[PCA] RFP: Facilitator of RI Habitat Restoration Strategy

[Scott Ruhren]

Request for Proposals

Position: Facilitator to assist in development of the Rhode Island Habitat
Restoration Strategy

Background: Several members of the R.I. Habitat Restoration Team recently
volunteered to form a work group to conduct research and draft background
materials regarding past, ongoing, and potential future restoration
activities around the State as a basis for developing an overall state-wide
habitat restoration strategy and associated priorities.  Types of
restoration include anadromous fish passage, dune, eelgrass, forest, fresh
water wetland, grassland, riparian buffer, tidal wetland, and shellfish. The
following outlines a scope of work to assist these individuals and the
Restoration Team in organizing the effort to develop a draft and final
strategy.

Scope of Work:

Task 1 – Facilitate Initial Discussions and Track Outputs of Work Group
Volunteer Authors – Assist in organizing and facilitating discussions of
work group to: (1) refine charge; and (2) establish basic organizational
structure for materials (i.e. what should be covered in each habitat
section).  Initial discussions will be via conference call and email.  Brief
notes from discussions will be drafted and sent to the Restoration Team.
Plan for an initial organizational meeting followed by a status report
meeting approximately two weeks later. January 2006

Task 2 – Compile Preliminary Draft Strategy – Compile written materials
prepared by each volunteer author into a single document.  Prepare an
introductory section and an initial overall strategy section (based on the
individual habitat sections). Mid-February 2006

Task 3 – Facilitate Author Review and Comment - Circulate preliminary draft
strategy to volunteer authors and schedule a meeting to review and discuss
the draft.  Revise the draft based on discussion and circulate to
Restoration Team. Mid-March 2006

Task 4 – Compile Restoration Team Comments and Facilitate Restoration Team
Discussion – Compile and summarize comments from the Restoration Team.
Facilitate discussion at Restoration Team meeting regarding the strategy and
priorities. April 2006

Task 5 – Prepare Final Strategy Document – Revise draft strategy based on
Restoration Team meeting and prepare final strategy. May 2006.

Task 6 – Coordinate with Work Group– Assume three meetings with work group
as follows: (1) kick off to discuss scope and contents of strategy document;
(2) check point to discuss status and make any necessary mid-course
decisions (timed to coincide with preliminary draft); and (3) post
Restoration Team meeting to discuss move from draft to final document.

Budget:  Estimated cost to conduct the above scope of work = $5,500

Due Date: January 6, 2006

Please send resume and correspondence to:

Scott Ruhren, Ph.D.
Director of Properties and Acquisitions
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
12 Sanderson Road
Smithfield, RI 02917-2600