Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Agency : Forest Department
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project,Bangladesh Forest Department
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Forest Management Specialist for Site-Specific Planning (SUFAL/ SD-66)
EOI Ref. No. : Memo No.: FD/SUFAL/ Procurement/SD-66/16/2020/ 386
Date : 01/03/2020

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
EOI Closing Date and Time : 19/03/2020 16:00
Publication Date : 02/03/2020

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Main scope of work of this assignment will be as follows but is not meant to be comprehensive, nor does the list of important aspects claim to be exhaustive: - Supervise and expedite the process of on-going Site-Specific Planning (SSP) activities in 15 Forest Divisions under four ecosystems e.g. hills, sal, coastal and ToF. Develop a field operational guideline for SSP to be used by BFD field personnel. - Ensure a whole-Beat-approach to identify intervention requirements (e.g. 32 types of plantations in SUFAL and beyond) for various sites within the forest beat. - Train BFD personnel on how to consult community and Index mapping technique - While conducting SSP, consultant will supervise in developing Index Map (digital) of the concerned Beat. - Supervise proper community consultation as per given format of SSP. - Train BFD personnel at all cost centers to use an android-based online platform developed to conduct SSP. - Coordinate with RIMS and PMU to ensure data transfer in the Server during SSP operation. - Collaborate with M&E Consultant and provide baseline information of plantation program through SSP documentation; - Collaborate with NGOs and field staffs; - Undertake other activities as and when requested by the Project Director.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : • Masters in Forestry or Natural Resources Management; Advanced degree will be preferred • Having 10 (ten) years of field experiences of forest and natural resources planning, forest restoration and Protected Area management; • Experience in Collaborative Forest Management; • Experience in donor supported Natural Resource Management (NRM) project; • Experience in site specific planning in forestry; • Experience in Forest inventory, Survey and Monitoring using GIS technology will be an added advantage; • Willingness and ability to make extensive field visit in difficult terrain; • Experience in producing quality technical reports of forestry; • Advanced proficiency in both spoken and written English and Bengali.
Other Details (if applicable) :
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
FD/SUFAL/ Procurement/SD-66/16/2020/ 386 Not phased Dhaka 01/05/2020 30/04/2022

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md Rakibul Hasan Mukul
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project Bangladesh Forest Department Ban Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +880-2-8181147 , Fax : , Email : rakib.mukul@outlook.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders