Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-16
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 75211200 | 90700000
Submission deadline: 2018-11-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The CFF supports cities in developing countries and emerging economies to develop finance-ready sustainable, low carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects. Launched at COP21 in Paris, the ultimate objective of the CFF is to reduce emissions and increase climate resilience in cities by mobilising finance for city-level climate change action. Through its work, the CFF enables cities to play their part in delivering the objectives of the Paris Agreement; limiting global temperature rise to 1,5 GradC above pre-industrial levels. By championing projects that will simultaneously deliver significant development benefits, the CFF also helps cities to progress their implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the New Urban Agenda.
The purpose of this tender is to provide technical assistance to the global programme C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF) which is jointly implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40). The German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ), the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are funding the CFF.
The CFF supports cities in developing countries and emerging economies to develop finance-ready sustainable, low carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects. Launched at COP21 in Paris, the ultimate objective of the CFF is to reduce emissions and increase climate resilience in cities by mobilising finance for city-level climate change action. Through its work, the CFF enables cities to play their part in delivering the objectives of the Paris Agreement; limiting global temperature rise to 1,5 GradC above pre-industrial levels. By championing projects that will simultaneously deliver significant development benefits, the CFF also helps cities to progress their implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the New Urban Agenda.
The CFF provides intensive technical assistance to city administrations to support the development of a transformative sustainable infrastructure project from feasibility through to financing. A key element of this process is capacity development of the city administrations to empower the city with the skills, expertise and capacities to mobilise and access a broad range of financing instruments for climate change. Finally, extensive knowledge dissemination enables other cities and urban development practitioners to learn from the experiences in the CFF-supported cities and to replicate similar projects successfully, realising significant reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across the world, as well as to inform the work of development agencies and national and global policy-makers.
For the support to its partner cities in developing countries and emerging economies, GIZ seeks to set-up a framework agreement with up to 8 consultancy firms in the area of low carbon transport. The consulting firms within the Framework Agreement can then apply for consulting services to the individual partner cities (city contracts).
(I) provide technical assistance to develop the partner city's infrastructure project and to identify and access suitable financing options for the project;
(II) provide support in developing the partner city administration's capacity in the area of infrastructure planning, project preparation, finance and management;
GIZ is entitled to extend the period of the Framework Agreement beyond January 2021 but unilaterally notifying the Contractor by 1.11.2020. All relevant remuneration items shall be increased proportionately. In addition, the fees shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.25 of the General Terms and Conditions of Contract.
1.2) technical assistance in transport infrastructure finance/financial modelling (see ToR Chapter. 3.2-2);
1.3) capacity development/further training in the field of project management, et al. (see ToR Chapter 3.2-3);
1) Declaration on the commercial register, if the applicant or the member of the consortium is registered;
2) declaration on the personal situation of the applicant or the member of the consortium, consisting of:
(a) declaration on the absence of the mandatory grounds of exclusion as per Section 123 Act against Restraints of competition (Competition Act — GWB) or on the remedial actions and the measures;
b) declaration on the absence of the optional grounds of exclusion as per Section 124 GWB or on the remedial actions and the measures.
1) Declaration on the average annual turnover for the last 3 financial years (last-but-4 financial year can be included in case of invitation to tender held within 6 months of end of last financial year);

Eligibility requirements: 1) Declaration on the commercial register, if the applicant or the member of the consortium is registered; 2) declaration on the personal situation of the applicant or the member of the consortium, consisting of: (a) declaration on the absence of the mandatory grounds of exclusion as per Section 123 Act against Restraints of competition (Competition Act — GWB) or on the remedial actions and the measures; b) declaration on the absence of the optional grounds of exclusion as per Section 124 GWB or on the remedial actions and the measures.