Consultancy Services for the Development of a Legislation Review of the legal framework relevant for the establishment and running of Protected Areas

1. Background

CI Timor-Leste is in a state of growth and development, aiming to expand our work with government and communities in creating, developing, and supporting the National Protected Area system through a GEF-6 funded project with the objective to “Establish Timor-Leste’s National Protected Area system and improve the management of forest ecosystems in priority catchment corridors”. The consultancy will support the project by assisting government partners in developing a national protected area system online platform.

2. Project Overview

Identify and clearly present the legal framework for the establishment and ongoing management of Protected Areas in Timor-Leste. The legislation review will enable Government, NGO, and CSO stakeholders to understand the legal landscape, legal obligations, and limits, of each stakeholder in relation to the establishment and running of a PA. This will include any potential contradictions between laws relevant to different government ministries, for example the legal status of protection within a PA if extractable resources are found to be present or the rights of communities to utilize natural resources living and owning land within a PA.

3. Terms of Reference, Deliverables and Deliverables Schedule

See Attachment 2

4. Submission Details

a. Deadline. Proposals must be received no later than 15 October 2022, 05.00PM Dili, Timor-Leste Time. Late submissions will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted via email to [email protected]. All proposals are to be submitted following the guidelines listed in this RFP.

b. Validity of bid. 120 days from the submission deadline

c. Clarifications. Questions may be submitted to[email protected]by the specified date and time in the timeline below. The subject of the email must contain the RFP number and title of the RFP. CI will respond in writing to submitted clarifications by the date specified in the timeline below. Responses to questions that may be of common interest to all bidders will be posted to the CI website and/or communicated via email.

d. Amendments. At any time prior to the deadline for submission of proposals, CI may, for any reason, modify the RFP documents by amendment which will be posted to the CI website and/or communicated via email.

5. Minimum Requirements

a. Bachelor’s Degree or higher in relevant field as mentioned above

b. Contextual knowledge of Timor-Leste (preferred), Indonesia or Asia Pacific

c. Strong project and time management skills

d. Excellent ability to communicate with senior-level stakeholders

e. An orientation towards collaboration

f. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills are required

6. Proposal Documents to Include

a. Signed cover page on bidder’s letterhead with the bidder’s contact information.

b. Signed Representation of Transparency, Integrity, Environmental and Social Responsibility (Attachment 1)

c. Technical Proposal.

• Corporate Capabilities, Experience, Past Performance, and 3 client references. Please include descriptions of similar projects or assignments and at least three client references.
• Qualifications of Key Personnel. Please attach CVs that demonstrate how the team proposed meets the minimum requirements listed in section 5 (Minimum Requirements).
• Technical Approach, Methodology and Detailed Work Plan. The Technical Proposal should describe in detail how the bidder intends to carry out the requirements described in the Terms of Reference as described in Attachment 2. This part shall be between 3 and 5 pages long but may not exceed 5 pages (Add specific requirements needed in the Technical Proposal here. Include page limit if appropriate)

d. Financial Proposal. Offerors shall use the cost proposal template (Attachment 3).

More details and application details can be found in the link below

https://www.conservation.org/about/procurement-opportunities