Ebeye Solid Waste Tender

Project Name Ebeye Solid Waste ManagementProject Number 53082-001Country Marshall IslandsDescriptionThe project will establish a sustainable and effective solid waste management SWM system in Ebeye the Republic of the Marshall Islands RMI by i building a high-temperature incinerator and upgrading the dump site ii upgrading and replacing equipment for municipal solid waste management iii strengthening institutional capacity to sustain the SWM services The project will also prevent the spreading of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 and other transmittable and waterborne diseases through improved medical waste disposal and strengthened medical waste management capacity. A project readiness financing grant was approved in 2019 to prepare the project and facilitate a smooth transition to the project implementation. The RMI in the northern Pacific Ocean comprises 29 coral atolls and five coral islands with a population of about 53000. It is highly vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change impacts. The RMI is classified as one of the fragile and conflict-affected areas. Unemployment is high and human development indicators are generally low. It is heavily dependent on external assistance annual grants averaging about 60 of gross domestic product mostly from the United States US. Marshallese citizens can live and work in the US without a visa under the RMIs Compact of Free Association with the US and a significant portion of working age population leave RMI to pursue opportunities in the US. As a result the RMI has a younger population compared to the rest of the Pacific. Ebeye on Kwajalein Atoll is the second largest urban center in the RMI and one of the most densely populated places in the world with about 10000 people living in an area of 31 hectares over 33000 people per square kilometer. With substantial migration to the US the population in Ebeye has moderately increased at a rate of 0.4 per annum between 1999 and 2011. There is no airport on the island and most visitors access Ebeye through the US Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll. The US base is the major employer of the Ebeye residents as employment opportunities on Ebeye are very limited due to the lack of any industry. High population density entails urban and social challenges. With ADBs ongoing support residents in Ebeye are receiving improved water supply and sanitation services. However the municipal solid waste management SWM remains one of the most serious challenges. Waste generation and collection. With financial support from donors Kwajalein Atoll Local Government KALG has been managing to provide basic municipal solid waste collection services to its residents. Solid waste is collected six days a week varying on areas and days of the week. At least one garbage bin is provided to each household and waste from a household is collected two to three times a week. The solid waste collected is a mixture of food and organic waste plas