Providing Technical Assistance Support for Implementation of Odisha Urban
Infrastructure Programme 1. Introduction 1.1. The Department for International Development (DFID) is part of the UK government that manages Britain's aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty. We are working to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international targets agreed by the United Nations (UN) to halve world poverty by 2015. 1.2. This term of reference (ToR) is to invite consultancy services to provide technical assistance (TA) support for implementation of the DFID supported Odisha Support for Urban Infrastructure (OSUI) project. 2. The Objective 2.1. DFIDs support to OSUI requires technical and management support to Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD), Government of Odisha (GoO) and 13 implementing agencies in Odisha 1 for implementation of OSUI. 3. The Recipient 3.1. HUDD GoO will be the principal recipient of the proposed support, while the 13 implementing agencies will be the secondary recipient of the support. Urban poor residing in target towns/cities will be the indirect recipients of the support. 4. The Goal, Purpose and Outputs 4.1. The goal of OSUI is enhanced coverage and quality of basic amenities for urban poor. The outcome of OSUI is urban department and municipalities able to leverage domestic and external investments for improved, equitable and climate resilient urban basic services in Odisha. Outcome indicators are: (i). Domestic resource mobilisation: Own source revenue increase in five target cities/towns in target para-statals. (ii). Economic development: five PPP deals entered into and reaching financial closure in urban basic services 2;
1 These include six ULBs (including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Rourkela and Jharsuguda), three Development Authorities (including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Kalinga Nagar), and four para-statal agencies (including Odisha Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Public Health and Engineering Organisation, Odisha Housing Board, and State Urban Development Authority), and the Directorate of Municipal Administration, HUDD [all these institutions collectively referred to as implementing agencies hereon]. 2 Urban basic services include piped water supply, sewerage/drainage, and solid waste management. (iii). Water and sanitation: additional people access improved drinking water sources and improved sanitation facility in target cities directly attributable to OSUI. (iv). Climate resilience: promote climate resilient and energy efficient municipal services targeting cities under OSUI. 5. Scope 5.1. OUTAST is expected to support implementation of the OSUI and achievement of the following critical outputs: (i). Output 1: Improved environment for investments in urban infrastructure 3 including by the private sector investments. (ii). Output 2: Improved tax administration and financial management systems in target implementation agencies. (iii). Output 3: Strengthen urban administration in Odisha and building institutional capacity of Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA). (iv). Output 4: Strengthened performance of para-statals including development authorities and utility agencies. 5.2. OUTAST will support HUDD implement the reform agenda agreed under the OSUI project including effective public financial management (PFM) reforms in target implementation agencies focusing on mobilisation own revenue sources, improving expenditure management, accounting and budgeting, and audit and procurement strengthening, pro-poor resource planning, and project preparation that help leverage external financing including centrally sponsored schemes and the private sector. Improving operation and maintenance (O&M) performance of implementation agencies and overall capacity building of the sector will be critical components under OUTAST support. 5.3. OUTAST will also assist HUDD implement reforms suggested under central schemes such as Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Thirteenth (and Fourteenth) Central Finance Commission, among others. This will include providing specific and drawdown inputs to all implementation agencies. 5.4. OUTAST will engage with key stakeholders in Odisha, national government, private sector, international financial institutions, among others. The OUTAST will ensure that ownership of initiatives remains with HUDD and respective implementation agencies, so that knowledge transfer and learning are optimised. 5.5. OUTAST will support HUDD on policy and program management, research and advocacy, and capacity building activities. Support on policy/strategy development, research, advocacy, PPP, capacity building, etc. will be focused at the state-level with necessary off-shoots at the local level, while support on reform implementation and
3 Urban infrastructure will include urban roads, transportation, green building in addition to urban basic services listed earlier. project development will focus on implementation agencies. Capacity augmentation will be a critical component of services to be provided; in addition, the team will be expected to support implementation agencies in developing projects that are climate resilient and energy efficient. Some examples of proposed activities include promoting energy efficient municipal services (including municipal buildings), reforms in and restructuring of municipal governments targeting integrated decision making in the institution and achieving financial autonomy, improving economic development opportunities for urban poor including street vending (policy, law, guidelines, implementation, etc.) and public convenience (improving water and sanitation - water policy, public convenience systems, etc.), traffic and transportation management in larger cities, improving existing/creating new city and regional planning systems, among others. 5.6. Considering the wide scope of the proposed support, OUTAST will be expected to manage a 1,500,000 resource pool that could be used to respond to specific part- time requests of HUDD and implementation agencies. OUTAST will also be expected to manage a 200,000 (GBP Two hundred thousand) equipment budget for purpose of procurement of information technology hardware/software for usage by counterpart agencies (DMA and implementation agencies). Both these funds will be ring-fenced and must be included as-it-is in the commercial response by interested bidders. 5.7. OUTAST is expected to draw up a sustainability plan for OSUI during the implementation phase itself and refresh this plan at the mid-term stage to ensure a sustainable exit of OSUI. Focus will be to ensure technical, institutional and financial sustainability of reforms agenda supported or initiated under OSUI. 5.8. OUTAST will also facilitate monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities commissioned/undertaken by DFID, as well as support joined working with other UK Departments especially United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) located out of the British Deputy High Commission (BDHC) office in Kolkata, as well as other bilateral and multilateral agencies in, targeting the urban sector in Odisha. OUTAST will also ensure harmonisation of inputs/outputs with similar units set-up buy other international financing institutions including IFC on urban basic services private public partnership (PPP) projects, GiZ on Odisha Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (OUIDF), among others. 6. Requirements and Level of Effort 6.1. Requirements 6.1. An indicative list of activities expected to be undertaken by the OUTAST is presented below: i. On fostering external investments in the urban basic services and urban infrastructure: On policy and regulatory frameworks Support HUDD and implementation agencies in identifying and implementing necessary regulatory, policy and institutional changes that promote fostering leveraging of external investment, especially from the private sector, in Odisha. Support HUDD and implementation agencies in monitoring, and developing and implementing a capacity building strategy to promote private sector investments in the urban basic service sector in Odisha. On project development and delivery Developing a prioritized pipeline of urban basic services and infrastructure projects as per the priorities of HUDD and implementing agencies focusing on those that can catalyse financing from various national and central government schemes - this will include supporting implementing agencies in identifying projects as per priorities indicated in various city planning documents (CDPs, CSPs, etc.). In addition to above, engage with implementing agencies to select 8-10 priority projects that can be developed on a commercially viable basis and used to leverage financing from the private sector, through OUIDF, or similar innovative financing routes. Provide handholding support to implementing agencies in structuring projects and establish project pre-feasibility. Supporting implementation agencies and HUDD identify appropriate/ alternate technology solutions for delivery of basic services (including, among others, decentralised waste water treatment, sewerage management for small and medium towns, regional landfill sites, decentralised waste disposal facilities, etc.). Developing the bid documents for the feasible projects and providing bid process management support to implementation agencies as per the contractual modality chosen to select the preferred bidder. This will include a market sounding exercise for the undertaken projects. Provide transaction advisory inputs to implementing agencies on prioritised projects OUTAST will be directly responsible for delivery of at least five basic services project that achieve financial closure. ii. On improved domestic resource administration and financial management systems in target implementation agencies On improved domestic resource administration Prepare a revenue enhancement and mobilisation plan (REMP) indicating areas of tax and non-tax revenues that can be augmented with improvement in current administration systems or changes in the policy, regulatory and/or institutional regimes that influence revenue mobilisation. REMPs will need to have buy-in from the implementation agencies. The REMP should include a plan of action along with timelines to achieve targets the OUTAST will bear the primary responsibility of supporting HUDD and concerned implementation agencies for implementation of the same. With specific respect to property tax strengthening, consultants are expected to: Formation of a specific workforce to undertake property tax reform in targeted ULBs. Support reform process within ULBs in identification of properties liable to pay tax, determining the unit area values, rationalisation of exemptions, etc. Support HUDD on shifting from Annual Rental Value (ARV) method to Unit Area Method (UAM). Coordinating necessary tax and willingness to pay surveys, as required, as well as supporting procurement of digital image for creating property maps for the city, and supporting ULBs in validation exercise. Support target ULBs in shifting to unit area value of taxation Verification of digital maps and 100% physical survey of the properties in the project city including physical survey of each and every property of the city and to verify it on the digital property map. On improving financial management systems Undertake initial market-worthiness exercise for all implementation agencies and developing a plan of action that helps implement critical reform actions identified. Review/develop financial management and accounting action plan, recommend scope for improvement and assist in its implementation. Strengthening expenditure management systems. Support HUDD in preparing customized accounting software, if needs be, for all urban local bodies and other implementation agencies. Support implementation agencies in strengthening their budget, procurement and audit functions in line with requirements of introduction of modern accounting systems. iii. Strengthen urban administration in Odisha and building institutional capacity of Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA). Establish managerial and operational systems to strengthen internal administrative management and urban service delivery. Support DMA in implementation of municipal cadre reforms. Support DMA and concerned implementation agencies in implementation of service level benchmarking reforms in line with MoUD guidelines on the same. Support DMA HUDD in developing an implementation plan of the State Water Policy and facilitating its implementation. Assess the scope of application of information technology and e- governance in service delivery at local levels, develop recommendations and assist in the implementation. Support HUDD in strengthening public financial management systems including modern accounting, management information system reforms, budget, audit and procurement reforms. Support HUDD develop pipeline of projects, in discussions with implementation agencies that can access OUIDF. Project management and quality assurance support to HUDD towards better management of agencies contracted by the Department. Restructuring of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and other municipal bodies to respond to modern-age needs. iv. Output 4: Strengthened performance of implementation agencies including development authorities and utility agencies. Improve provision of urban services to enable urban centres to act as engines of growth for which domestic and external resources, including from centrally sponsored schemes and the private sector, can be effectively mobilised; Ensure that investments lead to impacts that are inclusive, i.e. effectively target the urban poor through effective target setting and fund allocation; and Create policy, regulatory and institutional environment to facilitate achievement of above building creditworthiness of implementation agencies to access investments from the private sector, debt/capital market and through commercial borrowings will be critical. mobilising untapped domestic resource base of implementation agencies through improved administration and system improvements; usher in change management in HUDD and target implementation agencies towards making them more responsive to market demands including on cost recovery, single-window clearance systems, introduction of professional municipal cadres, etc. build capacity of implementation agencies to design and develop commercially viable projects that can catalyse investments from the private sector, as well as develop high-quality projects, implement reforms that can unlock substantial resources available under multiple centrally sponsored schemes, and undertake organisational development to ensure these institutions are efficient and structured to respond to urban sector challenges; facilitate bringing in international expertise into augmentation of urban basic services ensuring these are inclusive and climate resilient; and support HUDD to fast-pace reforms implementation as well as for creating a complementary policy, regulatory and institutional environment that makes it attractive of the private sector to invest in urban services in Odisha. v. In addition to the above, OUTAST is expected to respond to a range of additional demand of HUDD that fall within the overall ambit of scope of their work. Some possible areas include: Capacity augmentation through support to setting up of a Human Settlement Institute in the state. Preparation of a State Capital Region Development Plan. Supporting in preparation and implementation of a state urban water policy. Supporting strengthening of public conveniences study and action plan identifying various models for implementation. Street vending policy and action plans for specific cities including Bhubaneswar Management of citizen spaces in Bhubaneswar including traffic management. Energy efficiency audits and action plans for municipal services and building including preparation of detailed project reports for securing funding. Development of a safe cities program for piloting in 1-2 towns/cities. 6.2. Level of Effort 6.2. OUTAST is expected to manage a core team of around 10-12 long-term supported by a flexible resource pool (refer to table-1 below) that will allow deployment of individuals/institutions to respond to policy and implementation priorities of HUDD, other implementation agencies and DFID. The resource pool can be used to deploy additional human resources on long-term (for middle-level or lower-level experts) and short-term (for senior-level experts) basis. 6.3. Long-term experts will be defined as those who are expected to input a minimum of 240 working days in a calendar year. Part-time experts will be defined as those who are expected to put in up to a maximum of 150 working days in a calendar year. Both technical and financial proposals must clearly present the proposed time inputs of all experts; a detailed legible work-plan and a staffing schedule should be included as part of the technical response (methodology section) and will be evaluated. 6.4. In addition, the OUTAST is expected to set up a 1.5 million resource pool 4 to respond to immediate part-time needs of UDHD, GoO over the project period. OUTAST will be expected to submit a TA procurement manual clearly setting out the parameters for utilisation of the Resource Pool. Bidders have to submit CVs of all proposed resource pool members as part of their invitation to tender (ITT) but not as part of PQQ process. Bidders MUST ensure that their proposed resource pool members can commit at least 100 person-days of inputs over the next 12 calander months and are available for mobilisation on completion of the inception phase of this project. 6.5. Table 1 presents a list of indicative staff requirement for OUTAST. Bidders may propose alternate team structures if they feel they can deliver the objectives of this consultancy in a more effective manner achieving higher value for money (VFM). In this case, proper justification for alternate (core team) staffing structures should be mentioned in the technical response. Table 1: Indicative Staff Requirement for OUTAST S.No Position Type CORE TEAM 1. Team Leader and Capacity Building Expert Long-term 2. Deputy Team Leader and Engineering Expert (Water Supply) Long-term 3. Municipal Engineering Expert (Sewerage/ Drainage) Long-term 4. Project Manager and Procurement Expert Long-term 5. Pubic Financial Management Expert Long-term 6. ULB Revenue Mobilisation Expert Long-term 7. Urban Governance and Institutional Strengthening Expert
8. ULB Creditworthiness and PPP Expert Long-term 9. Social Development and Women Empowerment Expert Long-term 10. Municipal E-Governance and IT Expert Long-term 11. Project Associate (Urban Planner) Long-term 12. Project Associate (Urban Governance) Long-term RESOURCE POOL 1. Urban and Regional Planning Specialist Resource Pool 2. Solid Waste Management Specialist Resource Pool
4 All shortlisted bidders have to include this resource pool with a 1.5 million allocation in their final commercial response. The proposed TA Procurement Manual will lay out the modalities of accessing the resource pool. S.No Position Type 3. Knowledge Management Specialist Resource Pool 4. Transaction Advisory (urban services) Specialist Resource Pool 5. Urban Conservation Specialist Resource Pool 6. Low Carbon Urban Development Specialist Resource Pool 7. Municipal Finance Specialist Resource Pool 8. Organisation Development Specialist Resource Pool 9. GIS Specialist Resource Pool 10. Urban Transport Planning and Traffic Management Specialist Resource Pool 11. Local Economic Development/Livelihood Expert Resource Pool 6.6. Brief description of staff is given below: CORE TEAM 1. Team Leader and Capacity Building Expert. The Team Leader will have the overall management responsibility of OTAST including ensuring effective coordination between HUDD, implementing agencies, DFID, and other key stakeholders. S/he should demonstrate post-graduate qualification in public administration/policy, finance/economics or social science. This person should demonstrate atleast 8 years of experience of working on similar complex assignment(s) in senior managerial position(s) - demonstrating atleast 15 years of total relevant experience - with a strong background in development management sectors preferably relating to domestic resource mobilisation, infrastructure project management, urban institution strengthening and capacity building. S/he should demonstrate experience of leading/supporting policy analysis, policy development, impact assessments, and a deep understanding of Indias social and political dynamics. Experience of working simultaneously with national/state governments and multiple ULBs on implementation of urban reforms and capacity building is mandatory. S/he shall report to the Principal Secretary, HUDD or his/her designate on strategic issues, will be responsible for all agreed OSUI outputs, and provide other support as necessary to HUDD and DFID. S/he will also have the responsibility of developing and consolidating work plans of individual specialists, development and agreement of detailed work schedules and defining roles of implementation agencies. S/he will also bear the overall responsibility of periodically reporting on the progress of the consultancy. 2. Deputy Team Leader and Engineering Expert (Water Supply & Sanitation). The engineering expert (water supply and sanitation)/deputy team leader will assume overall responsibility for preparation of infrastructure projects, for effective performance of the engineering team, for strengthening project cycle management capacities in target implementation agencies, and successful delivery of outputs agreed with HUDD and DFID. S/he should be a graduate civil engineer and hold a post graduate in public health engineering or environment having preferred experience of 15 years or more and responsible in management of similar projects. S/he must also demonstrate experience of working for atleast five years in leadership/senior positions in large urban infrastructure/environment projects for government, private sector or donor agencies. The expert will be expected to supervise and carry out detailed design of water supply and sanitation projects, oversee and be responsible for preparing detailed project reports (including design, construction drawings, cost estimates and associated contract documentation), coordinate necessary mapping, surveys and data collection work, provide support in procurement, coordinate inputs of safeguard specialists, and solicit state and central government approvals in case these projects are developed for accessing central schemes. 3. Municipal Engineering Expert (Sewerage/Drainage). The engineering expert (sewerage and drainage) will support the deputy team leader in preparation of infrastructure projects, effective performance of engineering team, strengthening project cycle management capacities in target implementation agencies, and successful delivery of outputs agreed with HUDD and DFID. S/he should be a graduate civil engineer and preferably hold a post graduate in public health engineering or environment having experience of 12 years or more and responsible in management of similar projects. S/he must also demonstrate experience of working on large urban infrastructure/environment projects for government, private sector or donor agencies. The expert will be expected to supervise and carry out detailed design of sewerage and drainage projects (including seepage management and decentralised wastewater treatment projects), oversee and be responsible for preparing detailed project reports (including design, construction drawings, cost estimates and associated contract documentation), coordinate necessary mapping, surveys and data collection work, provide support in procurement, coordinate inputs of safeguard specialists, and solicit state and central government approvals in case these projects are developed for accessing central schemes. 4. Project Manager and Procurement Expert. The Project Manager and Procurement Expert will support the Team Leader in overall management of the project and should demonstrate experience of being engaged in similar complex assignment(s) in at least middle managerial position. Professional experience in procurement of services, goods and works, as well as strong analytical skills and willingness to work under tight deadlines with good communication skills, as well as past experience of working with Government of India/State Governments will be beneficial. S/he should demonstrate educational qualifications in public procurement with atleast ten years of relevant experience. S/he will also assist the Deputy Team Leader in preparing detailed terms of reference for various procurement following state government procedures, assisting in procurement process including evaluation, negotiation and contracting, as well as helping implementing agenise prepare bid notices as required. The expert will also have to develop a procurement manual outlining usage of the resource pool that will be used for procurement of other long-term and short-term experts over the project period. The Expert will have the overall responsibility of management of the resource pool. 5. Pubic Financial Management (PFM) Expert. The PFM Expert will lead work on improving the quality of public financial management in target implementation agencies. The expert will work with the revenue mobilisation expert on strengthening revenue and expenditure functions of implementation agencies towards building creditworthiness of implementation agencies. She/he will lead implementation of a range of public financial management reforms recognised under the PEFA framework in all target implementation agencies, including within the state department, with a focus on implementation of modern accounting, budgeting, audit and procurement reforms. The PFM Expert should be a charted accountant (CA) or demonstrate internationally recognised post-graduate level qualifications in finance, with atleast 12 years of relevant experience and atleast 5 years of directly implementing more than three PFM functions in multiple ULBs, urban para-statal agencies, state utility agencies, etc. in the post-JNNURM era on IT-enabled platforms. The expert should also demonstrate at least five years of experience at senior positions on large complex urban programs implementing PFM reforms. 6. ULB Revenue Mobilisation Expert. The Revenue Mobilisation Expert will lead work on strengthening revenue functions of ULBs (including property tax, non-tax, etc.) and other revenue functions of implementation agencies (including state departments and para-statals) towards building creditworthiness of implementation agencies. The Expert should demonstrate post-graduate level qualifications in economic or finance with atleast 12 years of relevant experience and atleast five years of directly implementing revenue functions in multiple ULBs in a post- JNNURM era. The incumbent should demonstrate at least eight years of experience at senior positions on large complex urban programs implementing the above- mentioned reform areas. 7. Urban Governance and Institutional Strengthening Expert. The Urban Governance and Institutional Strengthening Expert should have at least five years of direct experience of working on projects demonstrating design/implementation of reform priorities outlined in JNNURM and 13 th Central Finance Commission at the very least. The Expert should demonstrate atleast five years of experience of working on institutional strengthening, including organisation development, of ULBs or para-statal agencies engaged in urban service delivery. The Expert should demonstrate advanced level qualifications in public administration/policy, finance/economics or social science preferably with at least 12 years of experience at senior positions on complex urban programs. In addition to leading the governance and institutional strengthening aspects of OSUI, this Expert will be supporting the Team Leader in developing and implementing the proposed capacity building programme and roll-out of cadre reforms; candidates with experience on these areas in the urban local government context will be preferred. 8. PPP and ULB Creditworthiness Expert. The PPP and ULB Creditworthiness Expert should demonstrate at least eight years experience of structuring PPP projects in the urban services/infrastructure sector, as well as supporting national and state governments in developing and implementing regulatory frameworks, policy changes, toolkits and guidelines, etc., conducive to development of PPP. The should demonstrate advanced level qualifications in finance/economics preferably with at least five years of experience at senior positions on similar urban programs. In addition, the Expert may also be required to provide lead advisory inputs and mentoring inputs to ongoing PPP initiatives in Odisha including through OUIDF. The Expert will also be required to undertake and coordinate a market-worthiness (similar to credit grading) study of all target implementation agencies. Based on findings, s/he will lead preparation of an action plan that will help HUDD and the implementation agencies implement critical reform actions identified. Candidates with past experience of undertaking this specific task for ULBs will be preferred. 9. Social Development and Women Empowerment Expert. The Social Development and Women Empowerment Expert will lead development and implementation of women empowerment interventions and violence against women work, and overseeing the pro-poor dimension of the project and respective components. S/he will also ensure integration of social elements in roll-out of reforms, preparation of detailed project reports including social safeguards elements, among others. In case specific activities are identified for roll-out, the Expert will be required to coordinate with ULBs, city level teams, non-government organisations, civil society organisations, etc., who may be mandated to implement roll-out activities. The Expert should demonstrate advanced level qualifications in social science preferably with at least eight years of experience at senior positions, and overall 12 years experience on similar large complex urban programs. S/he may also be required to work on financial inclusion, and support information education and communication (IEC) components on social and economic empowerment issues. 10. Municipal E-Governance and IT Expert. The Municipal E-Governance and IT Expert should be a graduate in Computer Science/Engineering and should possess an advanced (post-graduation) level qualification in computer science or computer application with five years of relevant experience of implementation of municipal e- governance projects. Experience of undertaking roll-out of municipal e-governance reforms, state/municipal e-tendering, state & municipal e-reporting system will be preferred. Candidate should also demonstrate experience of implementing IT-based systems for strengthening property tax and/or non-tax demand/collection. Candidates with experience of implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system targeting better revenue management and human resource management at ULB level will be preferred. 11. Project Associate (Urban Planner). The Project Associate (Urban Planner) should be a graduate or post-graduate architect or planner with atleast five years of experience of working on urban planning/development projects. Experience of developing/implementing capacity building projects in the urban context is required. Candidates with experience of working on preparation of regional/master plans, experience of institutional support for implementation of such plans, as well as experience of implementation of development control reforms will be preferred, while past experience of working on implementation of urban development (infrastructure and municipal services) projects will be beneficial. The Project Associate will support the team leader and the urban and regional planning specialist in carrying out necessary tasks, and will report to the Team Leader. 12. Project Associate (Urban Governance). The Project Associate (Urban Governance) should be a graduate or post-graduate in public administration or finance/economics. S/he will support the team leader and the urban governance and institutional strengthening expert in undertaking a range of reforms and design/implementation of the capacity building agenda. The Associate should demonstrate five years of experience of working on institutional strengthening and/or capacity building of organisations dealing with urban service delivery. The Project Associate will report to the Team Leader. RESOURCE POOL 1. Urban and Regional Planning Specialist. The Specialist should be a graduate architect/planner/engineer with a post-graduation in urban or regional planning. S/he should demonstrate at least ten years of relevant experience of working on preparation of urban-centric plans (spatial plans as well as development plans). Past experience of working with (urban-centric) regional or metropolitan planning bodies on preparation of regional/metropolitan plans is essential. Experience of supporting/working on constitution of such institutions and implementation of regional/metropolitan plans is desirable. 2. Solid Waste Management Specialist. The Specialist will inter-alia help in developing the broad technical framework for integrated solid waste management for target cities and adjoining ULBs. S/he will be expected to study urban waste characteristics, compliance challenges and develop action plan for meeting various compliance related challenges, study the current SWM practice and gaps by doing deviation analysis, prepare a plan of action for target cities, and help implementation agencies implement these plans. S/he should have an academic background in environmental planning/engineering/environmental science with atleast eight years of direct experience of developing and implementing SWM projects in India. Past experience of working on regional disposal facilities, sanitary landfills, and hazardous/medical waste disposal will be beneficial. The Specialist should demonstrate past experience of working on SWM facilities developed on a PPP basis, and will assist the larger team in developing various technical covenants that may form a part of a concession agreement, if a project materializes. 3. Knowledge Management Specialist. The Specialist will have the overall responsibility of developing knowledge management with a focus on accelerating the shift towards a knowledge culture at state/local levels, developing a set of metrics to measure progress, developing a knowledge bank at all levels, and enhancing the effectiveness of HUDD/DMA/MRIC support on a continuous basis. The expert will support concerned sector leads in sourcing literature and best practices, support development of capacity building strategy and training curricula, suggest impact assessment studies based on stakeholder feedback, provide feedback on effectiveness of ongoing capacity building activities, among others. The expert should demonstrate experience of having led/providing senior-level inputs in development of knowledge strategies for similar institutions preferably at a station/regional/national level apex institution(s) or regional training institutions. The expert should demonstrate past experience in undertaking policy analysis, impact assessment, and stakeholder interactions at field level with the ability to apply insights obtained into work. Experience in use of information technology for knowledge management will be beneficial. 4. Transaction Advisory (urban services) Specialist. The Specialist should demonstrate advanced level qualifications in finance/economics/management preferably with eight years of experience of undertaking transaction advisory activities of infrastructure projects. Experience of providing transaction advisory inputs on atleast 3-5 urban basic service projects (water supply, sanitation, drainage, sewerage) has to be demonstrated. 5. Urban Conservation Specialist (including heritage conservation): The Specialist should demonstrate basic qualification in architecture and a suitable advanced qualification. S/he should demonstrate five years of relevant experience on working on conservation projects or undertaking 10 years of relevant research in the urban context. Experience of working at policy level/preparation of rules/regulations in urban heritage conservation is required. 6. Low Carbon Urban Development Specialist. The Specialist should demonstrate a post-graduate level qualification in environmental planning or a similar qualification. S/he should demonstrate atleast 7 years of combined experience of working on developing low-carbon urban plans and projects and on-ground implementation of such projects. Experience of working on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the urban context, as well as of working on regulations and development controls that allow low carbon growth at city-level is mandatory. 7. Municipal Finance Specialist. The Specialist should demonstrate a post-graduate qualification in financial management. She/he should have five years of experience in financial management of government institutions. She/he will primarily support implementation of modern accounting systems in target implementation agencies, and provide secondary support to implementation of budgeting and audit reforms. She/he should demonstrate atleast three years of direct experience of working with ULBs in implementation of modern accounting systems, and atleast one year of direct experience of working with ULBs on budget and audit reforms. A good understanding of ways of working of ULBs in Odisha in these areas is preferable. 8. Organisation Development (OD) Specialist. The Specialist should demonstrate advanced level qualifications in public administration/policy, finance/economics or social science preferably with eight years of experience on similar large complex urban programs. S/he will provide support to state and implementation agencies towards improving performance efficiency, design/implement human resource initiatives in ULBs, and support approval/implementation of Service Rules pertaining to ULB staff, among others. 9. GIS Specialist. The Specialist should demonstrate advanced academic qualification related to GIS with at least eight years of relevant experience of developing/managing GIS components of similar large urban projects in a leading position. She/he will be responsible for leading the support to ULBs on preparation of GIS basemaps and reconciliation of field and ULB level property data. She/he will also be expected to coordinate with the e-governance expert on linking of GIS data with the e-Municipality project where possible. 10. Urban Transport Planning and Traffic Management Specialist. The Expert should demonstrate a post graduate qualification in urban planning or traffic management with atleast 8 years of directly relevant experience of providing expertise on transportation and traffic management projects in large and medium cities. S/he should also be able to demonstrate experience of working on projects that promote non-motorized and/or pedestrian-based traffic management linked to conservation/tourism/similar projects. 11. Local Economic Development/Livelihoods Expert. The Expert should demonstrate advanced qualifications in social science/economics preferably with five years of experience of working on community banking, micro-finance approaches, skill and wage training, entrepreneur development activities; experience of working in the urban sector is a must. She/he must demonstrate experience in operationalizing programmes and projects funded by donor agencies and or government departments, and must have experience of working in partnerships with NGOs and other support agencies. 6.7. Shortlisted bidders have to submit CVs of all positions identified above under the Resource Pool as part of their ITT technical response, in addition to other positions they may propose to mobilise under the resource pool identified as part of their technical response. Inability to mobilise Resource Pool candidates may invite penalty as part of the output-based payment mechanism. 6.8. Bidders should note that no CVs are to be included as part of the PQQ process. Only shortlisted firms/consortium/JV would be invited to submit CVs of proposed personnel. 6.9. The technical response from the bidders should not exceed 40 pages with minimum 11 font size and normal (one inch) margins; the technical response should include executive summary, qualifications to the ToR (if any), understanding of the project, approach, methodology, detailed work plan, staffing schedule in addition to other information bidders may deem necessary to include. 6.10. CVs for core staff proposed should not exceed five (5) pages (five sides of an A4 sheet) and should be submitted in the suggested format (attachment 1) with minimum 10 font size and normal (one inch) margins. CVs for resource pool staff should not exceed three (3) pages and may be presented in any standardised format.