Tenders Are Invited For Climate Change Adaptation Firm Survey

Expression of Interest are invited for India Climate Change Adaptation Firm Survey The World Bank (WB) intends to carry out a face-to-face firm survey in India to understand how firms are being affected by climate change and how they are adapting to it. This large-scale survey is expected to have a sample size of around 1000 firms in 2-3 states. It will collect quantitative data on firm experience with extreme weather events, how it impacted them, and their beliefs about climate change. The survey will gather information on the adaptation investments the firm is planning to make and the constraints that they face when making those investments. It will also collect information on general characteristics, such as firm size, revenue, and assets. The sample may be stratified by location characteristics to ensure adequate coverage of firms that are especially vulnerable to shocks such as floods and heat. The scope of the work involves the following, among others: · Identifying and securing or generating relevant and up-to-date sample frames. · Finetuning a sampling strategy based on guidelines provided by the WB. · Translating the draft questionnaire provided by the WB into the local language. · Field testing and finalizing questionnaire through a pilot. In additional, a pre-pilot may be necessary to test and finetune complex questions for eliciting firm beliefs and preferences. · Conducting face-to-face interviews with firms. · Data entry, cleaning and timely delivery of data in STATA format. WBG reserves the right to limit the number of qualified firms shortlisted for efficiency. WBG reserves the right to verify any information provided, or to request additional information after REOI packages are received. WBG reserves the right to proceed, or to not proceed, with issuing an RFP. WBG reserves the right to modify the scope of work for the RFP as necessary to meet Project requirements. All data and information received from WBG for the purpose of this assignment are to be treated confidentially and are only to be used in connection with the execution of these tasks. The contents of written materials obtained and used in this assignment may not be disclosed to any third parties without the expressed advance written notice of WBG. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest. Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group RFXNow (https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/external/login.html) and shall not exceed 20 pages. If the submitted response exceeds 20 pages, WBG reserves the right to read only the first 20. NOTES Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted. Tender Link : https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/public/advertisement/index.html