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REQUEST FOR TENDER

CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT MAPPING OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
IN SOLOMON ISLANDS

BACKGROUND

Business partners including Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are integral parts of economic growth in Solomon Islands. Government is currently taking steps to strengthen the enabling environment to boost business opportunities in the country and improve private sector-led economic growth. However, such pro-active steps are usually hampered by country experiences of severe tropical cyclones, long dry spells and high ocean surface temperatures that impact the nation’s economic, social and environmental systems. Despite this, the Solomon Islands Government is taking the lead role and working with relevant stakeholders to address the impacts of climate change through various programmes and initiatives implemented at the national and sub-national levels. Government has also recognised the critical role of the private sector in resilience building and the opportunities for increased engagement with them to support the country’s endeavor to be a resilient and secure nation.

The mapping work is in response to a request from Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) to strengthen private sector engagement with the public sector and to provide guidance for its members about financing opportunities for adaptation and mitigation activities, thereby to help reducing the vulnerabilities of climate change and disasters impacts. It is also aligned with the overall intent of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) and the Pacific Resilience Partnership which recognizes the key role and contribution of the private sector to supporting a country’s development that is sustainable and resilient.

Despite recognition of the key role the private sector plays and the need to further enhance its engagement there remain challenges including lack of key information and data sources from the private sector to inform more effective policy and decision-making in regards private sector engagement. Additionally, the need for the private sector to be part of the entire process starting from country programming to project implementation to enhance their engagement has been identified.

The proposed private sector mapping will help address some of these challenges by undertaking direct consultations with the private sector to determine their needs that relate to climate financing, mapping out the private sector’s work that is relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation, creating a database of the private sector against relevant accredited entities and developing concept notes for private sector project proposals or for possible public private partnership arrangement.

This consultancy will be coordinated with the SICCI and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), which is also the Green Climate Fund’s National Designated Authority (NDA).

SCOPE OF WORK

The consultant will carry out the responsibilities and tasks as set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be addressed:

“Consultancy to Conduct Mapping of the Private Sector Activities related to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Solomon Islands".
The Secretary General
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Private Mail Bag
Suva, Fiji Islands

Method of Submissions:

Interested suppliers should forward their submission which first should be converted to the PDF format, max.10.0MB and submit electronically following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the financial offer.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm, Friday 15 November 2019. Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers:

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications" at 5pm, Wednesday 13 November 2019.

The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.




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In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.