Consultancy for ESIA of Union Island Landfill

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Consultancy Firm Services for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for A Proposed Sanitary Landfill/ Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility on Union Island. Reference No: SVGUBEC-C-QCBS-10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the SVG Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Government of SVG (GoSVG) has established a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, and Sustainable Development (MoTCASD) responsible for implementing the UBEC project national-level activities and coordinating with relevant ministries. The consulting services (“the Services”) include the preparation of an ESIA package for the proposed landfill / integrated solid waste management intervention. The assignment shall focus on environmental and social due diligence, risk assessment, stakeholder engagement, mitigation planning, and preparation of disclosure-ready instruments. The consulting firm shall use available project information supplied by the Client and shall not be required to prepare a separate technical or economic study. The assignment is expected to take eighteen (18) to twenty (20) weeks from contract commencement, with an expected start in March 2027. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://procurement.gov.vc/eprocure/index.php/current-bids The MoTCASD now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Core business and years in business: the firm shall have at least ten (10) years of experience in environmental and social impact assessment or environmental consulting services. Relevant experience: the firm shall have completed at least three (3) ESIA/ESMP assignments in the last ten (10) years for sanitary landfills, solid waste management facilities or comparable infrastructure, of which at least one (1) was financed by the World Bank or another multilateral development bank and prepared under the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework or equivalent standards. Experience in Small Island D