Region: El Salvador
JICA consultant contract announcement: Driver Education in El Salvador and Road Safety Promotion in Honduras
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Announcement Pursuant to the "Rules on Handling of Contract Procedures for Independent Administrative Institutions, Japan International Cooperation Agency" (2003 Rules (Procurement) No. 8), the following is announced. October 21, 2026
Independent Administrative Institution, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Contracting Officer, Director
Record
1. Announcement Title: Driver Education in El Salvador and Road Safety Promotion in Honduras
2. Matters for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 1 of the "Request for Proposals"
3. Eligibility for Competition: As per Chapter 1, Section 3 of the "Request for Proposals"
4. Contract Terms: Refer to the "Contract Terms and Conditions for Business Implementation and Support Services" and the contract form.
5. Submission of Proposals and Quotations: As per Chapter 1, Sections 2 and 6 of the "Request for Proposals"
6. Other: As per the "Request for Proposals"
Request for Proposals
Work Name: Driver Education in El Salvador and Road Safety Promotion in Honduras
Procurement Management Number: 26a00761
[Content Structure]
Chapter 1: Proposal Procedures
Chapter 2: Draft Special Specifications
Chapter 3: Notes on Proposal Preparation
This document explains the details of the work that the "Japan International Cooperation Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JICA")" intends to commission to private consultants, etc., and the method for selecting the contractor (proposal competition).
Proposal competition is a method of selecting the most advantageous contractor for JICA by comprehensively evaluating the proposals submitted by competitors, including their plans, technical proposals, and the capabilities of the competitors.
Competitors are requested to submit proposals and quotations for this work based on this document and the loaned materials.
Furthermore, Chapter 2 "Draft Special Specifications" and Chapter 3, Section 2 "Conditions for Work Implementation" of this document indicate the basic content for preparing proposals, and do not preclude competitors from supplementing, improving, or modifying them when submitting their proposals.
The proposed content of the proposals will be discussed in the final contract negotiations with the party granted negotiation rights, and "Special Specifications" will be created as an appendix to the final contract.
October 21, 2026
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Procurement Department
Chapter 1: Proposal Procedures
1. Matters for Competition
(1) Work Name: Driver Education in El Salvador and Road Safety Promotion in Honduras
(2) Work Details: As per "Chapter 2 Draft Special Specifications"
(3) Applicable Contract Terms: The "Contract Terms and Conditions for Business Implementation and Support Services" will apply. Accordingly, contracts where the work (services) stipulated in the contract are provided overseas will be treated as overseas transactions and will be exempt from consumption tax. Therefore, please do not add consumption tax to the final quotation. (All items are tax-exempt).
For work related to invitations to Japan, a separate contract will be concluded applying the "Contract Terms and Conditions for Support Services for Technical Training, etc.". In the final quotation for this contract, please itemize separately the main contract and the invitations to Japan.
(4) Contract Performance Period (Scheduled): January 2027 - December 2028
Due to reasons on the part of the client government, the local work period, contract performance period, and work details described in this Request for Proposals may change. These will be determined through consultation during contract negotiations.
(5) Advance Payment Restrictions
As the contract performance period for this contract exceeds 12 months, the maximum amount for advance payment will be restricted.
Specifically, advance payments will be permitted to be claimed in installments of one year each, with the following limits planned. This is based on the contract performance period assumed in (4) above. The limits for cases where the contract performance period differs will be confirmed during contract negotiations.
1) First Payment (after contract signing): Limited to 20% of the contract amount.
2) Second Payment (13 months or more after contract signing): Limited to 20% of the contract amount.
(6) Partial Payment Setup
For this contract, one partial payment will be set up per fiscal year. The specific timing of partial payments will be confirmed during contract negotiations, but the following is anticipated.
1) Fiscal Year 2027 (around February 2028)
2) Fiscal Year 2028 (around June 2028)
2. Contact Department and Schedule, etc.
1 Expenses must be accounted for according to progress each fiscal year, and payments corresponding to completed work must be made annually.
1 (1) Selection Procedure Window: Procurement Department, Contract Promotion Division 1/Division 2
Email Address: outm1@jica.go.jp
(2) Project Implementation Department: Social Infrastructure Department, Transport and Tourism Group, First Team
(3) Schedule
The schedule for this project is as follows:
No. Item Date
1 Deadline for downloading documents: Until October 27, 2026
2 Inquiries regarding the Request for Proposals: Until October 28, 2026, 12:00 PM
3 Answers to inquiries: Until November 2, 2026
4 Deadline for submission of final quotations, separate quotations, proposals, etc.: Until November 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
5 Presentation: Not held.
6 Notification of evaluation results: Until November 26, 2026
7 Application for technical explanation (excluding the party ranked 1st): Within 7 business days from the date of notification of evaluation results (Application: https://forms.office.com/r/6MTyT96ZHM)
*This has been changed since the announcement in July 2023.
3. Eligibility for Competition
(1) Confirmation of Various Qualifications
For the following, please refer to the latest version of the "Guidelines for Proposal Preparation for Consultant Contracts".
(URL: https://www.jica.go.jp/announce/manual/guideline/consultant/20220330.html)
1) Negative Qualifications
2) Positive Qualification Requirements
3) Confirmation of Competition Eligibility Requirements
(2) Exclusion of Conflicts of Interest
There are no specific excluded parties.
(3) Formation of Joint Ventures
Formation of joint ventures is permitted. However, the project manager shall be from the representative of the joint venture.
For members of the joint venture (excluding the representative), the "Unified Qualifications for All Ministries" and "Japanese Registered Corporations" stipulated in (1) 2) above are not required (corporate registration, etc. may be confirmed during contract negotiations).
If forming a joint venture, please create and attach a "Joint Venture Formation Notification" (no specific format) to the proposal. The representative's seal or company seal of all companies, including the representative and members of the joint venture, may be omitted. Furthermore, subcontracting with joint venture members is not permitted.
4. Distribution of Materials
Those who wish to receive materials should download them individually according to the procedure shown in the "JICA PARTNER Operation Manual for Applicants for Consultant Contracts" on the JICA website below.
https://partner.jica.go.jp/Contents/pdf/JICAPARTNER_%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E3%83%9E%E3%8...
