UPDATE: Roads and Aviation Project: Addressing Gender Based Violence

Solomon Islands - P166622 - Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project - MCA-MID/CQS/SI/C2/04

Country: Solomon Islands

Project Id: P166622

Project Name: Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project

Loan/Credit/TF Info.: IDA-63780

Notice Version No.: 0

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Pacific Aviation Investment Program (PAIP)

Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP)             

Request For Expressions Of Interest - Consulting Services

Delivery of Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection Prevention and Response Support Services

Reference Number: SI-C2.04

1. This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in dgMarket online October 21, 2018.
2. The Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project (SIRAP) is part of the regional Pacific Aviation Investment Program (PAIP) being implemented respectively in Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa and Vanuatu. PAIP has a development objective to (i) improve the safety, security, efficiency, management, and environmental sustainability of airports; and (ii) improve regional harmonization of aviation safety standards. The program recognizes the key role air transport plays in the economic and social development of each participating country and the need to strengthen the efficiency and viability of this sector.
3. The Executing Agency is the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MOFT), who will lead the project via the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) as Implementing Agencies. A Project Support Team (PST) is responsible for day-to-day project management, with support from the PAIP Technical and Fiduciary Services Unit (TFSU) who provides regional program implementation support across the PAIP program. The Civil Aviation Authority of Solomon Islands (CAASI) and other line ministries are also involved in supporting project implementation, providing inputs, and performing roles within their respective mandates.
4. This assignment is for the delivery of activities to prevent and respond to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Children (VAC) in project areas, in particular in Malaita province, and to a reduced extent in the vicinity of the Munda and Honiara airports.

The estimated budget for this assignment will not exceed USD 400,000.

The Terms of Reference for the Assignment can be located here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1oen47mj1dq2mhf/19%2011%2018%20GBV%20Consultancy%20TOR.pdf?dl=0 

1. MCA and MID now invite interested and eligible Consulting Firms to provide an Expression of Interest demonstrating that the Firm experience in,

(a) assessment of GBV (including VAC and HT) risks in the infrastructure development;

(b) design and delivery of IEC on GBV prevention for contractors (or private sector) and communities in the Pacific island small states;

(c) case management and support services for reported instances of GBV within the Pacific island small states; and

(d) working with existing GBV actors in the Pacific island small states for both rural and urban communities.

For the purpose of this assignment, the Pacific island small states are defined as Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati, PNG, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands.

1. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. If Consultants wish to express interest as an Association, then they must clarify the nature of the proposed Association – i.e., whether it is a Joint Venture or a Sub-Consultancy. Please note in the case of a Joint Venture, the Consultants shall send information for each member, as a separate assessment will also be done for each firm in the proposed Joint Venture. Information about sub-consultants is not required and will not be taken into consideration.
2. A Firm will be selected using the Consultant’s Qualifications based Selection (CQS) method for Procurement as described in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers (issued July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018) and which can be found at www.worldbank.org
3. Expressions of Interest, including documentary evidence on the above requirements shall be delivered to the address below by 2 December 2019. Firms should take into account timing of couriered documents to Solomon Islands. Email submissions will be accepted in Low Resolution files (each) up to 3 MB only. To facilitate evaluation, submissions shall not exceed 20 pages. CVs of experts are not required at this stage. Expressions of Interest should be clearly marked “Expression of Interest for Consulting Services for Delivery of Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection Prevention and Response Support Services, Reference Number: SI-C2.04”.
4. Address for submission of Expression of Interest:

Attention: Ms. Pua Latu

Email: platu@paiptfsu.com   

Address: PAIP Office, Ground Floor, TAL Building, Poutaha, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga