Call for Proposals: Operational Management and Maintenance of Jisr El Wati Courts (Lebanon)

Deadline: 19-Jun-25

The United Nations Office for Project Services is accepting proposals for Operational Management and Maintenance of Jisr El Wati Courts.

Objectives

• UNOPS is seeking to engage a qualified Applicant, through the provision of grants, to attain the below objectives:
  • Alleviating tension among vulnerable communities and marginalized groups, and increasing their resilience, through organizing and implementing social activities (e.g. tournaments, community-led events, etc..);
  • Supporting the RPTA and the Mob in reactivating and improving the quality of the public services and establishing an accessible, safe and clean public spaces, through the provision of sustainable operational management and maintenance of the courts leading to attracting visitors, active community members and groups, including local community groups and sports clubs, students, scouts, and grassroots artists, etc.

Scopes

• The scope of the grant/funding covers the following:
  • Organizing and implementing of social cohesion activities;
  • Provision of operation, management and basic maintenance of all the courts facilities and installations;
  • Provision of ancillary equipment; and
  • Provision of capacity building and training activities/sessions for the RPTA, Municipality and the target community, to ensure the continuation of the performance of all the activities in a sustainable manner beyond the grant period.

Components

• The Project includes the following three components:
  • Component One: This component comprises (but is not limited to) the following:
    • Upgrading/rehabilitation of roads to support soft mobility and ensure accessibility and inclusivity, which might include the construction of bike lanes, expansion and construction of sidewalks, and providing accessibility for Persons with Disabilities – PWD, as well as solar street lighting, etc.
    • Upgrading public and communal spaces and gardens, including solar lighting solutions, and Rehabilitation of municipal and public service delivery buildings and infrastructure facilities, including solar energy systems where possible, ensuring an integrative holistic urban approach, inclusive of the different types of sub-projects proposed for implementation throughout consecutive phasing.
  • Component Two: This component comprises (but is not limited to) the following:
    • Conducting specialized capacity building activities to improve capacities of the personnel of Municipalities and project partners, namely to complement and strengthen the outcomes under Component One.
  • Component Three: This component comprises (but is not limited to) the following:
    • Promoting the operational management and maintenance of the sub-projects to be rehabilitated under component one in addition to other public service delivery buildings & spaces, and social cohesion through the provision of Grants to local CSOs/NGOs.

Funding Information

• Budget Range: 230,000 USD to 250,000 USD

Target Beneficiaries

• The target beneficiaries of this grant are the population living in the nearby neighborhoods and beyond. The initial number of 2,000 direct beneficiaries represent the estimated participants in the activities planned in the courts. The grant also has an estimate of 80,000 indirect beneficiaries representing the estimated users of the courts.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following categories of applicants are eligible to apply under this Call for Proposals:
  • Eligibility to apply is limited to NGOs, CSOs, foundations, and academic institutions that are officially registered and have legal status with the Ministry of Interior
  • Eligibility is limited to Lebanese-registered Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). International organizations operating locally are not eligible to apply.
  • No affiliation to political parties.
  • Organizations can apply as a consortium as per the Instructions to Applicants- Article 2: Joint Venture, Consortium or Association.

Ineligibility Criteria

• An entity participating in a consortium is not eligible to submit an additional, independent proposal.
• Applicants that are included or excluded under this Call for Proposals with regard to country of registration and nationality (for individuals) are as follows:
  • Included countries Lebanon
• The applicant shall not fall under any of the conditions listed in the Instructions to Applicants, Article 1, which makes the applicant ineligible for this grant/funding.

For more information, visit UNOPS.