Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for D&T, substations and solar PV

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES- FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Grenada Name Of Project: Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (RREIIF) Assignment Title: Top of Form Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Dual Circuit Transmission lines, substations and solar PV. Bottom of Form Reference No .: GD-GRENADA MCRERE-566028-CS-CQS The Government of Grenada has received financing from the World Bank towards the costs of the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility (RREIIF) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments for consulting services under the project to support the ESIA for the Dual Circuit Transmission lines, substations and solar PV. The consulting services (“the Services”) will be responsible for assessing the environmental and social impacts of the proposed transmission lines, substations (the project) and the potential Solar PV farm with associated Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Pearls through an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and provide mitigation measures in an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). The ESMP will be used by the Owners Engineer and design, construction, and operational contractors of the Project according to the policies of the World Bank and the Ministry of Climate Resilience. The Contract duration is Five (5) months. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.procurement.gd or through our E-Procurement Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gnd/aspx/HOME The Central Procurement Unit acting on behalf of The Ministry of Climate Resilience now invites eligible 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 criteria for selecting the Consultant are: Firm