Technical Assistance (TA) Services for the Institutional Capacity Building of the Emergency Recovery Project

Country:

Grenada

Publication Date:

Nov 12, 2002

Deadline:

Dec 1, 2002

Funding Agency:

World Bank

Buyer:

Emergency Recovery Project
Project Coordination Unit

Original Language:

English

Address:

Herald A. Wilson
Eastern Caribbean States
Po Box 1130
St. John’s Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda

Telephone:

(268)-462-000/(268)-462-0082

Fax:

(268)-462-000/(268)-462-0082

Email:

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******EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROJECT

****Technical Assistance (TA) Services for the Institutional Capacity
Building of the Emergency Recovery Project

Consulting Services
Publication Date: 12 November 2002

Request for Expressions of Interest

GRENADA

Loan No. 7103-GRD

Credit No. 3611-GRD

The Government of Grenada has received a loan from the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the amount of USD 1,140,000
equivalent, and has received a credit from the International
Development Association in the amount of USD 2,660,000 equivalent
toward the cost of the Emergency Recovery Project, and it intends to
apply the proceeds of this funding to payments under the contract for
Technical Assistance (TA) Services for the Institutional Capacity
Building of the Emergency Recovery Project.

The proposed project aims to assist the OECS member state of Grenada
in its effort to reestablish and secure the productive capacity of the
tourist sector in the aftermath of September the 11 terrorist attacks
in the US. To this end, the project would support (a) expansion of
tourism promotion through 2002 by way of a regional campaign; (b)
maintenance of critical fuel imports necessary to keep tourism-related
facilities operational during the recovery period; (c) additional
enhancements to port and airport security, necessary to maintain
secure transportation linkages to major markets and to preserve the
sub-region's image as a safe tourist destination; and (d) further
improvements to the administration of off-shore financial and business
services in line with recent international agreements. In support of
the above program, Bank assistance will consist of a lending operation
with the following objectives: (i) to help safeguard and maintain the
productive capacity of the tourist sector in the aftermath of the
September 11 terrorist attacks in the US; (ii) to enhance security at
key airport and seaport facilities in line with emerging international
standards with the aim of preventing further acts of terrorism and
safeguarding the sub-region's image as a safe tourist destination; and
(iii) to strengthen the country's institutional capacity to adopt,
develop and implement security plans, procedures and measures as
mandated by international civil aviation and maritime transport
regulatory agencies.

Directorate of Civil Aviation now invites eligible consultants to
indicate their interest in providing the following services:

- (i) comprehensive security-training program for airports and
seaports:

- training program (Training programme services)

The services include a comprehensive security-training program for
airports and seaports aimed at bringing all security executives of
the OECS countries to a high and common level of management
capability as well as providing all security officers and related
staff with an adequate level of proficiency and operational
capability;.
- (ii) technical assistance:

- technical assistance (Technical assistance services)

The services include technical assistance for a Review and Study
of Institutional and Regulatory issues related to the effective
implementation of enhanced security at the airports and seaports
terminals of the five countries.

Interested consultants must provide 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. Consultants will be selected in
accordance with the procedures set out in the |World Bank| Selection
and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers[1].

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address
below from 09:00 to 17:00. Expressions of interest must be delivered
to the address below by 17:00 on 1 December 2002.

***** Office for Submission of Expressions of Interest and for
Obtaining Further Information :

Directorate of Civil Aviation
Herald A. Wilson
Eastern Caribbean States
Po Box 1130
St. John’s Antigua
Antigua and Barbuda
Tel: (268)-462-000/(268)-462-0082
Fax: (268)-462-000/(268)-462-0082
E-mail: OECS.DCA@CANDW.AG[2]

[1] http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/consult/contents.html
[2] mailto:OECS.DCA@CANDW.AG

Technical Assistance (TA) Services for the Institutional Capacity Building of the Emergency Recovery Project

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