United Nations Human Settlements Programme Tender

Request for quotation: Greening and Landscaping of the Central Playground Area in Al-Yarmouk Park, Mosul, Nineveh Governorate. implementation is being phased and implemented through local contractors, engaged in adherence to UN-compliant procurement policies and procedures, which entails the issuance of competitive construction tenders. Well-equipped, safe and green open-air playgrounds are critical for the development of toddlers, children and youth’s emotional, social and creative thinking skills that they will need to grow and develop. It allows them to engage with their surrounding environment and socialise with other members of their community in a recreational context. Also, it enables them to explore ideas and different ways to behave, testing their boundaries and growing in the process. Physical activities play an important role in societies and offer a powerful tool to strengthen social ties and build networks, overcome mistrust, and reach across political divides and ethnic/religious differences. Interactive fitness activities are particularly effective for children and youth that have grown up in an environment of intolerance and conflict. Technical information related to this project is available in the Technical Annex included within the RFQ package. In line with the overall programme and the donor’s explicit request to support local livelihoods in the project area, the Contractor will recruit the majority of the required un-skilled labourers among unemployed residents of the adjacent Sikak, Matahin, Maghrib and Yarmouk areas in Mosul, metal workers, plasterers/ painters and cleaners (including women, where possible) – that will be identified in coordination with the established Community Development Councils (CDCs) and the UN-Habitat site team and may also include young men that have recently received vocational training through UN-Habitat in coordination with Mosul’s Vocation Training Centre (VTC). All planting and soft landscaping activities will be undertaken by female gardeners trained by UN-Habitat. Key technical staff and skilled workers are excluded from this requirement. Also, in an effort to support the local economy and reduce the impact of long-haul transportation on the environment, UN-Habitat encourages the use of construction materials and equipment sourced from the local market and from Iraqi producers (unless unavailable, of poor quality or noncompetitively priced). Contributing to the development of the private sector in Iraq is a programmatic principle and objective widely agreed upon among donors (e.g. EU), agencies (e.g. UNDP, USAID) and the Government of Iraq. The composite playgrounds are excluded from this requirement and will be imported from a reputed brand/vendor. The works will be meticulously checked to ensure that all parts of the playground are safe for children, weather-proof and resistant to heavy use. A team of UN-Habitat engineers will be engaged on site th UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (UN-HABITAT),