Background

The United Nations System in Barbados and the OECS is represented by a number of Agencies, Funds and Programmes (hereafter referred to as UN Agencies”). Within the multi-country context, the UNDP Barbados and the OECS aims to create an enabling environment where the national governments have the capacities for inclusive and sustainable human development; meet their regional commitments, and internationally agreed goals including the Millennium Development Goals. Operating in a context where five out of ten (10) countries are considered Net Contributor Countries (NCC), UNDP focuses on policy and knowledge advisory services that facilitate poverty reduction, improved democratic governance, sound environmental management, climate resilience, options for sustainable energy and building resilience to natural and man-made hazards.

The majority of the Agencies, Funds and Programmes are located in the so-called UN House in Marine Gardens, Hastings, Christ Church that is administratively managed by the UNDP which is committed to running its operations in a resource-efficient, eco-friendly manner. In an effort to be environmentally responsible, UNDP makes effort to provide the UN personnel accommodated in the UN House with a healthy and safe working environment including high quality indoor air.

To that end, the UNDP seeks to engage the services of an accredited environmental auditor to verify indoor air quality.

Objective

The objective of the contractor would be to test the current air quality in the building and its compliance with the relevant regulations and laws in place, and depending on the outcome, make suggestions on how to improve the indoor air quality.