📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P168943
Region: Europe and Central Asia
Commitment Amount: US$ 75.00 million
Total Project Cost: US$ 75.00 million
The Program development objective is to support the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to strengthen the institutional capacity at Entity and Municipal level for improved public WSS service delivery.
19. The Program will support the following three result areas: i. Modernization of institutional and regulatory environment; ii. Strengthening of municipal WSS service delivery framework; and iii. Improvement of access, quality and efficiency of WSS service delivery.
20. Below is a (non-exhaustive) list of preliminary indicators (development objective and intermediary indicators, as well as outputs) by result area that have been identified to measure achievements. During preparation, decisions will be taken on which indicators will be used as disbursement linked indicators (DLIs), which ones will be absorbed into the program action plan, and which ones will simply be included in the program’s results framework. The initial set of indicators have been identified based on the technical assessment of the program and will be discussed in detail with the BiH counterparts during preparation. Result Area 1: Modernization of institutional and regulatory environment 1. WSS sector institutional and regulatory framework adjusted (through approval of necessary legal guidelines) (unit Y/N) 2. WSS Monitoring system with a respective institutional arrangement established (at Entity/Cantonal level) (unit Y/N) 3. Financing framework established (through approval of financing framework) (unit Y/N) 4. Capacity building mechanism institutionalized and being used (unit Y/N) Result Area 2: Strengthening of municipal WSS service delivery framework 1. Service agreements (between municipalities and PUCs) developed and signed (unit - No Municipalities) 2. Business Plans (BP) developed and approved (unit - No of PUCs) 3. Capital investment program prepared (No of Municipalities/PUCs) 4. Number of PUCs staff participating in capacity building programs (unit – No of PUCS staff disaggregated by gender) Result Area 3: Improvement of access, quality and efficiency of WSS service delivery 1. Operational (NRW reduction, energy efficiency, water quality, etc.) indicators improved (unit - % of decreased NRW, energy bill decreased, etc.) 2. Financial (billing and accounting, tariff setting) indicators (increased revenues, evidenced cost recovery, etc.) 3. Number of people with new water supply connections and adequate service level (unit - number of people staff disaggregated by gender) 4. Number of people with new sewerage connections as a result of the Program (unit - number of people staff disaggregated by gender
Government’s strategy for the WSS sector: The vision of key government sector authorities at the State and Entity levels, reflected in the EU Environmental Approximation Strategy of BiH and Entity Water Managements strategies
