Consulting Services for Preparation of a National Spatial Plan, Jamaica

2010 – 2012

Office of the Prime Minister

BackgroundPreparation of a National Spatial Plan to provide a

spatial framework to guide national development and investment decisions;

National Development Plan, Vision 2030 identifies Jamaica as the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business;

An integrated approach to ensure the delivery of an effective National Spatial Plan:Compatible and comparable land use, equitable

allocation of resources, maintenance of environmentally sensitive areas.

ObjectivesTo Prepare a National Spatial Plan:

To specify broad spatial planning objectives and guiding principles for national and regional development;

  To improve governmental capacity to formulate, coordinate and

implement integrated urban and rural development policies and programmes in order to address spatially unbalanced development;

To set a national context for spatial planning at the regional and local level;

  To strengthen inter-sectoral coordination of the country’s development

within a spatial framework that provides the public/private sector with a clear context of Governmental investment decisions and commitments.

The ConsultancyThe NSP is a CDB/GOJ funded project that

requires:

Team Composition: A multi disciplinary team with requisite experience to undertake national planning;

Project Duration: 18months;

Support: Secretariat support by OPM, Full Technical Support by NEPA.

Project InterrelationshipsA Project Advisory Committee

Three (3) Sub-committees Policy, GIS/Technical Services, Operational /Review

Ministries, Agencies, Departments:Office of the Prime MinisterPlanning Institute of JamaicaNational Environment and Planning AgencyParish Councils, Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation,

Portmore Municipal Council, Negril Green Island Authority

Communities, Civic Society , NGOs, Professional Groups

Project ExpectationsThe Project is expected to be SMART:

S- SpecificM - MeasurableA – AttainableR – RealisticT – Time bound

Project Expectations

The Project should observe but not be limited to the following principles:

Integrated in ApproachParticipatory/ConsultativeModernAdaptableDynamic

Project DeliverablesThe Project is expected to produce the following

key outputs:

Situational analysis of spatial development,

Development scenarios outlining alternative strategies,

Assessment of key economic sectors ,

Implementation Action Plan.