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Date: 13October2016

Reference: RFP/2016/019

Requestforproposals(RFP/2016/019)ForConsultancyServicestoProvideAdviceonRisk

1. Background1.1 TheGreenClimateFund(the“GCF”)wasestablishedinDecember2010withthepurposeof

makingasignificantandambitiouscontributiontotheglobaleffortstowardsattainingthegoalsset

by the international community to combat climate change. In the context of sustainable

development, the GCFwill promote a paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient

development pathways by providing support to developing countries to limit or reduce their

greenhousegasemissionsandtoadapttotheimpactsofclimatechange.

1.2 TheGCFwas designated as an operating entity of the financialmechanism of theUnited

NationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(“UNFCCC”).Itisgovernedandsupervisedbya

Board thathasresponsibility for fundingdecisionspursuant to theGoverning Instrument for the

Green Climate Fund. It is supported by an independent Secretariat, accountable to the Board,

having management capabilities to execute day-to-day operations of the GCF, providing

administrative, legal and financial expertise. The GCF’s headquarters are located in Songdo,

IncheonCity,RepublicofKorea.

1.3AtitsthirteenthmeetingtheBoardoftheGreenClimateFund(GCF),decidedthattheGCF’s

participationinatranchewillbesubjecttoanindependentthirdpartyadviceonrisk,exceptwhen

GCF’s participation in a tranche is alignedwith all terms and conditions of the accredited entity

(AE) other than pricing. It further decided that in case the GCF takes the position of the largest

contributor (e.g. is the largestdebtholder) or the largest financier in its tranche, the Secretariat

shall seek an expert opinion from an independent and reputable third party on the risks of the

investmentdecisionandthatthisadvicewillalsoincludeanassessmentofthecapacitythatwillbe

neededtomanagesuchaposition.

1.4TheGreenClimateFundnowinvitesyourfirmtosubmitaproposaltoprovidethefollowing

consulting services: Consultancy Services to Provide Advice on Risk. More details on theservicesareprovidedintheTermsofReference.

1.5. Itisnotpermissibletotransferthisinvitationtoanyotherfirm.

1.6. ThefirmwillbeselectedunderLeastCostSelection(LCS)andproceduresdescribedinthis

RFP,inaccordancewiththeGCFAdministrativeProcurementGuidelines1.Informationregarding

theguidelinescanbefoundat:

1 Annex II “Corporate Procurement Guidelines on the Use of Consultants”

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http://www.greenclimate.fund/documents/20182/24891/Administrative_Guidelines.pdf/b767d

68e-f8b7-46d1-a18c-b6541f3dc010

2. TheRFP 2.1 TheRFPincludesthefollowingannexes:

Annex1 TermsofReference

Annex2 RequirementsforFirm’sProposalandEvaluation

Annex3 TECHForms

Annex4 FINForms

Annex5 AcknowledgementLetter

Annex6 GCF’sInvestmentCriteriaandImpactAreas

Annex7

Annex8

MarketsandProducts

ModelContract

2.2 TheGCFmay,atitsdiscretion,canceltherequirementinpartorinwhole.Italsoreserves

the right to acceptor reject theproposal and toannul the selectionprocessat any timeprior to

selection,withouttherebyincurringanyliabilitytoproposers/firms.

2.3 Yourproposalshallremainvalidandopenforacceptanceforaperiodof90calendardays

after the date specified for receipt of proposal. GCF may solicit the proposer’s consent to an

extensionoftheperiodofvalidity.Therequestandtheresponsestheretoshallbemadeinwriting.

2.4 Effectivewiththereleaseof thissolicitation,allcommunicationsmustbedirectedonlyto

Procurement Specialist by email at procurement@gcfund.org. Proposers must not communicate

withanyotherpersonneloftheGCFregardingthisRFP.

3. LanguageofProposals 3.1 Theproposalspreparedbytheproposerandallcorrespondenceanddocumentsrelatingto

the proposal exchanged by the proposer and the GCF, shall be written in English. Supporting

documentsandprintedliteraturefurnishedbytheproposermaybeinanotherlanguageprovided

theyareaccompaniedbyanappropriatetranslationofallrelevantpassagesinEnglish.

4. SubmissionofProposals

4.1 TheGCFexpectstechnicalandfinancialproposalstobesubmittedviaemail27October2016,at17.00hrsKoreanLocalTime:

Attention:ProcurementSpecialist

SecretariatoftheGreenClimateFund

11F,G-Tower,175,Artcenter-daero

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Yeonsu-gu,Incheon22004

RepublicofKorea

Email:procurement@gcfund.org

4.2 Technicalandfinancialproposalsmustbesubmittedsimultaneouslyasseparatetechnical

andFinancial proposalwith theRFP reference (RFP/2016/019) and the clear description of the

proposal(technicalorfinancial)bythedateandtimestipulatedinthisRFP

4.3 ProposalsmustbesentONLYtotheaddressdetailedabove.

YouarekindlyrequestedtoreturnthecompletedAcknowledgementLetterofRFPreceipt(Annex

5)assoonaspossible,dulysignedbyanauthorizedrepresentativeadvisingwhetheryouintendto

submit a proposal by the designated closing date/time. Please also notify the Procurement

SpecialistimmediatelyifanypartofthisRFPismissingand/orillegible.

5. Corrupt,Fraudulent,Coercive,CollusiveandotherProhibitedPractices.

TheGCFrequiresthatallGCFstaff,proposers/bidders,suppliers,serviceprovidersandanyother

personorentityinvolvedinGCF-relatedactivitiesobservethehigheststandardofethicsduringthe

procurement and execution of all contracts. The GCF may reject any proposal put forward by

proposers,orwhereapplicable,terminatetheircontract,ifitisdeterminedthattheyhaveengaged

incorrupt,fraudulent,coercive,collusiveorotherprohibitedpractices.

6. ConflictofInterestIntheirproposal,proposersmust(i)confirmthat,basedontheircurrentbestknowledge,thereare

norealorpotentialconflictsof interest involvedinrenderingservicestotheGCF,and(ii)setout

theirpolicyondealingwithconflictsofinterestshouldthesearise.

7. ConfidentialityInformationrelatingtotheevaluationofproposalsandrecommendationsconcerningselectionof

FirmswillnotbedisclosedtoFirmsthatsubmittedproposals.

8.Type of Contract and Payment TheGCFintendstoconcludealumpsumconsultancycontractbasedontheattachedModel

Contract.ThetermsandconditionsofpaymentaredescribedintheattachedModelContract.

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Annex1

TermsofReference

ConsultancyServicestoProvideAdviceonRisk

I. Introduction

AtitsthirteenthmeetingtheBoardoftheGreenClimateFund(GCF),decidedthattheGCF’s

participationinatranchewillbesubjecttoanindependentthirdpartyadviceonrisk,exceptwhen

GCF’sparticipationinatrancheisalignedwithalltermsandconditionsoftheaccreditedentity

(AE)otherthanpricing.Itfurtherdecidedthat incasetheGCFtakesthepositionofthelargestcontributor(e.g.isthelargestdebtholder)orthelargestfinancierinitstranche,theSecretariat

shallseekanexpertopinionfromanindependentandreputablethirdpartyontherisksofthe

investmentdecisionandthatthisadvicewillalsoincludeanassessmentofthecapacitythatwillbe

neededtomanagesuchaposition.

II. Objectiveoftheassignment

TheGCFisseekingaspecialisedconsultancyfirmtoprovideanindependentthirdpartyopinionon

thepotentialrisksthattheGCFwouldassumebyinvestingintothetwoProgrammessummarized

insectionIII.

III. SummaryofProgrammestobeassessed

Programme1:Name (Accredited entity)

GlobalEnergyEfficiencyRenewableEnergyFund(GEEREF)Programme

(EIBGroup-EuropeanInvestmentBankandEuropeanInvestmentFund)

Programme description GEEREF NeXt is a fund-of-funds investment vehicle combining ODA-

eligiblepublicsectorcapitalandprivatecapitaltoinvest,eitherdirectlyor

indirectly via investments into specialized private equity funds or

investment vehicles, in the development and construction of renewable

energyandenergyefficiencyprojectsindevelopingcountries(particularly

LDCs). GEEREF NeXt aims to represent a significant scaling up from its

predecessorfund,theEUR220millionGEEREF,launchedin2008andwill

targetaminimum2:1ratioofprivatevs.publicsectorcapital.

Target sectors Energyefficiencyandrenewableenergy,targetingprimarilyEEandRE

infrastructureprojects,butwiththeabilitytoalsoinvestgrowthequityin

SMEs,ESCOsandothercorporatesengagedinthedevelopmentactivities

forRE/EEprojects.

Impact targets • Seektodeliverafund-levelmultipliereffectofupto50xofcommitted

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capitalbycrowdinginadditionalco-investorequityanddebtfinance

• Catalyseover25GWofnewcleanenergycapacity

• Reduce100milliontCO2eqperannum

• Benefit93millionhouseholdsperannum

Target countries • GEEREFNeXt’sprojectsshouldbeprincipallylocatedincountries

coveredbytheOECDDAClistwhichincludesatotalof146countries• Notwithstandingthis,itishighlylikelythatoutofthe146potentially

eligiblecountries,anarrowerrangeof40-50countriesareultimately

recipientsofadirectorindirectGEEREFNeXtinvestment.Structure GEEREFisaLuxembourgdomiciledSICAV-SIFregulatedbythecountry’s

CommissiondeSurveillanceduSecteurFinancier,aswellasbeing

coveredbyEuropeanUnionrules.GEEREFNeXtisexpectedtobe

incorporatedinLuxembourgandtoberegulatedinasimilarmanner.

Location & Resources Astheexecutingentity,GEEREFNeXtwillbeadvisedandsponsoredby

theLuxembourg-basedEIBGroup,combiningtheglobalinstitutional

expertiseinclimateactioninvestmentsoftheEIBwiththefund-of-funds

managementexpertiseoftheEIF.

Programme2:Name (Accreted Entity)

AsiaClimatePartners(ACP)(AsianDevelopmentBank)

Programme description

AsiaClimatePartners(ACP)isamitigationandadaptationfund,designed

toenableprivatesectorinvestorstoparticipatemoreactivelyinclimate

financeataverylargescale.TheFundwillfocusoninvestmentsthat

combinecommercialreturnswithhighenvironmentalimpacts(plsrefer

toinvestmentcriteriabelow).Itleveragescomplementarycompetitive

advantagesofpublicandprivateentitiesassociatedwithit(refertoco-

financiers)inauniqueplatformdesignedtodeploycapitalinto

environmentalandtechnologytransferinvestmentswiththeassuranceof

ADBenvironmental,socialandintegritysafeguards.

Target sectors CleanEnergy–renewables(solar,wind,hydro,geothermal),biofuels,wastetoenergy

ResourceEfficiency–energyefficiency,distributionandstorage,buildingefficiency&advancedmaterials,greenrealestate,LEDs,smart

grids

EnvironmentalIndustries–sustainableagribusinesses,water&wastewatertreatment,environmentalremediation,recycling,process

technologies,sensors&instruments

Target countries India,Indonesia,Philippines,Thailand,VietNam,Pakistan,People’s

RepublicofChina

Deal Sourcing & Investments

.Over250opportunitiesassessedsincefirstclosing.Twotransactions

closedtodate(coldchainlogisticsinIndiaandenergystoragein

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Indonesia),withafurtherthreeexpectedtobeclosedbyend-2016

Structure SingaporebasedfundunderSingaporeanjurisdictionthroughaparallel

vehicletoexistingFund.SingaporevehiclewillinvestproratainallFund

investmentsintargetcountries

Location & resources TeamcurrentlybasedinHongKong(withSingaporedelegationtoopen

soon)withspecialistsperregion(10nationalities)andabilitytoleverage

onresourcesandofficesofSponsors.ICmembersfromADB,ORIXand

Robecotopmanagement

Differentiator factors ACPcombinesprivateandpublicsectorinstitutions,bothatinvestment

andmanagementlevel,inaplatformdesignedtodeploycapital

commerciallyatscaleandESGcompliant.ACPaimstomobilizeapprox.

$10billionintototalfinancing(assumingfund’sminsizeandleverage

effectatfundandprojectlevelduringlifeofthefund).Platformisableto

accessarangeofotherfinancialinstruments(equity,debt,mezzanineand

grant)toofferthemostappropriatesolutiontoeachmarketorproject.It

isthelargestinvestmentplatformdedicatedtothesesectorsinAsiawith

highmultiplierandimpactmetricsmeasuredandreportedonanannual

basis.Robustinvestmentand/orco-investmentopportunitiesavailableto

itsinvestors.

IV. AccesstoInformation

Thespecialisedconsultancyfirmwillhavealldocumentsnecessaryintheformofadataroom

providedbytheaccreditedentities:EIBforProgramme1andADBforProgramme2.Notravelto

theprojectsitesisexpected.

V. Scopeofservices

Theservicesthatwillbesoughtareoutlinedbelow.

Programme1&Programme2:1. AnassessmentoftheriskprofileontheGCFinvestmentposition,whichcouldinclude:

(a) Areviewofthebusinessplan:

1) Businesscase(needsoftherecipients);

2) Pipelinedeals;

3) Financialmodel;

4) Investmentteamexperience;and

5) Stakeholderinvolvement;

(b) Areviewofdrafttermsheets;

(c) Ananalysisofperformancerisk(sensitivityofthereturnprofileandexpectedlossunder

variousscenarios);and

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(d) Ananalysisofriskmitigants.

2. AnassessmentoftherisksassociatedwithGCFbeingthelargestcontributororthelargest

financierinitsposition,whichcouldinclude:

(a) Areviewoftheworkoutscenario,includingthepossibilitythattheGCF’sliabilitygoes

beyonditscommitment;

(b) AreviewoftheadditionalGCFcapacityrequiredinthework-outscenario.

VI. Deliverables

Thedeliverablesoftheservicesareoutlinedbelow.

Programme1&Programme2:

1. TheresultsoftheassessmentontheriskprofileoftheGCF’sparticipation;and

2. TheresultsoftheriskassessmentoftheGCFbeingthelargestfinancierintheposition.

VII. Timeframes

TheGreenClimateFundwillfollowthetimelinebelow.Anychangestothistimelinewillbepostedon

theGCFwebsite.Pleasenotethatthetargetdatesandmaybeadjusted.

Event ResponsibleParty Date(andtime,KST*)1 PostingofRFP GCF 13October2016;15.00*

2 DateofAcknowledgement Tenderer 19October2016

3 Lastdateforrequestsforclarification Tenderer 21October2016

4 Lastdateforresponses GCF 24October2016

2 Lastdateforsubmissionofproposal Tenderer 27October2016;18.00*

3 NoticeofContractaward GCF 31October2016

4 CommencementofServices Tenderer Assoonaspossible

*KST:KoreanStandardTime(SeoulTime) VIII. RequirementoftheFirm’sExperience

Interestedspecialisedconsultancyfirmswillhavetodemonstraterecognizedcapacityand

expertiseinthefollowingfieldsofcompetency,supportedbyasuccessfultrackrecordatseniorand

executivelevelsinaninternationalenvironment:

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(a) Riskmanagementframework;

(b) Riskanalytics;

(c) Projectmanagementcycle,includingoriginationandimplementation,andactivity

oversight;

(d) Riskmanagementprocess;

(e) Legalandreputationalriskassessment;and

(f) Experienceinworkingin/withdevelopingcountriesandclimatechangeissues.

IX. TeamComposition

Thespecialisedconsultancyfirmmusthavethecapacity,inexperienceandnumberofstaff,to

successfullycompletetheassignment.Asaminimum,thekeypersonnelfortheassignmentshall

consistofaLeadConsultantwithmorethan15yearsofrelevantexperiences,aSeniorConsultant

withmorethan10yearsofrelevantexperiences,andaLegalConsultant(orsubcontractedlawfirm

subjecttoapprovaloftheGCFwhichalreadyhasapaneloflawfirms).

X. Confidentiality

Alldetailsofthepotentialassignmentsmustbekeptentirelyconfidential.Thespecialised

consultancyfirmisexpectedtounderstandthesensitivenatureofthisassignmentandact

accordingly.

XI. Disclosureofconflictofinterest

TheSpecialiseconsultancyfirmshoulddiscloseanyactual,potentialorperceivedconflictsof

interestinrelationtoanyoftheafore-mentionedactivities,andwillbeboundbytheGCF’srelevant

policiesandguidelines.Furthermore,atthetimeofappointment,thespecialisedconsultancyfirm

willsigntheoathcontainedintheAppendixtothesetermsofreference.

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Annex2

RequirementsforFirm’sProposalandEvaluation

1. TheProposalmustprovideaproposal thatresponds to theTermsandReference(TOR)withdetails on how the tasks will be performed and allocated among the firm’s key personnel

proposedfortheassignment.Theproposalshallbeintwosections-TheTechnicalSectionand

theFinancialSection.

2. TheTechnicalSectionsshallhaveallthenecessarydetailsinresponsetotheTORandshallfillinthetechnicalFormsinAnnex3.AstatementthatthebidderhascarefullyreviewedtheGCF

ModelContractanditsAnnexesandisinagreementwithallitstermsandconditionsmustbeclearlystatedintheTechnicalProposal.Thebiddershouldalsoprovidemissingdetails inthe

contract,suchasthenameandthecontactdetailsofapersontowhomthenoticesshouldbe

sentandthenameandpositionofapersonwhowouldsignacontractwiththeGCFonbehalfof

thebidder.

TheFinancial Section shallprovidedetailsofunit /daily fee rateperproposed teammember

and total consultancy fees based on the time proposed for performance of the services. Any

estimatesforcost-reimbursableexpenses,shouldbelistedseparatelyandcapped.

3. The Financial Proposal shall be expressed in United States Dollar (“USD”). The Financial Proposal shall be prepared using the attached Standard Forms (Annex 4). It shall list all costs associated with the assignment, including (a) remuneration for staff (foreign and local, in the field and at the Consultants’ home office), and (b) reimbursable expenses indicated in the Data Sheet. If appropriate, these costs should be broken down by activity and, if appropriate, into foreign and local expenditures. All activities and items described in the Technical Proposal must be priced separately; activities and items described in the Technical Proposal but not priced, shall be assumed to be included in the prices of other activities or items.

EvaluationCriteria

A. EvaluationofProposal

The financial proposal will be evaluated based on the determination of the proposers’

responsivenesstotheRFPandTOR.Atwo-stageprocedurewillbe implementedtoevaluatethe

Proposals. In the first stage, the Technical Proposals will be evaluated before any Financial

Proposalisopenedandcompared.OnlythoseFinancialProposalsoftheoffersthatmeetatleast

theminimumscoreintheevaluationoftheTechnicalProposalswillbeopened.Althoughpriceis

obviouslyanimportantfactorfortheselection,GCFhasdecidedtouseweightingsacrossalistof

selectioncriteriafordeterminingthebestchoice.

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RespondentstothisRFPareexpectedtoadheretotheformalrequirementsforsubmittinga

ProposalandfailuretodosowillresultindisqualificationoftheProposalfromconsiderationas

partofthisevaluation.

B. EvaluationoftheTechnicalProposal

Thetechnicalproposalshouldbestructuredintheformatbelow.TheProposalwillbejudged

largelyontheinformationprovidedunderthefollowingsectionsascapturedundertheTECH

FormsinAnnex3.

1. ResponsetotheTermsofReference.TheproposerwillprovideadetaileddescriptionoftheproposedworkplanfortheservicescoveredbythisRFP.Itmustincludesufficient

informationtodemonstrateunderstandingoftherequirementsandtheproposer’s

capabilitytosuccessfullycompletetheproject.

Thissectionshouldincludeaninitialproposalsummary,includingkeydeliverables.

2. RelevantExperience.Thissectionshoulddescribetheproposer’sexperienceandabilitytoperformtherequiredservices.Itshouldincludethefollowinginformation.

- SizeandgeographicscopeoftheFirm,

- Relevanttrackrecordofcarryingsimilartasks

- Existingnetworks,relationshipswithfinancialintermediaries,investmentfirms

andfunds,andwiththeclimatechangeinvestmentcommunity.

- Theabilitytoobtaininformationforthedevelopmentofthedeliverables

3. Key Personnel and Subcontractors. The bidder should describe the role andresponsibilityofeachmemberoftheproposedteam.Includeadescriptionoftheteam’s

experienceofthistypeofwork.GCFexpectsthatallpersonnelproposedintheproject

will, in fact, conduct thework. The team is to be consisted of Lead Consultant and 1

additional consultant. If required, additional staff may be proposed based on the

proposed approach and methodology and in line with requirements of the TOR.

RequirementsofthePersonnelareasfollow;

• Lead Consultant: Masters’ degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration,Management, Statistics, Economicsor other relateddisciplineswith at least 15

yearsworkexperienceprovidingfinancialadvisoryservices;

• Consultant: Masters’ degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration,Management, Statistics, Economicsor other relateddisciplineswith at least 10

years work experience providing financial advisory services; OR, Bachelors’

degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration, Management, Statistics,

Economics or other related disciplineswith at least 15 yearswork experience

providingfinancialadvisoryservices;

If some or all of the proposed work is to be subcontracted to another company or

individual for any reason, the bidder must identify the work items that will be

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subcontracted, to whom, and the relevant experience and qualifications of the

organizationorindividual.GCFreservestherighttoapproveallsubcontractors.

4. Awareness of Challenges (if any). The bidder must describe what difficulties itanticipatesinaprojectofthistype(ifany),anddescribehowitwouldavoidorovercome

suchpotentialdifficulties.

5. ListofReferences.Thebidder shallprovideaminimumof tworeferences for similartypes of engagements. Include a brief description of thework done aswell as client

names,titles,emailsandphonenumberstoenableGCFtocontactthereferences.

6. ScheduleandWorkPlan.Allthedeliverablesshouldbeprovidedby22November,2016.

Amoredetailedscheduleandworkplanistobeprovidedbythebidderdetailingalldeliverables

andhowtheymeettheabovedeadline.

AreviewcommitteeestablishedintheSecretariatwillevaluatetheProposalsubmitted.Technical

Proposalwillbeassessedandscoredaccordingtotechnicalevaluationcriterialistedbelow:

Criteria Sub-score Score1 ExpertiseofFirm/OrganizationsubmittingProposal 251.1 Proventrackrecordofrelevantreview/assessment

experiencesformultilateraldevelopmentbanks

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1.2 Provenexperienceinworkingwithinternational

publicandprivateandmultilateralorganizations.

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1.3 Demonstratedknowledgeabouttheskill-setrequired

tomanageaninstitutioninvolvedinenvironmentally

sustainabledevelopmentandinternational

developmentassistance

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2 ProposedWorkPlanandApproach 252.1 Towhatdegreedoestheproposerunderstandthe

task?

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2.2 Havetheimportantaspectsofthetaskbeen

addressedinsufficientdetail?

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2.3 Isthescopeoftaskwelldefinedanddoesit

correspondtotheTOR?

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2.4 Isthepresentationclearandisthesequenceof

activitiesandtheplanninglogical,realisticand

promiseefficientimplementationoftheproject?

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3 Personnel 503.1 LeadConsultant/TeamLeader 30

SuitabilityfortheProject 10

Professionalqualificationsasspecified

inthisannexwithatleast15years

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experience

ProfessionalExperienceintheareaof

specialization

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3.2 SeniorConsultant 20

SuitabilityfortheProject 6

Professionalqualificationsasspecified

inthisannexwithatleast10years’

experience

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ProfessionalExperienceintheareaof

specialization

4

Total 100

Technicalproposalsthatscoreatleast75pointsoutof100willbeconsideredasqualifiedfor

the review of financial proposal. Any proposal less than that will be disqualified from

proceedingtothenextstepanditsfinancialproposalshallbereturnedunopenedfollowingthe

awardofthecontract.

C.EvaluationofFinancialProposal

1. Thefinancialproposalofallofferors,whichhaveattainedtheminimumscoreinthe

technicalevaluation,willbeevaluatedsubsequently.

2. BasedonLeastCostSelectionproceduresdescribedintheGCFProcurementGuidelines,

thefirmwiththewiththelowestpricewillbeselectedfromthefirmsthatscored75%

andaboveontechnicalproposalstage.

C. Award

TheAwardwillbemadetotheresponsiveproposerwhichwiththeleastcost.GCFreservestherightto

conductnegotiationswiththeProposerregardingthecontentsoftheiroffer.Theawardwillbein

effectonlyafteracceptancebytheselectedproposerofthetermsandconditionsandthetechnical

requirements.

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Annex3

TECHForms

Form TECH-1: Technical Proposal Submission Form

[Location, Date]

To: [Name and address of Client] Dear Sirs: We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for [Insert title of assignment] in accordance with your Request for Proposal dated [Insert Date] and our Proposal. We are hereby submitting our Proposal, which includes this Technical Proposal, and a Financial. We are submitting our Proposal in association with: [Insert a list with full name and address of each associated Consultant if submitting as an association]

We hereby declare that all the information and statements made in this Proposal are true and accept that any misinterpretation contained in it may lead to our disqualification. If negotiations are held during the period of validity of the Proposal, i.e., before the period indicated in Paragraph Reference 2.3 of the RFP, we undertake to negotiate on the basis of the proposed staff, methodology and approach. Our Proposal is binding upon us and subject to the modifications resulting from Contract negotiations. Weundertake,ifourProposalisaccepted,toinitiatetheconsultingservicesrelatedtothe

assignmentnotlaterthantheagreeddate.

We understand you are not bound to accept any Proposal you receive. We remain,

Yours sincerely,

Authorized Signature [In full and initials]: Name and Title of Signatory: Name of Firm: Address:

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CompanyProfileForm

Pleaserespondtoallquestions.

Companydetails-vendor’sname

Name:

GeneralInformation

PrimarycontactthisRFP

Address

PostalCode:Country:

Telephone: Fax:

E-mail: Website:

Parentcompany,ifany

Subsidiaries,Associates,

and/orOverseasRep(s),

ifany

Yearestablished

Typeoforganization Privatecompany ()

Other(pleasespecify):….. ()

TypeofBusiness FinancialIntermediary ()

ConsultingCompany ()

Other(pleasespecify):….. ()

Summaryofmain

businessactivities

No.ofemployees

(bylocation)

Staffturnoverrate

In-houseworking

language(s)

BankName:

BankAddress:

AccountHolder:

AccountNumber:

IBAN:

SWIFT:

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Priorexperiencewithinternationalorganizations

Listcontractsundertakeninthelastthreeyearswithasimilarscope.BRIEFLYlistrecentclientsforwhomyouproducedsimilardeliverables:Attachadditionalsheetsifnecessary.1

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3

EnvironmentalPolicy

Doesyourcompanyhaveawrittenstatementofitsenvironmentalpolicy?

YES()PleaseattachcopyNO()

Contractdisputes

Listanydisputesyourcompanyhasbeeninvolvedinoverthelastthreeyears

References

Listsuitablereferenceprojectsandcontacts.Whatoptionswouldtherebeforasitevisittoareferenceprojectand/orthevendor’ssite?1

2

3

Partners

Ifthisisapartbid,listrelevantrecentexperienceofworkingwithpartners.Aretherealreadyformalorinformalpreferredpartnershipagreementsinplace?1

2

3

Conflictofinterest

Arethereanylikelycircumstancesorcontractsinplacethatmayintroduceaconflictofinterestwiththepartiestothiscontract?Ifso,explainhowthiswillbemitigated1

2

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Certification

I,theundersigned,confirmthattheinformationprovidedinthisannexiscorrect.Intheeventof

changes,detailswillbeprovided.

Name: __________________________ Title: _________________________

Signature: __________________________ Date: _________________________

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Form TECH-2: Consultant’s Organization and Experience

A - Consultant’s Organization

[Providehereabrief(twopages)descriptionofthebackgroundandorganizationofyourfirm/entityandeachassociateforthisassignment.]

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B - Consultant’s Experience

[Using the format below, provide information on each assignment for which your firm, and each associate for this assignment, was legally contracted either individually as a corporate entity or as one of the major companies within an association, for carrying out consulting services similar to the ones requested under this assignment. Use not more than 10 pages.]

Assignment name:

Approx. value of the contract (in current US$ or Euro):

Country: Location within country:

Duration of assignment (months):

Name of Client:

Total No of staff-months of the assignment:

Address:

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract (in current US$ or Euro):

Start date (month/year): Completion date (month/year):

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants:

Name of associated Consultants, if any:

Name of senior professional staff of your firm involved and functions performed (indicate most significant profiles such as Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):

Narrative description of Project: Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

Firm’s Name:

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Form TECH-3: Comments and Suggestions on the Terms of Reference and on Counterpart Staff and Facilities to be Provided by

the Client

On the Terms of Reference

[Present and justify here any modifications or improvement to the Terms of Reference you are proposing to improve performance in carrying out the assignment (such as deleting some activity you consider unnecessary, or adding another, or proposing a different phasing of the activities). Such suggestions should be concise and to the point, and incorporated in your Proposal.]

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Form TECH-4: Description of Approach, Methodology and Work Plan for Performing the Assignment

[Technicalapproach,methodologyandworkplanarekeycomponentsoftheTechnicalProposal.YouaresuggestedtopresentyourTechnicalProposal(Notmorethan20pages,inclusiveofchartsanddiagrams)dividedintothefollowingthreechapters:

a) Technical Approach and Methodology, b) Work Plan, and c) Organization and Staffing,

a) TechnicalApproachandMethodology.Inthischapteryoushouldexplainyourunderstandingoftheobjectivesoftheassignment,approachtotheservices,methodologyforcarryingouttheactivitiesandobtainingtheexpectedoutput,andthedegreeofdetailofsuchoutput.Youshouldhighlighttheproblemsbeingaddressedandtheirimportance,andexplainthetechnicalapproachyouwouldadopttoaddressthem.Youshouldalsoexplainthemethodologiesyouproposetoadoptandhighlightthecompatibilityofthosemethodologieswiththeproposedapproach. b) WorkPlan.Inthischapteryoushouldproposethemainactivitiesoftheassignment,theircontentandduration,phasingandinterrelations,milestones(includinginterimapprovalsbytheClient),anddeliverydatesofthereports.Theproposedworkplanshouldbeconsistentwiththetechnicalapproachandmethodology,showingunderstandingoftheTORandabilitytotranslatethemintoafeasibleworkingplan.Alistofthefinaldocuments,includingreports,drawings,andtablestobedeliveredasfinaloutput,shouldbeincludedhere.TheworkplanshouldbeconsistentwiththeWorkScheduleofFormTECH-8.

c) Organization and Staffing. In this chapter you should propose the structure and composition of your team. You should list the main disciplines of the assignment, the key expert responsible, and proposed technical and support staff.]

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Form TECH-5: Team Composition and Task Assignments

Professional Staff

Name of Staff Firm Area of Expertise Position Assigned Task Assigned

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Form TECH-6: Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Proposed Professional Staff

1. Proposed Position [only one candidate shall be nominated for each position]: 2. Name of Firm [Insert name of firm proposing the staff]: 3. Name of Staff [Insert full name]: 4. Date of Birth: Nationality: 5. Education [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of staff member, giving names of

institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]: 6. Membership of Professional Associations: 7. Other Training [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5 - Education were obtained]: 8. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where staff has worked in the last ten years]: 9. Languages [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking, reading, and writing]:

10. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment held by staff

member since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here below): dates of employment, name of employing organization, positions held.]:

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From [Year]: To [Year]:

Employer:

Positions held:

11. Detailed Tasks Assigned

[List all tasks to be performed

under this assignment]

12. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned [Among the assignments in which the staff has been involved, indicate the following information for those assignments that best illustrate staff capability to handle the tasks listed under point 11.] Name of assignment or project:

Year:

Location:

Client:

Main project features:

Positions held:

Activities performed:

13. Certification:

I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly

describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any wilful

misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.

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Date: [Signature of staff member or authorized representative of the staff] Day/Month/Year Full name of authorized representative:

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Form TECH-7: Staffing Schedule1

7.1.1 N°

Name of Staff Staff input (in the form of a bar chart)2 Total staff-month input

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 n Home Field3 Total Foreign

1 [Home] [Field]

2

3

n

Subtotal

Local

1 [Home] [Field]

2

n

Subtotal

Total 1 For Professional Staff the input should be indicated individually; for Support Staff it should be indicated by category (e.g.: draftsmen, clerical staff, etc.). 2 Months are counted from the start of the assignment. For each staff indicate separately staff input for home and field work. 3 Field work means work carried out at a place other than the Consultant's home office. Full time input Part time input

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Form TECH-8 Work Schedule

N° Activity1 Weeks2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 n

1 2 3 4 5 n

1 Indicate all main activities of the assignment, including delivery of reports (e.g.: inception, interim, and final reports), and other benchmarks such as Client

approvals. For phased assignments indicate activities, delivery of reports, and benchmarks separately for each phase.

2 Duration of activities shall be indicated in the form of a bar chart.

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Annex 4 FIN Forms

Financial Proposal - Standard Forms

Financial Proposal Standard Forms shall be used for the preparation of the Financial Proposal according to the instructions provided under para. 3.6 of Section 2. Such Forms are to be used whichever is the selection method indicated in para. 3 of the Letter of Invitation.

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Form FIN-1: Financial Proposal Submission Form

[Location, Date] To: [Name and address of Client] Dear Sirs: We, the undersigned, offer to provide the consulting services for [Insert title of assignment] in accordance with your Request for Proposal dated [Insert Date] and our Technical Proposal. Our attached Financial Proposal is for the sum of [Insert amount(s) in words and figures1]. This amount is exclusive of the local taxes. Our Financial Proposal shall be binding upon us subject to the modifications resulting from Contract negotiations, up to expiration of the validity period of the Proposal, i.e. before the period indicated in Paragraph 2.3 of this RFP. Commissions and gratuities paid or to be paid by us to agents relating to this Proposal and Contract execution, if we are awarded the Contract, are listed below2: Name and Address Amount and Purpose of Commission of Agents Currency or Gratuity We understand you are not bound to accept any Proposal you receive. We remain,

Yours sincerely,

Authorized Signature [In full and initials]: Name and Title of Signatory: Name of Firm: Address:

1 Amounts must coincide with the ones indicated under Total Cost of Financial proposal in Form FIN-2. 2 If applicable, replace this paragraph with: “No commissions or gratuities have been or are to paid by us to

agents relating to this Proposal and Contract execution.”

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Form FIN-2: Summary of Costs

Item

Costs

Indicate with Currency

Total Costs of Financial Proposal 1

1 Indicate the total costs, net of local taxes, to be paid by the Client in each currency.

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Form FIN-3: Breakdown of Remuneration1 (Lump-Sum)

(This Form FIN-4 shall only be used when the Lump-Sum Form of Contract has been included in the RFP. Information to be provided in this Form shall only be used to establish payments to the Consultant for possible additional services requested by the Client)

Name Position3 Staff-daily Rate

Foreign Staff

[Home] [Field]

1FormFIN-3shallbefilledinforthesameProfessionalandSupportStafflistedinFormTECH-7.

2 ProfessionalStaffshouldbeindicatedindividually;SupportStaffshouldbeindicatedpercategory(e.g.:draftsmen,clericalstaff).

3 PositionsoftheProfessionalStaffshallcoincidewiththeonesindicatedinFormTECH-5.4 Indicateseparatelystaff-monthrateandcurrencyforhomeandfieldwork.

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Annex5

AcknowledgmentLetter

DearSir/Madam,We,theundersigned,acknowledgereceiptofyourRequestforProposal(RFP)No.RFP/2016/014dated17August2016,andherebyconfirmthatwe:

[]INTEND []DONOTINTEND

tosubmitaproposaltothesecretariatoftheGreenClimateFund(GCF)bythedeadlinedateof22August2016.WeacknowledgethatthisRFPisconfidentialandproprietarytothesecretariat,andcontainsprivilegedinformation.Uponrequest,wewillreturnthisRFPoranypartthereof,andallcopiesthereof,tothesecretariat.

NameofAuthorizedRepresentative:________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ NameandAddressofVendor: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Telephone: ________________________________________ Facsimile: ________________________________________Ifyoudonotintendtosubmitaproposaltothesecretariat,pleaseindicatethereason:

[] Wedonothavethecapacitytosubmitaproposalatthistime.[] WecannotmeettherequirementsforthisRFP.[] Wedonotthinkwecanmakeacompetitiveofferatthistime.[] Other(pleasespecify):____________________________________________________

Kindlyreturnthisacknowledgementletterimmediatelyviae-mailtoprocurement@gcfund.orgNOTE:Duetocurrentsecurityarrangements,yourauthorizedrepresentativemustpresentacompletedcopyofthisletterinordertoobservethepublicopeningprocedure.

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Annex6

GCF’sInvestmentCriteriaandImpactAreas

A) GCF’sInvestmentCriteria

GCF’sinitialinvestmentcriteriaareactivity-basedandcomposedofsixcriteriaand24coverageareas,articulatedinthetablebelow.Allactivityshouldbeconsistentwiththeclimatechangemitigationandadaptationstrategiesandplansoftargetedcountries.

Criterion Definition CoverageArea

Impact

potential

Potentialoftheprogramme/projecttocontributetotheachievementofGCF’sobjectivesandresultareas

-Mitigationimpact–promotelowcarbondevelopmentconsistentwithatemperatureincreaseoflessthan2degreesCelsius.

-Adaptationimpact–promoteresiliencetoclimatechange.

Paradigm

shift

potential

Degreetowhichtheproposedactivitycancatalyseimpactbeyondaone-offprojectorprogrammeinvestment

-Promotethepotentialforaprojectorprogrammetobescaled-upand/orreplicated.

-Engenderknowledgeandlearning

-Createanenablingenvironment

-Contributetotheregulatoryframeworkandpolicies

-Contributetoclimate-resilientdevelopmentpathways

Sustainable

development

potential

Widerbenefitsandpriorities -Promoteenvironmentalco-benefits

-Promotesocialco-benefits

-Promoteeconomicco-benefits

-Encouragegender-sensitivedevelopmentimpact

Needsofthe Vulnerabilityandfinancingneedsofthe -Reducethevulnerabilityofthe

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recipient beneficiarycountryandpopulation country

-Supportvulnerablegroupsandgenderaspects

-Supporttheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentlevelofthecountryandtheaffectedpopulation

-Promotealternativesourcesoffinancing

-Strengtheninstitutionsandimplementcapacity

Country

ownership

Beneficiarycountryownershipofandcapacitytoimplementafundedprojectorprogramme(policies,climatestrategiesandinstitutions)

-Encouragedevelopmentofanationalclimatestrategy

-Maintaincoherencewithexistingpolicies

-Improvethecapacityofimplementingentities,intermediariesorexecutingentitiestodeliver

-Promoteengagementwithcivilsocietyorganizationsandotherrelevantstakeholders

Efficiencyand

effectiveness

Economicand,ifappropriate,financialsoundnessoftheprogramme/project

-Ensurecost-effectivenessandefficiencyregardingfinancialandnon-financialaspects

-Increasetheamountofco-financing

-Assessprogramme/projectfinancialviabilityandotherfinancialindicators

-Encourageindustrybestpractices

B) GCF’sStrategicImpactAreas

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GCFprovidesconcessionalresourcestoadaptationandmitigationactivitiesthatachieveitsmandate.GCFhasidentifiedeightstrategicimpactareastowardswhichitwillchannelitsfunding(decisionB.07/04):

Mitigationstrategicimpactsareas:

- Reducedemissionsthroughincreasedlow-emissionenergyaccessandpowergeneration;

- Reducedemissionsthroughincreasedaccesstolowemissiontransport;

- Reducedemissionsreductionsfrombuildings,cities,industriesandappliances;

- Reducedemissionsfromlanduse,deforestation,forestdegradation,andthroughsustainableforestmanagementandconservationandenhancementofforestcarbonstocks;

Adaptationstrategicimpactareas:

- Increasedresilienceandenhancedlivelihoodsofthemostvulnerablepeople,communities,andregions;

- Improvedresilienceofecosystemsandecosystemservices;

- Increasedresilienceinofhealthandwell-being,andfoodandwatersecurity;

- Increasedresilienceofinfrastructureandthebuiltenvironmenttoclimatechangethreats;

C) GCF’sPrivateSectorPriorities

GCFaimstopromoteprivatesectorinvestmentintheaboveadaptationandmitigationactivitiesthroughoutdevelopingcountries.Itseekstomobilizeprivatecapitalandexpertiseatscaleandinaccordancewithnationalplansandpriorities.

GCFencouragestheparticipationofprivatesectoractorsindevelopingcountries,inparticularlocalactors,includingsmallandmedium-sizedenterpriseandlocalfinancialintermediaries.ParticularattentionispaidtoSmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS)andLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs)

GCFseekstoinvestandpromoteprivateinvestmentin:

- Universalaccesstoenergy(onoroffgrid)

- Renewableenergy

- Publictransport

- Wastemanagementandwaste-to-energy

- Watertreatment

- Agriculture,forestry,andfisheries

- Efficientirrigation

- Energyefficientbuildings,citygrids,andindustry

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GCFencouragesinitiativesthatarecross-cutting,scalableandthatcanattractcapitalmarketfinancing.Itisseekinginitiativesthattakeaprogrammaticapproach,thatarereplicable,and/orthatcouldbefinancedthroughclubbedinvestments.

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Annex7

MarketsandProducts

GCFintendstoserveawiderangeofmarketswithadiversesetoftools.Herearetheanticipatedmarketsandproductsneeded:CreditandInvestmentProducts

- Grants- Projectfinance- Seniorsecureddebt- Seniorunsecureddebt- Subordinateddebt- Termdebt- Revolvingdebt- Overdraftfacility- Firstlossloans- On-lending- Syndication- Bonds- Commercialpaper- Guarantees- LettersofCredit- LettersofGuarantee- Factoring- Securitizationofdebt- Privateequity- Funds(portfoliomanagement)

IndustrySegments

- Municipal&nationalfinance- Transportation- Wasteandwatertreatment- Infrastructure(includingroads,seweragesystems,rail,andportdevelopment)- RealEstatedevelopment- RenewableEnergy

• Windturbines• Hydropower(includingrunofriver)• Solar• On-grid,micro,andoffgrid

- Agriculture,fisheries,forestry- Energyefficiency

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Annex8

ModelContract

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