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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: People's Republic of China

Name of Project: Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Project

Loan No.: X-CN

Assignment Title: Effectiveness Monitoring of Protection and Restoration Activities

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): SXPMO-CSX

The Chinese Government has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Effectiveness Monitoring of Protection and Restoration Activities Consulting Services .

The consulting services (“the Services”) include ①Form a multidisciplinary expert team covering fields such as animal ecology, plant ecology, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. Based on the actual conditions of the project areas, develop a feasible implementation plan for effectiveness monitoring, defining core elements such as monitoring scope, indicators, methods, equipment configuration, personnel arrangements, and timeline. ②Organize experts to conduct site visits in each project area, field surveys in habitat restoration areas, ecological corridors, wild release bases, etc., collecting baseline data and relevant information to lay the foundation for monitoring work. ③Carry out monitoring activities such as infrared camera monitoring, satellite collar monitoring, line transect surveys, and quadrat surveys according to project tasks. ④Designate professional technical personnel as liaisons to establish regular communication mechanisms with each project area, follow up on monitoring progress, provide feedback on preliminary data analysis results, and coordinate handover matters during implementation. ⑤Responsible for processing and analyzing monitoring data, and compiling standardized and complete effectiveness monitoring reports to provide a scientific basis for project effectiveness evaluation. The consulting service period shall commence on the date of contract signing and continue until May X, X, covering the entire project implementation period. For specific details, please refer to the Terms of Reference (TOR).

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The Accounting Center of Shanxi Forestry and Grassland Bureau now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Bidders must be legal persons registered within the People's Republic of China and have the capacity for independent civil liability. Bidding entities must possess over X years of experience in relevant fields such as wildlife survey, monitoring and assessment, habitat protection, and biodiversity conservation. Priority may be given to entities that have undertaken monitoring tasks for World Bank projects, national or provincial-level wildlife baseline surveys, biodiversity monitoring, or other major projects. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.13, 3.15, and 3.16 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September X (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub- consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.