Overview
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated financing towards the cost of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support for Strengthening Suriname National Designated Authority (NDA) 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. The financing shall not be used 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 CDB shall derive any rights from the financing or have any claim to the proceeds of the financing.
Suriname’s NDA is seeking to build capacity to better coordinate GCF matters and to access climate finance. The objective of this consultancy is the effective and timely coordination of project activities during implementation. The Readiness Expert will support implementation of all project activities, prepare and submit project reports and disbursement requests to CDB having discussed with the NDA, and supervise the execution of all consultancy services and contracts for the Project. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 12 months.
CDB now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. The intention is to contract a Consultant based in Suriname.
Eligibility
Instructions
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm hours Monday to Friday.
Electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be emailed to CDB at procurement@caribank.org no later than 4:30 pm Atlantic Standard Time on June 25, 2021. The email must include the name and address of the applicant and the subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Readiness Expert”
Following the assessment of submissions, the most technically capable and appropriately experienced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. 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 engaging the services of any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.