Overview
The Government of Jamaica through the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) has received financing from the Community Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (CDRRF) which is managed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of Implementing the Climate Change Adaptation and Risk Reduction Technology and Strategies to Improve Community Resilience (CARTS) 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 WMC 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 WMC shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for the Preparation of a “Floodwater Control Master Plan for Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland”. The objective of the consultancy is to incorporate the physical, hydrologic, and ecological functions and processes of rivers and man-made drains. Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of eleven (11) months.
The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services.
Eligiblity
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
(a) in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organized 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;
(b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
(c) 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.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest.
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 the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Jamaica time Monday to Friday up to December 31, 2018.
Instructions
Electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be emailed to first address below and copied to the second email address below, no later than 4:00 p.m. Jamaica time, on Friday, January 4, 2019. The email submission must include the name and address of the applicant and the subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Selection of Consultancy Firm for the Preparation of a Floodwater Control Master Plan for Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland.
The selection method shall be Consultants’ Qualifications Selection. Therefore, following the assessment of submissions, firms shall be assessed and compared, and the best qualified and experienced firm shall be selected. Only the selected firm shall be asked to submit a combined technical and financial proposal and, if such proposal is responsive and acceptable, be invited to negotiate a contract. The Government of Jamaica through the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation 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.
Contact
The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation
Poor Relief Dept. Building
Dunbar’s River, Savanna-La-Mar
Westmoreland
JAMAICA
Procurement Officer
P.O.Box 408
Wildey, St. Michael
BARBADOS