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REQUEST FOR TENDER

CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT A MAPPING OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION IN TONGA
BACKGROUND

Businesses in Tonga are increasingly aware of the threats posed by climate change but less informed about the impending risks and opportunities that climate change can present. This is primarily due to the lack of information or data on climate risks which may be unavailable or inaccessible to the private sector. The growth of Tonga’s private sector has been hampered by several constraints such as lack of knowledge which poses difficulty for the public sector and businesses to incorporate climate risks into their planning and decision-making processes, that can affect new investments and sustainable economic growth. Despite these constraints, the Government of Tonga has made strong commitment to implementing reform and has embarked on new initiatives to support private sector growth. It is also working with relevant stakeholders to address the impacts of climate change through policy changes and by supporting private sector led initiatives that contribute to climate resilience.

The request for a mapping exercise by the Tonga Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI) will help address the lack of information in climate resilience within the Tonga business community and will strengthen private sector engagement with the public sector. It is also aimed at providing guidance for the TCCI members and other businesses about financing opportunities for adaptation and mitigation activities, thereby to help reducing the vulnerabilities of climate change and disasters impacts. This proposed activity is aligned with the overall intent of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) and the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) which recognises the key role and contribution of the private sector to supporting a country’s sustainable and resilient development priorities.

Similar mapping works have been carried out in Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands that involve undertaking direct consultations with the private sector to determine their needs relative to climate financing, mapping out businesses’ operations that are 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 TCCI and the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), 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 titled:

REQUEST FOR TENDER

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

Method of Submissions:

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm, Friday 13 March 2020.

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” on Friday 06 March 2020. 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.
Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

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.