Technical Assistance to Assess the Distribution of Seagrass Beds within the Ocho... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Jamaica

Summary : Technical Assistance to Assess the Distribution of Seagrass Beds within the Ocho Rios Marine Park Protected Area (St. Ann) and the Hellshire Bay/Half Moon Bay-Portland Bight Protected Area (Clarendon and St. Catherine)

Deadline : 17 Mar 2023

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 79845957

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Competition : ICB

Financier : European Union (EU)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean, Planning Institute of Jamaica, 16 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 Name: Project Manager
Jamaica
Email :projectsjobs@pioj.gov.jm
URL :http://www.pioj.gov.jm/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Technical Assistance to Assess the Distribution of Seagrass Beds within the Ocho Rios Marine Park Protected Area (St. Ann) and the Hellshire Bay/Half Moon Bay-Portland Bight Protected Area (Clarendon and St. Catherine).
4.1. Validation of remotely derived datasets2 and associated map outputs obtained through previous projects and/or assessments conducted within the target area.
4.2. Ground-truthing points to validate seagrass mapping analysis conducted (degraded, natural and new areas).
4.3. Mapping of fishing grounds (e.g. trawling areas) and boating.
4.4. Mapping potential sites for future restoration activities.
4.5. An assessment report on the status of the seagrass beds including but not limited to: the identification and describe seagrass species diversity and distribution included associated species such as macro algae; and indicators of seagrass health (e.g. seagrass aerial cover, above and below ground biomass, shoot density).
4.6. An analysis report comparing the data in the Assessment Report against physical baseline data locally registered (for available parameters): Climate; Bathymetry; Rainfall; Air and Water temperature; Tidal variation; Salinity; and, Water turbidity; Chlorophyll, PH, Phosphate and Conductivity
4.7. An analysis Report on the anthropogenic and future climate change impacts on seagrasses habitats in the Ocho Rios Marine Park Protected Area and the Hellshire Bay/Half Moon Bay-Portland Bight Protected Area;
4.8. Use the available climate change scenarios for Jamaica (State of the Jamaica Climate Change Reports 2012, 2015, 2019 etc) and available information for Ocho Rios and Hellshire Bay within the Coastal Risk Atlas and correlate potential climate change and anthropogenic impacts observed in the current assessment to predict changes and recommend management practices to protect the seagrasses habitat in the Ocho Rios Marine Park Protected Area and Hellshire Bay/Half Moon BayPortland Bight Protected Area.
4.9. A benefit and value transfer analysis using the literature review and relevant survey techniques to conduct the economic valuation of the seagrass ecosystem services in the target area;
4.10 Organize and execute at minimum three workshops on the importance of seagrass ecosystems and introduction to various restoration techniques with relevant government entities and local stakeholders as guided by the NEPA at the beginning, during and towards the end of the consultancy.
The maximum budget is $24.0 million Jamaican dollars.

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