This notice is placed on behalf of UNECA. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa using the fax number provided below.
Title of the EOI: Provision of Consultancy Service on Building Condition & Safety Assessment and Risk Management Plan Preparation
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), would like to engage consultancy firm with an international experience for Building condition assessment determining the building’s condition/safety to occupy, finding defects, hazards, and failure, monitoring the asset condition and use, prediction of deterioration/forecasts for future performance and identifying potential hazards within the building. These could include fire hazards, structural weaknesses, electrical issues, hazardous materials, security vulnerabilities, natural disaster risks, accessibility challenges and more. Ensure that the building complies with currently accepted best practice international standards, building codes, environmental regulations, and health and safety laws. Analyze the seriousness and propensity of each indicated hazard. This involves considering the potential consequences of an event (e.g., injury, property damage) and the probability of the event occurring. Prioritize risks based on their potential impact and likelihood. Develop different measures options to minimize the impact of hazards and risks and to enhance occupant safety. Identify the risk probability /likelihood, impact, and mitigation plans to continue using the building for the next five, ten, and fifteen years. Interested Companies are invited to submit their EOI electronically through the website link provided at the bottom. Please note that EOI responses sent through e-mail addresses will not be accepted. E-mail addresses should be used only for sending questions and clarifications in case any technical issues arises while submitting the EOI through the website link. Interested firms will be invited to the tender by “Request for Proposal (RFP)” at later stage and the detail requirement will be further specified in the RFP document. UNECA reserves the right to change or cancel the requirements at any time during the EOI/ or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a reply to this EOI does not automatically guarantee that your company will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued. The RFP and any subsequent commitment to contract will be issued in accordance with UN rules and regulations. UNECA is precluded from entering into contract with a vendor that is not registered with United Nations Global Market Place(UNGM). Thus, only those vendors who are registered or provisionally registered or have started their registration process in UNGM will be eligible to receive the solicitation document RFP. Those interested in responding to this EOI must currently registered at basic or level 1 in UNGM, for the purpose of this bidding exercise. Further details may be obtained by visiting https://www.ungm.org/Vendor/Registration . In order to be eligible for UN Registration, please make sure to declare in writing the Prerequisite for Eligibility criteria itemized from A-F as contained in EOI instruction attached. The Contract shall not be awarded to vendors who fail to register in UNGM at Basic or Level 1 .Those interested vendors who fulfill the above requirements are required to express your interest to this EOI electronically. In case you have difficulties submitting your interest electronically, please contact : mamod@un.org, (copy to assaad@un.org/mamod@un.org) on or before the closing date of 03 September 2024.
Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete the Vendor Response Form : https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/244436of this EOI and fax it or email it to UNECA before the closing date set forth above.
