Overview : CANCELLED.....RFP WILL BE RELAUNCHED WITH SOME REVISIONS IN THE TOR. RFP-Review and update of ESA data, maps, policy and management recommendations more specifically in relation to coastal and marine biodiversity in the Republic of Mauritius Project ID: 00096201/Award ID: 00090446 - GEF funded “Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius” project The objective of the project is to mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services into coastal zone management and into the operations and policies of the tourism and physical development sectors in the Republic of Mauritius through a ‘land- and seascape wide’ integrated management approach based on the Environmental Sensitive Areas’ (ESAs) inventory and assessment. The objective of this consultancy is to review and update the ESA study including policies, strategies and action plans and recommendations for ESA management and to have updated ESA maps which are transcribed into the appropriate instruments so that ESAs are taken into consideration when planning for new developments and are conserved. For this consultancy, terrestrial ESA’s such as upland wetlands and native forests should be included for Mauritius and Rodrigues island respectively. These ESA’s include sites that are high in biodiversity values and important for the generation of ecosystem services (e.g. shoreline maintenance, storm protection, fishery production, tourism and leisure, soil formation and retention, water provision and flood control). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the above-referenced subject. Deadline for submitting requests for clarifications/ questions: Tuesday 09 October 2018 Contact Details for submitting clarifications/questions: Focal Person: (i) Nishi Sewsurn, Procurement Assistant nishi.sewsurm@undp.org; and copy to (ii) Parmananda Ragen, Project Manager - parmananda.ragen@undp.org; or Samanta Hardas - Project Assistant samanta.hardas@undp.org Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday 19 October 2018 , Time : 16 00 hrs (Mauritius Local Time) (GMT+4) Proposal must be submitted to: Attention: The Head of Procurement Unit UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles Country Office 6th Floor, Anglo Mauritius House Intendance Street P.O Box 253 Port Louis Mauritius Original: One (1) Hard Copy (Financial Proposal and Technical Proposal Envelopes must be completely separate and each must be sealed.) Copies: 1 USB or 1 CD One CD/USB for Technical Proposals and one CD/USB for Financial Proposals in their separate sealed envelopes. The CDs/USB shall be clearly labelled with the name of project, title of Consultancy services, and name of bidder. Technical Proposal Envelopes and Financial Proposal must be completely in separate envelopes and each must be sealed and reference number indicated on the outer envelope with the name of the Bidder. RFP-Review and update of ESA data, maps, policy and management recommendations more specifically in relation to coastal and marine biodiversity in the Republic of Mauritius Note if the envelopes are not sealed and marked, the procuring UNDP entity will not assume responsibility for the Proposal’s misplacement or premature opening. Deadline for submitting Proposals : Friday 19 October 2018 CANCELLED - RFP WILL BE RELAUNCHED WITH SOME REVISIONS IN THE TOR |