Protected Area Business Planning Consultant Tender - 32831007

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Country: Antigua and Barbuda

Summary: Protected Area Business Planning Consultant

Deadline: 15 May 2019

Posting Date: 09 May 2019

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Financier: Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

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Tenders are invited for Protected Area Business Planning Consultant.
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Department of Environment: Terms of Reference Protected Area Business Planning Consultant
Published on: 02 May 2019 | Closing Date: 15 May 2019
Job Title
Protected Area Business Plan Consultant
Contracting Authority
Department of Environment, Ministry of Health and the Environment, Antigua and Barbuda
Date of Issue
1st May 2019
Deadline
15th May 2019
Duration
9 months
To Apply
Individual consultants and/or firms are invited to apply for this opportunity. Please email the Procurement Officer at [email protected] and copied to [email protected] the following:
Request for Specific Consultancy Services
· Cover letter
· Technical Proposal
· Financial Proposal
· Contact information for three (3) references
Please use email subject line: “…Application for PA business planning consultant”
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)
The Department of Environment (DoE) provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation. The DoE also strives to achieve equal employment opportunity in all personnel operations through continuing diversity enhancement programs.
LATE BIDS
Late Bids will not be opened and will be returned to Bidder.
Terms of Reference
Protected Area Business Plan Consultant
I. About the Department of Environment
The Department of Environment is a Government agency within the Ministry of Health and the Environment in the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
The overall mission of the Department of Environment (DOE) is to provide technical advice on the environment and to design and implement projects on behalf of the Government and the people of Antigua and Barbuda. These interventions are designed to protect and enhance the country's environment, as well as seek common solutions to national, regional and global environmental challenges.
The Department of Environment accomplishes its mission inter alia through:
· An integrated environmental planning and management system established on the basis of public participation and interagency collaboration,
· Efficient implementation of appropriate programmes, projects and technical services,
· Providing accurate council on environmental management as well as effective and consistent enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, and
· Provide the public with easily accessible information and technical assistance on environmental issues.
The Department of Environment manages projects within four main Programmes, which are aligned with national legislation and international environmental agreements. These are:
· Climate Change Programme (Adaptation, Mitigation, and Capacity Building)
· Biodiversity Programme
· Pollution Programme
· Monitoring, Evaluation and Data Management Programme
The DOE has an active portfolio of 13 projects, with project sizes ranging from USD 50K to USD 15 million, with an additional 15 projects under development. Partners of the DOE include UN Environment, UNDP, IUCN, Caribbean Development Bank, Government of Italy, Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund, among others. The DOE was accredited as a direct access entity to the Adaptation Fund in 2015 and to the Green Climate Fund in 2017. The DOE is focused on designing high-impact, transformational projects that maximize funding directly available to the public, private and civil society actors in order to meet an ambitious environmental agenda.
II. Purpose and Objective of Consultancy
The Department of Environment is seeking a qualified and experienced individual to develop a National level and site-specific protected area business plan for a protected area within the Sherkerley Mountain Management Area.
o The Boggy Peak National Park
The Boggy Peak National Park (BPNP) is 1, 039 ha of mountainous forested area located within the Sherkerley Mountain Management Area (SMMA) in the south-west of Antigua. The area includes significant biodiversity from wet and dry forest, plant and bird species to watersheds, outstanding scenery and genetic material for about 28 species of mangoes, and the famous Antiguan black pineapple.The SMMA supports populations of nine (of the 11) Lesser Antilles Endemic bird Area restricted-range birds, and harbours seven species of bats, including the near threatened insular single leaf bat Monophylus plethodon and the Brazilian free-tailed bat Tadarida brasilensis. One of the key objectives of establishing the SMMA is to create a conservation corridor linking the Wallings Reservoir (forest reserve) in the southeast part of the SMMA with the BPNP in the centre-west of the SMMA. This will minimize ecosystem fragmentation and support the conservation of the species, goods and services found within the entire mountain range.
The vegetation of the BPNP is dominated by a mixture of evergreen and deciduous-evergreen forest, lower montane forest within the wetter valleys and sheltered slopes, and drier slopes consisting mostly of woodlands. In total, 15 different types of vegetation communities have been described in this area (inclusive of the aforementioned), in addition to other land uses/types (mostly agricultural areas). Rural communities surounding the BPNP include John Hughes,, Cades Bay, Urlings, Johnson Point, Bendals, Bolans, Ffryes development, Crabbe hill, Jolly Harbour, Sweets and Jennings.Economic activities within and adjacent to the area include hotels (Carlisle Bay, Curtain Bluff, Blue Herron, Coco Beach, Jolly Beach), ecotourism resorts (Antigua Rainforest Canopy Tours, South Coast Horizons), Agricultural Stations (Claremont Farms, Cades Bay Pineapple Station, Christian Valley Agricultural Station), and the Urlings Fisheries Complex. In addition, some local residents engage in small-scale farming of crops and fruits and/or livestock raising, and there are some quarrying and groundwater extraction activities in the area.[1] The BPNP is situated just above the Cades Bay Marine Reserve, one of the premier coastal and marine conservation areas in the country, and establishment of the SMMA will benefit the marine reserve by reducing downstream flows of agricultural chemicals and runoff of soils due to agricultural and forestry activities.
While the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GoAB) is committed to conserving biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, the country-s high debt ratios, reoccurring crises including hurricanes and increased incidence of vector-borne illnesses have greatly impacted the GoAB-s ability to finance and implement biodiversity and ecological conservation programs. The GoAB would like to achieve its national biodiversity preservation goals by supporting sustainable livelihoods and on finding financing for Antigua and Barbuda-s Protected Areas without an increase in public debt or on-budget public investment.
Purpose of consultancy
The ecosystem goods and services provided by the SMMA are vast. The goal of the protected area business plan is to guide the financial development which will be required to fully implement management practices as well as identify financial sources and opportunities provided by the protected area with the goal of focusing on triple bottom line revenue generation that promote protected area conservation goals.
The business plan should include (not limited to) the following:
I. A Costing analysis: which outlines the estimated cost involved in managing the protected area. For this component the consultant will need to make estimates based on the best available data since the SMMA is not yet officially declared. While there is no management plan for the SMMA, the Boggy Peak National Park management plan (which is currently under development and will be completed by June 2019) will be available to the consultant as a guide for the management of the entire area. Moreover, the Wallings Nature reserve is currently operational and could provide further input. The plan should include cost estimates for the following:
a. Administration and general operations;
b. Surveillance and enforcement;
c. Monitoring, evaluation and research;
d. Equipment and maintenance, including physical infrastructure to be purchased or maintained on a recurring basis;
e. Outreach and education;
f. Alternative income generation programs; and
g. Any other activities or programs vital to the successful management of the site
(The costing analysis can be a range of figures that represent the financial needs for basic to optimal management and should take into consideration whether the system is managed solely by the Government or in partnership with a private operator through a BOT or OMM agreement).
II. A Revenue Analysis: which is the analysis of current and potential revenue-generating opportunities.
III. A Long-Term Financial Plan: which is a detailed multi-year financial plan (10 years is ideal) that incorporates the figures from the costing and revenue analysis. It should also include the following:
a. Costs:
· Protected area start-up costs transitioning to recurring costs;
· Maintenance or improvements to infrastructure;
· Periodic upgrading/purchase of equipment/technology;
· Additional costs due to future threats; and
· Inflation and/or market fluctuations
b. Revenues:
· Projected growth in endowment capital through interest earned and/or fundraising, noting that: Endowm

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