Pune Municipal Corporation

Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Consulting Firm for Conducting Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and Preparation of Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP)for Urban Road Development Project

EOI Notification Number: 1/628 date:-19/12/2017

Road Department Environment Department Municipal Corporation Pune Municipal Corporation

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EOI Notice Pune Municipal Corporation Shivajinagar, Pune 411005 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.punecorporation.org Telephone:02025501339 EOI Notification 1/628 Date 19/12/2017 Number

Invitation for Expression of interest (EOI)

This EOI document is being published by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), for the project “Empanelment of Consulting Firm for Conducting Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and Preparation of Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP) for Urban Road Development”.

Interested firms are advised to study this EOI document carefully before submitting their applications in response to the EOI notice.Submission of an application in response to this notice shall be deemed to have been done after careful study and examination of this document with full understanding of its terms, conditions and implications. This EOI document is not transferable.

The EOI Application Form along with Qualifying Criteria is enclosed herewith.

Submission Details for EOI

Sr. Information Details No 1 Project Name Empanelment of Consulting Firm for Conducting Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and Preparation of Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP) for Urban Road Development 2 EOI Notification No. 1/628 3 EOI Publishing Date 20/12/2017 4 Website to Download EOI https://www.punecorporation.org 5 EOI Fee NIL 6 Last Date for Submission of EOI Application 03/01/2018 (14:30 Hrs) 7 Place of Submission of EOI Application CE (Roads) Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune 8 Email-ID for Submission of Soft Copy EOI Application [email protected]

Eligible firms may send their EOI Application Forms including other required documents in a sealed envelope super-scribing “Empanelment of Environmental Consulting Firm for Urban Road Development Project” at the aforementioned place of submission and email the same to the above- mentioned email ID with a subject line that reads “Empanelment of Environmental Consulting Firm for Urban Road Development Project”.

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Introduction

With the sanction of the state government, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has received a fresh mandate to revise the project for the development of the Balbharati- Phata(BB-PP) Link Road that promises to relieve Law College Road’s traffic burden. As per the new development plan (DP), the 2.1- km link road will have a width of 100 feet, passing in front of Balbharati and through ILS Law College premises.

Having bestowed with a responsibility to ensure environment friendly economic growth and long term sustainability of Pune City, PMC (a leading smart city governing authority in ) hereby invites EOI applications from the technically sound and well managed consulting firms with local knowledge to conduct Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and prepare Environmental Management Action Plan (EMAP) for the BB-PP Link Road development project.

Background

BB-PP Link Road was proposed in the 1987 Development Plan but not approved on environmental considerations. It was then approved under Section 205 of the Municipal Corporations (MMC) Act. However, the Bombay High Court struck it down by its order PIL#156 dated 15.01.2016 mainly on grounds that the approving authorities did not consider the environmental impacts enjoined upon them under the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India and the MMC Act. Hence, it is essential that all pros and cons of the BB-PP Link Road development project should be placed before the public and the process conducted in a transparent manner so that public interest is protected.

Objectives

ESIS-EMAP should follow the Traffic Study and quantify rehabilitation measures and environmental obligations based on the results of the Traffic Study. The ESIS should work out both social cost- benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis by carrying out a social appraisal because the proposed road passes through areas that are bio-diversity-rich, ecologically sensitive, comprised of a man-made forest and used regularly by thousands of citizens for morning and evening strolls. The ESIS and the corresponding EMAP should clearly bring out the feasibility of the proposed BB-PP Link Road and its cost effectiveness from economic, environmental, social and operational aspects.

As such, the main objectives of the ESIS to be undertaken for BB-PP Link Road project are: 1) Assess the development project against the applicable urban environmental policies, provisions of the Constitution of India (Articles 21, 48A and 51A), sections 63 of Maharashtra Municipal Act as regards preservation and protection of the environment and the Bombay High Court order and judgment dated 15.01.2016 in PIL 156 of 2006 2) Establish the democratic legitimacy of decision-making for environmental governance regarding the development project through public participation 3) Identify both positive and negative environmental and social effects of the development project through detailed analysis 4) Develop an action plan for enhancing the positive environmental and social effects and mitigating negative environmental and social impacts associated with the development project to ensure long term sustainability of the project site 5) Highlight institutional weaknesses, if any, that may undermine the successful implementation of EMAP

The basic eligibility criteria for empanelment are mentioned under Annexure 1 and the EOI Application Form is mentioned under Annexure 2. PMC reserves the right of selection/rejection of any or all applications without assigning any reason(s) thereof.

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Annexure 1

Eligibility Criteria for Empanelment

1. The applicants may be an independent single firm 2. Entities such as any legally identifiable organization (Partnership / Private / Public companies) engaged in Consulting activities of similar nature may apply if they can demonstrate a. Project management/co-ordination capabilities in public-private settings b. Availability of technical experts with sound educational background:  A Team leader cum Environmental specialist with Doctoral/Post Graduate degree in Environmental Science/ Environmental Engineering having experience of 10+ years with a minimum of 5 projects related to Environment Impact Assessment (EIA).  An Environmental Specialist with Post Graduate degree in Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering having 5+ years of experience.  A Social Specialist with post Graduate Degree in social work/ Sociology/ Environmental Economics with experience in public consultation/social analysis.  A Geologist/Hydrologist with doctoral/post-graduation degree in relevant field with experience in environmental related road projects. c. Capacity to handle project support staff across project lifecycle d. Associations/ collaborations with environmental labs e. Consulting experience in projects of comparable size, complexity, and technical specialty in India as well as in developed countries 3. The applicants or their empanelled staff should preferably be on the accredited list of the MoEF & CC to establish the credibility of the whole process 4. The applicant should establish a local office in Pune city on receipt of L.O.I. within 4 weeks. 5. The applicants should propose a suitable methodology (including modus operandi for organizing public participation) for conducting ESIS 6. The applicants should provide a project resource plan for ESIS 7. The applicants should have obtained registration with the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPP) 8. The applicants should not have been blacklisted by any Government organizationat the time of submission of the EOI application

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Project Deliverables

 Inception Report  Environmental Impact Data Collection Report  Preliminary ESIS-EMAP Report  Final ESIS-EMAP Report  Power Point Presentations  Assistance during Stakeholder meetings

Project Duration

 20 weeks

Documents to be submitted along with the Application Form

1. A copy of Certificate of Registration/Certificate of Incorporation/Partnership Deed 2. A copy of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association 3. A copy of registration certificate with the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPP) 4. Company profile 5. Association / collaboration details if any 6. Technical proposal describing the methodology, modus operandi for organizing public participation and project resource plan for ESIS 7. Short CVs of the Technical Experts proposed for the project and having relevant experience

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Annexure 2: Application Form

Application for Empanelment of Environmental Consulting Firm for Urban Road Development Project

Organizational Details Sr. Description Details (to be filled by the EOI applicant) No 1 Name of the Organization 2 Details of Company’s Registration (Partnership / Private Limited / Public Limited) 3 Company Registration Number

4 Official address

5 Phone No. 6 Web Site Address 7 PAN Number 9 GST Registration Number

Details of the Head of Organization Sr. Description Details (to be filled by the EOI applicant) No 1 Name 2 Designation 3 Email 4 Mobile

Single Point of Contact for Dealing with PMC Sr. Description Details (to be filled by the EOI applicant) No 1 Name 2 Designation 3 Email 4 Mobile

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Checklist of the Documents to be Submitted along with the Application Form

Document Check Mark if Included A copy of Certificate of Registration/Certificate of Incorporation/Partnership Deed A copy of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association A copy of registration certificate with the Central Public Procurement Portal (CPP) Association / collaboration details if any Technical proposal describing the methodology, modus operandi for organizing public participation and project resource plan for ESIS Short CVs of the Technical Experts proposed for the project and having relevant experience

Declaration

I hereby declare the above information is true and correct as per my knowledge.

Authorized Signatory

Name: Date:

Designation: Place:

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