The “Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme (IGEP) is a bilateral technical cooperation measure between the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany and the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India.The overall objective of IGEP is that the decision makers at national, state and local level use innovative solutions for the improvement of urban and industrial environmental management and for the development of an environment and climate policy that targets inclusive economic growth de-coupled from resource consumption. BMZ has commissioned GIZ with the implementation of the project. GIZ is a federal enterprise based in Eschborn and Bonn, Germany.

GIZ-IGEP and CPCB are initiating a joint assessment study for qualitative and quantitative analysis and mapping of trade chain covering informal sector workers engaged in collection, dismantling, study analysis and interviews with major stakeholders. GIZ-IGEP has already conducted the ELV mapping study covering the Northern India, so the proposed study can build on the experiences and learnings from the initial assessment studytrading and recycling of end of life vehicles. The study methodology will be supported with case.

The detailed documentation with regards this call for proposals includes :

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

The deadline for submission of proposal is :25th April 2014, by 17:30hrs