Terms of Reference

Introduction and background

Sakhipur, under Tangail district, became a municipality in October 2000 and has a population of 32,000 people living in a residential area of around eight km2, which translates as a population density of 2,611 people/km2 (2011). In recent years, Sakhipur has been experiencing rapid increase in population, and this, coupled with insufficient waste management strategies, has led to the accumulation of considerable amount of waste in and around the city.

The town does not have any sewerage system, so on-site sanitation technologies comprise of septic tanks and pit latrines of various types are the main options. A baseline study conducted in 2015 identified 5,138 pit latrines, which included 4,510 water sealed pans and 288 septic tanks in the town. In addition, a small-scale decentralised wastewater treatment system (DWTS) is being operated in one slum area covering 80 households.

It is estimated that every year, 6,500 metric tons of faecal sludge and 3,500 metric tons of household waste is generated in the town. Since 2015, municipality has been operating a Vacuem tanker (Capacity 1000 Litre) for collection and transportation of faecal sludge. Currently service fees for emptying 1000 litre sludge is Tk. 600. An estimated 16,000l - 20,000l of faecal sludge is collected weekly from around sixteen to twenty tanker. In an average, 600 trips were made to collect faecal waste using the Vacutug. Municipality authority operates door to door solid waste collection system from around 700 households, restaurants and training centers and hostels of the town. In 2015, WaterAid provided technical and financial support to the municipality to manage the faecal waste by constructing a co-composting plant. The plant became fully operational from January 2016. Currently 1200 MT per year faecal sludge and 125 MT per year solid waste is managed to produce 24 MT compost per year. The municipality sells per kilogram compost for Tk. 15 to local farmers.

The current modality of operation is a  good example of municipality-led sanitation services and management. It covers all four components of Sanitation value chain: Collection, Transportation, Treatment and Reuse. However, the project has also faced challenges, including challenges associated with day-to-day operation and management (safety, maintenance, quality). Alongside, the project faces the overarching challenge of ensuring long-term sustainability of the service facilities, requiring the development of sound, pragmatic and context-adaptive business models. The nature of this assignment will focus on this aspects of the faecal sludge management of the municipality, while aligning the proposed long-term models to the existing daily or short-term challenges for a comprehensive solution.

Coordination

The focal person from BASA will be Dulal Chandra Das (Email: dulalcd@yahoo.com) and WaterAid will be Suman Kanti Nath (Email: sumankantinath@wateraid,org). Consultant / Consulting Firm can communicate regarding any further clarity on the ToR.  

Coordination

Contents of the proposal

The interested agency or individual consultant(s) shall submit the proposal to execute the assigned task and the proposal must contain the following:

a) Technical proposal must contain at least the following,

• Comments / Understanding of the TOR
• Detailed methodology to address the objectives of the assessment
• Detailed work plan
• Brief CV of proposed person(s) having relevant qualification and experiences.  
• Organizational profile mentioning relevant experience (if applicable)

b) Financial proposal should describe the estimated cost for the assignment in detailed. The financial bid should show VAT and Income Tax provision separately. The consulting firm/individuals also submit the VAT registration certificate (for agency); Copy of valid TIN certificate; and Bank account detail.

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