ADB TA-8306 RMI
TA 8306 RMI
Ebeye Water Supply and Sanitation Project
A. Background
1. The proposed Ebeye Water and Sanitation Project (“the project”) will address factors which result in the high incidence of waterborne disease on Ebeye, an island within Kwajalein Atoll.1 Ebeye has an area of approximately 31 hectares and a population of more than 9,600, (population density is about 31,000 persons per km2 and is amongst the ten most densely populated islands in the world). The project will improve access to safe water and sanitation and promote behavioral change to improve hygiene standards.
Phase 2
Scope of Consulting Services
11. A firm will be engaged in accordance with ADB Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time), using quality- and cost-based selection procedures (90:10) and a simplified technical proposal, to assist the PMU to prepare the project. A total of 10 international consultants and 4 national consultants will be engaged over a 15-month period, for a total of 26.0 person months of international input and 22.5 person months of national input.