Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (Гана - Тендер #50128800)

• Project ID

P171933

• Project Title

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project

• Country

Ghana

• Notice No

OP00267115

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

GH-MLNR-394309-CS-QCBS

• Procurement Method

Quality And Cost-Based Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Feb 09, 2024 14:00

• Published Date

Jan 09, 2024

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resource-ASM

• Name

John Krugu

• Address

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resource Ministries Accra

• City

• Province/State

Ghana

• Postal Code

• Country

Ghana

• Phone

205485387

• Email

jkrugu.glrssmp@mlnr.gov.gh

• Website

MINISTRY OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

GHANA LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SMALL-SCALE MINING PROJECT (GLRSSMP)

(IDA 69690-GH)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Baseline Assessment, Supervision and Quality Assurance for Reclamation and Rehabilitation of Mined-Out Areas in Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP)

Consulting Firm: Baseline assessment, Mine Closure Plan Design, and Supervision of Rehabilitation of Public Works for Rehabilitation

Reference No. GH-MLNR-394309-CS-QCBS

• BACKGROUND

The Government of Ghana approved the Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP) to strengthen integrated natural resource management and increase benefits to communities in targeted savannah and cocoa forest landscapes. The project’s core interventions focus on (a) land-use planning for integrated landscape management to optimize land use, (b) formalization of ASM for sustainable mining, (c) restoration of degraded lands for agricultural productivity, and (d) strengthening of sustainable management of forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. To enhance integrated management, the project aims to place landscape and mining sector management on a trajectory that would transition from degraded landscapes, poverty, and low productivity toward one with high productivity and resilient landscapes, livelihoods, and high economic returns.

2.0 OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of this assignment is to i) conduct a baseline assessment of seven (7) pilot reclamation sites; ii) design site-specific mine closure and reclamation plans – inclusive of unit cost projections for remediation techniques if required; iii) supervise all reclamation (earthworks) and rehabilitation (revegetation) plans to be carried out; and iv) maintain close coordination on monitoring in Phase III, and IV) coordinate on an ongoing basis with safeguards development for pilot interventions sites.

2.1. Specific Objectives of the Assignment

• Summarize relevant legislation, policies, administrative directives, and existing guidelines related to reclamation and rehabilitation of small-scale mined-out areas and provide clear recommendations for coherence and improvement of future policy initiatives.
• Conduct a stakeholder-specific assessment of small-scale miners (galamsey)
• Develop and validate methods for baseline assessment for reclamation sites per the best practice flowchart (see Annex A of the TOR).
• Based on the results of the baseline assessment prepare site-specific remediation, reclamation and rehabilitation programmes (henceforth known as closure plans) including the cost to guide the execution of the subproject for selected sites.
• Draft bid documents and for civil works of the closure plans
• Supervise all reclamation and rehabilitation activities of selected sites
• Prepare a manual based on lessons learned during the design, planning and execution process to better inform future projects and government interventions.

• SCOPE OF WORK

The scope of the work is to conduct baseline assessments and provide technical oversight and supervision of civil works related to site-specific closure (combined remediation, reclamation and rehabilitation) recommendations of mined-out sites of sub-projects in the Eastern (Site 1: Apedwa, Abuakwa State College), Ashanti (Site2: Numereso), Central (Site3: Pokukroum) and Western (Site4: Dompim, Bonsa and Site 5: Beposo) Regions as shown in Annex B of the TOR.

• KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Given the integrated nature of the assignment, expertise from various disciplines would be required to undertake the assignment and maintain quality assurance. The assignment will therefore require an interdisciplinary team of areas of expertise with the relevant expertise, skills, and technical training to strengthen the evidence base of existing baseline studies for pilot reclamation sites to design detailed mine closure plans (combined reclamation and rehabilitation). The team leader (supervising engineer) lead will be required to coordinate and liaise between key areas of expertise at various levels, coordinate all outputs, and maintain regular communications with the technical working group established to by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MNLR). The consulting firm will assemble a team of the following areas of expertise as summarized below and listed in detailed in the TOR.

• Team Leader (Senior Supervising Engineer)
• Mining/Civil Engineer/Geologist with Remote Sensing Expertise
• Geomatics/Land Surveyor
• Soil Scientist
• Restoration Ecologist (Mine Rehabilitation)
• Hydrologist
• Stakeholder and Community Engagement

Requirements for experience and qualifications are listed below. Experience with Global Environmental Facility (GEF) projects is not a requirement but considered an asset.

5.0 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES

During the delivery of service, the Consultant shall be under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Because most of the prescriptions are going to be site-specific, the Consultant will interact regularly with the Project Coordinating Unit at every key step in the process. Particularly, issues regarding environmental and social safeguards should be brought to the attention of the PCU immediately to follow the laid down procedures agreed with the World Bank in the implementation of the subproject. The Consultant will be represented at Project coordination Meetings and Implementation Support Missions as and when required. In addition to the specific outputs required from the Consultant, the Consultant shall prepare and submit quarterly reports on the status of implementation of the assignment to the Ministry.

The following reports shall be prepared by the firm:

• Inception Report
• Draft Strategic Plan and Baseline Assessments for each of the five sites
• Final Strategic Plan/Baseline Assessment
• Monthly/ Progress Reports
• Designs and implementation strategy of the rehabilitation and remediation of the selected sites
• Safeguards strategy and planning for the sites
• Supervision of earthworks and safeguards implementation
• Rehabilitation Manual Completion Report

The consulting services (“the Services”) include selection of a Consulting Firm to assist in creating legislative Instruments to regulate the granting of permits to discharge water in all its control form into water bodies and prescribe the acceptable levels of pollution of all freshwater and estuarine water bodies; and to assist in creating legislative instruments for management of activities in riparian buffer zones.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the Procurement Office, Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project, Mezzanine Floor, Diamond House between the hours of 0900hrs to 1600hrs Monday to Friday

The Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project 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:

• The Firm should be legally registered and in good standing
• The Consulting Firm shall demonstrate their capability and experience in undertaking similar assignments.
• The Consulting Firm shall provide specific experience of at least three (3) similar assignments of which 2 projects were undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa or other developing countries within the last fifteen (15) years.
• Must have requisite technical and managerial capability

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section VII. Approved Selection Methods: Consulting Services, Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) Section VII, paragraph, 7.3 and Annex XII. Selection Methods of the World Bank’s “Procurement In Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, Fifth Edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Quality and Cost-based Selection. (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the Procurement Office, Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project, Diamond House, Mezzanine Floor during office hours from 0900 hours to 1600 hours GMT.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form or request via e-mail to jkrugu.glrssmp@mlnr.gov.gh Copying e-mail sawozum.glrssmp@mlnr.gov.gh. to the address below on or before 9th February, 2024.

The National Project Coordinator

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

Ghana Landscape Restoration and Small-Scale Mining Project (GLRSSMP)

Mezzanine Floor, Diamond House

Accra-Ghana

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