Belize -Consultancy for Employer's Representative

Description

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country: Belize Project Name: Energy Project Procurement Title: Consultancy for Employer's Representative Procurement Ref. Number: MCA-B/EP/QCBS/26/3010 Type of Procurement: Consultant Services Accountable Entity: Millennium Challenge Account - Belize (MCA-Belize) Publication Date: 16 September 2026 Submission Deadline: no later than 14:00 hours (local time in Belize) on 26 October 2026. The Accountable Entity, MCA-Belize, has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation toward the cost of the Education Project, which aims to equitably increase the number of post-primary graduates with the competencies relevant to labor market demand, and the Energy Project, which aims to lower the wholesale cost of electricity in real terms, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Consultancy for Employer's Representative. MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an Accountable Entity, money is already available to the Accountable Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Offerors by the US Treasury. MCA-Belize now invites offers from eligible offerors for Consultancy for Employer's Representative. MCA-Belize intends to develop, procure, install, test, commission, and place into commercial operation a submarine transmission cable system with integrated fiber optic under an Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) Contract (FIDIC Silver Book). The Project is a strategic infrastructure investment designed to increase transmission capacity between the Belize mainland and Ambergris Caye to reliably and economically meet demand growth on Ambergris Caye and bring down the overall cost of electricity. The MCA-Belize seeks to appoint an experienced Employer's Representative to act on its behalf to provide independent technical, commercial, contractual, environmental, and project management services throughout design, manufacturing, installation, testing, commissioning, and warranty phases of the EPCI Contract. Bidding will be conducted through the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) procedures as specified in the Accountable Entity MCC Procurement and Policy Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible offerors as defined in the PPG. A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible offerors upon registration through the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/f8GZdRrEMX?origin=lprLink A virtual Pre-Offer Conference will be held on 25 September 2026 at 13:30 hours (local time in Belize) through the Microsoft Teams platform: Link to the conference: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bab0f818-12d9-4421-8639-fa41bf9791cf@0ce725e5-cffb-45ab-8416-f0be87658559?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog Attendance is strongly advised by all prospective Offerors or their representatives but is not mandatory. Offers must be submitted through the File Request Link (FRL) provided below no later than 14:00 hours (Local time in Belize) on 26 October 2026. https://www.dropbox.com/request/s2e0ka3b4vbdhot50c79 Only electronic submission will be permitted. Late offers will be rejected. Technical offers will be publicly opened virtually in the presence of the offerors’ designated representatives and any other interested parties on 26 October 2026 at 14:30 hours (local time in Belize) via the following link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bff541c7-92c1-45a2-a202-7647ad0cb14b@0ce725e5-cffb-45ab-8416-f0be87658559?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog Contact Information: The address referred to above is: Millennium Challenge Account - Belize 5th Floor, Atlantic Insurance Tower 2 ½ Miles Philip Goldson Highway Belize City, Belize E-mail: pabelize@charleskendall.com Website: https://mcabelize.bz/ DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT PLEASE CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.

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MCABEPQCBS263010

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Procurement Agent

pabelize@charleskendall.com