Call for Proposal / Request for Proposal: Hiring of Travel and Conference Logistics Vendor(s) (for ICDRI 2024 and other MICE & Transient Travel requirements)
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About CDRI
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector, and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks in support of sustainable development. CDRI works to support the Coalition members to promote disaster resilient infrastructure (DRI) for reducing economic losses and improving the well-being of communities in the face of calamities. For more information, please visit: www.cdri.world
About ICDRI 2024
The International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) is the annual conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). It brings together member countries, organizations, and institutions to strengthen the global discourse on disaster and climate-resilient infrastructure. ICDRI 2023 was a hybrid conference that had 100+ speakers and 2000+ participants from over 66 countries.
ICDRI 2024 will also be a hybrid conference and it will take place in New Delhi, India. The hybrid feature will combine the traditional event setting with an online broadcast element. The conference will include multi-sectoral and multi-country discussions around infrastructure transitions, risk governance and finance, innovation and human-centered, ecologically sensitive design for building resilience. Policy, regional, sectoral and thematic forums led by global experts along with space for networking opportunities will constitute the structure of the conference.
How to apply
Please see request for proposal for more information on how to apply.
Purpose of the assignment
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Secretariat in New Delhi, India invites qualified and interested Event, Travel, and Logistics Management Agencies to submit proposals for travel services, corporate events, and other related ground services.
The successful bidder(s) shall be contracted for the event management of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2024. In addition, the successful bidder shall be responsible for other CDRI events and transient travel services scheduled for the period of one year from the date of contract, extendable for another term subject to satisfactory evaluation of performance and available resources from CDRI.
Contractual Arrangements
CDRI will award an initial Frame Agreement to one or more suppliers for the performance of services, as follows:
- Ticketing services including travel insurance
- Meeting & Events Management
CDRI recognizes the importance of confidentiality of the data provided: the proposal information and the travel itineraries and reservations of its delegates. Accordingly, the selected vendor(s) must keep all information confidential in all dealings with CDRI.
- Qualifying Criteria
- The agency should have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an event management company, especially in the areas of organizing of corporate events, ticketing and operation of airline reservation systems.
- The agency should not have been blacklisted by any Government, Quasi-Government Department, or any other organization. An undertaking to this effect shall be submitted by the agencies.
- The agency should have a minimum turnover of INR 1 Crore in the last 3 years.
- Proof of all the above eligibility criteria should be submitted with the proposal.