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Preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Associated Environmental and Social Instruments for the Proposed Hazardous Waste Treatment and Landfill Facility in Georgia

Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste GFPP

Published: Oct 30, 2026

Updated: Nov 1, 2026

Source: WB - World Bank

About This Opportunity

Request for Expression of Interest | Project: Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste GFPP | Method: Consultant Qualification Selection | Ref: GFPP/CS/CQS-02

This is a consulting contract in the environment and climate, water and sanitation and Monitoring Evaluation sectors, with a focus on Water Supply, Wastewater, Sanitation and Impact Assessment. Located in Georgia, Central Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the environment and climate sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

**Project:** Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste GFPP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Georgia

Preparation Grant for Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste Project

Grant Number: P518850

Assignment Title: Preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Associated Environmental and Social Instruments for the Proposed Hazardous Waste Treatment and Landfill Facility in Georgia

Reference No.: GFPP /CS/CQS-02

The Government of Georgia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Preparation Grant for Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) comprise preparation of an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and associated environmental and social instruments for the hazardous waste management facilities proposed under the Feasibility Study (FS). These may include pre-treatment facilities (for example, segregation, dewatering and conditioning of oily sludges, contaminated soils and chemical residues); treatment facilities (such as physico-chemical treatment, neutralization and stabilization/solidification, thermal treatment); an engineered hazardous waste landfill; and associated storage, regional waste acceptance and temporary storage facilities, access roads, utilities and transport interfaces, as confirmed through the FS and agreed project scope. The main facility may be located near Marneuli, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, at the site previously assessed for a non-hazardous waste (municipal) landfill, subject to confirmation. Building on the FS, the 2016 municipal landfill ESIA and available studies, the Consultant will undertake inception and scoping, review and validate existing information, identify data gaps and carry out targeted environmental and social baseline surveys and sampling; assess Georgian environmental assessment, screening, registration and permitting requirements for each relevant facility, alongside applicable World Bank Environmental and Social Standards and EHS Guidelines; describe reasonable alternatives considered in the FS and assess the preferred configuration without repeating technical selection or conceptual design; assess construction, operational, closure and post-closure impacts, including groundwater and soil contamination, emissions, effluents and leachate, hazardous waste handling and transport, worker and community health and safety, credible accidents, emergency preparedness, and climate and natural-hazard risks; undertake stakeholder engagement and disclosure; prepare a detailed, costed Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and agreed additional instruments (in particular, Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Labor Management Procedures); and support statutory scoping, consultation and regulatory review. The ESIA will be coordinated with the FS and engineering teams and will address regional storage and acceptance facilities to the extent required by their confirmed activities, capacities and applicable regulatory pathways.

The indicative implementation period is approximately 14 weeks from commencement, plus mandatory statutory review and consultation periods, where applicable. The expected start date is [TO BE CONFIRMED]. Estimated level of effort (professional staff-months): [TO BE CONFIRMED]. The schedule will be coordinated with the availability of FS outputs and applicable regulatory procedures.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bmyew4i9n06bs05bxkxm7/ANdYMGlHp4jUbx-ZItc6N9M?rlkey=ilcu1jyi8mi19igsomq357wc7&st=9chxgb8c&dl=0

The Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia (SWMCG), operating under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The eligibility/minimum qualification criteria are:

No.	Criterion	Mandatory minimum requirement	Documents / evidence to be submitted
1	Legal status and eligibility	Legally registered consulting firm eligible under the applicable World Bank Procurement Regulations; no applicable debarment, sanction or prohibited conflict of interest.	Registration certificate or equivalent; signed eligibility and conflict-of-interest declaration for each firm/JV member; JV agreement or letter of intent, if applicable.
2	Legal and financial standing	Not subject to bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation proceedings that materially impair performance; no litigation or enforcement action that materially threatens contract delivery.	Signed declaration by each firm/JV member; supporting official records if requested.
3	Financial capacity	Demonstrated financial capacity to undertake a multidisciplinary ESIA, including field investigations and specialist studies. [Any minimum turnover threshold to be confirmed by the Client.]	Summary of annual consulting turnover for the last three completed financial years and audited or certified financial statements, as applicable.
4	Environmental and social assessment experience	At least eight years of consulting experience in environmental and social assessment, management or due diligence for infrastructure, waste management or industrial facilities.	Company profile and dated list of relevant assignments identifying client, location, scope and services.
5	Comparable ESIA assignments	At least two completed ESIAs or equivalent comprehensive E&S assessments within the last ten years for industrial, waste treatment/disposal or other high-risk infrastructure facilities; at least one should concern hazardous waste or comparably complex industrial pollution risks.	Assignment reference sheets with client, country, dates, contract role, facility type, E&S scope, principal deliverables and client contact/reference where available.
6	Hazardous waste and pollution-risk expertise	Demonstrated firm-level experience assessing hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal risks, including groundwater/soil protection, emissions, occupational/community safety or accident scenarios.	Descriptions of relevant completed assignments and the firm’s actual role; illustrative deliverables or executive summaries where disclosure is permitted.
7	Georgian and international E&S requirements	Experience with Georgian environmental assessment and permitting processes and World Bank ESF/ESS or comparable international lender E&S standards including social assessment, stakeholder engagement and land acquisition, demonstrated by the firm or proposed JV/subconsulting arrangement.	References describing Georgian regulatory assignments and internationally financed E&S assignments, indicating the standards and approval/disclosure support provided.
8	Organisational and technical capacity	Capacity to manage multidisciplinary E&S studies, consultations, baseline fieldwork, sampling/laboratory quality control, specialist inputs and preparation of implementable ESMPs. Individual Key Experts are not assessed at this stage.	Organisation chart; summary of QA/QC and project management arrangements; available specialist disciplines and proposed partner/subconsultant roles; relevant laboratory arrangements if applicable.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia reserves it's right to verify submitted references and use obtained information for evaluation purposes.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025, seventh edition (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: The consultant shall not receive any payment in connection with the assignment except as provided in the contract. The consultant and its affiliates shall not engage in consulting or other activities that conflict with the interest of the Client under the contract.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection Based on Consultant’s Qualification (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulation.

Further information can be obtained at the address: info@waste.gov.ge ; cc: annakikvadze@gmail.com

Expressions of Interest accompanied by relevant information mentioned above must be submitted either as a hard copy or electronically to the address below not later than November 20, 2026, 18:00 local time. The electronic copy of Expressions of Interest shall be also attached to the hard copy (with USB/CD/DVD, etc).

The Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia (SWMCG) (operating under Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture)

Attn: Mr. Mikheil Gogolidze, Director

Address: 14 Ana Politkovskaia Street, 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (995 03) 2 243 88 30

Email: info@waste.gov.ge

Web-Site: www.waste.gov.ge

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on October 30, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00478272. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste GFPP

Georgia Water Supply, Sanitation, Wastewater, and Hazardous Waste GFPP has issued 2 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 2 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Water & Sanitation, Education & Training, and Environment & Climate. All notices are published for Georgia. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: October 30, 2026.

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This is a Consulting contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

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The contract is for delivery in Georgia. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.