Consulting Services for Supervision of Development Biodiversity Conservation Park at Kadambur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

Letter of Invitation Consulting Services

Name of Assignment: Consulting Services for Supervision of Development of Biodiversity Conservation Park at Kadambur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

RFP Reference No.: IN-TNSHORE-554481-CS-QCBS

Loan No.: IBRD-9860 IN

Location and Date: Chennai, 13.08.2026

Dear Mr. /Ms.:

The Government of Tamil Nadu (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (the “Bank”) in the form of a loan (hereinafter called loan) toward the cost of Tamil Nadu: Strengthening Coastal Resilience and the Economy Project (TN-SHORE). The Chief Mission Director, Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, Chennai , an implementing agency of the Client, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued. The Chief Mission Director, Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, Chennai now invites online proposals to provide the following consulting services (hereinafter called “Services”): Consultancy Services for Supervision of Development of Biodiversity Conservation Park at Kadambur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu. More details on the Services are provided in the Terms of Reference (Section 7). A firm will be selected under Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procedures and in a Full Technical Proposal (FTP) format as described in this RFP, in accordance with the Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), which can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org

The RFP includes the following documents:

Section 1 – Request for Proposals Letter

Section 2 - Instructions to Consultants and Data Sheet

Section 3 - Technical Proposal (FTP) - Standard Forms

Section 4 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms

Section 5 – Eligible Countries

Section 6 – Fraud and Corruption

Section 7 - Terms of Reference

Section 8 - Standard Forms of Contract (Time-based)

Details on the proposal’s submission date, time and address are provided in ITC 17.7 and ITC 17.9. The consult should submit the Technical and Financial Proposals separately in two covers through an e-procurement system (details in ITC 1(m), 16.1 and 17.1 of Section 2 of the RFP) detailed below:

S.No. Cover details Documents to be Submitted Format

1.

Cover-I:

Technical Proposal*

1. Part A: Mandatory Criteria (Refer ITC Data Sheet 21.1)

.pdf

2. Full Technical proposal (TECH-1 to TECH-7) including Power of Attorney to sign the Proposal and Statement of Undertaking as per Clause 10.2 of Data Sheet .pdf

2.

Cover-II:

Financial Proposal

1. Financial proposal: FORM FIN-2 SUMMARY OF COST

.xls

2. Financial proposal 4 (four) FORMS (Form FIN-1 to Form FIN-4 including Annexure-A) .pdf

*NOTE: Uploading Financial Proposal Forms in Cover – I (Technical Proposal) will lead to disqualification of the proposal

Yours sincerely,

Sd/- The Chief Mission Director, Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, 9th Floor, No.327, CMRL HQ - MetroS, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai - 600 035.

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