| Overview : RFP for: RFPMAR2018/003 for Consultancy Services for the review of the ESA study and ICZM planning of Project ID: 00096201 & Award ID: 00090446 GEF Funded Project 'Mainstreaming Biodiversity into the Management of the Coastal Zone in the Republic of Mauritius' 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. More specifically, the project will achieve this through a three-pronged approach: (1) support the incorporation of ESA recommendations into policies and enforceable regulations pertaining to integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), thereby mitigating threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and resilience with a special focus on tourism and physical development in the coastal zone; (2) support the effective management of marine protected areas (MPAs) across the RM, given that they contain an important proportion of critically sensitive ESAs; and (3) demonstrate mechanisms to arrest land degradation in sensitive locations, focusing on reducing coastal erosion and sedimentation and helping to restore ecosystem functions in key wetland areas. The TOR consist of four lots: - Lot 1 - 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
- Lot 2 - Analytical Review of coastal zone management plans in the Republic of Mauritius
- Lot 3 - Development of ICZM plans for Rodrigues and Black River District on Mauritius, taking the “ridge-to-reef approach”
- Lot 4- Review and update the upland wetlands’ data and maps of Mauritius
Offers are invited before 21 June 2018 by 10h00 (Mauritius Local Time). (Deadline for submission extended) Deadline for submitting requests for clarifications/ questions is 16 May 2018. A pre-proposal conference will be held on 18 May 2018 at 10.00 hrs (Mauritius Local Time). Contact Details for submitting clarifications/questions are (i) Nishi Sewsurn, OM a.i./Procurement Assistant; and copy to (ii) Parmananda Ragen, Project Manager / Sameer Khudaroo, Programme Assistant. E-mail address: nishi.sewsurn@undp.org and parmananda.ragen@undp.org / sameer.khudaroo@undp.org. No. of copies of Proposal that must be submitted to: UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles Country Office 6th Floor, Anglo Mauritius House Intendance Street P.O Box 253 Port Louis Mauritius Attention: The Head of Procurement Unit The outer envelope should indicate the reference and the title as below: RFPMAR2018/003 Consultancy Services for the review of the ESA study and ICZM planning 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 Proposals should be submitted in soft copy in file sizes not exceeding 5 MB. - 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.
- Financial Proposal and Technical Proposal Envelopes must be completely separate and each must be sealed.
- Each envelope shall be clearly labelled “RFPMAR2018/003-Consultancy Services for the review of the ESA study and ICZM planning Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 and/or Lot 4 Project ID: 00096201 & Award ID: 00090446” and name of bidder.
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. Minutes of Pre-proposal conference of 18 May 2018 is enclosed. Extension of Deadline: 21 June 2018 at 10:00hrs (Mauritius Local Time). | 
