The Dominican Republic has received a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance the Project to Support the Consolidation of an Inclusive Social Protection System (loan 5445/OC-DR), and will allocate part of the funds to the contracting of the works of the OPEX-BID-LPN-002-2026 tender.

Supérate invites eligible bidders to submit closed bids for the design and construction, through a lump sum single liability contract, of day homes (CONAPE) and early childhood care centers (CAIPI, INAIPI). The expected period is 15 months from the start order: 5 months for design and 10 months for construction.

Lots
Lot 1: One-level day home and 5-room CAIPI in Los Barros, Azua.
Lot 2: CAIPI with 5 rooms, two floors, in Sabana Grande de Boyá, Monte Plata.
Lot 3: CAIPI with 5 rooms, two floors, in Los Mina, Santo Domingo Este.
Lot 4: One-level day home in Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez.
Tender conditions
Procedure: National Public Bidding in accordance with IDB Procurement Policies GN-2349-15, open to bidders from eligible countries.
Requirements: Qualifications are stated in the request for proposals. No margin of preference is granted to national contractors or APCAs.
Submission: Only in physical format, with Declaration of Maintenance of the Bid. Electronic bids or late bids are not allowed.
Documents: Available in Spanish, free of charge, upon written request to Supérate.

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) and national energy sector stakeholders, invites consulting firms to submit proposals to design an institutionalized transmission expansion planning framework and support the collaborative update of the transmission component of the Least Cost Expansion Plan (LCEP).

1. Framework design & capacity building
Standardized planning framework: Establish a repeatable, data-driven methodology, process flow diagram, governance structure, and data-reporting templates to formalize long-term network planning across sector entities.

Software & tool assessment: Evaluate power system modeling software and licensing needs—using BEL’s current platform (ETAP) as a baseline—covering steady-state, dynamic, short-circuit, and production cost simulations.

Technical training program: Deliver a comprehensive 120-hour training program for approximately 20 sector participants (with a core group of 10 completing hands-on modeling modules), featuring at least 50% in-person practical workshops in Belize.

2. Least Cost Expansion Plan (LCEP) update & grid studies
Baseline diagnosis & load forecast: Evaluate 5-year historical performance data (voltage, losses, N-1 violations) and construct a 20-year national and substation-level hourly demand forecast with high, base, and low scenario bands.

Generation scenarios & network studies: Conduct load flow, contingency (N-1), reactive compensation, short-circuit, and dynamic stability studies across the 115 kV and 69 kV grids, assessing generation siting, renewable integration, and scenarios with reduced Mexico interconnection capacity.

Project identification & techno-economic analysis: Evaluate structural, operational, and non-network alternatives to address identified grid constraints, using multi-criteria decision analysis and cost-benefit evaluations.

3. Optimal portfolio & model deliverables
Investment roadmap: Develop an optimal, prioritized portfolio of transmission expansion projects complete with annual capital profiles, implementation timelines, and climate resilience considerations.

Native & neutral model sets: Deliver fully validated power system models for steady-state, dynamic, short-circuit, and production cost cases in both the native software format and a neutral exchange format.

Note: Interested consulting firms must review the requirements on the BEO Bidders Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Economic Operation Committee of the National Interconnected System (COES) of Peru, is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to evaluate the technical, economic and regulatory potential of increasing transmission capacity on existing transmission lines through Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GET), such as Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) and conductor repowering.

1. Technology benchmark and broker diagnostics
GET benchmarking: Conduct an international benchmark on maturity, costs (CAPEX/OPEX), interoperability and lessons learned from technologies such as DLR and high-temperature conductors, identifying solutions applicable to the National Interconnected Electric System (SEIN).

Congestion diagnosis: Analyze the existing infrastructure based on the prioritized list of lines delivered by the COES, identifying operational restrictions, renewable energy discharges, non-supplied energy and bottlenecks.

Characterization of alternatives: Define technical repowering options for the candidate corridors (DLR, replacement with high-temperature conductors, second circuit or increase in voltage level).

2. Technical-economic, environmental and regulatory assessment
Cost-benefit analysis (TOTEX): Quantify and compare alternatives to conventional expansion projects using total cost indicators (CAPEX + OPEX), congestion cost reduction, and capacity increase.

Socio-environmental risks and easements: Identify conditioning factors in right-of-way strips, needs for the expansion of easements and environmental impacts that affect the viability of the interventions.

Regulatory framework and incentive scheme: Analyze the treatment of investments in GET within the planning and remuneration of transmission, defining operational recommendations for the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), Osinergmin and COES.

3. Installation strategy, roadmaps, and transfer
Service continuity: Evaluate assembly strategies considering the duration of service interruptions against the feasibility of executing live line work.

Roadmaps by corridor: Develop a detailed action plan for each prioritized line that consolidates the technical solution, costs, regulatory and socio-environmental aspects and the execution sequence.

Capacity Transfer: Train the COES technical team to integrate the TEG evaluation methodology into the periodic preparation of Peru's Transmission Plan.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the logistics integration of three priority sectors of Guatemala in Global Value Chains (GVCs). The consultancy seeks to evaluate infrastructure, technological interoperability and foreign trade processes, formulating strategic recommendations and an action plan for a horizon of 3 to 5 years to enhance the country's logistics competitiveness.

1. Initial assessment and diagnosis of logistics gaps
Sectoral and institutional analysis: To evaluate the institutional framework, public policies, and logistical capacities of three specific sectors in Guatemala for their effective insertion in GVCs.

Identification of bottlenecks: Diagnose structural and operational barriers in foreign trade processes, territorial connectivity, physical infrastructure, and inter-institutional coordination.

Evaluation of technology and equipment: Analyze the state of the equipment, the digitization of procedures and the interoperability of the logistics and customs information systems.

2. Action plan and integration recommendations
Short-, medium- and long-term strategy: Formulate a 3-5 year action plan with concrete measures for the modernization of equipment, simplification of procedures and operational efficiency.

Regional competitiveness proposals: Design initiatives to strengthen logistics connectivity, promote the use of regional trade and increase the insertion of the three sectors analyzed.

3. Knowledge transfer and dissemination of findings
Capacity building: Deliver training workshops and transfer international best practices to institutional teams responsible for implementation.

Systematization and webinar: Develop the consolidated technical note, define operational recommendations, and present the final findings to the authorities through a dissemination webinar.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Federative Republic of Brazil has requested financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Program for the Expansion and Modernization of the Espírito Santo Penitentiary System (MODERNIZA-ES), loan agreement 5155/OC-BR, and intends to use part of the funds for consulting services contracts.

The State Secretariat of Justice (SEJUS) invites eligible consultants to express their interest in providing the requested services, which include consulting with an engineering firm to support the supervision and inspection of the execution of the works of the MODERNIZA-ES Program.

Conditions of the call
Selection: Selection based on quality and cost (SBQC), in accordance with IDB Policies for the Selection and Hiring of Consultants GN-2350-15; companies from eligible home countries can participate.
Short list: minimum of five and maximum of eight companies; they can be composed entirely of national consulting firms.
Association: Companies may associate in the form of a joint venture to enhance their qualifications. The nationality corresponds to that of the country in which the company is legally incorporated and, in the case of a joint venture, to that of the company designated as a representative.
Presentation and consultations
Filing: Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically, through the electronic document system, as instructed in the notice, with information indicating that the businesses are qualified to provide the services.

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health (MISPAS) and the National Health Service (SNS) of the Dominican Republic, is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals for the collection of high-quality primary data corresponding to the baseline of the evaluation of the DR-L1167 Loan.

1. Objectives and scope of the information collection
Population and instruments: Design and execute the collection of primary information in selected First Level Care Centers (CPN), applying surveys to health personnel (doctors, nurses and promoters), brief surveys to patients and review of administrative records and medical records.

Institutional articulation: Maintain continuous coordination with the key parts of the project (IDB, MISPAS and SNS) for the validation of protocols, work routes and incidents in the field.

Pilot test and training: Carry out face-to-face and virtual training programs for enumerators and supervisors, organizing the logistics for a pilot test in the field that includes technical observers from MISPAS and the SNS.

2. Field logistics, safety and quality control
Personnel and operational structure: Recruit supervisors, enumerators and a quality control team with previous experience, guaranteeing work insurance coverage for all deployed personnel.

Equipment and conditions of transfer: Provide tablets, portable Wi-Fi, vehicle identifications, clothing and telephone. Guarantee comprehensive logistics of safe transport (4x4 vehicles depending on the area, expressly prohibiting transport in pick-up beds), lodging and adequate food.

Supervision and replacement: Continuously monitor compliance with interview protocols and apply immediate replacement or retraining of personnel who present deviations in quality control.

3. Data management, monitoring and safeguarding of information
Synchronization and daily reports: Transmit daily the data collected (complete and incomplete surveys) at the close of each NPC, maintain a field log on progress/challenges and notify in a timely manner the need for reprogramming or replacement of centers.

Privacy and informed consent: Obtain informed consent from all participants, safeguard voice recordings/transcripts according to current protocols, and ensure strict confidentiality of personal data.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (MIVIOT) and the competent authorities of Panama, calls on consulting firms to submit proposals to design, validate and apply a methodological guide with practical tools that allows the integration of climate change analysis, resilience and disaster risk management in planning and land use instruments.

1. Conceptual framework and diagnosis of territorial risk
Regulatory and instrumental alignment: Analyze the territorial planning instruments in force and in proposal (Local Plans [PLOT], Schemes [EOT] and Partial Plans [PP]), ensuring coherence with the GIRD National Policy and Strategic Plan 2022-2030, climate change regulations and the Sendai Framework.

Quantitative risk procedure: Define criteria for the characterization of hazards (hydrometeorological and geological), exposure and vulnerability, integrating data from the Climate Risk Atlas of Panama and official systems (SINAPROC, IMHPA, Tommy Guardia National Geographic Institute, among others).

Cross-cutting and inclusive approach: Incorporate cross-cutting aspects of gender, poverty, informal settlements, nature-based solutions, indigenous regions, and criteria for planned relocation in areas with unmitigated risk.

2. Methodological guide and land use decisions
Territorial determinants: Translate risk metrics and thresholds into zoning decisions, land use regulation, identification of suitable, conditioned, or restricted areas, and definition of prospective and corrective management measures.

Differentiated routes and operational tools: Design the guide by structuring analysis routes according to the scale and type of instrument (PLOT, EOT and PP) with minimum and advanced levels, developing complementary tools (matrices, technical sheets and checklists).

3. Piloting, validation, and capacity building
Pilot application: Validate the proposed methodology by applying it experimentally in at least two real land use planning instruments (a PLOT and an EOT) to adjust their operational procedures and criteria.

Training and transfer: Systematize the observations of the inter-institutional technical roundtables and provide training workshops aimed at key actors to ensure the adoption and effective application of the methodological framework.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Republic of Peru, through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, has financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Digital Transformation with Equity Project. This call for National Public Bidding (LPN) seeks to contract services to promote digital trust and security among children and adolescents.

Scope of Services

Main objective: Design, production and implementation of 10 awareness campaigns on digital trust, development of the communication campaign "Safer Internet Week - Peru 2027" and preparation of 5 technical documents within the framework of the National Alliance for a Safer Internet.

Qualification Requirements and Conditions

Regulatory framework: National Public Bidding (LPN) conducted in accordance with policies for the acquisition of works and goods financed by the IDB.

Evaluation criteria: Compliance with financial, experience and technical requirements established in the tender documents.

Required Guarantee: Mandatory submission of a Bid Maintenance Statement.

Management and submission of bids

Access to the rules: The bidding documents in Spanish are available to interested bidders under the conditions established by the entity.

Delivery modality: Electronic submission of bids, with virtual opening ceremony.

A virtual information meeting will be held on October 1 at 11:00 a.m

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Ministry of Mining of the Argentine Republic, is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to support the development of the technical, regulatory and institutional framework necessary to establish a national reporting system for the results of exploration, resources and mineral reserves aligned with CRIRSCO's international principles.

1. Regulatory Framework and National Reporting Code
Draft law: Prepare the preliminary draft document to institute the national reporting system, give normative force to the standard, define obligated subjects and establish the legal bases for the creation of the enforcement authority.

National Reporting Code: Design the preliminary code and the technical dissemination template based on CRIRSCO, adapted to the federal regime and to the Argentine geological and productive reality (metalliferous, non-metalliferous, limestones, alluvium and brines), with differentiated criteria according to the scale and level of progress of the projects.

2. Institutional design and professional ethics
National Commission and Registry: Formulate the legal proposal, governance scheme and regulations of the future National Commission of Self-Regulated Mining and the National Registry of Competent Persons, including accreditation requirements, audits and disciplinary regime.

Guide to good practices and code of ethics: Formulate the technical guide for the preparation and review of public reports (considering references from the UNFC when appropriate) and draft the code of ethics regulating the conduct, independence and responsibility of the Competent Persons.

3. Validation, articulation with CRIRSCO and roadmap
International Technical Consultations: Develop technical working groups and preliminary consultations with CRIRSCO or its delegated committees to ensure that the design of national instruments strictly corresponds to international standards.

Implementation roadmap: Define the operational sequence, responsible parties, regulatory milestones and necessary steps for the future implementation of the Commission, the Registry and the subsequent formal recognition before CRIRSCO.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) of Panama, is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to analyze the systemic constraints of the portfolio with external financing, evaluate institutional alternatives, and design a conceptual model of management, coordination, and governance along with its roadmap for gradual and sustainable implementation.

1. Institutional and operational diagnosis of the portfolio
Bottleneck Analysis: Assess legal, fiduciary, operational, and institutional capacity constraints that affect the execution of IDB operations, considering sectoral specificities and the complexity of interventions.

Articulation with systems and institutions: Analyze the coordination schemes between the IDB, the MEF, the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) and the Project Execution Units (UEP/UCP), as well as the integration of processes with the public investment cycle (SINIP) and national platforms (ISTMO, SIFADE, Panama Compra, COBE and the new SIGIP).

Benchmarking with multilateral banks: Interview and review the experiences of other multilateral organizations present in the country (World Bank, CAF and CABEI) to contrast disbursement curves, contractual reforms and lessons learned from their execution models.

2. Evaluation of alternatives and conceptual design of the model
Evaluation of management options: Analyze the legal, fiduciary and financial viability of different institutional alternatives, such as the strengthening of existing UEPs, PMO/UAP support schemes, shared models or cooperation with specialized international agencies.

Architecture of the recommended model: Define the conceptual design of the institutional and operational model (including an explicit diagram of roles, governance, decision flows, and fiduciaries), aligned with the SINIP project typologies.

Enabling conditions and risk management: Identify the regulatory, budgetary, and human capacity requirements, as well as the critical dependencies necessary to ensure the scalability and viability of the model in the Panamanian context.

3. Strategic roadmap and participatory methodology
Gradual implementation plan: Formulate an indicative short-, medium- and long-term roadmap with the sequence of institutional decisions, priority actions and sustainability criteria for the decision-making of the Government of Panama.

Methodology and fieldwork: Execute the work through a participatory approach that combines regulatory reviews, face-to-face missions in Panama, inter-institutional workshops and validation sessions with the key actors of the portfolio.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.