REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MAPUTO 000357 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3131/ANESA/KBRENNAN/JMATHESON/MSTAUNTON USDOC FOR 3140/ITA/CS/ODO/AFRICA TEAM USDOC FOR 4510/ITA/MAC/OA/JDIEMOND DEPT FOR AF/S, AF/EPS, EB/CPS, AND EB/CBA DEPT PLS PASS AID/AFR/SA AND G/EGAD/BD DEPT PLS PASS EXIM BANK, TDA, AND OPIC JOHANNESBURG FOR FCS SCO - W CENTER/L SANTOS CAPE TOWN AND DURBAN ALSO FOR FCS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP MZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN CHIMANIMANI TFCA ¶1. 787/07/T013 ¶2. 03/19/07 ¶3. BWILLIAMS ¶4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE ¶5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU) Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4 Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 302 362 Fax: (258-21) 302 373 E-mail: bsoto@tvcabo.co.mz or rmuchate@tvcabo.co.mz -------------- Trade Opportunity Information -------------- ¶7. The Government of Mozambique has applied for a Credit from IDA, a Grant from Global Environment Facility and PHRD Grant from the Government of Japan, towards the costs of the Trans frontier Conservation Areas and Tourism Development Project (TFCATDP). The project encompasses a series of activities to be implemented in the contest of 3 Trans frontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in the country: the Limpopo TFCA, the Lubombo TFCA and the Chimanimani TFCA. In particular, a relevant part of the project, namely Component 3 (Community and Private Sector-Led Tourism Development - Community Development Strategy),aims to the sustainable economic development of local communities living within the four TFCAs encompassed by the project. Within this component, an array of activities are forecasted in order to achieve the mentioned objective, amongst which the implementation of a participatory and compensation process for potential loss of access to natural resources previously used by local people and the development of communities enterprises are the most important ones. ¶8. The project intends to finance a participatory process inside and outside the PAs according to and guided by the Process Framework. This envisages the active participation of all stakeholders, including local communities, private sector and government agencies, in the implementation of the project with the aim of maximizing benefit sharing for local communities. The main objective for the consultancy is to prepare and implement a participatory community development strategy and compensation according to the Process Framework, and build on its achievement of this process to implement the Community Enterprise Facility (CEF) as described in the CEF Manual. Both documents are available upon request. Their content is considered as integral part of these TORs. The TFCA Unit is the implementing agency for the project under which the services are required and now invites eligible Firms/NGO's to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms 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). Firms/NGO's may associate to enhance their qualifications. Firms/NGO's 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 (edition May 2004, revised October 2006). Interested Firms/NGO's may obtain a full set of the Terms of Reference at the address given above during office hours 08:00 hours to 15:30 hours, Mozambique time). Expressions of interest must be delivered by March 30, 2007 at the given address ON Item 6B or the Provincial Directorate for Tourism in Chimoio, Manica Province: Att. Eng. Paula Reis, Regional Coordinator ¶11. For more information on this or other trade and investment matters in Mozambique, please contact us at: Economic/Political Officer Brooke Williams, or Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe MAPUTO 00000357 002 OF 002 Economic/Political Section U.S. Embassy - Maputo 2330 Department of State Washington, DC 20521-2330 Tel.: 258-21-49-27-97 or Fax: 258-21-49-38-57 E-mail: filipeec@state.gov Or Embassy website: www.usembassy-maputo.gov.mz JOHNSON