Tender Advertisement #1199666

The work is divided into two contracts as shown in the Tender Costing Summary, refer Annex III, C, 1.5: Tender Costing Summary. The work to be performed shall consist of furnishing all necessary labour, materials, tools, equipment and services in connection with the construction of the proposed works in Soasoa, Labasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji. The work shall be performed in strict accordance with the specifications and the construction drawings attached hereto.
In the Soasoa drainage catchment, levees protect the reclaimed area and a series of floodgates discharge water during low tide. The infrastructure was designed in the 1970s and there is now a need to strengthen this infrastructure to address climate change impacts, such as rising sea levels, changing rainfall patterns, and the frequency of extreme rainfall events. The proposed activities for the Soasoa drainage catchment support the Fijian Government’s efforts to enhance the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change and natural hazards through the scaling up of drainage and coastal protection infrastructure with the integration of community and ecosystem-based adaptation. A holistic approach to guide the management of the whole watershed area is required. To this end, a 30-year integrated watershed management plan for the Soasoa drainage catchment is being developed to guide the management of the basin over the medium term. (This is being undertaken through a separate contract and is not part of this RFP). The SUPA project will contribute to the implementation of on-the-ground activities that involve the construction of enhanced flood control infrastructure in the form of raised levees and floodgates. These activities aim to build the resilience of the communities and their assets in the Soasoa drainage catchment.