Overview
The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has applied for financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to US$5,850,000 towards the cost of a Second Road Safety Project 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 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.
Eligiblity
Consultants and/or Contractors and/or Suppliers from member countries of CDB will be eligible to participate in these procurement opportunities. However, subject to the approval of loan financing by CDB’s Board of Directors, there will be no restriction on country eligibility for the procurement of new vehicles for the project.
Ministry of Economic Development and Petroleum (MEDP) is the Executing Agency for the project. Further details of the project can be obtained by contacting the first address below.
Instructions
The following consultancy assignments will be procured under the project:
(a) Traffic Law Enforcement Consultancy;
(b) Road Safety Curriculum Consultancy; and
(c) Communications and Awareness Consultancy.
It is expected that these will be procured during the period December 2018 to November 2019.
The following goods and/or works and/or non-consultancy services will be procured under the project:
(a) Ambulances (Type III);
(b) Highway Patrol Vehicles;
(d) Patrol Motorcycles for Municipalities Traffic Enforcement;
(e) Project Management Vehicles;
(f) Communications media;
(g) Radar Speed Guns;
(h) Breathalyzers;
(i) Safety equipment;
(j) Vehicle GPS Tracking;
(k) M&E Software Development;
(l) M&E Computer Hardware;
(m) School Road Safety Toolkits;
(n) Office Furniture; and
(o) Office Equipment.
It is expected that these will be procured during the period December 2018 to December 2020.
Contact
Chief Executive Officer
(Economic Development)
P. O. Box 42
Ground Floor, Right Wing
Sir Edney Cain Building
Belmopan
BELIZE, C.A.
Attn.: Second Road Safety Project Management Unit