LIFT and the Irrigation and Water Utilisation Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI) in Myanmar have agreed to rehabilitate the Pywat Ywar Pump Irrigation Project (PIP) in Myinmu Township of Sagaing Region. The goal of the project is to improve the incomes of 1,000 farmers by rehabilitating the scheme’s physical infrastructure, and to introduce effective and sustainable water use and scheme management arrangements.
The Expression of Interest (EOI) document is here, including application details.
The PIP, funded by LIFT, is a pilot project intended to develop and demonstrate procedures and tools that can be used to increase the capability of PIPs in general, and the importance of government investment in the rehabilitation of other PIPs throughout Myanmar.
LIFT would like to contract a partner under a grant agreement to implement the components 2 to 4, over 42 months of the life of the project. The available budget for components 2 to 4 is up to 1.1 million USD.
- Component 2: Improvement of management, operation and maintenance (MOM) and establishment of water users’ groups (WUGs)
- Component 3: Adoption of crop diversification, optimized productivity and best management practices in irrigated farming systems to benefit local rural society
- Component 4: Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the effectiveness of the Pump Irrigation network, the performance of the water user groups and the agricultural productivity including application of pilot project learnings
In this call, a two-step process will take place: Expressions of Interest, followed by a closed Call for Proposal for shortlisted organisations.
It is not permissible to implement only one or two of the three components. However, there is a possibility to submit an EOI as a consortium of partners.The deadline is the 7th April 2016, 12:00hrs (noon).
EOI/LIFT/2016/2/PIP is also advertised on the UNOPS website.
