BARBADOS

 

Solid Waste Management Programme

 

Consulting Services

 

Loan No. 1130/OC-BA

 

The Government of Barbados has received a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assist in financing the development of a Solid Waste Management Programme, and it intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to payments under the contract for consulting services to design and implement a solid waste education, public awareness training programme (SWEPT).

 

The services include:

 

·        Task 1: Review education and campaign activities within the solid waste education program in order to include and, if relevant, expand these activities in the SWEPT

 

·        Task 2: Design and implement an education, public awareness and training programme to support, and foster substantial public compliance with, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme in Barbados

 

·        Task 3: Supervise and co-ordinate appropriate education and public awareness campaigns on behalf of the Sewerage and Solid Waste Project Unit and in collaboration with all other relevant government agencies, and with significant community groups and environmental NGOs in Barbados

 

·        Task 4: Design and produce education and public awareness materials, including printed materials, display materials, radio programs, television programs and commercials, interactive media, and internet-based materials

 

·        Task 5: Design and supervise population surveys, including KAP surveys, to establish baseline information, make formative and summative evaluations, and measure the impact of the education and public awareness activities

 

·        Task 6: Arrange, coordinate and supervise training for project staff and for key staff within the relevant Ministries and other agencies to increase the capacity of Barbados officials and others to carry out, and continue to carry out in the future, education and public awareness activities related to solid waste management

 

Works pertaining to the above should begin in the last quarter of 2003 and last for 18 months to 2 years.

 

The Sewerage and Solid Waste Project Unit now invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the services detailed above. Interested consultants must complete a pre-selection questionnaire and submit any additional information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. However, firms, joint ventures or partnerships submitting an expression of interest must be from IDB’s member countries. A separate pre-selection questionnaire must be completed for each member of any joint venture or partnership that submits expressions of interest in relation to this consultancy.

 

The IDB’s applicable rules will apply in determining eligibility of the applicants and works under this contract.

 

Any firm incorporated outside of Barbados that is eventually awarded a contract by the Government of Barbados must register in Barbados under the “Companies Act of Barbados”.

 

Interested consultants may obtain pre-selection questionnaires and further information from the address below, from 0815 to 1630 hours, Monday through Friday except on public holidays. In addition, pre-selection questionnaires may be obtained from the project unit’s web site below.

 

Consultants applying for this work must be competent in English. Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria:

 

  General background of firm

  Similar work done (by firm and proposed staff)

  Prior experience in Barbados or similar countries

  Language proficiency

  Utilization of local consultants

  Financial capability

 

A shortlist of no fewer than three and no more than six firms will be invited to submit technical and financial proposals for the delivery of the service. The terms of reference and the contract documents will be made available to the shortlisted firms only.

 

Seven copies (one original and six copies) of the expression of interest must be delivered in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Expressions of Interest to Design and Implement a Solid Waste Education, Public Awareness and Training Programme - Barbados” to the address below no later than 1600 hours on 20 December 2002. Late submissions will not be accepted.

 

Sewerage and Solid Waste Project Unit

Project Director

Attn: Sandra Prescod Dalrymple

Project Manager - Solid Waste

Maxwelton, Collymore Rock

St. Michael, Barbados

Tel: (246) 427-5910

Fax: (246) 426-2510 or (246) 430-9152

E-mail: solid@sunbeach.net

Web site: www.solid.gov.bb