Expression of Interest For Consultancy Services For Strengthening AgrimseS Business And Production Operational Efficiencies

Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Strengthening AgriMSEs Business and Production Operational Efficiencies. The objective of the consultancy is to strengthen AgriMSEs business and production operational efficiencies. The consultant will focus on strengthening market-ready/compliant products, addressing safety, quality and fundamental scale-up challenges and strengthening administrative and management capacities of AgriMSE operations in preparation for export readiness. The consultancy will be implemented in five (5) BMCs, namely Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference (TOR). The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of twenty months. IICA now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of these consultancy services. Eligibility Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: (a) 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. (b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and (c) 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.[1] Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021). In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience, local and regional experience on similar assignments, financial capability, and existing commitments. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the EOI submission stage. Tender Link : https://www.caribank.org/work-with-us/procurement/procurement-notices