EOI / Consultancy Tender: Carbon Market Consultant for ARR Project in Gilgit-Baltistan

Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Forests, Parks & Wildlife Department (Office of the Chief Conservator Forests) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) and proposals for procurement of consultancy services (Single Stage Two Envelope Procedure) to hire an international/national carbon market consultant or firm for development, registration, validation, monetisation and transaction advisory services for an Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation (ARR) carbon project in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Scope highlights and payment triggers (summary): inception & carbon feasibility triggering 10% payment; project documentation & compliance completion triggering 15% payment; validation (VVB) triggering 20% payment; registration/listing confirmation triggering 20% payment; monetisation structuring completion triggering 20% payment; successful carbon transaction & first revenue transfer triggering 15% payment. Full scope and deliverables are provided in the RFP.

Major deliverables (summary): inception & project development plan; land eligibility, LULC & GIS assessment; carbon assessment & baseline report; project design & safeguards documentation; validation, registration & authorization package; investment & carbon monetisation package; investor procurement & transaction support; capacity building, digital handover and final completion report.

Eligibility & submission requirements: prospective bidders (individual consultants or consulting firms) must meet eligibility and technical evaluation criteria stated in the RFP. EOIs must include required documents and evidence of qualifications. All bids shall remain valid for 180 days from bid submission deadline. A corresponding bid security equivalent to 4% of the bid price in the shape of a CDR issued by a scheduled bank of Pakistan in favor of Chief Conservator Forests, GB must be enclosed with the Financial Proposal at RFP stage. The Procuring Agency reserves the right to accept/reject any or all bids per GBPPRA rules.

Interested parties should obtain the EOI/RFP documents from the department website or the Office of the Chief Conservator Forests and submit EOIs by the stated deadline.