CALL FOR PROPOSAL
LOW COST HOUSEHOLD TOILET
ADAPTED FOR THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM
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Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers
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Children (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection,
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Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and
practice.
A
LOW COST HOUSEHOLD TOILET FOR A FLOODED PRONE AREA
Being flooded yearly, unsafe
defecation practices, unaffordable safe toilet model are the common sanitation
challenges in the Mekong Delta. Statistically, the region has amongst the
lowest coverage of safe toilets in Vietnam. For example, in Dong Thap Province
in the Mekong delta, less than 43% of households have access to latrines.
This problem is widely recognized by national bodies and NGOs, and
increased sanitation coverage forms a component of the government’s National
Target Programme 3. In order to support the government’s shift away from
subsidy-driven sanitation programmes to demand-driven programmes, in the
framework of project “Mekong Delta Sanitation Challenges” sponsored by HSBC
bank, Save The Children associated with Women’s Union of Dong Thap province would
like to call for proposals on a flood-safe and sustainable toilet model that is
affordable for household in The Mekong Delta.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
A flood-safe, sustainable and affordable toilet model at household scale.
General requirements
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Flood-safe:
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The
toilet will be built in a flood prone area, therefore, the toilet should be
completely sealed to avoid the fecal contamination and bad odors to surrounding
environment
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Sustainable:
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Long
lasting duration in flooded condition (3-4 months flooded yearly)
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Utilization
of local materials
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Affordable
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Affordable
price, on the average of 100 US$. This cost should be AT LEAST
cover the main septic tank and the squat. The aim is to provide an affordable
core component of the toilet. Remained parts (wall, roof, doors, etc) could be
tailored by user upon their financial capacity.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
A toilet proposal will be scored based on the following criteria
1.
Clear
design and function description
2.
Easy and
feasible construction method
3.
Utilization
of local materials
4.
Capital
cost
5.
Innovation
6.
Bonus
points will be given to a proposal indicating in detail
-
The
construction plan for household
-
Recommendation
for alternative materials (if any)
THE AWARD
3 Proposals will be selected for final review in February 2014
The finalist will present their design concept to the judging panel in
the beginning of March 2014
The winning proposal will implement the pilot model in Mekong Delta from
March – April 2014, including the following activities
·
Field
visit in Mekong Delta
·
Training
for builders/households who will be selected for Pilot model
·
Construction
monitoring
Up to 3,000 US$ will be rewarded to the winning proposal
HOW TO APPLY
A proposal includes the following documents
·
Drawing
design, BOQ, Cost Estimation and other related documents (if any)
The proposal should be completed in English (Preferable)/Vietnamese,
signed and scanned into PDF format and sent to via post/email with the
subject TOILET DESIGN CONTEST FOR MEKONG DELTA
DEADLINE
Application should be sent before 5PM (GMT+7) 15th February
2014 via post or email
Post Address: No.4, Tran Quy Khoach, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi
Minh, Vietnam
Email Address: NguyenHoang.Tuan@savethechildren.org
