Eligibility Requirements
i.	The Consultant should be a Public Ltd./Pvt Ltd./NGO/Society/LLP and must be a Firm/Company with proven track record and previous experience in conducting similar assignments. Consortium/ Joint Ventures are allowed. 
ii.	In case of Joint-Venture, the Lead Member shall have a majority of at least 51 % share of interest in the JV Firm. A member of the JV Firm shall not be permitted to participate either in the individual capacity or as a member of another JV Firm for this EOI, in case identified both EOIs will be cancelled. In case of Consortium, the roles and responsibilities of the consortium partners should be clearly defined in the consortium agreement. Necessary Power of Attorney (POA) documents should be attached with the EOI. In case of consortium, a declaration by the participating organisations required
iii.	The Firm/Company should be registered with Income Tax Authorities and GST Network. Copy of certificate of incorporation along with name change if any, copy of PAN Card/GST Certificate and copy of UDYAM/MSME Registration Certificate (if applicable) is required, for each member in case of Consortium/JV. 
iv.	On the last date of submission of the Proposal, the Consultant should not be blacklisted by Central Government/State Governments/Union Territories/PSUs in India for unsatisfactory past performance, corrupt, fraudulent or any other unethical business practices. The form for self – certified undertaking is attached in Tech Forms.
v.	Average annual turnover for the last three financial years (FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 & FY 2024-25) should be at least INR 3.0 crore. In case of JV/Consortium combined turnover of each member will be considered. 
vi.	The Consultant should have number of 30 employees as on 31.12.2025 with minimum of 10 professionals with postgraduate qualifications in climate, environment, urban planning or related fields. An undertaking for same should be provided on the letterhead of the Firm.  
vii.	Please provide at least 3 reference projects of your portfolio in the field of climate adaptation and mitigation with a minimum commission value of INR 1.5 crore each.
viii.	Please provide at least 3 reference projects for your portfolio in the field of climate action plan preparation. 
ix.	At least 5 years’ experience in preparing climate strategy for governments and experience of directly working with Indian state governments and city governments in at least 03 projects.