Overview
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - FIRMS
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has mobilised resources from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Project Preparation Facility (PPF) to support further development of the ‘Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme’, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.
CDB now wishes to procure consultancy services for the Preparation of a GCF Funding Proposal and Annexes for the ‘Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme’.
The objective of the consultancy is to assist CDB in completing all remaining design, feasibility and other preparatory work to produce a GCF Funding Proposal and annexes for the ‘Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme’.
The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 21 months. Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference.
CDB now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services.
Eligibility
A Consultant shall be eligible to participate if they fulfil:
1) the following eligibility requirements:
- in the case of a 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 per cent beneficially owned by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by a body(ies) corporate meeting these requirements;
- in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
- 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.
2) the following integrity requirements:
- is not subject to sanctions under the United Nations (UN) Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the UN;
- has not engaged in Prohibited Practices, as detailed in Paragraph 2.02 a) of the Procedures for Dealing with Fraud and Corruption in CDB-Financed Projects (October 2014 or as updated from time to time)[1];
- is not suspended or debarred by CDB for engaging in the Prohibited Practices referenced in 2) (b) above;
- is not publicly debarred by a Multilateral Development Bank subject to the Agreement on Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions[2] in their own right, or under abovementioned agreement; and
- is not subject to a conflict of interest that would undermine the Consultant's ability to provide professional, objective, and impartial advice.
CDB requires that all parties involved in the procurement process avoid and declare promptly and proactively in writing to CDB any potential, apparent or actual conflicts of interest. Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, the Consultant shall not be hired under the following circumstances: Conflict between consulting activities and procurement of goods, works or non-consulting services, conflict among consulting assignments, and/or close relationships with CDB staff or other stakeholders involved in or expected to be involved in the procurement or subsequent contract management.
Eligibility is open to all countries.
Instructions
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience, local and regional experience on similar assignments, financial capability and existing commitments. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first email address below between 9:00am and 5:00pm Atlantic Standard Time (AST) Monday to Friday.
Interested consultant teams are required to submit their Expression of Interest using the “EOI Consulting Firms template” which is attached to this REOI on CDB’s website or can be made available upon request by contacting the e-mail addresses below.
Electronic submissions of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first and second addresses below no later than 5:00pm Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on Friday, December 22, 2023. The Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at the time that it is received by CDB. The burden of proving receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely by a read receipt or sent items report generated by the Consultant’s computer. The e-mail containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant. The subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Preparation of a GCF Funding Proposal and Annexes: Blue Co”.
The Selection Method shall be Quality Based Selection. Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial proposals to undertake the assignment. CDB 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.
Consultants are advised to view CDB’s General Privacy Notice for information on how CDB manages and protects personal data.
Contacts
Address 1
Climate Change Specialist
P.O. Box 408, Wildey, St. Michael, BARBADOS, W.I
Address 2
Procurement Policy Unit
P. O. Box 408, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados