CALL FOR PROPOSALSPRODUCING A PROTOTYPE AUTOMATIC MARINE TRASH COLLECTOR (“MANGROVE BIN”)Project location: Jembrana regency, Bali, IndonesiaOpening Date: September 30, 2016Closing: October 25 or until filledBackgroundConservation International (CI) is a non-governmental organization created in 1987 with the mission ofconserving biodiversity while ensuring that local communities directly benefit from the protection oftheir natural habitat. In 2016, CI’s CEO Peter Seligmann set aside funding for a “Millennium InnovationLab,” issuing grants for innovative projects created by CI’s Millennial staff addressing the world’s mostpressing conservation issues. One of the projects selected is the creation of a “mangrove bin” to helpimprove the health of mangroves in Bali, Indonesia. CI’s staff have seen up close the large amounts oftrash wrapped around mangrove roots, particularly at project sites in the Jembrana regency of Bali,Jakarta and Benoa Bay. With funding from the Millennium Innovation Lab, the project aims to work witha local partner to build and test a prototype “automatic marine trash collector” to prevent trash fromentering the water passageways that lead to the mangroves.ObjectivesDesign and build (using sustainable materials and processes as much as possible) a self-powered, lowcostsolution, automatic marine trash collector (“mangrove bin”) to suck in trash as it comes in with thehigh or low tide – ultimately to prevent the trash from reaching and becoming entangled in mangroveroots.Activities– Design an automatic marine trash collector (mangrove bin), aiming for low-cost solution;- Selection of materials, equipment and technology;- Build a prototype of the mangrove bin;- Test the mangrove bin in a real environment, troubleshoot and adapt until a working prototypeis achieved- Install the prototype in the mangroves of Jembrana regency in BaliProductsOne prototype of the trash collector using low-cost solutionProject timelineOctober 2016: Contractor selectedNovember 2016-December 2016: Prototype design finalizedJanuary 2017-February 2017: Prototype installed and tested (final test in Jembrana/Bali))March 2017-April 2017: Prototype continues to be tested; troubleshootingPayment termsPayment will be made upon completion and acceptance of each major deliverables, respecting theproject timeline.Coordination and supervisionConservation International will work together with the contractor throughout all activities as listedabove.Contact Information and QuestionsProposals must include an estimate of project timeline, cost, personnel, as well as the qualifications tomeet the project objectives, including relevant experience. The proposal should be in English and budgetin US dollars. Successful applicants will receive written notice informing the applicant that CI intends toengage the applicant in further negotiations with respect to a potential contract, during which details ofthe contract will be discussed including a review of budget and development of detailed work plans.Any resultant contract will be subject to the terms and conditions of Conservation International.Please email proposals to Melna Saraswati, Bali MPA Communications & Outreach Coordinator, AsiaPacific,Indonesia, [email protected]