Request for Proposal Case Story Book Development and Printing & Photo Documentation Book Development and Printing for Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh (PSBB) project

Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam’s current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women’s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.

Oxfam in Bangladesh is looking for a qualified Consultant or a Consultancy Firm to conduct Case Story Book Development and Printing & Photo Documentation Book Development and Printing for Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh (PSBB) project . We are inviting for proposal from interested consultancy firm/ individual to undertake this assignment.

Rational & Background:

Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh (PSBB) project, funded by European Union (EU) is working in Dhaka and Jessore to generate market transformations in the construction sector, to promot Alternate Bricks (ABs) and other green construction technologies amongst consumer and producer groups for wider replication and commercialization across Bangladesh since January 2016.
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to a reduction in GHG emissions, deforestation and land degradation in Bangladesh. The specific objective is to promote sustainable and eco-friendly building materials and practices in Bangladesh within an enabling policy environment.
The project´s theory of change is based on the belief that market incentives can lead to effective and long term transformations in the brick industry in Bangladesh, influencing more sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices to reduce GHG emissions, deforestation and land degradation in the country. The project will primarily influence patterns of consumption, promoting the purchase and use of ABs and other green construction materials.

Study objectives:
The PSBB project is ending on 30 June 2019. The project has initiated multiple changes that will be duly inscribed in the case story and photo documentation book for effective knowledge management, and shall further be disseminated among the mass audiences to promote replication and commercialization of ABs.

The purpose of this final evaluation is threefold:

• to capture the significant stories/changes/events/initiatives highlighted the project for effective knowledge management as well as promote replication of ABs;
• to uphold entrepreneurs/users’ initiatives and learnings using ABs in the construction works;
• to demonstrate a business model for wider sensitization, replication, and commercialization of AB;
• to showcase policy initiatives and policy success to reveal the idea of SCP;
• to sketch for a ‘Final Project Guidebook’ illustrating key statistics, findings, and policy analyses from various research and studies of the project;
• to illuminate the existing brick making practices as well as examples from other alternative building materials and technologies.

Please refer to the detailed ToR (Click here) for this assignment.

Proposal submission Instruction:

The individual/firm must submit the following documents along with Technical & Financial Proposal (including VAT/TAX): The financial proposal should include 15% VAT ONLY. Oxfam will deduct 10% Income Tax at source from the agreed consultancy amount for national consultant and firms.

For Individual Consultant

• Maximum 2 pages’ profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number along with detailed CV;
• TIN certificate and any other relevant document (if necessary).

For Consultancy Firm

• Maximum 2 pages’ Firm profile highlighting related assignment completed with client name, contract person and mobile number;
• Lead Consultant’s (who will lead the assignment) Maximum 2 pages CV highlighting related assignment completed, role in of the completed assignment;
• Other Team members’ (who will involve in the assignment) one paragraph short CV highlighting related assignment completed and role;
• Firm’s Certificate, TIN and VAT registration.

Please mention the assignment title “Consultancy on end of project review of PSBB project” in the subject line during application via below mentioned email submit following two separate pdf files -

• Financial proposal
• Technical proposal should include Cover page, Table of content, understand of the assignment (pls. don’t copy & paste), experience in handling similar assignments, a work-plan, methodology, Certificate, TIN and VAT registration to hrbd@oxfam.org.uk

Proposal submission deadline: 05 May 2019

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• We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
• We also highly encourage women to apply for the mentioned position.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.