中国

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赠款号：TF0B8386

任务名称：**市生物多样性保护战略和行动计划

任务编号：****

****政府****银行从全球环境基金（GEF）获得了一笔赠款，用于支付**市绿色与碳中和城市项目的费用，并计划将其中的一部分赠款用于支付“**市生物多样性保护战略和行动计划”项下的合格支出。

本咨询服务的主要任务包括：a. **市生物多样性基线整理和评估；b. 制定生物多样性保护战略和行动计划；c. 制定**市生物多样性监测框架；d. 制定**市生物多样性指数；e. 城市公众参与及成果推广；f. 环境和社会保障。服务时间预计为：42个月。

****（以下简称项目办）现邀请符合条件的咨询机构（以下简称咨询人）提交关于提供该服务的意向书。有意向的咨询人需要可以证明其完全胜任该服务的相关资料（如关于咨询人资质的介绍、类似项目经验、拟投入人员的专业能力等）。咨询人资格条件如下：

在过去的五年内，咨询人（包括联合体各成员）在制定和实施全市域生物多样性保护战略、方案、计划和项目中拥有广泛的专业知识和经验，具有至少2个国际（或）国内与本任务相似的项目经验，每个联合体成员均应具有至少1个相似的项目经验。具有较强的项目协调与管理能力，包括优质的数据评价和报告编制能力。

有意向的咨询人请查阅《世界银行投资项目贷款（IPF）借款人采购规则》（2016年7月版，以下简称采购指南）关于利益冲突的政策规定。

咨询人可以通过联合体或总分包的形式与其他单位联合，以提高自身资历。

本次咨询服务将根据采购指南中规定的“基于质量和成本的选择方法（QCBS）”选择咨询人。

如需进一步信息，请在办公时间内（**时间09:00至17:30），通过下文指定的联系方式获取。

有意向的咨询人应于**时间2023年11月10日上午8：30前提交意向书。其中，境内咨询人须同时提交：1）印刷文本（直接递交或邮寄）5份；2）电子文本1份（通过电子邮件）。境外咨询人可选择仅提交电子文本1份（通过电子邮件）。

联系人：鲁峥先生

地址：**省**市松下街595号

邮编：315000

电话：0574-****0798 185****4566

Email：****@163.com

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2023年10月30日

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION)

CHINA

GEF-7: Green and Carbon Neutral Cities Project (Ningbo Part)（P173316）

Grant No.:TF0B8386

Assignment Title: Ningbo Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan

Reference No.: NB-CS-2.4

The Government of Ningbo has received a sub-grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank toward the cost of the Green and Carbon Neutral Cities Project (Ningbo part), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the above mentioned consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: (a). Baseline Data Collation and Biodiversity Assessment of Ningbo; (b). Formulating A Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan; (c). Developing A biodiversity Monitoring Framework for Ningbo; (d). Defining Ningbo Biodiversity Indexes; (e). Public Participation and Achievements Promotion; (f). Environmental and Social Safeguards. The duration of the contract is expected to be 42 months.

Ningbo Project Management Office for GEF-7 Green and Carbon Neutral Cities Project (PMO) now invites eligible consulting units (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information (introduction to the qualifications, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills of their staff, etc.) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

The consultant or joint venture should have extensive expertise and past experience in formulating and implementing city-wide biodiversity conservation strategies, programs, plans and projects in the past 5 years, and have implemented at least 2 international and/or domestic projects that are similar to this service, and each joint venture member should have experience of at least one similar project. Strong project coordination and management capabilities, including excellence in data evaluation and drafting, are required.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to World Bank’s Guidelines: Investment Project Loan (IPF) borrower procurement rules [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, July 2016 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other units in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality-and Cost-Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours [from 09:00 to 17:30, Beijing time].

Interested consultants should submit Expressions of Interest before 8:30 a.m. Beijing time on October 31, 2023. Domestic consultants should submit simultaneously: 1) 5 printed copies (in person or through express way); 2) 1 electronic copy (via email). Overseas consultants may choose to submit 1 electronic copy (via email) only.

Ningbo Project Management Office for GEF-7 Green and Carbon Neutral Cities Project

Attn: Mr. Lu Zheng

595 Songxia Street, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China,

315000, Ningbo City, China

Tel: +86 574-****0798/, +86 185****4566

E-mail: ****@163.com