Overview
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$ 706,165 towards the cost of Strengthening of Regional Quality Infrastructure Programme and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under contracts procured under this project. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of CROSQ 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 CROSQ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
CROSQ is the Implementing Agency for the project. Further general details of the project itself, can be obtained by contacting the address below.
Eligiblity
Consultants and/or Contractors and/or Suppliers from member countries of CDB will be eligible to participate in these procurement opportunities. For Goods and Services procured with funds from the project, the eligibility for procurement shall be extended to countries eligible for procurement under EU-funded projects, which are not CDB Member Countries.
Instructions
The following consultancy assignments will be procured under the project:
- Project Officer
- Development of a National Quality Policy
- Technical Consultant Quality Assurance - Mass Metrology Expert
It is expected that this will be procured during the period: December 2020-June 2021.
The following goods and/or works and/or non-consultancy services will be procured under the project:
- Equipment (mass comparators, precision balances, data loggers, bell jars, hydraulic compression testing machine, force transducer, etc.)
It is expected that these will be procured during the period: January 2021-December 2021.
Contact
Mr. Mohan Nandwani
CARICOM Regional Organisation
for Standards and Quality
2nd Floor Baobab Tower
Warrens, St Michael
Barbados