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External Agency for Environmental Due Diligence Study

Expression of Interest (EoI) for Appointment of External Agency for carrying out
Environmental Due Diligence Study for completed projects

The Government of India has applied for financing from the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project
(KSUDP). It is intended to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the
contract for which this Expression of Interest is issued.
The Government of Kerala is implementing the Kerala Sustainable Urban
Development Project in 5 towns viz. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Thrissur, Kochi and
Kozhikode with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank. The project is
being implemented by respective Municipal Corporations under the overall guidance
of Project Management Unit (PMU). KSUDP now proposes to undertake a due-diligence of the EMP implementation of completed / substantially completed Projects by an external agency / institution.
For this, the KSUDP, which is the funding agency for this project, requires services of
a reputed agency/ ins fortitution carrying out the due-diligence of the EMP
implementation.
KSUDP now invites eligible agencies/institutions to indicate their interest in
providing the services. A consulting agency will be selected in accordance with the
procedures set out, in the ADB’s: Guidelines on the use of consultants by ADB and its
Borrowers” dated April 2010. Agencies with strong background of environmental due
diligence study can submit their Expression of interest to the following address. Only
short listed agencies will be contacted for Request for proposal. The interested
agency must provide the following information:
1. Financial turnover for the last 3 Financial Years;
2. Established presence in the state;
3. Availability of professionally qualified staff required for the study; and
4. Projects of similar nature carried out in the past.
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Interested agencies may submit 'Expression of Interest' in a sealed envelope clearly superscripted as “Selection of Consultants for Environmental Due Diligence Study” within 15 days form the date of publishing of this EoI to:
Project Director
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project
5th Floor, Transtowers, Vazhuthacaud
Thiruvananthapuram-14
The Project Director, KSUDP reserves the right to reject all or any of the EoI
without assigning any reason thereof.