Consulting Service for Development of a detailed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) with Strategic Environment Management Plan (SEMP)

Published by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Department of Environment. Procuring Entity: Project Director. The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Host and Rohingya Enhancement of Lives Project (HELP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for Development of a detailed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the existing and proposed Policies, Plans, Programs, and Projects in the region of Cox’s Bazar District with adjoining Marine and Marine Coastal areas as well as other impacted areas and prepare a Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) with future intervension to manage and restore the environment and ecosystem in the impacted area. Procurement Method: Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS). Budget and Source of Funds: Development Budget Loan. Experience and Resources Required: 1. The broad scope of consulting services (“the Services”) includes but not limited to: • Inception • Screening • Scoping • A report on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) along with the detailed analysis of the PPPPs • Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) • Draft Final SEA Report including SEMP 2. The objectives of the consultancy services are to come-up with the cumulative environmental impacts of the existing and proposed Policies, Plans, Programs, and Projects (PPPPs) in Cox’s Bazar district including Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs-impacted areas so that the Gov can address them at the earliest phase of decision making alongside economic and social considerations. The specific objectives are: • Consideration of environmental and socio-economic consequences of existing and proposed PPPs (national and Cox’s Bazar district including Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas) that cover the target area of this assignment and promoting that these issues be addressed when formulating and implementing future, as well as existing and proposed PPPs to promote sustainable development in the target area and conservation of their environmental and ecological value; • Identification of key stakeholders relevant to selected sectors and organizing consultation meetings to obtain knowledge on existing bio-physical settings and socio-economic conditions, impacts of current and proposed developments, and potential strategies for future development of the Cox’s Bazar district-Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas; • Development of alternative strategies to minimize the direct/indirect, domestic/transboundary and cumulative impacts of development on the study area of the Chattogram division; • Prepare a SEMP with potential recommendations to improve environmental performance management in both the public and private sectors with regard to current and future development activities as well as to manage and restore the environment and ecosystem in the impacted area. • Formulation of a comprehensive monitoring framework as part of the Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the study area of the Chattogram division including Cox’s Bazar district-Teknaf Peninsula and other FDMNs impacted areas to support decision making and monitoring of the implementation of PPPs that are likely to affect the environment and socio-economic conditions of the target area. 3. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) can be found at the following website: www.doe.gov.bd The ToR or any further information can be obtained at the address of the undersigned given below, during office hours from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). 4. The Department of Environment (DoE) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The shortlisting criteria are: a) General Experience of the Firm in providing similar services (core business and years in business); b) Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required areas; c) Experience in development partners funded similar Projects. 5. Consultants are requested to submit, but not limited to, the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria: (i) The Firm's Incorporation/Trade/registration documents from the country of the firm (ii) Firm’s brochures; (iii) description of similar consultancy contracts, including the scope, contract amount, name of Client, period of the contract (date of contract signing to date of completion), location/ country of the services, etc. 6. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to the Section III, Para 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 7. Consultants may associate with