The BCRC-Caribbean is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced Hazardous Waste Management Contractor to undertake the collection, repackaging and environmentally sound disposal, treatment or recovery of selected hazardous waste stockpiles in Cuba, under Activity 2.1.2 of the GEF ISLANDS 10472 Project.
Open to: Bidders meeting the qualifications outlined in the Terms of Reference. The selected contractor must be supported by a national company in Cuba responsible for processing the authorisations required for the internal movement and export of the identified wastes.
Engagement Duration: Expected to run from January to December 2027.
Expected start date: January 2027, or as specified in the contractual agreement.
Language: Applications, including all supporting documentation, must be submitted in English.
This engagement will support the environmentally sound management of selected hazardous waste stockpiles in Cuba through safeguarding, collection, repackaging, consolidation, transportation and final disposal, treatment or recovery. Activities must comply with Basel Convention requirements, applicable national and local regulations, and best practices for the environmentally sound management of waste.
The Contractor will work under the guidance of the BCRC-Caribbean and in close collaboration with Cuba’s National Working Group, the Basel Convention Competent Authority and the Independent Supervisor.
Location of Activities: Cuba, with transportation of the selected wastes to approved disposal, treatment or recovery facilities.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Demonstrated experience in the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes.
- At least one (1) reference for a hazardous waste project executed in a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) within the past five (5) years.
- At least three (3) references for work undertaken for international donor organisations within the past seven (7) years.
- At least two (2) references for projects involving the collection, repackaging and transboundary movement of obsolete pesticides within the past five (5) years, executed as the main contractor and involving at least 50 tonnes of destroyed waste per project.
- At least two (2) references for projects involving the collection, repackaging and transboundary transport of PCB wastes within the past seven (7) years, executed as the main contractor and involving at least 30 tonnes of destroyed waste per project.
- A suitably qualified team covering project management, health and safety, international transport coordination, chemical expertise and on-site management, as detailed in the Terms of Reference.
- Capacity to conduct the assignment in English and Spanish, including interpretation and translation arrangements where required.
Application Requirements:
Bidders must submit a signed cover letter confirming availability, a technical proposal, a financial proposal in United States Dollars (USD), and the supporting documentation specified in the Terms of Reference and in accordance with the Request for Proposals (RFP) Package. The submission must include signed statements or pre-contracts from the proposed disposal, treatment or recovery facilities and commitments from a shipping line/sea freight forwarder.
Applications should be submitted via email to submissions@bcrc-caribbean.org.
Reference Number: BCRC#10472_2026_001
For further information on the required services, team qualifications and how to apply, please see the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) Package.
Deadline for submissions: Friday, 11 December 2026, at 11:59 PM (GMT-4).
NB: All application documents must be submitted in English, signed by the bidder and provided in PDF format unless otherwise stated. Bidders are expected to engage at least one contractor or subcontractor from Cuba as part of their team.