Introduction
Global Support and Development (GSD) is a humanitarian organization aiming to work with regional, national, and local communities across the Caribbean, Central America, and South Pacific for resilience to crises through rapid response, disaster preparedness, and climate adaptation.
Purpose and Objectives
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is partnering with GSD to convert seven NEMO warehouses into active, resilient Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). A need has been identified in localized emergency command, focusing on using national warehouses to lead community coordination efforts with independent power, redundant communications and potable water accessibility when the national grid has been interrupted.
The objective of this engagement is to secure an experienced Civil/Structural Contractor to execute the physical and structural retrofit component for the Pilot Phase covering the first two sites: Barrouallie and Georgetown.
Scope of Work
Under GSD’s oversight, the Contractor will work directly with the NEMO, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, and Physical Planning (MTIPP) technical lead, and GSD to execute the following key activities:
- Framing & Drywalling
- Structural Load Testing & Roofing
- Electrical & IT Prep
- Safety & Accessibility
- Permitting & Compliance
Barrouallie site-specific:
- EOC Partitioning
- Covered Walkway
- Perimeter Security
- Door Installation
Georgetown site-specific:
- Office Expansion
- Technical Space Repurposing
- Legacy Solar Removal
- Warehouse Reorganization
- Required Competencies & Qualifications
- Technical&EngineeringExpertise
- Civil & Structural Engineering Management
- Electrical Infrastructure Oversight
- Code Compliance & Permitting
- Program&OperationsManagement
- Project Tracking & Execution
- Subcontractor Management
- SOP & Policy Development
- Multi-Agency Coordination
- Adaptability & Resilience
- Safeguarding & Ethics Compliance
How to Apply
Interested supplies should have 5+ years of relevant work experience in executing targeted high-impact hardening and spatial reconfiguration to elevate these structures into Category 4 and 5 hurricane-resilliant buildings and functional EOCs.
Closing Date
23:59 EST, Friday, October 30, 2026.
NOTE: Please do not click the “Apply Now” button. The RFP should be submitted by email to: [email protected]
