CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
GREEN CLIMATE FUND READINESS SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING BELIZE PRIVATE SECTOR ACCESS TO CLIMATE FINANCE
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR READINESS EXPERT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated financing towards the cost of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Support for Strengthening Belize Private Sector Access to Climate Finance 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. The financing shall not be used 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 CDB shall derive any rights from the financing or have any claim to the proceeds of the financing.
Belize is seeking to scale-up funding to support its National Climate Change Strategies and Policies. This will be done by engaging Small and Medium Size Enterprises to build their capacity to access funding from the GCF. The objective of this consultancy is the effective and timely coordination of project activities during implementation. The Readiness Expert will support project activities, submit reports and disbursement requests to CDB, and supervise the execution of all consultancy services and contracts for the project. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 12 months.
CDB now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services.
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm hours Monday to Friday.
Electronic copies of the Expressions of Interest must be emailed to CDB at procurement@caribank.org no later than 4:30 pm Atlantic Standard Time on Friday, December 18, 2020. The email must include the name and address of the applicant and the subject line shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Readiness Expert”
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. CDB 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.
Procurement Officer
Procurement Policy Unit
Caribbean Development Bank
P.O. Box 408
Wildey
St. Michael
BARBADOS, W.I.
Tel: + (1 246) 539-1600
Fax: + (1 246) 426-7269
Email: procurement@caribank.org
CDB is a regional multilateral development bank which was established in October 1969 to contribute to the harmonious economic growth and development of the member countries in the Caribbean Region and to promote economic cooperation and integration among them, having special and urgent regard to the needs of the less-developed members of the Region. CDB began operations in January 1970 and has become a leading catalyst for providing development financing, technical assistance and policy advice to its Borrowing Member Countries for the reduction of poverty.
