Overview
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of financing the Basic Needs Trust Fund Tenth (BNTF 10th) Programme 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 the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 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 the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The BNTF Implementing Agency (IA) now wishes to procure the services of consulting firms to execute the design and supervision of four sub-projects under the Basic Community Access and Drainage Package (BCAD) 2. These sub-projects include the construction of four (4) roads.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the IA during the implementation of the BNTF 10th Programme. Consulting firms will be required to prepare designs and estimates; advise on scope and adequacy of sub-project interventions and provide engineers estimates, detailed designs and Bills of Quantities. The work must consider thematic areas such as gender 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 duration of the assignment is expected to be for approximately 30 months (inclusive of the Defects Liability Period).
Eligibility
Instructions
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
One electronic copy of the Expression of Interest must be received at the first address below not later than 12:00 noon on January 7, 2022, and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the second address below. The e-mails should include the subject, “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for BCAD 2 – SVG”.
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 Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines 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 short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.