ESIA and Feasibility Study for an Underwater Sculpture Park

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Proposed Underwater Museum

Reference No.: SVGUBEC-C-QCBS-13

Date of Issue: 7 October 2026

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) comprise the preparation of a Feasibility Study and an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the proposed Underwater Museum, together with an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), a site-specific Stakeholder Consultation Plan and the related consultations, subproject grievance mechanism arrangements, and the associated environmental and social management instruments. The Services will determine whether the Client’s 2025 preliminary concept, “The Submerged Museum: A Museum of Slavery & Resistance”, including its proposed repurposed-vessel configuration, is technically, environmentally, socially, economically, financially, legally and institutionally feasible, and will compare it with lower-impact or non-vessel alternatives.

The assignment is expected to be completed within approximately twenty-six (26) weeks from contract signing. The expected start date is February 2026.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment may be downloaded at the following website: https://procurement.gov.vc/eprocure/index.php/current-bids.

The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Sustainable Development, through the UBEC Project Implementation Unit, now invites 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...