UNDP seeking Proposals for providing Technical support for Demonstration of Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of the Buildings & Community Infrastructure

Deadline: 3 June 2020

The UNDP Nepal is soliciting proposals from interested firms/companies to provide technical support for demonstration of Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of the buildings and community infrastructure.

Objectives

The main objective of this propose assignment is to technically support for Rapid Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) of the buildings in 6 wards of project metropolis/municipality. The specific objective of the assignment is listed below:

Use the Rapid Vulnerability Assessment tool that has been developed by UNDP, for conducting rapid structural assessment of the buildings (houses, public buildings, community infrastructures) in the project wards to generate vulnerability map based on the set parameters using statistical model for seismic vulnerability assessment.
To create GIS based maps, with building footprint, access road and database of building inventory with structural and functional attributes.
To demonstrate/map vulnerability scenarios with regards to fire (access), earthquake and other possible scenarios for the study area.
To train and orient municipal staffs and local students from technical schools and community for conducting survey using the Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool.

Scope of Work

The scope of works shall include the following major components among other incidental activities:

To provide inception report and details workplan with clear methodology on physical vulnerability assessment using existing tools (developed by UNDP) on Rapid Vulnerability Assessment.
To revive and upgrade the existing web portal and android based mobile application with additional features if required.
To identify and train municipal staffs and relevant local stakeholders (in close coordination with UNDP/CDRMP team) community for conducting surveys using the Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool. The cost of training will be borne by local implementing partners.
To conduct rapid structural assessment of buildings in the project wards (houses, public buildings, community infrastructure, etc.) based on the already set questionnaire (in RVA tool) with tested and defined indicators/ parameters with focus on assessing vulnerability imposed by the built environment.
To prepare GIS based map on building footprint leading to identification of individual buildings at risk of multi-hazards, including details on vehicular accessibility during emergency (fire, earthquake), evacuation routes, open spaces distance from area of inundation or landslide prone areas.
To generate vulnerability scenarios with regards to fire (access), earthquake and other possible hazards in the study area.
To validate collected information through Mapathon and KII and dissemination of collected information to stakeholders.
To prepare maps and other related product to be compatible with Disaster Information Management System (BIPAD).
To work with information management officers from UNDP to prepare and embed layers of maps prepared and generated from community consultation on hazards, disaster event/loss, socio-economic vulnerability along with GIS based map generated through this assignment.
To prepare a comprehensive map atlas book for the study areas with maps generated from vulnerability assessment (functional and structural attributes) as per the inputs from respective municipality and UNDP/CDRMP team.
To validate and endorse result generated from assessment from municipality.
To prepare process documentation along with final report on assessment with key lesson learnt.
To travel to fields at least 5 times in each district (max 3-4 days per visit) during the assignment and arrange vehicle and DSA for travelling to project areas (Bharatpur and Bhimeshwor) outside Kathmandu valley.

Methodology

The detailed methodology will be proposed by the consultant and shall be agreed with CDRMP, UNDP team. However, for the structural assessment RVA tool, indicators and parameters shall be used, which has been used and tested by UNDP.

Travel to project locations and work closely with Municipal Technical Officers, Information Management Officers, partners staff and municipal staff to build in information acquired from different consultations, including dissemination of methodology for RVA to municipal authorities.
To provide orientation to relevant technical staffs from ward, metropolis/municipality and project stakeholders at the respective local level, on the use of digital RVA tool for assessment of physical vulnerabilities of buildings and the built environment.
To collect data through mobilization of local communities and students from polytechnic institute and engineering colleges, as identified by the UNDP/CDRMP and Municipal staff.
To produce maps based on the data collected on building and built environment to generated vulnerability scenarios with regards to multi-hazards.

Expected Outputs

The key expected outputs of the task are:

Report on Rapid Vulnerability Assessment of the buildings (houses, public buildings, community infrastructure, etc.) with inventory of their structural and functional attributes, leading to GIS based database of individual buildings and the built environment (access, open space, evacuation routes, proximity to flood and landslide prone areas) including different thematic maps on collected data from the study area
Maps and reports on the vulnerability scenarios of the buildings and the built environment, generated based on the set parameters
Comprehensive maps book with information on structural and functional attributes of buildings along with critical infrastructure within two wards and communities of three project metropolis/municipality.
Municipal staffs and community including technical institutes teachers and student capacitated, where possible, for implementation of the Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Tool.
Final report on process documentation and key lesson learnt along with recommendations of scalability.
Submission of all raw and final data including all GIS (Shape files), KML/KMZ.

Eligibility Criteria

Service Provider
- Technical, research, educational and training institutes, academia, NGOs, private consultancy firms that are legally registered at national levels are eligible to submit offers
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in DRR, urban planning, hazard- risk assessment or digitized VCA or Rapid Vulnerability Assessment
- Excellent and proven track record of previous partnership, preferably with Government of Nepal, UN agencies, and local bodies, in the field of urban mapping, hazard-risk assessment.
- Sufficient human and technical resources with relevant education and experience in the field of GIS, engineering and risk assessments in Nepal.
GIS Specialist (Team Leader): Master’s degree in GIS / Geo-informatics / Computer Science / Urban planning / Civil Engineering or related subject with at least 10 years of working experience with urban spatial information, working with GIS for DRR will be advantage. (28 days)
IT expert: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering/computer application or related subject with at least 3 years of experience in preparing web portal and mobile application. (7 days)
Structural Engineer (1): Master’s degree in structural/earthquake engineering with at least 5 (five) years of experience after master’s degree, in structural assessment of buildings. Experience in delivering trainings to community (10 days)
Senior Statistician: Master’s degree in Statistics with 5 years of experience in urban related data analysis, experience in spatial analysis will be advantage. (5 days)
GIS operator (1): Bachelor’s degree in GIS / Geo-informatics and at least 2 years of experience in preparing digital base maps, GIS based urban maps, GIS based hazard-risk assessment and mapping, (12 days)
Field Engineer (3): Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Structure Engineering / Architecture with minimum three years of work experience in assessment of building (15 of days)
Field Enumerators (15): To be hired locally from project location in coordination with local polytechnic institute, communities and wards (135 person-days {15 person 9 days 15 house surveyed = 2025} )