REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT (IC): Fiji Fisheries Tuna Port Review and Feasibility Assessment Consultancy

COUNTRY: Solomon Islands

PROJECT Name: FFA: Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program – Second Phase for Economic Resilience

Grant No.: IDA-E2180

Assignment Title: Fiji Fisheries Tuna Port Review and Feasibility Assessment Consultancy 
Reference No. SB-FFA-448015-CS-INDV

The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has received grant financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program – Second Phase for Economic Resilience (PROPER) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following consulting services.

FFA’s mission is to strengthen national capacity and regional cooperation to manage, control, and develop offshore tuna fisheries sustainably. The Agency supports members in exercising sovereign control over fisheries within their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and engages in regional fisheries governance, including through the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).

FFA is governed by the Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC), composed of national officials and ministers. The Secretariat, led by the Director-General, and has four divisions: Fisheries Management, Fisheries Development, Fisheries Operations, and Corporate Services.

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) now invites eligible Individual Consultant (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Fifth Edition September 2023) (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

The best qualified individual to carry out the services will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant’s (IC) method set out in the Regulations, and based on the following criteria:

FFA is looking for an Individual Consultant with the following minimum qualification and experience to undertake the assignment:

• Port and maritime infrastructure planning
• Fisheries economics and tuna industry operations
• Transport logistics and port operations
• Financial analysis
• Environmental and social safeguards (advantageous)

The consultant should have:

• Advanced degree in relevant discipline (engineering, economics, maritime studies, or related field)
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in port development or infrastructure advisory
• Experience in Pacific Island or developing country contexts preferred
• Demonstrated experience in feasibility studies and investment analysis

Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (by e-mail) by 4:00pm, (local time) 20th June @026

Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Attn: Director General
E-mail: proper.procurement@ffa.int

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