Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-17
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300 | 75211200
Submission deadline: 2021-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: GIZ as a Technical Assistance (TA) partner advises the African Union (AU) on regional infrastructure development since 2010 with evolving support on organizational development, process advisory, infrastructure project preparation, private sector engagement and the promotion of employment creation. GIZ supports the AU Commission (AUC) on policy level and the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) on implementation level as its direct cooperation partners in regards to the AU"s Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA, www.pida.africa).
The current GIZ Support Programme Green Infrastructure Corridors for intra-African Trade has the strategic objective to strengthen partner capacities to support green infrastructure projects in trade relevant integrated corridors. This GIZ TA phase is geographically concentrated on the Central Corridor (CC) in Eastern Africa. Thus, in addition to AUC and AUDA-NEPAD, GIZ implements certain activities of this phase with CCTTFA (Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency) which owns the Secretariat function in the CC.
Specifically, the GIZ Support Programme Green Infrastructure Corridors for intra-African Trade advises the AU (i.e. AUC, AUDA-NEPAD) + CCTTFA on the following three Outputs (does not reflect Outputs of this Consultancy):
2. Advisory for Climate Resilient and Low Carbon Infrastructure Project Development in the Central Corridor via the Service Delivery Mechanism (i.e., the SDM is an operational technical advisory instrument of AUDA-NEPAD to bring infrastructure projects towards bankability)
3. Launch of Call for Digital Solutions for SMEs to promote Green Infrastructure Development and intra-African Trade
Together with GIZ as the Contracting Authority and the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Central Corridor Secretariat (CCTTFA) as beneficiaries, the Tenderer will be jointly implementing activities to contribute to climate resilient and low carbon infrastructure development linked to intra-African Trade in the Central Corridor (CC).
The overall objective of this ToR is to provide technical advisory services for at least 8 infrastructure projects and to mobilize further funding for at least 4 projects in the Central Corridor via an Expert Service Pool (ESP). The Consultant is responsible for providing and achieving the following work packages (please consult ToR for detailed explanation and context):
Work Package 1: Advisory services for project preparation related to the Central Corridor have been provided by the Service Delivery Mechanism (i.e., the SDM is an operational technical advisory instrument of AUDA-NEPAD to bring infrastructure projects towards bankability) Expert Service Pool (ESP)
Milestone 1.1: Provision of technical advisory to identify gaps and advance project to the next stage to access financial support (including climate finance options) for at least 8 infrastructure projects related to the Central Corridor
Milestone 1.2: At least 4 project applications for further financial support (including climate finance options) have been submitted to suitable funding institutions and funding received for at least 4 projects
Milestone 2.1: The SDM Quick Check Methodology (QCM, consult ToR for detailed explanation) is enhanced to feature diagnostic aspects to better plan and develop low carbon, climate resilient and trade supporting infrastructure
Milestone 2.2: The enhanced SDM QCM (i.e., "SDM Green Track") is applied to at least 20 projects related to the Central Corridor including the production of corresponding SDM QCM Notification Reports
Milestone 2.3: The SDM Green Track has been presented to Climate Finance funding institutions for sounding, feedback and endorsement
Work Package 3: Capacity Building measures on how to advise infrastructure projects technically are implemented
Milestone 3.1: Technical staff of AUDA-NEPAD and CCTTFA have strengthened their technical advisory competencies to consult Member States on green infrastructure development

Eligibility requirements: 1. Trading name and address, commercial register number and extract from the commercial register. 2. Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply. 3. Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable. 4. Association clause if applicable.