DIAGNOSTIC AND ASSESSMENT OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR METRO MANILA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Clean Philippines, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include but not limited to assessment of the solid waste management sector in 17 Local Government Units (LGU) in National Capital Region (NCR) to inform the design of the proposed Clean Metro Manila, in particular for the provision of performance-based grants. The consulting firm will be required to undertake strategic assessment of policy, institutional, governance, technical/service delivery and financial aspects and provide recommendations on the potential solutions/model to fill the existing gaps to inform the project design of Clean Metro Manila. Specifically, this assignment will provide clear picture of the present state of waste collection, segregation, diversion, transport, processing and disposal. Furthermore, this assignment shall identify gaps between policy requirements and actual practice at the barangays, cities, municipalities and offer evidence to guide planning, resource allocation and capacity-building. The firm shall also establish a benchmark to measure progress as implementation unfolds. The projected implementation period should not exceed more than eight (8) months and is projected to start within the 3rd quarter of this year. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment is attached to this request for expressions of interest. The MMDA now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: 1.) The firm should have at least five (5) completed or on-going solid waste management project. 2.) The firm should have experience in conducting work with Bilateral/