Review of Airports and Seaports Tariff

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

SAINT LUCIA CARIBBEAN REGIONAL AIR TRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY PROJECT (CATCOP-SL)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-66530

Assignment Title: Review of Airport and Seaport Tariffs for the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority

Reference No . LC- SLASPA-577088-CS-CQS

The Government of Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include a comprehensive review of the airport and seaport tariffs administered by the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority.

The assignment will include reviewing the existing tariff and regulatory frameworks; undertaking cost-of-service, benchmarking and financial analyses; developing financial models; consulting stakeholders; recommending revised tariff structures; and preparing tariff schedules, supporting regulatory provisions and an implementation plan.

The assignment is expected to be implemented under a Lump Sum Contract within approximately thirty-two weeks through a combination of in country and remote work.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following website: https://cloud.slaspa.com/s/JkYmbBJ5rAMWtoE

The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority (SLASPA) now invite eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are as follows:

at least ten years of relevant experience; at least three comparable tariff, cost-of-service, transport-finance or regulatory assignments completed within the past ten years; experience in airport and/or seaport assignments, with both sectors Experience in the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States or comparable small economies is desirable.

. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants (including firms) is drawn to paragraphs 3.13, 3.15, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition, September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest and unfair competitive advantage. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications-based Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

Expressions of interest must be delivered electronically to the address below by e-mail by 5PM Eastern Caribbean Time on November 30 2026.

Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Project (CATCOP)

Attn: [contact details removed]

Hewanorra Int’l Airport Saint Lucia

Tel: [contact details removed]

E-mail: ali.charles@slaspa.com and copy to kendell.peter@slaspa.com