CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE

FBS/CS-02: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING CONSULTANT

Project Name: Armenia: Climate-Adaptive Food Security Enhancement Project (CAFSEP)

Grant No.: 9241 ARM

Awarded Consultant: "CIVITTA AM" CJSC (Armenia)

Country: Armenia

Method of procurement: FBS (Fix Budget Selection)

Number of EOIs/Proposals received: The number of firms that have submitted expressions of interest was 2, 2 firms have been shortlisted, and 2 firms have submitted the Technical and Financial Proposals.

Contract Price: USD 140,900 (One hundred Forty thousand and Nine hundred US Dollars) and  AMD 46,454,429 (Forty-Six million Four hundred Fifty-Four thousand Four hundred Twenty-Nine Armenian Drams) excluding local taxes.

Duration: 18 months.

Scope of contract:

• Mapping of relevant stakeholders in the agriculture sector, ongoing and planned development partners' investments in the agriculture sector and sub-sectors;
• Analysis of ongoing government strategies and priorities, considering updated Nationally Determined Contributions and climate adaptation planning, provides recommendations on possible integration of climate adaptation planning in the existing processes and actions required;
• Develop actions to support MOE in the implementation of climate adaptation measures in the agriculture sector at the national and regional levels;
• Advise MOE on possible climate financing and support MOE in developing priority investment projects in the agriculture sector with climate consideration;
• Review the existing food security strategies, trade policies etc., and recommend priority areas for enhancing food security;
• Review the country’s renewable energy potential in rural areas, advise on utilizing renewable energy potential for the development of the agriculture sector, develop a road map or an action plan, support MOE in their implementation․