GUYANA
CIVIL DEFENCE COMMISSION
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
TECHNICAL COOPERATION
GY-T1050 / ATN/OC-11718-GY
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES
DEVELOPMENT OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT BIL
AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
REF#: MPND-6-SCC-CI
The Government of Guyana (GoG) has requested Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical assistance to strengthen its capacity for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
This technical cooperation has evolved as a response to the GoG’s desire to address the following challenges: the need for: (i) more accurate flood risk information that incorporates the effects of climate change and sea level rise; (ii) improved public education on disaster risk management system, to more effectively implement an integrated disaster risk management (IDRM) agenda that emphasizes prevention and mitigation and incorporates climate change adaptation planning. This includes the need to strengthen institutional and legal systems, including enforcement, to facilitate the routine inclusion of disaster prevention in development decision-making.
The overall objective of the programme is to design and implement an Integrated Disaster Risk Management Plan, within the framework of Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM). The specific objectives are to: (i) evaluate climate–related disaster risk; (ii) strengthen national and local capacity for IDRM; and (iii) support the future implementation of the IDRM plan through the design of an investment program in flood prevention and mitigation.
The Government of Guyana wishes to proceed with the procurement of a consultant to prepare a
Disaster Risk Management Bill, within the framework of Comprehensive Disaster Management.
The consultant should have post graduate qualifications in law or equivalent professional
qualifications and at least five years of work experience in legal drafting (which should include
legal drafting in Guyana), including drafting of legal documents in the areas of disaster risk
management, environmental management or natural resource management. Experience of work
in Caribbean/ Latin American Region in the area of disaster risk management would be an asset.
The Civil Defence Commission, on behalf of the Office of the President, now invites eligible consultants with experience in the services listed above to manifest their interest in this consultancy. Interested consultants must provide information establishing that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, etc.). Submission should be in English.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, GN-2350-9, dated March 2011.
Interested individuals are required to submit one (1) printed and one (1) electronic copy (PDF format) of the Expression of Interest in a sealed envelope to the following address by December 30, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Guyana time or 7:00 pm GMT:
Civil Defence Commission
Thomas Road,
Thomas Lands,
Georgetown,
Guyana
Telephone: (592) 226-114
Fax: (592) 225-0486
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Project Coordinator: Denise Fraser
(MPND-6-SCC-CI)
The envelope should be clearly marked at the top left hand corner “Consultancy on the Preparation of a Disaster Risk Management Bill and Explanatory Memorandum.”
