Country: The Bahamas, Barbados, Suriname, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Trinidad & Tobago
Project Name: Caribbean Green Energy Adoption and Energy Efficiency Toolkit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME); and Promotion of Just Energy Transition
Sector: Green Energy
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Loan No. /Fiduciary Fund/TC No. /Grant No. RG-T4402
Project No – ATN/OC-20552-RG
The Caribbean Export Development Agency has received financing in the amount equivalent to US$817,212.00 from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under the project Caribbean Green Energy Adoption and Energy Efficiency Toolkit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME); and Promotion of Just Energy Transition. The project will be jointly financed by the Caribbean Export Development Agency, contributing US$151,333.33; ExporTT from Trinidad and Tobago, contributing US$10,000; Export Barbados from Barbados, contributing US$10,000; the Center for Exports and Investment of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana), contributing US$10,878.67; and the Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI-Haiti) from Haiti, contributing US$10,000. Bidding will be governed by the Inter-American Development Bank’s eligibility rules and procedures.
The main objectives of this project are to support Caribbean MSMEs in adopting sustainable energy practices and to facilitate a just energy transition in the region. Specifically, the project aims to develop and implement an online energy audit tool that will enable businesses to enhance energy efficiency, adopt cleaner production methods, and adhere to voluntary sustainability standards (VSS), all of which are geared toward improving competitiveness and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
To achieve these goals, the project will procure various goods, works, and services, including the development of an interactive energy audit platform for MSMEs, training materials on energy management and sustainability, and consultancy services for tool design, survey execution, and course content creation. Additionally, the project will involve a marketing campaign to encourage MSME participation, the establishment of a Project Management Unit (PMU) to coordinate activities, and resources for conducting external audits and evaluations to monitor project outcomes.
Procurement processes of contracts financed by the Inter-American Development Bank will be conducted in accordance with the Policies for Procurement of Goods and Works financed by the Inter-American Development Bank GN-2349-15 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the policies. Consulting services will be selected and contracted in accordance with the Policies for the Selection and Contracting of Consultants financed by the Inter-American Development Bank GN-2350-15.
Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the Inter-American Development Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures, will be published as they become available. For consulting services expected to cost an amount equivalent to US $200.000 or more, a request for expressions of interest contracts will be advertised in UN Development Business1 and Inter-American Development Bank’s Web Site.
Interested eligible bidders and consultants who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to prequalify/bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below:
