The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) is Australia’s largest and most significant infrastructure investment in the Pacific. This $4 billion infrastructure initiative is actively engaging with countries in the region to significantly boost Australia’s support for infrastructure development in Pacific countries and Timor-Leste. The Facility uses grant funding combined with loans to support the development of high priority, quality infrastructure.

The AIFFP Investment Preparation and Support Unit (SU), managed by Tetra Tech International Development, is contracted to support the AIFFP meet its objectives.

AIFFP requires the consulting services of eligible individual consultants with procurement expertise, to support the program of project procurement activities across the portfolio. Support will also include provision of technical assistance in procurement strategies and plans, development or review of bidding documents and subsequent tender evaluation and awarding processes.

We are seeking procurement specialists with experience in

• procurement in implementation of infrastructure and/or development projects;

• procuring under public enterprise/multi donor/ADB/World Bank/DFAT or similar frameworks, and proponent led procurements;

• value for money principles, ethics, transparency, life cycle valuation, and quality in major procurement;

• the use of the FIDIC suite of stand forms of contract including the Red Book, Yellow Book or the other equivalents.

• applying the provisions of environmental and social safeguards, climate change, local labour considerations and workplace health and safety in major procurement; and

• working in the Pacific region is desirable.

The Request for Expressions of Interest is attached, as is a Word version of the Suppliers Response Form (Part C) for ease of responding.

Timeline:

Invitation Issue Date: Friday 7 March 2025

Last Queries Date: 2pm (AEST) Wednesday 26 March 2025

Closing Date and Time: 2pm (AEDT) Monday 31 March 2025