Basic Needs Trust Fund Suriname

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Expansion of the Heilig Hart School The Ministry of Finance and Planning through the Bureau Community Project partnered with the district commissioner Para and Rooms Katholiek Bijzonder Onderwi...

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PLANNING

BASIC NEEDS TRUST FUND ELEVENTH PROJECT (BNTF11)

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF RENOVATION
AND CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE BNTF 11 PROGRAME

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Government of Suriname (GOS) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Basic Needs Trust Fund Eleventh (BNTF 11) Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of the (GOS) and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account
for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than (GOS) shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.
The BNTF Agency (IA), is the Executing Agency of this Project and now wishes to procure consultancy services for the design and supervision of BNTF 11 infrastructure sub-projects.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the IA during the implementation of the BNTF 11 Country Project. Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of six to twelve months.

The BNTF Agency (IA) now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of consulting services for the following sub- projects:
No. Sub- project Project Description/ Title Location
1 Construction of an access path at
Brokopondo Centrum
The construction of a 4000-meter
(approximately) access path
Brokopondo
2 Renovation of five primary municipal
schools.
Structural adjustments/ renovation
of five primary schools
Marowijne, Para and
Paramaribo

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
(a) in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is more than 50 per cent
beneficially owned by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by abody(ies) corporate meeting these requirements.
(b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
(c) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.
Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement
Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as applicable and as published on CDB’s website].
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience, local and regional experience on similar assignments, financial capability, and existing commitments. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 08:00 and 13:00 hours Monday to Friday.
In total three (3) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than November 14, 2025, between 13:00 and 14:00 hour and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to the first and second email address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of renovation and construction within
the BNTF 11 Programme.
Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial
proposals to undertake the assignment. (GOS) reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

(1) Project Manager
Basic Needs Trust Fund
Mr. Jaswant Doekharan
S.M. Jamaludinstraat 26
Tel: (+ 597) 8503884
E-mail: [email protected]

(2) Procurement Officer
Caribbean Development Bank
Barbados
Tel: (+1246) 539-1600
Email: [email protected]

Interview with the Portfolio Manager of BNTF/CDB Mr. George Yearwood

We had the pleasure of speaking with the Portfolio Manager of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) / Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
In this interview, he shares valuable insights on projects, challenges, and the impact of BNTF/CDB on sustainable development in our community.

Interview with the Portfolio Manager of BNTF/CDB Mr. George Yearwood We had the pleasure of speaking with the Portfolio Manager of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) / Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. George Yearwood.In th...

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PLANNING
BASIC NEEDS TRUST FUND ELEVENTH PROJECT (BNTF11)

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF RENOVATION

AND CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE BNTF 11 PROGRAME
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Government of Suriname (GOS) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Basic Needs Trust Fund Eleventh (BNTF 11) Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of the (GOS) and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account
for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than (GOS) shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.
The BNTF Agency (IA), is the Executing Agency of this Project and now wishes to procure consultancy services for the design and supervision of BNTF 11 infrastructure sub-projects.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the IA during the implementation of the BNTF 11 Country Project. Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of six to twelve months.
The BNTF Agency (IA) now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of consulting services for the following sub- projects:
No. Sub- project Project Description/ Title Location

1 Construction of an access path at
Brokopondo Centrum

The construction of a 4000-meter
(approximately) access path

Brokopondo

2 Renovation of five primary municipal
schools.

Structural adjustments/ renovation
of five primary schools

Marowijne, Para and
Paramaribo

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
(a) in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is more than 50 per cent
beneficially owned by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by abody(ies) corporate meeting these requirements.
(b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
(c) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement
Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as applicable and as published on CDB’s website].

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience, local and regional experience on similar assignments, financial capability, and existing commitments. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 08:00 and 13:00 hours Monday to Friday.
In total three (3) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than October 27, 2025, between 13:00 and 15:00 hour and one electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to the first and second email address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervision of renovation and construction within
the BNTF 11 Programme.

Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial
proposals to undertake the assignment. (GOS) reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not selecting any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

(1) Project Manager
Basic Needs Trust Fund
Mr. Jaswant Doekharan
S.M. Jamaludinstraat 26
Tel: (+ 597) 8503884
E-mail: [email protected]

(2) Procurement Officer
Caribbean Development Bank
Barbados
Tel: (+1246) 539-1600
Email: [email protected]

The coaching phase for startups and/or micro entrepreneurs (BNTF)

The Ministry of Finance and Planning through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has engaged SPWE as a training institute to train the participants in Coaching for startups and or micro entrepreneurs, for the sub project
'Enhancing resilience of Saramacca polder and community'.
entrepreneurship

The coaching phase for startups and/or micro entrepreneurs (BNTF) The Ministry of Finance and Planning through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has engaged SPWE as a training institute to train the participants in Coaching...

Necessary replacement of E.C. refrigerators National Blood Bank #suriname #community #bloodbank The Ministry of Finance and Planning through the Bureau Community Project partnered with The National Blood Bank of Suriname to ensure the organization funct...