81297952-Consulting on capacity building of banks and municipalities for financing sustainable urban infrastructure project

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is expected to be commissioned by the Federal

Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) to implement the bilateral technical cooperation project Sustainable

Intermediate Cities II (Ciudades Intermedias Sostenibles, CIS II) in Ecuador between May 2021 and April 2024. The project"s

objective is to support Ecuador in achieving measurable progress in implementing the AHSE 2036 and the urban related

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). CIS II builds on the first phase of the project, which ran until April 2021. The first

project phase focused on supporting the Ecuadorian government in the elaboration of the Sustainable Habitat Agenda Ecuador

(Agenda Hábitat Sostenible Ecuador, AHSE 2036), ensuring its conformity with the 2030 Agenda, the New Urban Agenda, and

the Paris Agreement.

BMZ intends to extend the CIS II project until August 2026 and to integrate co-financing by the European Union (EU).

Hauptort der Ausführung: Quito, Ecuador

The contractor is expected to implement the following work packages (WP):

1) Strengthening cities" competencies

The WP aims to strengthen capacities of cities in Ecuador to implement sustainable development infrastructure projects. This

includes identifying sectors and potential projects, carrying out capacity development activities, and creating or strengthening

municipal structures with the capacity to implement projects. The opening step in implementing TA (Technical Assistance) is

to identify projects eligible for technical assistance. The work focuses on identifying climate change projects in several cities of

Ecuador and assessing their bankability. In order to make urban infrastructure projects bankable, it is necessary to understand

the specific technical gaps between current state of the projects (including project documentation) and climate change lending

requirements of financial institutions. An appropriate project implementation infrastructure in a municipality with adequate

mandate, financing, staffing, management and monitoring frameworks are prerequisites for effective project development. The

service will provide support the creation or strengthening of a PIU in each municipality.

2) Development of the portfolio of "Climate friendly projects"

The goal of the WP is to gain clarity on the selected projects in terms of maturity, technical quality, etc. and transform them into

bankable projects. In order to make urban projects bankable, it is necessary to understand the specific technical gaps between

the current state of the projects (including project documentation) and financial institutions climate change requirements for

lending. In addition, it is necessary to provide support and guidance in order to maximize positive climate, environmentaland

social impacts of the project as well as climate action eligibility according to IFI criteria, as well as reliable data and

documentation to support this claim. This will be achieved through optimal ownership and if necessary, tariff models to ensure

financial and economic feasibility, as well as optimal preparation of procurement processes in line with international standards.

3) Technical assistance to financial institutions

The WP focuses on getting a clear picture of the situation of the financial sector in the country (at a local, regional and

international level) in terms of climate change and urban development funding and technical assistance needed to support

local banks to become green (this is to use financial resources to fund projects with positive impact towards climate change

and sustainable development). In addition, the work will raise awareness among the banks on requirements and capacity

development needed within the banks to provide finance to climate change projects and to access to financial sources for this

purpose.

TA will be provided to BDE to create 2 financial instruments for environment friendly urban infrastructure. Using the GAP

analysis as input, support will be provided to establish two financial instruments for specific priority sectors identified by the

BDE in coordination with GIZ. The experiences generated will be shared with the other banks so that they can define and

establish a roadmap for setting up their own financial instruments in the future.

4) Capacity Development for Support entities

The purpose is to build up capacities in Ecuadorian institutions supporting them to develop climate change projects with focus

on sustainable infrastructure in urban areas and knowledge sharing tools that could feed the WP2 of knowledge management.

To ensure that municipalities have support for the identification and development of climate change projects and banks can

have access to assistance for the assessment of projects or review of credit lines it is necessary to create or strengthen capacities of local institutions that could assume the role to provide technical support and capacity building on climate change

and sustainable development.

Preis - Gewichtung: 30

Beschreibung der Optionen:

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