Overview
The Government of Belize has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Second Road Safety 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 Government of Belize 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 Belize shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment (MED), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for a Procurement Officer.
The objective of the consultancy is to plan, supervise and coordinate procurement activities for goods and services; prepare bidding documents; finalize Terms of References; prepare relevant reports, and carry out other relevant activities. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of ten (10) months.
Prospective candidates should have a minimum of the following qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Management, Business Administration, Finance, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or other related field from a recognized university; and at least 4 years’ experience in Procurement Management with projects funded by International Funding Institutions (IFIs). Experience with CDB’s Procurement Procedures is desirable.
MED now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services.
Eligibility
Instructions
Electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than 3:00pm local time on June 24, 2022 and must be emailed simultaneously to CDB at the second address below. The email subject line should state, “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Procurement Officer for the Second Road Safety Project - Belize”. The Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at the time that it is received by the receiving office named in the first address below. The burden of proving receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely by a read receipt or sent items report generated by the applicant’s computer.
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. Government of Belize 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.
Contact
1. Address
2. Address
Caribbean Development Bank
P.O. Box 408
Wildey, St. Michael
Barbados W.I. BB11000