Overview
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - FIRMS
The Government of Grenada (GOGR) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Basic Needs Trust Fund – Eleventh Programme and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of the GOGR and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan 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 GOGR shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.
The Rural Development Unit (RDU), the Executing Agency (EA) for this Project, now wishes to procure Consulting Services for Design and Supervision of Education and Human Resource Development (EHRD) Sector Projects - Construction of Corinth Government School Block B and Construction of St. Mary’s Pre-Primary School.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the EA during the implementation of the BNTF 11 Country Project. Consulting firms will be required to review existing designs and estimates (where available); advise on scope and adequacy of sub-project proposals, and provide revised preliminary designs and summary estimates, and detailed design and Bill of Quantities. The work must consider thematic areas such as gender, climate change, renewable energy, and environmental assessment and seek to integrate disaster mitigation measures into infrastructure sub-projects. Firms will also be required to provide technical inspection of construction works.
The proposed interventions consist of:
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Sub-Project: Construction of Corinth Government School Block B
Proposed Scope of Work:
Upon completion, the new classroom block at the facility in Corinth, St. David, will include at least four (4) standard classrooms, a staff office, and separate bathroom facilities for students and staff. The design will also incorporate adequate drainage, accessibility for persons with disabilities, a rainwater harvesting system, and a solar power system to support sustainable and environmentally friendly operations. In addition, the building will be designed with the structural capacity to accommodate a future upper floor.
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Sub-Project: Construction of St. Mary’s Pre-Primary School
Proposed Scope of Work:
Upon Completion, the facility will include at least four (4) standard classrooms, a sick bay, a kitchen, a staff office, separate bathroom facilities for students and staff, and a safe playground area. The design will also feature an effective drainage system, accessibility for persons with disabilities, a rainwater harvesting system, and a solar power system to support sustainable and environmentally friendly operations.
The duration of the assignment is approximately thirty-eight (38) months. The implementation of the two (2) sub-projects may be phased and, accordingly, the commencement and duration of the construction supervision services for each sub-project will be determined by the progress of the works.
RDU now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of these consulting services.
Eligibility
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
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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;
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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 applicable and as published on CDB’s website.
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. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
Interested consultant firms are required to submit their Expression of Interest using the “EOI Consulting Firms template” attached to this REOI or can be made available upon request by contacting Address 1 below or downloaded from the Specific Procurement Notice on CDB’s website.
Instructions
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from Address 1 below between the hours 8:00 a.m and 4:00 p.m Monday to Friday.
One hard copy of the Expressions of Interest must be received at Address 1 below no later than 4:00 pm (Grenada time) on Friday, November 27, 2026, and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at Address 2 below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consulting Services for Design and Supervision of Education and Human Resource Development (EHRD) Sector Projects - Construction of Corinth Government School Block B and Construction of St. Mary’s Pre-Primary School”.
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. The consulting firm will be selected using the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method in accordance with the Caribbean Development Bank's Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021).
GOGR 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 selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
Contacts
Address 1
Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF)
GCNA Complex
Kirani James Blvd
St. George’s
GRENADA, W.I.
Website: procurement.gd