in Sint Maarten. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical expertise to develop two foundational, interlinked instruments for sustainable sanitation and wastewater management in Sint Maarten: a National Sanitation Strategy (NSS) including phased implementation plans for its expansion and for the overall wastewater management system, and a regulatory and operational framework for improved management of fecal sludge from septic tanks, including locally appropriate standards, licensing mechanisms, monitoring protocols, and proposed amendments to existing legislation where required to enable their implementation. 3. The consulting firm shall b