Consultancy Services For An Institutional Strengthening Study Tender, Belize - 25346727

Procurement Summary

Country : Belize

Summary : Consultancy Services For An Institutional Strengthening Study

Deadline : 04 Sep 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25346727

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MINISTRY OF WORKS
Errol Gentle Chief Executive Officer Power Lane Belmopan Tel: (501) 822-2139 Fax: (501) 822-3282
Belize
Email :ceo@mow.gov.bz

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy Services For An Institutional Strengthening Study - Belize.

The Government of Belize(GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Fifth Road (Philip S.W. Goldson Highway Upgrading) 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 GOBZ 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 GOZB shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

The Ministry of Works (MOW), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for an Institutional Strengthening Study for the management and maintenance of public roads in Belize.

The objective of the consultancy is to develop a comprehensive plan encompassing the organizational structure, legal framework, and institutional and financing mechanisms for the efficient management and maintenance of public roads in Belize.

The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 28 weeks.

The Ministry of Works (MOW) now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services.

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

· in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised 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;

· in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide resident or residents of an eligible country; and

· 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, experience on similar assignments, staff resources, financial capability and existing commitments. Relevant experience and staff resources in the areas of the Drafting of Legislation and Regulations, Transport Engineering and Planning, Financial Analysis, Human Resource and Organizational Evaluation and Design. Familiarity with road maintenance funds as well as specific experience in the Caribbean will be an asset. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. hours Monday to Friday.

Four (4) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than 10:00 hours on September 4, 2018 and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the second address below. The sealed envelope and e-mail subject containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services for Institutional Strengthening Study”.

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. GOBZ 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.

Documents

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