| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 qualified firm/institute/organization for the LOTUS Certification Consultancy Services for the Green One UN House in Ha Noi, Viet Nam (Ref. 2-210903) The objectives of this assignment: The Green One UN House is the product of a shared vision by the UN Country Team members in Vietnam (UNCT) to create shared, ‘green’ premises and to support the UN-wide, ‘delivering as one’, initiative. Therefore, sustainability was addressed from the project inception with the commitment to ‘deliver green’ included within the 2012 inter-agency Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). This early commitment, together with strong leadership, was instrumental in embedding sustainability principles in the design, construction, and operation of the building. On 23 May 2015, the building’s inauguration day, the former UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon referred to the development as “the best possible eco-friendly and energy efficient office building in the region and a testimony to UN coherence, inter-agency cooperation and teamwork”. These words were echoed in the achievement of the ISO14001 environmental management system (EMS) certification on 3 March 2017, which was revalidated in 2020 with validity until 2023, the Lotus Platinum certification on 9 May 2017 and the Leadership in Sustainable Design & Performance Award for Asia Pacific Region by the World Green Building Council (WGBC), on September 2018. The objective of this assignment is to prepare all required documentation to archive Certification of LOTUS BIO early 2022 from the Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC). Important notes for Bidders: - Deadline for proposals submission: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (Hanoi time).
- Bid submission address: luu.ngoc.diep@undp.org
- Bidders should refer to the Evaluation Criteria and the Checklist of documents to be submitted for Technical and Financial proposals preparation.
- The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations. Request for Proposal with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria as well as Submission forms are attached.
Thank you very much for your kind attention! Contact person for correspondence, notifications and clarifications: Luu Ngoc Diep Procurement Unit UNDP Vietnam 304 Kim Ma, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +84 24 38500100 Direct: +84 24 38500200 Email: luu.ngoc.diep@undp.org | 
