Business Consultant for Technical Assistance for the Development of Technical Plans Including Calculations of Expenses/Costs And All Necessary Infrastructure for the Establishment of One Wheat Field Seed Bank and One Pilot Vine Nursery on the Selected Plots for the Production of Certified Seeds and Seedlings of Meskhetian Varieties of Wheat and Vine in Samtkhe-Javakheti Region in Georgia

Announcement of Procurement of Consultancy Services for Technical Assistance of Business Consultant for the Development of Technical Plans in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region in Georgia

Closing Date for Submission: 29 November, 2024

Publication Reference: 052RECC/G/GEF/AGROBIO-2301-a1 & a2

The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) as executing entity is implementing of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project “Sustainable Management of Agricultural Biodiversity in Vulnerable Ecosystems and Rural Communities of Samtskhe-Javakheti Region in Georgia”.

The project aims to support the improvement of livelihoods at the local level through the introduction of sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity, and to promote the restoration-distribution of endemic wheat and vine varieties local in Samtskhe-Javakheti and their introduction into agro-production.

REC Caucasus is seeking for procurement of consultancy service contract to be concluded with a Business Consultant to provide technical assistance in the field development of technical plans for the establishment of one pilot wheat field seed bank and one pilot vine nursery within the framework of the Project and therefore makes the present announcement.

  1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Detailed information on the Project (GEF Project ID: 10829) could be found in the GEF Project Date Base at the following internet page: https://www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/10829

  1. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
    Assignment is envisaged to be carried out during the period from December, 2024 to April, 2025 (5 months).
  2. TERMS OF REFERENCE

For details on the services to be provided (contract type, estimated number of working days, deliverables, qualification requirements etc.) please refer to the attached Terms of Reference – see in Section 9 of this announcement.

  1. PARTICIPATION

Participation is open to all Georgian nationals (natural persons) participating individually.

  1. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

Interested candidates should submit (via e-mail with indication of publication ref. number in subject line) signed application submission form comprising of Diploma, CV, Technical Part (Technical Offer) and Financial Part (Financial Offer) – in PDF format.

Along with Technical and Financial Parts, candidates could submit documents (such as copies of diplomas/certificates) on an optional basis.

Template for application submission form is available for downloading from this site – see in Section 9 of this Announcement.

Application form should be submitted to:

Ms. Nino Rostomashvili
Project Assistant, REC Caucasus
48/50, Mtskheta Street
0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
E-Mail: nino.rostomashvili@rec-caucasus.org

with CC to:

Ms. Sophiko Akhobadze
Executive Director, REC Caucasus
48/50, Mtskheta Street
0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
E-Mail: sophiko.akhobadze@rec-caucasus.org

Ms. Marika Kapanadze
Project Coordinator, REC Caucasus
48/50, Mtskheta Street
0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
E-Mail: marika.kapanadze@rec-caucasus.org

and

Mr. David Mironidze
Project Financial Officer, REC Caucasus
48/50, Mtskheta Street
0179 Tbilisi, Georgia
E-Mail: david.mironidze@rec-caucasus.org

  1. EVALUATION

Evaluation will be made in accordance with the quality/price-based selection method per REC Caucasus procedures and rules. The best value for money will be established by weighing technical quality against price on an 80/20 basis.

The quality of each technical offer will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria and the associated weighting as detailed in the evaluation grid specified in the Terms of Reference.

  1. NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND SIGNATURE OF THE CONTRACT

Only successful applicant will be contacted and informed (via e-mail) that its application has been accepted.

Within 5 working days of receipt of the contract, the selected applicant shall sign and date the contract and return it to the REC Caucasus for counter signature.

Failure of the selected applicant to comply with this requirement may constitute grounds for the annulment of the decision to award the contract. In such a case, the REC Caucasus may award the contract to another applicant or cancel the selection procedure.

The other applicants will be informed on the outcomes of the selection process on their demand (via e-mail).

  1. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

The deadline for submission of applications: 29 November, 2024, 18:00 of Local Time (GET).

  1. ATTACHMENTS FOR DOWNLOADING

Attachments are available for downloading from this site:

(i) Terms of Reference and (ii) Application Submission Form:

Agrobio_2301-a1 & a2_01_Invitation to Tender

Agrobio_2301-a1 & a2_02a_Terms of Reference and Evaluation Grid

Agrobio_2301-a1 & a2_02b_APPLICATION SUBMISSION FORM