The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) is inviting Expressions of Interest from consultancies or consortia who can help cities to develop Green Cities Action Plans.
Via its Green Cities Framework, the EBRD intends to enter into Framework Agreements with up to 10 consultancies or consortia to enable it to draw on a shortlist of pre-qualified firms from which it can quickly and efficiently source reliable services for cities to develop Green Cities Action Plans.
The EBRD is looking for expertise in a number of areas, including:
- building
- green infrastructure
- resilience
- solid waste management
- sustainable cities
- urban development
- waste water management
The Programme is expected to start in Q2 2020 and run for three years with an approximate spend of up to EUR 3 million per year, with the potential for further extension options subject to funding availability and the performance of the selected Framework Consultants.
The EBRD has developed the Green Cities Framework to address cities’ climate change challenges while building the market case for private-sector investment in sustainable urban infrastructure.
The over-arching aim of the GrCF is to serve as a sector wide catalyst for addressing climate change at the City level, which will be achieved through the preparation and subsequent implementation of Green City Action Plans.
The objective of the Green Cities Framework is to guide Cities through four main steps – from establishing a i) Green City Baseline, developing a ii) Green City Action Plan, all the way through to iii) implementation and iv) reporting on progress and outcomes.
Consultants appointed to the Framework will be selected for individual assignments by the Bank.
Consultants appointed to the Framework will be a firm or a group of firms who can demonstrate the full range of expertise required for the successful implementation of the assignments.
The Consultant’s expert team is expected to include expertise in a number of areas, including:
- Buildings Expert
- District Energy Expert
- Economics and Finance Expert
- Environment Expert
- Legal Expert
- Policy and Institutional Expert
- Social / Gender Expert
- Solid Waste Expert
- Stakeholder Engagement Expert
- Urban Sustainability
- Urban Transport Expert
- Water Expert
Following the submission of expressions of interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Consultant selection and contracting will be subject to availability of funding.
The shortlist criteria are:
(i) previous project experience in similar assignments in the relevant sector - 50%;
(ii) previous project experience in similar assignments in the EBRD CoOs - 30%
(iii) CVs of Key Experts - 20%
Deadline to submit Expressions of Interest is 7th February 2020 – click here for more information
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