Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project

LGED-RDEC Bhaban (Level-3), Agargaon Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207

www.lged.gov.bd

Request for Expression of Interest (Firm)

1	Ministry/Division	Local Government Division
2	Agency	Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3	Procuring Entity Name	Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP), LGED
4	Procuring Entity Code	N/A
5	Procuring Entity District	LGED Head Quarter, Dhaka
6	Expression of Interest for selection of	Consultancy Services for Climate change forecasting & participatory scenario development and Assessment of the agriculture & fisheries sectors, exposure to climate risk.
7	EoI Ref. No.	LGED/PD/HILIP/S-57/2016/708
8	Date	19/04/2016
9	Procurement Method	A firm will be selected using the selection sub-method (QCBS) in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations (PPR) of 2008 and Public Procurement Procedures issued by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB).
10	Budget and Source of Funding	Government of Bangladesh & IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)
11	Development Partner (If applicable)	N/A
12	Project/Programme Code (If applicable)	N/A
13	Project/Programme Name (If applicable)	Climate Adaptation and Livelihood Protection (CALIP)
14	EoI Closing date and Time	29 May 2016; up to 02:00 PM.
15	Brief Description of the Assignment	i) Historical climate data and climate change projections on key climatic variables(temperature, precipitation, drought and extreme events etc) in 2030, 2050 and 2100; ii) Historical and anticipated future trends in flash flood, drought, hail storms, cold snaps, rainfall, flood waves (afal),thunder storms etc.; iii) Estimate of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from land-use, land-use change and forestry. iv) Identify and analyse the common hazards that take place locally, their frequency, magnitude and likelihood. v) Identify the agriculture (primarily paddy) & fisheries sector exposure to climate risk and climate risk hotspots area in risk maps. vi) Provide a graphic presentation of the history of climate risks and development in the community with emphasis on the agriculture and fishery sector. vii) Analyse perceived livelihood problems, causes of problems, coping mechanisms, livelihood opportunities of women and men, and the impact of climate risks in the agriculture and fishery sector. viii) Track seasonal changes, climate-related hazards, community events and other activities related to a specific month in seasonal calendar for agricultural and fishery sector. ix) Identify times of working with crops and fisheries or livestock, in Haor, off-farm and domestic work as well as pinpointing gender roles. x) Review the existing relevant policies, acts, rules, orders, operational procedures, etc. on agriculture and fisheries and proposal for capacity development of the project beneficiaries. xi) Identify anticipated socioeconomic challenges brought about by climate change; xii) Identifying socioeconomic changes important to deal with climate change impacts; and Identify appropriate adaptation options in the context of future scenarios; xiii) Information gathering that includes reviews of current planning and strategic documents, quantitative information obtained from global/regional scenarios and quantitative modelling, and qualitative information on local challenges to adaptation. xiv) Develop guidelines to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for HILIP and CALIP. xv) Develop an induction pack for each of the guidelines to assist the project for providing training to the staff and make them capable to use the guidelines. The study should cover 5 (five) project districts of Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Habiganj and Sunamganj that includes 28 project Upazilas.
16	Experience, Resources & Delivery Capacity Required	Experience: The team leader must have a total of 15 years of experience, out of which at least 8 years’ experience in relevant study, also in the field of climate change and participatory scenario development with national or international development agency; working with local communities and governmental officials as well as designing studies and research. Other team members should have proven advance level educational in Climate Change, Disaster Management, Water Resources Management, Fishery, Agriculture, Geography, Social Science or related field(s). All other members of the team should have at least 5 years of working experience in specific sector. Resource: The team leader must have Masters’ or higher degree on Climate change, Social science, development studies, disaster management, Engineering or relevant discipline and should be strong in computer and communication skills (oral, writing and presentational). The firm should have competent data collector, data analyst, field supervisor and must be financially solvent to carry out the study. The team leader should process skill in developing tools for various studies. Capacity: The firm must have experience of working with participatory methodologies and capacity to deliver the required results and reports of the study following the Terms of Reference (ToR). In addition, the firm should have experts/specialist with relevant experience who can deliver the services to fulfill the requirements of HILIP/CALIP. Working experience in Haor areas and evidence of undertaking similar assignments and production of quality results will be an advantage. Good track record and reputation of conducting similar assessment for reputed national and international organization.
7	Other Details Required	i) Updated Trade license and Registration number with year and name of the agency, ii) TIN and VAT Registration number, iii) Average Annual Turnover for last 5 FYs (2010-2011 to 2014-2015) only, iv) Total number of permanent staff in pay- roll, v) List of key Management and key professional personnel with names/date of birth/educational qualification and experience, vi) List of offices and logistics, vii) Number of similar contract completed in last 5 FYs with value, viii) Number of other studies conducted in last 5 FYs.
18	Indicative Start Date	June 2016
19	Indicative Closing Date	2 (Two) years after the start date
20	Name and Designation of the Official Inviting EoI	Gopal Chandra Sarker, Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP)
21	Address of the Official Inviting EoI where proposal would be submitted	Project Director, Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP), LGED Bhaban, RDEC Bhaban, Level-3, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
22	The Procuring Entity reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EoIs without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
(Gopal Chandra Sarker) Project Director Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project LGED Bhaban, RDEC Bhaban, Level-3 Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207

CC:

1. The Chief Engineer, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka.

2. The Director General, CPTU. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in CPTU website.

3. The Additional Chief Engineer (IWRM), LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka.
4. The country program officer (CPO)-Bangladesh, Asia and the Pacific Division-IFAD.
5. The Unit In-Charge, MIS Unit, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in LGED website.

6. The Editor: 1) The Daily Amader Orthonity; 2) The Daily Star. He is requested to publish the above EoI notice in his widely circulated daily newspaper in inner page for 1(one) day before 29.04.2016.