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Specific Procurement Notice – Re: Development of a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and a Resettlement Policy Framework for the transport component of Compact II /

Maputo, Mozambique

October 7, 2022

Re: Development of a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and a Resettlement Policy Framework for the transport component of Compact II

Ref: MOZ-CDF-06-2022

 

  1. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) is in active collaboration with the Government of Mozambique, via the Compact Development Team (Gabinete do Desenvolvimento do Compacto-II (“GDC-II”), to develop a program focused on addressing selected root causes of Mozambique’s binding constraints of (1) poor agricultural policy, legal and regulatory framework, and (2) poor and climate vulnerable secondary and tertiary road infrastructure and low freight transport market competitiveness.

 

  1. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique has asked MCC to work in the strategic and highly impoverished province of Zambezia to actively promote inclusive economic opportunity, climate and coastal resilience, and improved quality/access to public services and infrastructure.  Projects under consideration include the following:
  • Connectivity and Rural Transport
    • Climate-smart, sustainable, and cost-effective rural road transport connectivity
    • Complementary sector reforms and institutional capacity building
    • Catalyze private sector-led strategies and investment
  • Investment Promotion in Commercial Agriculture
    • Reform institutions and policies to catalyze an inclusive commercial agriculture sector
    • Strengthen the investment framework, capacity, and agricultural production
  • Support gender-equitable opportunities and solutions
  • Integrated Climate Management and Coastal Development
    • Enable community-led mangrove and seagrass reforestation and land-use planning
    • Investigate the feasibility of marine economies and potential application of blue carbon credits

 

  1. In furtherance of this development process, the Government, supported by MCC, will procure services for the Development of a Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and a Resettlement Policy Framework for transport component of Compact II in Zambézia Province in Mozambique. Through this solicitation, we seek to procure services to undertake a high-level assessment of environmental and social impacts and risks to identify mitigation opportunities to inform feasibility and promote the sustainability of the proposed compact interventions and to prepare a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) to guide the management of land acquisition, involuntary resettlement, and livelihood restoration.

 

  1. This Specific Procurement Notice and Request for Consultants’ Qualifications (RCQ), follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket on July 20,2022 and DevBusiness online on July 21, 2022.

 

  1. GDC-II now invites proposals from legally constituted consulting firms and other organizations to provide the consulting services (“Proposals”). More details on these services are provided in the Terms of Reference of the RCQ.

 

  1. This RCQ is open to all eligible entities (“Consulting Firms”) who wish to respond. Subject to restrictions noted in the RCQ, consultants may associate with other consultants to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment.

 

  1. A consulting firm will be selected under the Consultants’ Qualifications Selection (CQS), an evaluation procedure that is described in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines which are provided on the MCC website (mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award.

 

  1. Consultants interested in receiving the full RCQ and submitting Qualifications should register their interest by sending an e-mail (with subject: Request for Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and Resettlement Policy Framework RCQ) to the Interim Procurement Agent at zenobia.maddy@crownagents.co.uk, with copy to pernille.darville@crownagents.co.uk giving full contact details of the Consultant. This will ensure that the Consultants receive updates regarding this RCQ.

 

  1. The deadline for submission of qualifications is 5:00pm SAST (GMT +2) on October 31, 2022

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Higino Francisco de Marrule

National Coordinator

Gabinete do Desenvolvimento do Compacto-II, Mozambique