Procurement Notice

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

1. the individual fulfils the following country eligibility requirements:
2. the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
3. 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.

The individual fulfils the following additional criteria:

1. is not bankrupt or insolvent or in the process of either, or having their affairs administered by the Courts, has not entered into an arrangement with creditors, is in any analogous situation arising from similar procedures provided for in their national legislation or regulations; 
2. has not been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata;
3. has not been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the EU’s financial interest; 
4. is not subject to prevailing suspension or sanctions by CDB for integrity violations;
5. is not guilty of misrepresentation in supplying the information required as a condition of the participation in the procedure or if they fail to supply this information; and 
6. does not expose a conflict of interest.

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments, existing commitments and specifically:

• Graduate qualification in Natural Sciences, Applied Sciences, Engineering or any other related field.
• Ten (10) years’ work experience in a mass laboratory accredited to ISO17025 or NMI with published calibration and measurement capabilities (CMCs) in mass metrology.
• Ten (10) years’ experience implementing quality management systems in a mass laboratory. Experience in laboratory assessment in the CARICOM region or in a developing country would be an asset.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in facilitating training in implementing the requirements of the ISO17025 quality management system in a metrology environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to be tactful and flexible in dealing with personnel at all levels of an organisation.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of other regional language would be an asset.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection of consultants.

All information must be submitted in English.  Further information if necessary, may be obtained from the first email address and copied to the third email address below between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.