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Consulting Services, Implementation of the Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility and the Urban Adaptation Financing Facility
Expression of Interest - Prequalification
Country Latin America
Deadline May 13, 2022
Financing KfW Entwicklungsbank
Reference Number BMZ202036523 (UIIF I); 2021.3657.0 (UAFF I); 2021.3673.7 (UIIF II)
Subject Urban Infrastructure Insurance Facility” (UIIF) and “Urban Adaptation Financing Facility” (UAFF)
Project Measures:
Support to the Project Executing Agency in the implementation of the facilities UIIF I and UAAF I for improving the protection of the population of vulnerable and poor neighborhoods and selected critical infrastructure in selected Latin American cities from extreme weather events and their consequences, especially floods, landslides, storms, and droughts.
Requested Consulting Services:
The requested Services include the Work Packages as per the below. Kindly note that an extension of the project is in preparation, subject to external conditions (contract signature (UIIF II and UAFF I) and the respective BMZ approval (UAFF II)). The Work Packages are designed in a way that they would cover the services across all projects and extensions (current and future):
Work Package 1: Monitoring, reporting and evaluation
Work Package 2: Project Planning and implementation
Work Package 3: Procurement
Work Package 4: Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)
Work Package 5: Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)
Work Package 6: Grant Management and Disbursements
Work Package 7: Time Schedule and Work Plan and deliverables
Work Package 8: Budget and resource planning and Human Resources
Work Package 9: Technical support through pool of expert

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