Puntland Authoritises Launch Pipeline Extension to Bring Water To Thousands

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I hate Bosaso for its location.

Garowe and Eyl should be Puntland's major urban center. The Puntite gov should discourage investment in Bosaso and incentivize investments in Garowe and Eyl.

Eyl is really good location the river to allow acces to the sea far away enough not to be impacted by storms.
 
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Contracting Authority
: European Commission

Water and Health Infrastructure Programme for Somalia (WHIPS)

Guidelines
for grant applicants

10th European Development Fund

Reference: EuropeAid/132-875/L/ACT/SO

Deadline for submission of Concept Notes: 27th June 2012
 
Water and Health Infrastructure Programme for Somalia

This intervention is in line with the 2008-2013 Joint Strategy Programme for Somalia (JSP), which draws on a number of general policies concerning development in fragile states including the EU-ACP Partnership Agreement, the European Consensus on Development, the EU Strategy for Africa, the OECD/DAC Guidelines for International Engagement in Fragile States, as well as the Somalia-specific United Nations Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) that resulted from a broadly consultative process including Somali institutions and civil society and therefore is widely assumed to represent the country's needs and priorities. In line with the JSP, the Somalia Special Support Programme (SSSP) was drafted to support three focal sectors: education, governance and economic development, as part of a multidimensional approach to tackling the impacts of insecurity, piracy and organised crime. The SSSP is financed from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF 10) with an envelope of €215.8 million. In 2011, an additional €175 million financing was secured for 2012-13 following an Ad Hoc Review of the SSSP.

The objectives of this Call for Proposals have been discussed in Somaliland with the Ministry of Mining, Energy and Water Resources (MMEWR), the Ministry of National Planning and Development (MNPD), Ministry of Health (MoH) and relevant water agencies, while in Puntland, the project has largely been discussed with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) and the Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN).

 
We can see that it is a PPP. Implemented by Unicef as stated in the thread beginning with the Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN) also involved.
 
Location
Actions must take place in:

Lot 1: Burao, Tog Wajaale, Erigavo, North-West Somalia (Somaliland);
Lot 2: Urban areas, North-East Somalia (Puntland);
Lot 3: Hargeisa, North-West Somalia (Somaliland)
 
Important dates.

The deadline for the submission of Concept Note is 27th June 2012 as evidenced by the date of dispatch, the postmark or the date of the deposit slip. In the case of hand-deliveries, the deadline for receipt is at 15:00 local time as evidenced by the signed and dated receipt. Any Concept Note submitted after the deadline will automatically be rejected.

However, for reasons of administrative efficiency, the Contracting Authority may reject any Concept Note received after the effective date of approval of the Concept note evaluation (see indicative calendar under section 2.5.2)

 
If Puntlands Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) and the Puntland State Agency for Water, Energy and Natural Resources (PSAWEN) had missed that deadline for the submission of Concept Note in 27th June 2012, this projecta would not take place.
 
Partnerships on who to partner:

Parters

Applicants' partners participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the grant beneficiary. They must therefore satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable on the grant beneficiary himself.

Under Lots 1 and 2, where the applicant does not have experience in the development of service delivery frameworks, including Public-Private Partnerships, working in partnership with an organisation that does have this experience is mandatory.

Furthermore, it is essential that the applicant or one of its partners has experience in the delivery of urban water infrastructure projects in fragile states.

Under Lot 3 as noted above, a consortium modality, whereby each partner brings in value added in strategic and programmatic terms, in line with its particular expertise and prior experience in specific sub-sectors, is preferred.
 
Puntland government at the time (2012) keen on Public Private Partnership.

In Puntland, the Government has a more positive opinion of private sector involvement in public service delivery, but, like Somaliland, the public sector has weak capacity and plays a very minor role in carrying out its duties under the nominal ‘PPP’ arrangements. Under current arrangements, strong private sector control of the market could be damaging, particularly as certain actors in the sector are enriched, while poor communities fail to benefit from improved water services. While PPP arrangements can lead to vast improvements in reliability, efficiency, financial management, revenue collection and maintenance of key equipment including generators and pumping gear, this relies on a well-defined framework and responsibilities for the various stakeholders.

Furthermore, private sector financing can be leveraged to improve sustainability of operations, though this can only be enabled if both public and private sectors engage effectively and assume their roles. The project should propose an approach, working closely with the Government, PSAWEN, the private sector and urban communities to develop a common framework to govern the implementation of appropriate service delivery mechanisms, to address weak capacity of the public sector, to define responsibilities in service delivery framework and contract agreements and to establish an oversight system to monitor the implementation of such Service delivery arrangements. This approach should draw on lessons learned and on the draft WASH sector strategy implemented under the Joint Programme on Local Governance and the associated draft paper on service delivery mechanisms. A review of the regulatory framework and associated legislation should also be carried out.
 
The project should propose an approach, working closely with the Government, PSAWEN, the private sector and urban communities to develop a common framework to govern the implementation of appropriate service delivery mechanisms, to address weak capacity of the public sector, to define responsibilities in service delivery framework and contract agreements and to establish an oversight system to monitor the implementation of such Service delivery arrangements.
 
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