Background:

The Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) is a European Union flagship initiative which is helping the world's most vulnerable countries to address climate change. This EU initiative helps mainly Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) increase their resilience to climate change.

The overall objective of the programme is: “To ensure that the people, economy and environment of Seychelles are able to adapt to and develop resilience to climate change and its effects, thereby safeguarding the sustainable development of Seychelles". The specific objective (purpose) of the EU support is to contribute to the implementation of the Seychelles Climate Change Strategy (SCCS) through: (i) Strengthening the climate change sector policy framework (Component A) and (ii) Supporting adaptation to climate change in coastal areas (Component B).

The GCCA+ climate change adaptation project component B focuses on Climate change adaptation on the island of La Digue, the third most populated island of the Seychelles Archipelago. Under Component B the project is supporting adaptation to climate change to increase coastal and flood protection in the vulnerable areas of La Digue Island. This is being achieved through 4 main results;

• Result 1 - Integrated shoreline management plan
• Result 2 - Enhanced stream channel and wetland productivity and flood buffering capacity
• Result 3 - Enhanced shoreline protection
• Result 4 - Mitigation of saltwater contamination.

The works required under this Request For Proposal falls under results 2 and 3 of the project.

Activities, Responsibilities, and Deliverables:

The selected entity will work closely with Business Call to Action to deliver the following deliverables:

Deliverables expected from the contractor are:

1. Preparation of design and BOQ for 5 box culverts with associated drains
2. Preparation of design and BOQ of Stabilization of embankment at areas of “Lanmar soupap”.
3. Preparation of design and BOQ for coastal erosion measure at L’Union Estate.
4. Preparation of design and BOQ for two walkways across beach dune at identified sites.
5. Supervision of civil works in deliverables 1,2,3 and 4 above.
6. Develop Final Planning of deliverables, Methodology and Risk management analyze

Deadline for submission is Friday, April 12, 2019,  at 13:00 hrs ( Local Seychelles Time) and via email  to  Procurement Unit at [email protected]

Contact Person for Inquiries (Written Enquiries only): Sujitha Sekharan, Operations Manager, at [email protected]  and copy to Roland Alcindor, Programme Manager  at [email protected]