Environmental & Social (E&S) Consultants - Caldera Port PPP Project Tender, Costa Rica - 61540373

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Country : Costa Rica

Summary : Environmental & Social (E&S) Consultants - Caldera Port PPP Project

Deadline : 18 Jan 2022

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 61540373

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Financier : World Bank (WB)

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Expression of Interest are invited for Environmental & Social (E&S) Consultants - Caldera Port PPP Project.

The Transaction Advisory Department (CTA) in Public Private Partnerships of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is assembling a team to support the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR), through the Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacifico (INCOP), the Costa Rican Port Authority of the Pacific, to structure and implement a concession for the modernization and expansion of the Caldera Port, located in the Puntarenas Province. This REOI seeks to inform prospective environmental and social (E&S) consultants of an opportunity to support IFC in this project.

Background

Costa Rica has two main ports - The Limon-Moin port complex, located on the Caribbean coast, and the Port of Caldera, located on the Pacific Ocean coast. The Caldera Port is linked by road to the interior of the country through Route 27 (76 Km) to San Jose and Route 23 (13 Km), connecting with National Route 1, heading north to the Nicaragua border. The ports are key economic backbones of the country with Caldera primarily handling containers, solid bulk, iron, fruit, tuna, vehicles, and general merchandise from the Pacific, imported from US, China, India, and Mexico, as well as exports. Caldera has two contiguous terminals, a multipurpose terminal with three docking berths and a grains terminal, inaugurated in 2015.

Three concessions are currently operating within the port: one for the operation of three berths; a second one involving the bulk area; and a third one for tugboats. All three concessions are due to expire in 2026, however, as INCOP needs to continue investing in new maritime infrastructure and equipment to address capacity constraints, it may conclude these concessions earlier, implementing a new concession prior to 2026.

IFCs advisory mandate will consist of:

Phase I: covering technical (engineering and market analyses), legal, financial, and environmental and social (E&S) due diligence, and the review of previous documentation especially the recent Master Plan updated in January 2020. This phase is estimated to last up to 6 months, which could be extended if needed.

IFC is interested in selecting an E&S consultant with experience in IFC Performance Standards and infrastructure. Interested parties are encouraged to present credentials in these areas. Firms should explain how they are qualified to perform the services presented above by demonstrating their expertise to work on port PPP and working with governments, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The information could be brochures, description of similar projects undertaken, CVs, etc.

Responses from interested consultants shall not exceed 30 pages including annexes. If the submitted response exceeds 30 pages (including annexes), IFC reserves the right to only read the first 30 pages.

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