RFP-Appraisal of standard agreements and contractual documents for projects under national infrastructure pipeline to achieve disaster resilience goals

Request for Proposal for Appraisal of standard agreements and contractual documents for projects under national infrastructure pipeline to achieve disaster resilience goals

Background

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a multi-stakeholder global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and academic and knowledge institutions. It aims to address the challenges of building resilience into infrastructure systems and development associated with it. The vision, mission, goal, and objectives of the CDRI are explicitly linked to the post-2015 development agendas. The Coalition will also contribute to the resilience of the global infrastructure systems in an increasingly interconnected world. The outcome of such collaboration would be aimed at building resilient economies and resilient people through cross-sector commitments at all levels towards adaptation and resilience with concrete outcomes that will bring resilience action to global scale. The global coalition is anchored by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Society (CDRIS), registered under the Societies Registration Act (1860), India, in New Delhi, recognised as the CDRI Secretariat. CDRI Website: www.cdri.world.

Purpose of Assignment

CDRI intends to select an agency to provide consultancy services to CDRI for “Appraisal  of Standard Agreements and Contractual Documents for Projects under National  Infrastructure Pipeline to Achieve Disaster Resilience Goals”. In this regard, CDRI  invites proposals from interested and eligible agencies/firms to provide the consultancy  services as detailed in this RFP

Introduction

CDRI named in the Part II Data Sheet will select a consulting firm/organization (the  Agency) in accordance with the method of selection specified in the Part II Data  Sheet.

2.2 The name of the assignment/Job has been mentioned in Part II Data Sheet. Detailed  scope of the assignment/ job has been described in the Terms of Reference in  Section 4.

2.3 The date, time and address for submission of the proposals has been given in Part  II Data Sheet.

2.4 Agencies are invited to submit their Proposal, for consulting Assignment/job named  in the Part II Data Sheet. The Proposal will be the basis for award of contract and  ultimately for a signed Contract with the selected Agency.

2.5 Agencies should familiarize themselves with local conditions and take them into  account in preparing their Proposals. To obtain further information or clarifications,  a pre-bid meeting will be organized. The date and time for pre-bid meeting has been  given in Part II Data Sheet. To obtain further information or clarifications, Agencies may refer to procedure in para 4 below.

2.6 CDRI will provide at no cost to the Agencies the inputs and facilities specified in the  Part II Data Sheet, assist the Agencies in obtaining licenses and permits needed to  carry out the Assignment/job, and make available relevant project data and reports to the extent possible. The final responsibility for obtaining the above to complete  the project lies with the Agency.

2.7 Agencies shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of their  proposals and contract finalisation. CDRI is not bound to accept any proposal and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time prior to Contract award,  without thereby incurring any liability to the Agencies

Eligibility of Association of Agencies

If the Agency has formed an association of Agencies and applied jointly (if  association/Joint Venture/consortium allowed as per Data Sheet), the association  of Agencies shall be evaluated as a single entity as per the qualification/ eligibility  criteria set forth in Part II Data Sheet. If any member of the association of Agencies is dropped during or at any time after the RFP stage, such an association of Agency is liable to be rejected by CDRI or lead to the termination of the contract. 

3.2 The lead member of the association of the Agency shall be the Agency who has been  selected by CDRI and CDRI shall deal with only the lead member for the purpose of  this assignment. The lead member of the association of the Agency shall be  responsible and liable to CDRI for all aspects of their proposal, contract, service etc.

3.3 Apart from the association/consortium formed before submission of the proposal,  the Agency shall not subcontract any portion of Agency’s duties under this  Agreement without prior written consent of CDRI.

3.4 In case a member of the selected association of Agencies is not able to perform  their duties for some reason, any required changes to the proposed team or  association of Agencies may be submitted in writing to CDRI with proper  justifications for the changes, and proposed plan for replacement of roles and skills  required to complete the project. CDRI, at its sole discretion, may decide whether to  approve or reject the proposal, or debar the association from further evaluation, or  terminate the contract, depending on the stage of the project

Date & time and address for submission of proposals/bids:

Date: 8th October, 2021

Address: Bids to be submitted via Email to tender.projects@cdri.world

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