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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR

TRANSACTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES

TRTA 9458-PAK: Preparing the Greater Thal Canal Irrigation Investment Program

A. Background

1. The proposed investment program aims at increasing the agricultural production in Punjab
province by developing a new seasonal irrigation system. 1 The Greater Thal Canal (GTC)
irrigation scheme will convert about 704,000 hectares (ha) of unproductive lands to irrigated lands.
The scheme was partially constructed or is planned to be constructed by the government’s fund.
The proposed investment program will support the construction of the remaining parts covering
about 440,000 ha to complete the development of the scheme and provide support for on-farm
development and management.

2. Pakistan is mostly semi-arid and arid, and thus, over 90% of agriculture output comes
from irrigated agriculture. Out of 22.04 million ha of cultivated land in Pakistan, approximately
18.80 million ha are irrigated, with the remainder being rain-fed (barani) agricultural areas.2 One
of the fundamental strengths of Pakistan’s agriculture is the availability of water from the Indus
Basin Irrigation System (IBIS), drawing from the Indus River and its tributaries. The IBIS covers
over 14.9 million ha of farm land.3 Over 70% of the cropped area of the IBIS is in Punjab. Farming
in areas outside of the IBIS relies on rainfall or groundwater.

3. The central part of Punjab is planned to be irrigated through the GTC irrigation scheme
that will comprise the IBIS. It will draw water from the existing Chashma-Jhelum link canal which
diverts water from the Indus River to eastern areas. Water allocation for the entire GTC irrigation
scheme has been determined and approved in 1991 under the Pakistan Water Apportionment
Accord that sets water resources allocation among four provinces. The government has
completed a feasibility study and detailed engineering design for the entire scheme, and
constructed the main canal and the first branch called Mankera (65 km) in 2010. The second
branch called Choubara (73 km) is planned to be constructed by the provincial government from
2018. The construction of the remaining three branch canals has not been initiated, and therefore,
out of 704,000 ha of the entire scheme, about 440,000 ha of land under these three branches
remains excluded from the IBIS and low productive.

4. The proposed investment program will construct the three remaining branch canals, i.e.
Dhingana (91 km), Mahmood (54 km) and Nurpur (58 km), and associated structures to provide
reliable irrigation water supply to 440,000 ha of the land during the monsoon (kharif) season from
around April to October and will provide on-farm command area development support for the
entire GTC irrigation scheme to enhance the on-farm and water management capacity of farmers.

5. The proposed intervention is likely take a phased approach applying a multitranche

financing facility (MFF) with two tranches, but the most suitable financing modality will be
examined during the project preparation. The total project cost is tentatively estimated at $550

1 The investment program is included in ADB. 2016. Country Operations Business Plan: Pakistan, 2017–2019. Manila,
but a proposed modality was changed from a stand-alone project to an investment program, i.e. multitranche
financing facility, and the amounts of the ADB financing and transaction technical assistance were also updated. The
financing modality and the financing amount will be further discussed during the TRTA.
2 Government of Pakistan, Bureau of Statistics. 2013. Agriculture Statistics 2011−2012. Islamabad.
3 FAO. 2012. Irrigation in Southern and Eastern Asia in Figures: AQUASTAT Survey 2011. FAO Water Reports. No.
37. Rome.
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million including ADB’s and government’s contributions. Though the project design and financing
modality will have to be examined during the project preparation, one of potential scenarios is:
the first tranche will construct two new branch canals (Dhingana and Mahmood) with associated
structures and will conduct on-farm command area development support in the existing branch
canal areas (Mankera and Chaubara); Subsequently, under the second tranche, the remaining
one branch (Nurpur) with associated structures will be constructed and on-farm command area
development supports will be conducted in the rest of the project area.

6. The transaction technical assistance (TRTA) is provided to prepare the proposed

investment program. A team of consultants, which will comprise international and national experts
led by an international team leader will be engaged by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in
accordance with its guidelines. The terms of reference for the consulting services are shown
below, which may be adjusted in consultation with the parties concerned from time to time.

B. Implementation Arrangement

7. The Punjab Irrigation Department (PID) is expected to be the executing agency for the
ensuing investment program. It will oversee the entire investment program and execute the
irrigation scheme development and the PID’s capacity enhancement component. The Punjab
Agriculture Department (PAD) is expected to be the implementing agency of the on-farm
command area development component. The TRTA will be conducted in close coordination with
the PID, PAD and other relevant parties.

C. Overall Outputs and Activities

8. Table 1 summarizes major outputs and key activities of the TRTA. The services of the TA
consultant team will cover all outputs and activities (Outputs 1 to 4) that will support analyses and
preparation of the proposed investment in accordance with government’s and ADB’s
requirements.

Table 1: Summary of Major Outputs and Activities

Major Outputs Key Activities
1. MFF sector road map 1.1 Conduct institutional assessment
1.2 Review policy, legal and regulatory frameworks
1.3 Conduct financial and institutional O&M capacity analyses
1.4 Develop baseline data platform for monitoring and evaluation using
remote sensing satellite technology
2. Updated feasibility study 2.1 Review an existing feasibility study
2.2 Verify and update existing detailed structural design
2.2 Design non-structural components, including on-farm command
area development and capacity development
2.3 Conduct safeguard and gender assessments
2.4 Update project cost and benefit estimates
2.5 Assess climate change risks and develop adaptation measures
2.6 Assess technical and economic feasibilities
3. MFF and first tranche 3.1 Verify financing modality, and tranching plan for an MFF, and
design and processing preparation of processing documents for the MFF.
documents 3.2 Conduct due diligence assessments including financial and
procurement risks
3.3 Prepare implementation and financing plans
3.4 Prepare safeguard, gender and social documents, including
frameworks, EIA report and resettlement plan
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3.5 Conduct other necessary assessments necessary for preparing

ADB’s project processing documents and assist ADB’s project
processing documents
4. Tranche 1 readiness 3.1 Assist government’s project approval documents (PC-I)
3.2 Assist PID for procurement of first batch civil works and goods
packages
3.3 Assist PID for the initial stage of land acquisition and resettlement
3.4 Assist PAD’s advance actions for command area development
EIA = environment impact assessment, MFF = multitranche financing facility, O&M = operation and maintenance

1. Overall scope of services of the TA consultant team

9. Output 1: MFF sector road map. Key activities are indicated in Table 1. The institutional
setup and capacity of the PID was dully assessed when the existing and past ADB-financing
projects were assessed, but the assessment will be reviewed based on recent findings. The PID’s
financial and institutional O&M capacity will be given attention. The TA consultant team will also
conduct the due diligence for sector road map, policy framework, and governance-related issues.
These were carried out in 2006 when the Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program was
prepared. 4 The TA consultant team will review and update the existing documents. The TA
consultant team will also carefully examine the performance of the constructed main and branch
canals of the GTC Irrigation scheme, and lessons learnt from past and ongoing irrigation and
water resources projects in Punjab that were/are financed by ADB, the World Bank, JICA other
development partners, and the government. The assessment results will be incorporated into the
design of the MFF.

10. The sector road map will be updated and required capacity enhancement will be identified.
The MFF allows (i) strategic and systematic interventions that can facilitate longer-term
development and management planning of water resources including irrigation; and (ii) longer,
more effective and strategic support for enhancing provincial-level institutional capacity, with a
particular attention on the province’s strategy to transform the PID to a water resources
department. The PID has a long-term plan to transfer from a traditional irrigation water deliverer
to a water resources department that will comprehensively plan, develop and manage water
resources for various water uses including water-related disasters. ADB’s Capacity Development
Technical Assistance (CDTA) 5 supports the PID for developing an action plan for the
transformation and institutional capacity enhancement. As irrigation is the dominant water user,
the proposed investment program will be designed in due consideration of findings and outputs
of the CDTA, and may be designed to implement the action plan to be proposed by the CDTA.

11. The TA consultant team will also develop a baseline data platform using remote sensing
satellite technologies. Past and current land use, crop yield and other baseline data of the project
area will be analyzed using remote sensing satellite data, in combination with field survey results,
and presented as maps and numerical and qualitative data. These data will become baseline data
for the investment program, and the data platform will be used for monitoring of changes in the
project area, which will be used for monitoring and evaluation in the future. The remote sensing
analysis will include data collection of field socio-economic and agriculture practices. These
satellite and field data analysis results will be incorporated in Outputs 2 and 3.

4 ADB. 2011. Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors: Proposed Loan to the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan for Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program. Manila.
5 ADB. 2016. Technical Assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for Institutional Transformation of the Punjab
Irrigation Department to a Water Resources Department. Manila. (TA 9255-PAK).
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12. Output 2: Updated feasibility study. Key activities are indicated in Table 1. Necessary
technical and field surveys will also be conducted. The data and information will include
groundwatar irrigation in the project area. A feasibility study was conducted by the government in
1992–1995, and was updated in 2002–2008. Detailed engineering design has also been
completed for the entire GTC Irrigation scheme by the government in 2008. Based on the detailed
design, the main canal and Mankera branch have been constructed, and the Chaubara branch is
scheduled to be constructed by the provincial government from 2018. The existing detailed design
covers the remaining Dhingana, Mahmood and Nurpur branches that may be financed by ADB’s
proposed investment program.

13. Based on the existing feasibility study and detailed design, the TA consultant team will
verify, and update as necessary, technical design of the Dhingana, Mahmood and Nurpur
branches and associated structured that will be financed by the proposed investment program.
The TA consultant team will also develop the design of non-structural components of the
investment program. These are likely to include on-farm command area development support and
institutional capacity development, and the TA consultant team will develop and design value
added activities to be included in the investment program, especially in the first tranche, such as
high-efficiency agriculture and satellite remote sensing technologies. The overall cost of the
investment program and detailed cost breakdown of the first tranche will be estimated using latest
cost data. Potential scenarios of future agricultural practices including conjunction use of
groundwater will be developed for benefit analyses. Economic feasibility of the proposed
investment program and each tranche will be verified using the updated estimates of the cost and
benefits. Structural design may be updated to be climate resilient by incorporate findings from the
climate change risk assessment.

14. Output 3: MFF and first tranche design and processing documents. Key activities to
achieve this output are indicated in Table 1. The overall design of the MFF and its tranche 1 will
be developped based on findings from Outputs 1 and 2, after conducting project-related due
diligence like environmental and social safeguards, poverty and gender, financial and
procurement risk assessments, risk assessment and management plan preparation, and climate
risk vulnerability. An appropriate financing modality will be assessed and verified, and if the MFF
is confirmed to be the best, tranching plan of the MFF will be assessed and designed. The TA
consultant team will draft the necessary project/ loan processing documents to meet ADB’s and
government’s requirements. The TA consultant will also provide necessary data and information
for the project processing document to be prepared by ADB, the PID and the PAD. The project/
loan processing documents will include safeguard documents like frameworks, EIA and
resettlement plan, ADB’s Report and Recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors,
and its Linked Documents.

15. Output 4: Tranche 1 readiness. Key activities to achieve this output are indicated in
Table 1. The TA consultant team will assist the PID and PAD to prepare government’s project
approval documents, called PC-I. The consultant team will also support project readiness
activities and advance actions of the PID and PAD, such as preparation of bidding documents for
the first batch civil works packgages, and procurement support for the first batch civil works
packages, implementation of the initial stage of land acquisition and resettlement, and the PAD’s
advance actions for command area development support in the existing branch areas.

2. Indicative inputs and tasks of each experts

16. The following table lists indicative inputs of experts, while required inputs of experts will
have to be proposed in the consultant’s technical proposals.
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Table 2: Indicative Consulting Service Inputs for TA Consultant Team

Position person-months
International National
Non Non
Key Key
key key
Irrigation Water Management Specialist/Team Leader 5.0 - - -
Irrigation Engineer/ Deputy Team Leader - - 10.0 -
Institutional/ Financial Management Specialist 2.2 - - -
Financial Management Specialist - - 2.5 -
On-farm Water Management Specialist - - - 5.0
Agriculture Development Specialist - - 7.0 -
Project Economist 2.0 - 3.0 -
Climate Change Specialist/ Hydrologist - - - 2.0
Environment Specialist 1.3 - - 4.0
Resettlement Specialist 1.0 - 4.0 -
Social and Gender Specialist - - - 2.5
Structural Engineer - - - 7.0
Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist - 1.0 - 2.0
Pool of experts (Jr engineers) - - - 3.0
Subtotal 11.5 1.0 26.5 25.5
Total 12.5 52.0

17. In addition, the TA consultant team contract will include the following supporting study and
survey sub-contracts, which will be engaged and supervised by the TA consultant team. Results
and findings of the supporting studies and surveys will be incorporated and/or consolidated in the
TA consultant team’s outputs:

(i) Socio-economic surveys and data collection including stakeholder consultations for
EIA preparation;
(ii) Field on-farm agriculture data collection (This may be combined with the item (ii)
above, which could be proposed by the consultants.);
(iii) Socio-economic surveys including stakeholder consultations for resettlement plan
preparation;
(iv) Topographic surveys for verifying the detail design of canals (The PID plans to
conduct the topographic surveys. A budget for supplemental surveys will be included
in the consultant’s contract as provisional sum.); and
(v) Satellite remote sensing data analysis for developing land and agriculture baseline
data.

18. Indicative outline tasks of each experts are indicated below. Detailed tasks of each experts
will be developed by the consultants and will be indicated in their technical proposals:

Table 3: Indicative Tasks of Each Expert

Position Indicative Outline Tasks
International Consultants – KEY EXPERTS
Irrigation Water Management • provide overall direction to the team, coordinate for inputs, and consolidate
Specialist/Team Leader outputs;
• responsible for outputs with quality assurance;
• consolidate and assess due diligence, identify gaps, and recommend
improvements;
• recommend system innovations to improve water use efficiency and delivery
flexibility;
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Position Indicative Outline Tasks

• recommend institutional arrangement for operational management of the
project, best financing modality, tranching of the MFF, and other MFF/
tranche 1 design aspects; and
• prepare draft documents required for ADB’s loan processing.
Institutional / Financial • assess PID’s institutional capacity and prepare consolidated institutional,
Management Specialist financial, and procurement assessment and risk management plan
documents working with relevant team members; and
• propose institutional capacity development requirements.
Project Economist • estimate costs of the MFF and each tranche, and prepare detailed cost
tables for the MFF and tranche 1;
• review benefits;
• analyze relevant investment scenarios; and
• assess the economic and financial viability of the investment
Environment Specialist • collect data and supervise data collection subcontractors;
• prepare draft environmental assessment and review framework, EIA report
including the EMP;
• assess the necessity of forestation along irrigation canals for prevention
against sand storms and choking, and protection of embankment and right of
way, and develop forestation proposal and cost estimate; and
• assist PID in approval of the EIA by the government.
Resettlement Specialist • collect data and supervise a data collection subcontractor;
• prepare a draft resettlement framework, resettlement plan (land acquisition
and resettlement plan) including an action plan for past land acquisition done
by the government for the constructed portions of the Greater Thal Canal
scheme; and
• assist PID’s advance action for resettlement plan implementation to ensure
to meet ADB’s requirements.
International Consultants – NON-KEY EXPERTS
Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist • supervise and guide a remote sensing analysis subcontractor,
• develop GIS-based land use and agriculture baseline data using satellite
remote sensing technology.
National Consultants – KEY EXPERTS
Irrigation Engineer/ Deputy team • responsible for verifying the existing detailed design,
leader • propose necessary updates or revision;
• design climate change adaptation measure, working with climate change
specialist/ hydrologist;
• provide necessary data for estimating costs for structural measures;
• work with Institutional Specialist to conduct procurement assessment;
• advise packaging of civil works contracts;
• assist PID to prepare bidding documents for the first batch civil works and
goods packages, and assist advance action procurement;
• assist PID to prepare draft bidding documents and PC-1; and
• assist team leader’s tasks as deputy team leader.
Financial Management • assess PID’s capacity in financial management and control, including O&M
Specialist capacity;
• design the funds flow and disbursement mechanisms for the ensuing project;
and
• identify institutional capacity building requirement
Agriculture Development • collect and assess field data on on-farm irrigation and agriculture, working
Specialist with On-farm Water Management and Groundwater Specialists;
• assess the present agriculture practices in the GTC irrigation area including
groundwater-based agriculture, assess the farm inputs, cost and benefits of
the proposed intervention;
• assess future ground water use for agriculture in the GTC area after the
construction of irrigation canals, and propose necessary training to farmers
for transition, working with relevant team members; and
• recommend suitable crops and potential new high efficiency technologies
applicable to the project area.
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Position Indicative Outline Tasks

Project Economist • assist international Project Economist to estimate costs of the MFF and each
tranche, and prepare detailed cost tables for the MFF and tranche 1;
• assist international Project Economist to review benefits;
• assist international Project Economist to analyze relevant investment
scenarios; and
• assist international Project Economist to assess the economic and financial
viability of the investment
Resettlement Specialist • assist international Resettlement Specialist to collect data and to supervise a
data collection subcontractor;
• assist international Resettlement Specialist to draft a resettlement
framework, resettlement plan; and
• assist PID’s advance action for resettlement plan implementation to ensure
to meet ADB’s requirements.
National Consultants – NON-KEY EXPERTS
On-farm Water Management • collect and assess field data on on-farm irrigation and agriculture, working
Specialist with Agriculture Development Specialist;
• examine on-going on-farm agriculture support system and identify potential
improvements;
• develop capacity development plan for farmers on on-farm water
management and estimate required cost; and
• design the on-farm command area development component of the MFF and
first tranche.
Climate Change Specialist/ • assess the climate change impacts;
Hydrologist • advise adaptation measures, and estimate associated cost.
Environment Specialist • assist international Environment Specialist to collect data and supervise data
collection subcontractors;
• assist international Environment Specialist to prepare draft environmental
assessment and review framework, EIA report including the EMP;
• assist international Environment Specialist to assess the necessity of
forestation along irrigation canals for prevention against sand storms and
choking, and protection of embankment and right of way, and develop
forestation proposal and cost estimate; and
• assist PID in approval of the EIA by the government.
Social and Gender Specialist • collect socio-economic data;
• conduct social and gender analyses, and assess potential women
involvement in farmers’ organizations, private agriculture support service,
and other related activities;
• prepare a gender action plan and social and summary poverty reduction and
social strategy;
• provide socio-economic information and data to other team members for
documentation, including DMF.
Structural Engineer • work with Irrigation Engineer and other relevant team members to review
existing structural design, and identify and advise necessary improvements;
• work with Irrigation Engineer and other relevant team members to prepare
alternate structural design and provide necessary data for project cost
estimate; and
• assist preparing bidding documents.
Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist • assist international Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist to supervise and guide a
remote sensing analysis subcontractor,
• assist international Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist to develop GIS-based
land use and agriculture baseline data using satellite remote sensing
technology.
DMF = design and monitoring framework, EIA = environmental impact assessment, GIS = geographic information
system, PAD = Punjab Agriculture Department, PID = Punjab Irrigation Department.
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Table 4: Required Qualifications of Experts

Designation Required Qualifications
International Consultants – KEY EXPERTS
Irrigation Water Management The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
Specialist/Team Leader degree, in irrigation engineering, civil engineering, water resources
management, or equivalent professional experience. S/he has 20 years of or
longer professional work experience with at least 10 years of international
professional experience in preparing and/or implementing irrigation and/or water
resources management projects. Experience in urban water supply, rural water
supply and waste water management cannot be counted in experience in water
resources management here.
The consultant is desirable to have a broad knowledge of irrigation water
management, irrigation engineering, institutional aspects for irrigation water
management, on-farm development, and safeguard issues including
environment, resettlement and land acquisition.
The consultant is also desirable to have work experience in developing counties,
and leading a multidisciplinary international consultant team. Experience in
irrigation projects in Pakistan will be given preference. Experience in project
preparation and/or implementation for externally funded agencies will be given
advantages. Preference will be given to a permanent or full-time employee of
the lead firm.
Institutional / Financial The consultant must have a graduate degree in irrigation, water resoruces
Management Specialist management, public administration management, business administration,
financial management or other relevant degree, or equivalent professional
qualifications like a chartered accountant. The consultant must have experience
in financial aspects of the public sector. She/he has at least 15 years of
professional experience, including 7 years of or longer relevant international
experience. The consultant is preferable to have knowledge of institutional,
policy and financial aspects of irrigation and/or water resources management.
Experience in project preparation and/or implementation of externally funded
projects in South Asia, especially in Pakistan, will be given preference.
Project Economist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in economics, agriculture economics or equivalent professional
experience. S/he has 12 years of or longer professional work experience,
including 7 years of or longer relevant international experience in proparing
externally funded projects in developing countries. His/her experience must
include projects with similar nature.

Environment Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in environmental science or relevant natural science, or equivalent
professional experience. S/he has 10 years of or longer professional work
experience, including at least 5 years of relevant international experience for
preparing and/or implementing externally funded projects like ADB and the
World Bank and other bilateral or multilateral assistance agencies in developing
countries. Experience in irrigation and water resources management projects in
Pakistan will be given an advantage.

Resettlement Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in relevant social science or equivalent professional experience. S/he
has at least 12 years of professional work experience, including 5 years of or
longer relevant international experience for preparing and/or implementing
externally funded projects like ADB and the World Bank and other bilateral or
multilateral assistance agencies in developing countries. Experience in South
Asia, especially in Pakistan, will be given an advantage.
International Consultants – NON-KEY EXPERTS
Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in civil engineering, irrigation, water resources management, computer
science, remote sensing, or other relevant degree, or equivalent professinal
experience. She/he has at least 8 years of professional experience, preferably
including international experience. S/he is expected to have good knowledge on
remote sensing, satelite data analyses and GIS. Experience in irrigation, water
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resources management, and institutional capacity development for those fields
under externally funded proejcts is advantageous.
National Consultants – KEY EXPERTS
Irrigation Engineer/ Deputy team The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
leader degree, in irrigation, civil engineering or other or equivalent professional
experience. S/he has 20 years of or longer professional work experience, and
the professional experience must include that in preparing and/or implementing
irrigation and/or water resources management projects, preferably for 15 years
or longer. Experience in urban water supply, rural water supply and waste water
management cannot be counted in experience in water resources management
here.
The consultant is desirable to have experience in preparing and/or implementing
externally funded projects. Experience in team leader or deputy team leader for
externally funded projects, working with multidisciplinary international teams, will
be given advantage.
Financial Management Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree in public administration
management, business administration, financial management or other relevant
degree, or equivalent professional qualifications like a chartered accountant.
The consultant must have experience in financial aspects of the public sector.
She/he has at least 15 years of professional experience, including 7 years of or
longer relevant international experience. The consultant is preferable to have
knowledge financial aspects of irrigation and/or water resources management.
Experience in externally funded projects will be given preference.

Agriculture Development The consultants must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
Specialist degree, in agriculture, irrigation, other agriculture-related fields, or equivalent
professional experience. S/he is desirable to have 12 years of or longer
professional work experience, including 7 years of or longer experience in
planning, designing and/or implementing irrigation management, agriculture
extension, and/or other relevant projects with similar nature. Experience in
externally funded projects will be given preference.
Project Economist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in economics, agriculture economics or equivalent professional
experience. S/he has 10 years of or longer professional work experience,
including 7 years of or longer relevant experience. Experience must include
projects with similar nature in irrigation.
Experience in externally funded projects will be given high preference.

Resettlement Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in social science or equivalent professional experience. S/he has 12
years of or longer professional work experience, including 7 years of or longer
experience in planning, administering and/or implementing land acquisition and
resettlement. Experience in externally funded projects will be given preference.
National Consultants – NON-KEY EXPERTS
On-farm Water Management The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
Specialist degree, in irrigation, agriculture or equivalent professional experience. S/he has
12 years or longer professional work experience, including 10 years of or longer
experience in on-farm command area development and/or irrigation projects.
Experience in externally funded projects will be given preference.
Climate Change Specialist/ The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
Hydrologist degree, in civil engineering, hydrology, water resources management or other
relevant natural science degree, or equivalent professional experience. S/he
has at least 8 years professional work experience, including 5 years of or longer
experience in climate change impacts assessments/studies with water
resources-related aspects. Experiences in projects in the field of irrigation and/or
water resources management projects will be given preference. Experience in
externally funded projects will be given advantage.
Environment Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in environmental science or relevant natural science, or equivalent
professional experience. S/he has 10 years of or longer professional work
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Designation Required Qualifications

experience, including at least 7 years of relevant experience for preparing and/or
implementing. S/he is preferable to have experience in preparing environment
safeguard-related documents for externally aided projects like ADB, the World
Bank and other bilateral or multilateral assistance agencies. S/he is desirable to
have knowledge of government’s requirements for the environment safeguard
aspects. Experience in irrigation and/or water resources management projects
will be advantageous.

Social and Gender Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in relevant social science or equivalent professional experience. S/he
has 10 years of or longer professional work experience, including 7 years of or
longer experience in participatory rural appraisal for community development,
gender and other social consideration. S/he is desirable to have knowledge of
requirements of externally funded agencies like ADB for social consideration
including gender aspects. Experience in externally funded projects will be given
preference.
Structural Engineer The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in irrgation engineering, civil engineering, or other relevant degree, or
equivalent professional experience. S/he has 10 years or longer professional
work experience, including at least 7 years of experience in designing irrigation
and/or water resources management structures. Experience in externally
funded projects will be given advantage.
Remote Sensing/ GIS Specialist The consultant must have a graduate degree, preferably a post graduate
degree, in civil engineering, irrigation, water resources management, computer
science, remote sensing, or other relevant degree, or equivalent professinal
experience. S/he has at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. S/he
is expected to have good knowledge on remote sensing, satelite data analyses
and GIS. Experience in irrigation, agriculture and water resources management
is advantageous.

D. Reporting Requirements

19. The consultants will produce the following reports.

(i) Draft inception report (within four weeks after the mobilization), covering detailed work
plan and updated staffing schedule.
(ii) Final inception report (within 15 days after receiving comments on the draft inception
report from ADB and the government), incorporating comments from ADB, PID and PAD.
(iii) Interim report (within 3 months after mobilization), covering updated MFF sector road map
and updated feasibility study.
(iv) Draft final report (within 6 months after mobilization), covering MFF and first tranche
design and processing documents, draft safeguard documents, and all required items.
(v) Final report (within 15 days after receiving comments on the draft final report from ADB
and the government), covering updated the draft final report incorporating comments by
ADB and the government.
(vi) Draft PC-I, draft bidding documents, updated detailed design, and other project readiness
documents (within 6 to 10 months depending on the documents)

E. Counterpart Support

20. The existing Project Management Office (PMO) – Canals under the PID led by the project
director will serve as a TA focal, and assist and coordinate with TA consultants. The existing
project implementation office (PIO) for the ADB-financed Jalalpur Irrigation Project under the PAD
will serve as a counterpart for the on-farm command area development support component. The
PID and PAD will provide counterpart staff, and access for necessary data and reports.