Dear Sir/Madam, We would appreciate your clarification on the following points regarding the tender: 1. The invitation letter states an estimated budget of GEL 1,266,100 and notes that actual financial offers may vary. Could you please confirm whether this estimate is inclusive of the budget lines earmarked in the ToRs and pre-structured in Annex 6 (Price Schedule), namely GEL 542,500 for subcontracting under Section 4 – Other Costs (ToR section 5.8), GEL 50,000 for the flexible remuneration item (ToR section 5.9), and GEL 30,000 for workshops (ToR section 5.6)? Or does the estimate refer only to expert fees and travel expenses? 2. Please confirm whether financial offers exceeding the estimated budget of GEL 1,266,100 are admissible and will be evaluated under the 30% financial weighting, or whether the estimated budget constitutes a ceiling above which offers will be excluded. 3. If the estimated budget is inclusive of the earmarked amounts above (GEL 622,500 in total), the remainder available for expert fees and travel is approximately GEL 643,600. Spread across the 1,570 expert days prescribed in ToR section 5.1, this implies an average daily fee of roughly GEL 380–400 before travel costs, which is considerably below prevailing market rates for senior experts in Georgia. We note that ToR section 5 requires tenderers not to deviate from the specified inputs. In light of this, would GIZ consider either (a) permitting tenderers to propose an adjusted number or allocation of expert days in their offers, (b) revising the number of expert days specified in ToR section 5.1, or (c) confirming that the estimated budget is indicative only and that offers exceeding it remain fully admissible and competitive? Best regards.

Dear Sir/Madam, We would appreciate your clarification on the following points regarding the tender: 1. Could you please clarify whether it is acceptable to propose two experts for a single key expert position? In such a case, the total number of expert days allocated to the position would remain exactly as specified in Annex 6, with the days shared between the two experts. Collectively, the proposed experts would meet the qualification requirements for the position. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the assignment, we believe that, for certain positions, this approach would provide a more appropriate combination of expertise. For example, in our case, the Creative Director and Art Director are two separate experts. Would it be acceptable to separate these roles? 2. Key Expert 5 (Energy Expert): The task "conduct express energy audits when necessary" and the requirement for 3 years' experience in energy efficiency, auditing or technical advisory services appear in the qualifications, but the work packages do not reference express energy audits as a required deliverable or tool. Combining research/technical-advisory capability with hands-on energy-auditing capability in a single individual is difficult in this market. Could you please clarify: a) May this position be covered by two experts sharing these responsibilities, both counting under the key expert role? b) Given that the ToR specifies express (not in-depth) audits with no detailed EE testing, would substantial experience in the energy sector and EE-stove-related work satisfy the auditing/advisory experience requirement? 3. Could you please clarify whether the scope of the Seasonal Outdoor Visibility Plan includes the placement and installation of the outdoor visibility materials, or whether the assignment is limited to the development of the plan and production of the materials? 4. The ToR indicate that Key Expert 1 and Key Expert 2 should be two separate individuals. However, several of their responsibilities and qualification requirements appear to overlap, making it difficult to clearly differentiate the two roles. Could you please clarify whether bidders may allocate and align the responsibilities of the two experts according to their proposed team structure, provided that all required tasks are covered and the combined qualifications and expertise fully meet the requirements set out in the ToR? Looking forward to hearing your clarifications.  Best regards.