Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Consultant (Consulting Firm) For The Preparation Of Environmental And Social Impact Assessments (Esia) For The Electrification Of Thirty-One (31) Rural Localities.

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consultant (Consulting Firm) for the Preparation of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (Esia) for the Electrification of Thirty-One (31) Rural Localities. carrying out the environmental screening and providing the results and forms; optimizing the routing of the lines by avoiding obstacles likely to cause major social impacts (forests, sacred groves, orchards, dwellings, socio-economic infrastructure, etc.) and providing the coordinates of the lines; identifying, analyzing and evaluating environmental impacts and risks and proposing related measures (enhancement, mitigation or compensation); inventorying assets (fruit trees or otherwise, cultural property, etc.) in the defined medium-voltage (MV) power line corridors; Develop an environmental and social management plan including the proposed measures, their implementation costs, timelines, responsible parties, and expected results; Inform local and administrative authorities in each locality about the conduct of the study (Regional Council, Prefect, City Hall, Village Development Committee, etc.); Conduct interviews and public consultations with all stakeholders, including those affected by the project; Provide consultation minutes and a list of people consulted; Define the hygiene measures to be observed during the rural electrification works; Propose health and safety measures to be adopted in the context of rural electrification works, taking into account the current security situation; Provide a list of people affected by the project activities and the impacted assets, along with illustrative photos; etc. Regarding the social aspect: Conduct a social assessment of the project and, if necessary, propose a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) or a concise resettlement plan for people impacted by the project activities, in accordance with the results obtained; Keep local and administrative authorities informed of the progress of the study (Mayor, Councilors, Village Development Committee, Prefect, etc.); Conduct the necessary surveys (socio-economic, ecological, etc.) to identify affected persons and their assets; Identify each affected person (PAP) (loss of income resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of assets), and document their status, including their level of socio-economic vulnerability; Engage with each PAP, objectively assess and agree with them on the compensation costs for the losses incurred, based on market parameters; Conduct a technical and financial assessment of the affected persons assets and identify the compensation and indemnification framework; Organize meetings with all project stakeholders, particularly social groups (women, elderly, youth, vulnerable people, NGOs, associations, etc.) to address their concerns; Determine with the PAPs the most appropriate compensation options based on the impacts suffered, to ensure that no person affected by the project experiences a decrease in their standard of living as a result of the project, and also considering aspects of collective interest (access to socio-community infrastructure, particularly schools for children, etc.); Provide minutes of meetings and consultations, an attendance list with contact information and telephone numbers of participants, and illustrative photos. Consult all persons affected by the project (PAPs) and ensure that they have the opportunity to participate in all key stages of the process of developing and implementing involuntary resettlement and compensation activities; A database containing all information on affected persons and their assets, with supporting photos, will be provided by the consultant; Develop a grievance redress mechanism. potential complaints and/or disputes; [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : Burkina Faso