Invitation to Tender
Invitation to Tender
11th November 2022
Country: Saint Lucia
Project Executing Agency: Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT)
Address: Pigeon Island National Landmark
Project Title: Increasing the climate change resilience and public awareness of the Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area and Pigeon Island National Landmark ecosystems
Grant Number: EbA1 #76
NCB No./Title of contract: Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation
RFP: Request for Proposal for Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation
The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) has received financing from the German Development Bank (KfW) through the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) Ecosystem-based adaptation Facility (EbA Facility) for a project entitled “Increasing the climate change resilience and public awareness of the Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area and Pigeon Island National Landmark ecosystems”. The SLNT intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under a Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation.
The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for a Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation.
The Terms of Reference, tender documents, clarifications and update, as well as other referenced documents are annexed hereto:
Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation Documents
The bidding process shall be conducted by means of a Limited Competitive Bidding procedure. The successful bidder will be selected via a Single-Stage process which means Bidders will submit evidence of their qualification together with the technical and financial offer as outlined in the Tender Documents. All technical proposals received shall be opened and evaluated first while the financial proposals remain unopened to allow for an unbiased evaluation of the qualifications and technical offer. Upon finalisation of the technical evaluation, the financial proposal of those Bidders who fulfilled the technical requirements indicated in the Tender Documents will be opened and evaluated further. The financial offers of the Bidders who did not fulfil the technical requirements will not be considered.
Bidders may request clarifications to the Tender Documents in writing via email to: conservationmgr@slunatrust.org and director@slunatrust.org on or before 30th November 2022. Any modification to the issued Tender Documents shall be introduced in the form of an addendum to the Tender Documents and can be accessed on the SLNT’s website via the webpage link above. Therefore, Bidders are required to consult this webpage periodically for updates provided on the Tender Documents.
All bids shall be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the Tender Documents and shall be addressed to:
Director
Saint Lucia National Trust
Pigeon Island National Landmark Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Proposals must be received by the Saint Lucia National Trust on/or before 4:00 p.m. (AST) on 9th December 2022.
Bids received after the submission deadline shall be rejected, unless late submission was due to events of force majeure (e.g., natural disasters, pandemic).