One million Tree Plantation Programme
Introduction
As announced in 2023-2024 Budget Speech, Mauri-Facilities Management Co Ltd has been entrusted with the responsibility to implement a 1 million Tree Plantation Programme in collaboration with the National Environment Cleaning Authority (NECA).
The objective is to contribute to a mitigation action against climate change by planting trees across the island.
Projects / Initiatives
Mauri-Facilities Management Co Ltd is seeking the collaboration of partners to implement the Programme through the following projects/initiatives:
| Initiatives | Short Description | |
| 1. | Capacity building in primary schools | Partner(s) will collaborate to educate primary school children and support them to produce and develop seedlings and plants for distribution to their families and communities for dissemination across the country. |
| 2. |
Setting up of a National Plant Nursery |
Partner(s) will produce, nurture and store sufficient plant seedlings for easy distribution to households and organizations for planting across the country |
| 3. | Setting up a centralized composting facility | Partner(s) will collect green waste and produce quality compost to further contribute to the greening activities. |
| 4. |
Outreach and sensitization in secondary and Tertiary institutions |
Partner(s) will collaborate to conduct sensitization campaign in secondary and Tertiary institutions with a view to involving students from these institutions into planting projects. |
| 5. |
Creation mini forests and planting campaign |
Partner(s) will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to identify plots of land, procure or collect appropriate plants and engage professionals and volunteers in planting of trees across the country. |
| 6. | Educational and promotional campaign | Partner(s) will use the media and other promotional tools to engage citizens and institutions to understand, join and sustain the 1million tree planting programme and harness wide collaboration in a diversity of initiatives, |
Submission of Expression of Interest (EOI)
• Applications, in writing, are invited from public, private or civil society organizations having the necessary experience in the field. Applications should contain a short description of the project proposal, together with cost implications including equipment and HR requirement and time line. Name and contact numbers of partners should be clearly provided.
• An entity may apply for more than one project/initiative depending on its expertise and capacity. The project/initiative applied for should be clearly marked on the envelopes at time of submission.
• Potential partners may be required to make a presentation of their knowhow and expertise at the evaluation stage before any final decision is made.
• Awardees will be required to sign a Funding Contract Agreement with Mauri-Facilities Management Co. Ltd before funds are disbursed.
• For any further information, potential partners are invited to call on 460 1100 /01 during Office hours
• Applications, in writing, with reference MF / EOI / MR 24 / 01, should be deposited in the Tender Box of Mauri-Facilities Management Co. Ltd. at the address below:
Mauri-Facilities Management Co. Ltd.
Level 5, Wing A, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower Ebene
• All submissions should be deposited by latest Friday 19 April 2024 at 15.00 hours.
• Mauri-Facilities Management Co. Ltd. reserves the right to cancel this exercise without assigning any reason.