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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 COOK ISLANDS

BACKGROUND

Cook Islands are at great risk due to sea level rise, extreme rainfall events, storm surges, strong winds and extreme high air temperatures. However, Government and the people are focusing their efforts on strengthening their preparedness and risk reduction approaches as a means to mitigate the impacts of climate change and disasters. This is elaborated through Cook Islands Climate Change Policy and Statement which among other key priorities also recognizes the need for enhanced mobilisation of climate finance and the increased engagement of all stakeholders inclusive of the private sector to support Cook Islands Government’s endeavors.

The mapping exercise is in response to a request from Cook Islands as part of strengthening private sector engagement in Cook Island’s endeavors to strengthen its preparedness and risk reduction approaches to climate change and disaster impacts. It is also aligned with the overall intent of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific (FRDP) and 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 Climate Change Office, which is also the Green Climate Fund’s National Designated Authority (NDA) and the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce.

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 COOK ISLANDS

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 20th September 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 Friday 13th September 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.

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.