Republic of Moldova

Waste Management Consultant

Vacancy Number: Pr16/01352

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	31 Jul 2016, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Type of Contract:	Individual Contract
Starting date:	15 Sep 2016
Reference to the project:	Moldova Energy and Biomass Project
Expected Duration of Assignment:	15 September 2016 – 31 October 2016
Submission Instructions: Proposals should be submitted online by pressing the "Apply Online" button, no later than 31 July 2016. Requests for clarification only must be sent by standard electronic communication to the following e-mail: mihail.maciuca@undp.org. UNDP will respond by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all applicants.
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individual Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UNDP General Conditions of Individual Contract

Contacts:

Mr. Mihail Maciuca.

mihail.maciuca@undp.org

Mr. Oleg Brinza.

Background

The first phase (2011-2014) of the Moldova Energy and Biomass Project (MEBP) with a budget of 14.56 million EUR project, funded by the European Union and UNDP and implemented by UNDP, contributed to a more secure, competitive and sustainable energy production in the Republic of Moldova through targeted support to the most viable and readily available local source of renewable energy, which is biomass from agricultural wastes.

In 2015 the Project entered its second phase in the framework of the Eastern Partnership Integration and Cooperation (EaPIC) programme, based on its continued high relevance and the clearly identified need to further support the consolidation of the emerging biomass market in the country. The extension timeframe spans until the end of 2017 with additional EU-funding of 9.41million EUR.

Major activities of MEBP include development of the public sector through creating demand and private sector through increasing the capacity on the supply side of the biomass sector. Creating demand on the public sector side consists of grants and capacity building activities that are oriented to the installation of biomass-based heating systems within publicly managed institutions: schools, hospitals, kindergartens, etc. Increasing the capacity of the supply side consists of various financial and technical assistance mechanisms to support competitive development of solid biofuel production and biomass boiler technology transfer.

One of the centerpieces of MEBP activities is to support developing the local legal and policy framework that would be prone to establishing a competitive basis for biomass market. Moldova is a net importer of energy products and a predominantly agricultural country where solid biomass potential could have an immediate application if proper policies and frames exist. Supporting local biomass production through legal, financial and institutional instruments is one of the priorities Government of Moldova (GOM) has set in its 2030 National Energy Development Strategy. 

The first efforts to create systematic supply and demand started in early 2011 when MEBP 1 was launched. GOM through Ministry of Economy (MOE) established Energy Efficiency Department to develop policies and Agency for Energy Efficiency (AEE) to implement those policies through coordination and attraction of donor assistance, managing that assistance, coordinating and synergizing various sectors, players and value chains oriented to produce competitive and reliable renewable products and systems.

Despite some progress, biomass potential remains unexplored and remains vulnerable to market variations and non-functioning systems like legal support, subsidies, competitive and affordable finances, associative representation and lobbying, access to technical assistance, know-how and technology, etc.

One of the underlying MEBP elements is to introduce innovatory ideas to the Moldovan environment through technology, business models, legislation or public private partnerships. One activity closely considered by MEBP is piloting a municipal waste operator for biofuel production and supply. Currently several models in the form of municipal or private enterprises providing services to a group of municipalities are being piloted throughout the country. The services cover for examples water supply, solid waste management, street lightening and others. Five focus among other things on waste collection. A considerable share of household wastes, if collected separately, can be further used as raw material for solid biofuel production.

Scope of work

MEBP activities are cross-cutting and multiple striving to outreach the various sub-sectors and domains of the solid biomass sector. Most activities are new and innovative for the Moldovan environment and intend to set examples for replication or create proper and inductive conditions for replication and development.

The goal of this assignment is to conduct a pre-feasibility study and an analysis on 4 to 6 relevant companies and localities with the aim of identifying one pilot site. The pilot project will focus on establishing a system of separate collection of household wastes of organic origin, which will subsequently be processed and briquetted by the enterprise. The produced briquettes will be delivered back to the households based on a well-defined supply scheme - to be identified in the pre-feasibility study. The pilot project will co-finance the investment cost related to installing a briquette production line and a biomass boiler for the premises of the enterprise, and will cover the costs related to an awareness raising and education campaign among the households benefiting from the services. In addition, small scale equipment or low cost collection bins, as initial incentive for households, will be provided on a cost-sharing basis.

In addition to this, the consultant will hold a number of formal meetings with Governmental officials, donor and non-governmental organizations involved in the waste sector development effort to learn about country tendencies and initiatives to address the waste management challenges.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

1. Academic Qualifications:

• Master degree in the field of Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Energy Engineering, Economy, Business or Public Administration or related-fields

2. Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in waste management, renewables or alternative energy development;
• Experience in solid biomass projects would be an advantage;

 3. Competencies:

• Demonstrated understanding of the private and public sector waste management and/or alternative energy development;
• Ability to conduct economic and technical assessments of waste management projects;
• Good writing and analytical skills;
• Good knowledge of and experience in the region, in particular in EaP countries is an advantage;
• Fluency in English is required. Romanian or Russian would be an advantage.

4. Personal qualities:

• Responsibility, creativity, flexibility and punctuality;
• Ability to solve difficult and challenging projects;
• Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or other status

Documents to be included

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

 1. Proposal:

• Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work (up to 2 pages);
• Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (up to 2 pages);

 2. Financial proposal;

 3. Personal CV (P11 form) including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references.

Financial proposal

The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e. whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e. upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR.  In order to assist the requesting unit in the comparison of financial proposals, the financial proposal will include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (including travel and number of anticipated working days).

Travel

All envisaged travel costs must be included in the financial proposal. This includes all travel to join duty station/repatriation travel.  In general, UNDP should not accept travel costs exceeding those of an economy class ticket. Should the IC wish to travel on a higher class he/she should do so using their own resources.

In the case of unforeseeable travel, payment of travel costs including tickets, lodging and terminal expenses should be agreed upon, between the respective business unit and Individual Consultant, prior to travel and will be reimbursed.

All in-country travel costs in relation with the site visits will be covered and arranged by MEBP.

 

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