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Project Preparation Services for the CNPIP

Request For Expressions of Interest

General Information
Country:   Croatia
Notice/Contract Number:   MOC/PPA/FBS/09/01
Publication Date:   Apr 30, 2009
Deadline:   May 20, 2009
Funding Agency:   World Bank
Buyer:   EU NATURA 2000
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Mr. Nino Gunjača
Procurement Specialist
Nature Protection Directorate
2, Runjaninova Str.
Zagreb HR 10000
Croatia
Telephone:   +385 1 48 66 141
Fax:   +385 1 48 66 180
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   www.min-kulture.hr

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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Ministry of Culture
Project Preparation Facility Advance (PPF) of
Croatia Nature Protection Investment Project (CNPIP)
Preparation Advance No. IBRD P4500-HR

Announces
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
For
Project Preparation Services for the CNPIP

1. The Republic of Croatia has received a Project Preparation Facility Advance (PPF) from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to support the preparation of a proposed Croatia Nature Protection Investment Project (CNPIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to cover eligible payments under the Contract for consulting services of Project Preparation of the CNPIP. The CNPIP is intended to be a key vehicle for a multi-year program to help expand and support Croatia’s preparation for EU integration in the Nature Protection Sector.
2. The objective of this consultancy is to help prepare the CNPIP for World Bank (and /or other donors) appraisal and eventual government implementation. The desired outputs include key documents and reports that will form part of full project proposal for an investment package, according to World Bank operation guidelines.

3. The mentioned services include:
(1) Needs Assessment for Capacity Building, Education, and Training.
This sub-task should help identify and define investments needs for activities to strengthen institutional, legal, and regulatory capabilities for national, regional, local, and protected area biodiversity conservation. This sub-task should help target training and education on biodiversity offered by national, regional and local biodiversity conservation institutions or administrations, local communities, NGOs, and other stakeholders in protected area and ecological network management.
(2) First Phase Investment Needs, and Advisory Support for the Management Planning Process.
This sub-task should identify and quantify estimated costs of first phase priority investments at protected areas in Croatia with completed or soon-to-be-completed national and nature park management plans. The consultant would also help to identify and quantify estimated costs of priority investments needed by parks to expand fire management systems, and the GIS-based computer network and database system supporting EU Natura 2000 payments. Priority investments will include important Croatian natural and cultural heritage sites, including UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB). The Consultant would provide on-call advice to the Management Planning Preparation Process underway in other parks.
(3) Social Assessment, Public Consultation, Stakeholder Workshops.
This sub-task would perform a social assessment to gather sufficient qualitative and quantitative information on which to base a project design aligned with the expressed needs of local people in the project area, including incentives for nature-friendly management of natural resources. This sub-task should raise public awareness about the benefits of biodiversity conservation, and increase participation in conservation activities. This sub-task will identify public information needs through public fora and discussions that inform project design and component details, and identify stakeholder concerns; and develop project components/activities to address them.
(4) Inventory and Mapping of Biodiversity.
This sub-task will require the Consultant to develop, in cooperation with SINP and MoC, a plan for preparing an inventory and monitoring system for Croatia’s biodiversity needs during the proposed project implementation.

4. The consultant team should include expertise in project management; social assessment and social and rural development; protected area planning and management; NATURA 2000; karst, forest, wetland, coastal and marine biodiversity habitat assessments and management; geo-hydrology; NATURA 2000 polices and law; EU IPARD, SAPARD, and Agri-environment measures: institution and capacity building; training and education; GIS and database expertise; nature protection financing instruments; and economic and financial appraisal of investments. The consultant team may comprise local and international expertise, as needed. It is highly desirable that team members have previous experience in preparing World Bank projects, and local knowledge of biodiversity conservation needs and opportunities in Croatia. The expected duration of the consultant services is 10-12 months.

5. The Ministry of Culture now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

6. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (dated May 2004 and revised in October 2006) using the Fixed Budget Selection method.

7. Interested consultants may obtain further information regarding the detailed Terms of Reference at the Ministry's website, http://www.min-kulture.hr/default.aspx?id=4826 (please see the bottom of the web page for the English version) or at the address below, Monday - Friday, from 830 A.M. to 1 P.M local time.

8. Expressions of interest along with details of consultant’s experience and qualifications for this assignment must be submitted by mail/personnel to the address below no later than May 20, 2009 until 4 P.M. local time.

Ministry of Culture
Nature Protection Directorate
Nature Protection Investment Project
Attn. Mr. Nino Gunjača
Runjaninova 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. +385 1 48 66 141
Fax: +385 1 48 66 180
E-mail: nino.gunjaca@min-kulture.hr
Class No.: 612-07/09-49/0336
Reg. No.: 532-08-09-01
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