Partnership for Market Readiness Project: Research on market-based carbon pricing approaches, investment and financial policies

Vietnam - P152797 - Vietnam-Partnership for Market Readiness - CS1-2

Country: Vietnam

Project Id: P152797

Project Name: Vietnam-Partnership for Market Readiness

Loan/Credit/TF Info.: TF-A2914

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: VIETNAM
Project: Vietnam: Partnership for Market Readiness Project
Credit No. TF0A2914
Assignment Title: STUDY ON MARKET-BASED CARBON PRICING APPROACHES
FOR INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR GHG
EMISSION REDUCTION
Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): CS1.2

The Government of Vietnam has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost
of the Vietnam: Partnership for Market Readiness Project and intends and to apply part of
the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include:
(1) To analyze and compare different carbon pricing options applicable in Vietnam and
their respective technical, legal, administrative, policy, institutional, economic, fiscal,
and environmental implications and recommend the carbon pricing option(s) feasible
in Vietnam;
(2) To develop a mid-term action plan for preparing and establishing the policy, legal,
institutional, and administrative infrastructure needed to establish the recommended
carbon pricing option(s);
(3) To recommend and prepare an action plan for policies and incentives for finance
mobilization form the private sector in support of Vietnam’s unconditional and
conditional NDC mitigation objectives; and
(4) To support stakeholder consultation for information gathering, policy dialogue, and
consensus building.
The service is planned to be rendered in 18 months starting from November 2018.
The PMU 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 qualification criteria are:
+ Qualified in the field of the assignment;
+ Technical and managerial capabilities of the firm;
+ Experience in similar assignments/projects and similar conditions;
+ Human resources and mobilization capacity.

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The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s
Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA
Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers , January 2011 Revised July 2014
(“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-
consultancy to enhance their qualifications. In that case, consultants should clarify
whether they will associate in the form of joint venture or sub-consultancy agreements. In
case of joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable
for execution of the contract and one member shall be appointed to represent the joint
venture (JV). Each member of JV needs to possess sufficient qualifications to
demonstrate its capacity to perform joint and several liabilities if being awarded, while the
whole JV needs to collectively satisfy all the shortlisting criteria.
It is expected that the Consultant will meet the following qualification requirements:
- Carbon pricing, carbon/climate finance, public, environmental economic, GHG
mitigation policies and actions or related issues;
- Proven expertise in market-based mechanisms (especially ETS, carbon tax, and
offset or crediting mechanism) and other economic instruments to address
climate change challenge. Deep understanding of the technical underpinnings of
such instruments and their applications, as well as the implications of their
interactions with other economic, regulatory and policy instruments;
- Abundant knowledge of relevant Vietnamese laws and regulations, including
fiscal policy, fiscal policy dialogue, design and development, market-based
instruments, and market-based instrument design and development, Vietnamese
industrial policies and their implementation, relevant mitigation sectors (e.g.
energy, transport, waste, and industries), carbon finance, and policies and
strategies on climate change mitigation or related issues. Work experience with
the Government of Vietnam (MONRE, MOF, and MPI) is preferable;
- Demonstrated experience in economic and fiscal analysis;
- Substantial experience on climate policy and related analysis;
- Experience in advising and/or developing projects in developing countries,
especially Vietnam, would be an advantage; and
- Excellent English and Vietnamese verbal and written communication skills,
including written/detailed report writing and oral presentation skills.
The Consultant is encouraged to include strong local staff/partners. Local staff/ partners/
company should have:
- Proven track record of climate policy assignments;
- Experience in development of NAMA projects in Vietnam;
- Proven working relations with government entities (including MONRE, MOF, and
MPI) and the private sector in Vietnam; and
- Adequate English language skills, including written/detailed report writing and
oral presentation skills.
“The consultants will be selected according to the procedures set out in the World Bank
Guidelines: "Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA

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Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers", January 2011, revised July 2014, on the
basis of Quality- and Cost-Based Selection method (QCBS).
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 to
17:00.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) must be delivered in a written form to the address below
(in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 09:00 date July 31, 2018 (Hanoi local
time). Vietnamese version is encouraged but not the short-listing criteria or any rejection
of the EOI.