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Interested consultant teams are required to submit their Expression of Interest using the “EOI Consulting Firms template” attached to this REOI or downloaded from the Specific Procurement Notice on CDB’s website. 

All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 0900 hours and 1200 hours AST Monday to Friday.

Two (2) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, 1000 hours AST and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the second email address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Advanced Business Planning”. The selection method shall be Consultants’ Qualifications Selection. Therefore, following the assessment of submissions, firms shall be assessed and compared, and the best qualified and experienced firm shall be selected. Only the selected firm shall be asked to submit a combined technical and financial proposal and, if such proposal is responsive and acceptable, be invited to negotiate a contract. GOSL 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 selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

 

(1) Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Commerce, Manufacturing, Business Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs
4th Floor Heraldine Rock Building
The Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.
Tel: (758) 468-4203
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(2) Caribbean Development Bank 
Procurement Officer 

      

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Employer: Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
Project: Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project
Contract title: Construction Works for Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations to be
Connected to Sandy Bay and Owia Systems
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA 70060/TF B7008
RFB No: SVG-VEEP- CW-RFB-02
Issued on: July 26, 2024


1. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World
Bank toward the cost of the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project and intends to apply part
of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction Works for
Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations connected to Sandy Bay and Owia
Systems.

2. The Economic Planning Division of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and
Information Technology now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction
Works for Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations to be Connected to Sandy Bay
and Owia Systems. Works include the supply and installation/construction of water supply
pipelines, construction of water storage tanks, construction of SCADA systems,
construction of photovoltaic (PV) systems, and implementation of environmental and social
management plans. The estimated works duration is Fourteen (14) months. Bidders are
required to have the following qualifications:
i. Access to, or having available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of
credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction requirements
estimated as USD 1,600,000.00;
ii. Audited balance sheets for the last five (5) years;
iii. Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 12,000,000.00 within the
last five (5) years;
iv. Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV
member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last ten (10)
years;
v. Satisfactory and substantial completion of one (1) contract of minimum value USD
9,000,000.00 or less than three (3) contracts of similar nature each of a minimum
value USD 3,000,000.00, but with total value of all contracts equal or more than
USD 9,000,000.00

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request
for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF
Borrowers, Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to
all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Economic Planning
Division of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
using the email addresses as stated below and inspect the bidding document during office
hours Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 4:00pm at the address given below.

5. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the
submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by
email.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before September 9, 2024 at 1.30pm
Local Time. Electronic bidding will be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid
envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL
PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives
and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on September 9, 2024 at 1.45pm
local time. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be
held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose
information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award
Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding
document.

9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
Address to obtain further information and to request bidding documents in accordance with
paragraph 4 and 5:
Attn: Recardo Frederick
Director
Economic Planning Division
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
1st Floor, Administrative Centre,
Bay Street
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: 784-457-1746
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Address to submit Bid documents in accordance with paragraph 6 above:
Attn: The Chairman
Central Procurement Board
Ministry of Finance
Second Floor, Administrative Building,
Bay Street
Kingstown
For Electronic Submission:
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II.1.1) Contract Notice Title: ILM-Based Climate Change Adaptation Works to Reverse Land Degradation in Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat


II.1.1) Contract Notice Reference Number: OECS/GCCA+/2024/WRK_05


VII. 1.1) Reason for change
Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority.


VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section No. IV.2.2) Time limit for submission of tenders or requests to participate
Instead of: Date: 27th September, 2024
Read: 9th October, 2024


Section No. IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of: Date: 4th October 2024
Read: 16th October 2024


VII.2) Other additional information:
Section No: Volume 1, Section 1: 1.2 of Instructions to Tenderers

 

DATE

TIME

Clarification meeting (optional)

Tortola, BVI– 30th August 2024 Montserrat – 27th August 2024

10:00 a.m.

(AST)

Site visit (optional)

Tortola, BVI– 30th August 2024 Montserrat – 27th August 2024

10:00 a.m.

(AST)

Deadline for requesting any additional information from the contracting authority

18th September 2024

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Last date on which additional information are issued by the contracting authority

1st October 2024

-

Deadline for submitting tenders

As indicated in the Contract notice - 9th October 2024

3:00 p.m.

(AST)

Tender opening session

As indicated in the Contract notice  - 16th October 2024

10:00 a.m.

(AST)

Notification of award to the successful tenderer

 December 2024

-

Signature of the contract

 February 2025

-

Section No: Volume 1, Section 1: Summary Notice

The deadline for submission of tender is 3:00 p.m. on 9th October 2024.

All other terms and conditions of the contract notice remain unchanged. The above alterations and/or corrections to the contract notice are integral part of the contract notice.

Applications including Job Applicant’s Profile Summary Form, Eligibility and Integrity Certification Form, Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant documents must be submitted by Deadline: Monday 9th September. 2024. Email :  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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CARPHA reserves all rights in accordance with its’ policies related to conditions of employment.

 

Applications including Job Applicant’s Profile Summary Form, Eligibility and Integrity Certification Form, Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae and copies of relevant documents must be submitted by Deadline: Monday 9th September 2024. Email :  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The OECS now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The minimum required qualifications and experience are listed in section 6 of the Terms of Reference (TOR) below.  The details of the services required are available in the TOR which is available on the official website: www.oecs.org  or can be obtained at the address given below.

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fourth Edition, September 2023 (‘Procurement Regulations’), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

 

Individual Consultants wishing to signify their interest in undertaking the prescribed services are to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) providing information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services (Curriculum Vitae, description of similar assignments, etc) 

 

Expressions of Interest can be submitted via email.

 

For more information or to submit Expressions of Interest, please contact:

Jossie Stephenson

Procurement Officer

OECS Commission Morne Fortuné

P.O. Box 1383

Castries

Saint Lucia

Telephone: 758-452-5895

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Copied to:

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An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fourth Edition, November 2020.

 

Expressions of Interest will be evaluated and the Individual Consultant with the most relevant experience and qualifications will be selected and requested to submit a proposal which will be the basis for negotiations leading to a contract. 

 

An electronic copy of Expressions of Interest is to reach the OECS Commission by September 17, 2024 addressed to:

 

Ms. Jossie Stephenson, Procurement Officer

At the following email address:

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The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – Consulting Services for Business Development Services for Matching Grants Programme in Saint Lucia”.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers,
Fourth Edition November 2020 and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement
Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Economic Planning
Division of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology using
the email addresses as stated below and inspect the bidding document during office hours
Monday- Friday 8:00am- 4:00pm at the address given below.

The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the
submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by email.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 18, 2024, 1:30pm Local Time. Electronic Bidding is permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on October 18, 2024, 1:45pm Local Time.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose
information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award
Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Address to obtain further information and to request bidding documents in accordance with paragraph 4 and 5:


Attn: Recardo Frederick
         Director of Economic Planning
         Economic Planning Division
         Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
        1st Floor, Administrative Centre,
         Bay Street
         Kingstown
         St. Vincent and the Grenadines
         Tel: 784-457-1746


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Address to submit Bid documents in accordance with paragraph 6 above:

Attn: The Chairman
         Central Procurement Board
         Ministry of Finance
         Second Floor, Administrative Building,
         Bay Street
         Kingstown


For Electronic Submission:
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