81317134-Support to national and local urban risk and resilience management in Ecuador

The contractor will provide support to the CiRes Project through three work packages, contributing to three key outputs. The allocation of tasks is as follows: 25% for Output 1, 50% for Output 2, and 25% for Output 3. The contractor will work closely with the GIZ technical team, focusing on both national and local levels.

Work Package 1 is directly related to Output 1 and aims to strengthen intersectoral approaches for integrated climate and disaster risk management in medium-sized cities. The contractor will contribute to establishing an intersectoral ministerial committee for urban resilience, providing quarterly reports on its progress. They will conduct a study on urban resilience gaps, including a gender analysis, with a delivery deadline of six months. The contractor will integrate the findings of this study into urban resilience methodologies, with a final report due at ten months. Additionally, the contractor will support the development of national public policy instruments for urban resilience, with drafts to be submitted at eight, twelve, and sixteen months. The contractor will also advise on integrating resilience into Public Investment Projects, updating regulations and safeguards, with semi-annual reports on progress.

Work Package 2 focuses on Output 2 and aims to strengthen local capacities in the selected cities. The contractor will design and implement capacity-building events for local government staff and other stakeholders, with semi-annual reports on their activities. They will develop integrated risk analyses for each city, producing results and guides by twelve months. Additionally, the contractor will support the formulation or updating of local planning tools with a focus on comprehensive risk management, with a final delivery at eighteen months. The contractor will also design and implement pilot measures for urban resilience and intersectoral committees for integrated risk governance, reporting progress every six months.

Work Package 3, related to Output 3, will enhance cooperation on urban resilience among cities, authorities, and non-governmental actors. The contractor will work with universities to develop curricula and training modules on urban resilience, climate change adaptation, and risk management, with proposals due by eighteen months. They will organise academic knowledge transfer events, such as conferences and training sessions, also by the eighteen-month mark. The contractor will contribute to the development and finalisation of a national information and data governance model, with various deliverables due between eight and eighteen months.

In addition to the technical tasks, the contractor will be responsible for managing equipment, costs, and reporting according to GIZ's requirements. Regular monitoring will track the progress of activities, the achievement of objectives, and the financial and risk status. The contractor will also participate in conferences, assist with project evaluations, and provide backstopping services, including staff management, administrative support, and ensuring the smooth flow of information between GIZ and the contractor's team.

The tenderer is expected to be familiar with the Capacity WORKS approach and be open to trainings provided by the GIZ team. The contractor must also be gender-sensitive in all products and processes, and willing to participate in trainings on gender equality. The contractor should implement measures to promote gender equality, including training and sensitisation, gender parity in governance, gender-focused communication, and benchmarks for measuring progress in reducing gender gaps.

In the tender, the contractor should reflect on the objectives, describe the partner system and its processes, and present a detailed technical-methodological concept to complete the tasks and achieve the set objectives. Among others, this includes interpreting the objectives, critically assessing the appropriateness of the personnel concept, and evaluating the results and technical approach.

The tenderer must describe the relevant processes and actors within the partner system, providing an actor map and outlining their roles. Moreover, the tenderer is expected to present a strategy for achieving the objectives, which includes achieving milestones, developing partnerships, leveraging effects, scaling up measures, and considering environmental and social compatibility requirements, particularly gender equality.

The project management section requires the tenderer to provide an operational plan, outline the coordination process with GIZ, and explain the monitoring procedure. Regular monitoring should capture the status of completion, achievement of objectives, and potential risks.

The tenderer must also present the qualifications and tasks of key experts, including specialists in sustainable urban development, climate change adaptation, and integral disaster risk management. The tenderer must confirm the qualifications of short-term experts in specific pools (urban resilience in Ecuador, Latin America, and international public engineering/disaster risk management) and submit CVs for the relevant experts.