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REQUEST FOR TENDER

CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT A MAPPING OF FIJI’S PRIVATE SECTOR RESILIENCE BUILDING INITIATIVES AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE FINANCE

BACKGROUND

Private sector engagement on adaptation and mitigation actions faces several key challenges. These include the level of scrutiny to satisfy accountability requirements by financial intermediaries and donors. The complexity and duration of the application process including fund disbursement is another factor that discourages the private sector to access these resources as time is critical considering the nature of private sector operations. To address some of these key challenges, the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) as the national private sector organisation based in Suva, Fiji is planning a mapping exercise for the private sector. This mapping is intended to generate additional information about these challenges and will include identification areas to enhance private sector engagement with the public sector and opportunities to access climate change finance for the private sector. FCEF would require these data to be able to have a broader view of its members’ resilience and be able to contribute in supporting any national resilient development initiatives.

FCEF is currently reviewing its Strategic Plan 2019-2021 and work programme related to climate change and disaster mitigation that can better respond to improve business resilience of its membership and align to the National Climate Change Policy. Such review will also include identifying areas to strengthen engagement of the private sector in climate change and disaster risk management through consultations with members and opportunity to determine the needs of the private sector which can be developed into concepts for financing opportunities. FCEF acknowledges the importance of having key information and data for such reviews, which is a huge challenge to inform any good policy review and development.

Similar mapping works have been carried out in Vanuatu, Samoa, Cook Islands and Tonga 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 FCEF, Ministry of Economy which is the Green Climate Fund’s National Designated Authority (NDA), Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism & Transport and the PIFS PACRES Project.

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 FIJI’S PRIVATE SECTOR RESILIENCE BUILDING INITIATIVES AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN CLIMATE FINANCE

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, Tuesday 20 April 2021.

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 Tuesday 13 April 2021. 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.