Deadline: 10-Jun-21
UNDP is calling for proposals for Biodiversity Finance Initiative to improve the property rates legislation, interpretation, and applications to protected areas.
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, with financial support from the European Commission and the Governments of Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Flanders.
Deliverables
- Deliverable 1: Inception report and Inception workshop
- Deliverable 2: Review document/report
- Deliverable 3: Analysis report including legal opinion.
- Deliverable 4: Analysis report with recommendations focusing on Ecological Fiscal Transfers, Right of Use Framework
- Deliverable 5: Final consolidated report
Expected Outputs
The project is envisioned to have the following outputs:
- Assess legislative interpretations including legal opinions and practice guidance as issued by DCoGTA and other available documents.
- Conduct an independent analysis on the application of DCoGTA guidelines in line with Section 17(1)e of the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 on SANParks, Western Cape, SANBI and KwaZulu Natal property rates accounts on how municipalities implement the guidelines. The analysis should, where applicable indicate which the concept of the property should be rated, and which should not be rated.
- Develop a consolidated analysis report on the findings from each Management Authority on the interpretation and application of the Municipal Property Rates Act, including the financial impact on the respective Management Authority and Municipality.
- Define a problem statement regarding the implementation of Section 17(1) of the Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004.
- Make recommendations on how to address the challenges of rates and taxes in Protected Areas, including the extent to which the implementation of possible financial mechanisms including but not limited to ecological fiscal transfers could be used to support municipalities with a relatively large proportion of land declared as protected areas.
Criteria
- Technical Proposal
- Proposed Methodology: A clear methodology must be described, and the methodology must outline how the Scope of Work will be carried out according to each deliverable and showcase an understanding of the biodiversity economy in South Africa.
- Proposed Work Plan: A detailed work plan with milestones, timelines, resources and designated responsibilities of the team and any support members must be indicated in the proposal for achieving of the deliverables.
- Documented relevant academic qualifications of the team.
- Gender diversity of the team
- Demonstrated technical capability/ expertise, knowledge, and experience in the fields of biodiversity sector-related legislation; rates and tax instruments and fees; as well as social science or resource economics in the field of biodiversity.
- Proven record of accomplishment on report writing for projects of a similar nature and size, including experience in stakeholder engagements, in the biodiversity field.
- Financial Proposal
- To be computed as a ratio of the Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=78862