Overview
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of financing the Basic Needs Trust Fund Eleventh (BNTF 11) Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) is the Executing Agency (EA) of this project, now wishes to procure consultancy services for the following:
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Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Infrastructure Works for the Proposed Improved Access to Enhanced Primary Education Services for Children of St. Paul's Anglican Primary School.
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Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Infrastructure Works for the Proposed San Estevan Government Preschool Construction.
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Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Infrastructure Works for the Improved Access to Enhanced Primary Education Services for Children of St. John the Baptist RC Primary School.
The objective of the consultancies is to provide consulting engineering services that encompass the engineering design and construction supervision services for the construction of:
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St Paul's Anglican Primary School, Corozal Town, Corozal District, Belize.
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San Estevan Government Preschool, San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District, Belize.
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St. John the Baptist RC Primary School, Conejo Village, Toledo District, Belize.
Further details and the Draft Terms of Reference can be made available upon request by contacting Address 1 below. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of approximately thirty-six (36) non-consecutive months
The BSIF now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of these consultancy services.
Eligibility
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
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in the case of the body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is more than 50% beneficially owned by a citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of an eligible country(ies) or by a body(ies) corporate meeting these requirements;
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in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
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in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January, 2021), as published on CDB’s website (caribank.org).
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to consulting firms’ technical competence, qualifications and experience in relation to providing detailed design and supervision services on education infrastructure projects, as well as local and regional experience, financial capability (liquidity ratio) and existing commitments. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
Instructions
Interested consultant teams are required to submit their Expression of Interest using the “EOI Consulting firms’ template” which can be made available upon request by contacting Address 1 below.
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the address 1 below between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday (Belize Time), except on Public Holidays.
The Expression of Interest must be received electronically at the address 1 (BSIF) and address 2 (CDB) below no later than 2:00 p.m. (Belize time) on February 13, 2026. The subject line of the email containing each submission shall be clearly marked “BNTF11 – Expressions of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of Infrastructure Works for BNTF 11, Education Sub Projects".
Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three (3) and not more than six (6) applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial proposals to undertake the assignment. GOBZ reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
Contacts
Address 1
Belize Social Investment Fund
3rd Floor
#4253 Hummingbird Highway
Belmopan
BELIZE
cc: stephanie.rodriguez@sifbelize.org