RFPs: Gender Vulnerability Assessment for Integrated Water and Energy Resources Program in Gabon

Deadline: 3 January 2025

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide support on a gender vulnerability assessment, for a water and energy investment project in Gabon titled “Integrated Program for the Development of Water and Energy Resources program in Libreville” that will be funded by AfDB.

The Water and Urban program at GCA addresses barriers to integrating adaptation into water supply and urban resilience projects. It provides analysis, technical support, climate risk assessments, design guidelines, investment options, and capacity building. In this context, the Water and Urban program at GCA supports climate resilience into investments, by addressing key barriers to integrating adaptation into water and urban resilience projects. GCA delivers upstream analysis and technical support to develop information and metrics on climate hazards, assets exposure, vulnerability hotspots, and finally adaptation and resilience options that are financially viable.

GCA is seeking a qualified firm to conduct a gender vulnerability assessment, for a water and energy investment project in Gabon. The total duration of this assignment is estimated at up to 8 months.

Selection Criteria

Bidders shall be evaluated against the following Selection Criteria:
- Professional and Legal Capacity
  - Criterion
    - Lead firm must be a registered entity in their home country regulatory agency, as and where applicable, for a minimum of 1 year.
    - Lead firm must have a current team of at least 3 staff members.
  - Documentary evidence
    - Provide a copy of the statutes/registration of the legal entity (in case of a joint proposal the company registration shall be submitted for each partner) and evidence concerning the appointment of the persons authorized to represent the Bidder in dealings with third parties and in legal proceedings.
- Technical Standing
- Criteria
  - At least five years’ experience providing technical assistance related to the assignment.
- Documentary evidence
  - The Technical Proposal contains a summary highlighting the experience above.

Language

The proposals, all correspondence and documents related to the RFP exchanged by the bidder and GCA, must be written in English.
Supporting documents and printed literature that the bidder provides may be in another language, provided they are accompanied by an accurate translation into English.

For more information, visit GCA.