REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANCEY SERVICE)
The Ethiopia Renewable Energy Program I (EREP-I) Project /
Services under Component I and II
Grant No.:
Reference No. EEP/PP/EOI/05/2019
This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in Development Business No. AFDB 736-05/19 of 30 May 2019.
The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has applied for a grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA) through the African Development Bank and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the contract forThe Ethiopia Renewable Energy Program I (EREP-I) Project /Services under Component I and II.
The services include Consultancy service for Feasibility and ESIA studies for 564 MW Birbir Stage 1 and 2 HEPP, Update of ESIA and RAP for 371 MW Geba Stage 1 and 2 HEPP, Preparation of IPP Bidding documents for 280 MW Chemoga Yeda 1 and 2, 246 MW Genale Dawa 6, and 426 MW Halele Werabessa 1 and 2 HEPPs, and Providing training and capacity building. The services included under this Consultancy service are:
- Preparation of Feasibility and ESIA studies for Birbir HEPP The main duties of the Consulting Firm are to :
- Review and update the existing available Prefeasibility, ESIA studies of the project, upstream and downstream hydropower projects’ water inflow etc. to prepare the assignment.
- Carry out all the required site investigations and prepare the Feasibility and ESIA studies.
- Prepare project’s schedule, cost estimate and determine project’s viability :
- Preparation of IPP Bidding documents for three projects under this service The main objectives of the services of the Consulting Firm are to ;
- Increase the justifications of the viability of the three prioritized PPP Projects ;
- Enhance templates of standardized contractual documents to address the problem of predictability and transparency that have arisen in IPPs ;
- Get the understanding and buy-in of the principles of the proposed procurement framework within the public sector, in particular at the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and energy (MOWIE) and EEP ;
- Provide the necessary advisory support with the objective to close at least 2 deals by the end of the program.
The services by the Consulting Firm will include but not necessarily be limited to the following :
- Review and provide commentary report on existing Feasibility level designs, ESIA and RAP studies to identify the viability of the prioritized PPP projects and to proper sharing of risks associated with each potential PPP projects, and providing of mitigations against them ;
- Review existing PPP policies, legal and regulatory frameworks and assess their materiality towards PPP investments ;
- Review existing PPP Bidding documents and assess their alignment with the existing PPP policies, legal and regulatory frameworks and any successfully internationally implemented PPP policies ;
- Develop three PPP bidding documents to improve the design and formulation of the three PPP projects based on findings from above reviews.
- Conducting testing of the final standard documents, drafted in conjunction with EEP counterparts, on at least two pilots’ deals. The bidding will be conducted by EEP, the firm will provide technical and procurement advice along the bidding process of the two pilot transactions.
Providing training and capacity building :
The services by the Consulting Firm will include but not necessarily be limited to the following : Provide hands-on training and capacity building with objectives that the implementing agencies and their staffs to have sufficient skills in preparing project studies, procurement and agreement documents.
The above three components are falling under component I and II of the GPN.
Project implementation arrangements include the Project Management Committee (PMC) that will oversee the implementation of the program by playing oversight role and becoming a link between the SEFA program and the country’s ecosystem. The PMC will be composed of four representatives nominated by their respective Ministers: (i) one representative of the MOF; (ii) one representative of EEA; (iii) one representative of EEP (who will act as the Executive Secretary of the Committee); and one representative of MoWIE.
EREP-I will be implemented by EEP, which will host the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the project, in close collaboration with MOWIE, MOF and EEA. Task managers from the AfDB and the SEFA secretariat will provide oversight role in the implementation of the program by taking role of oversight of project implementation, review of the work done by the individual consultants of the program which foresees consulting firm to whom this EOI is prepared and individual consultant, and payments for the technical assistance. The PIU which is composed of
Government institutions including MOWIE, EEP, EEU, PPP-MOF, EEA, and Individual Consultant that will be embedded within EEP for provision of technical assistance to the PIU for smooth implementation of the program activities will be responsible for the day to day implementation of the project.
The above services will be carried out over a maximum period of 18 months starting from the date of commencement.
The Ethiopian Electric Power now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, general qualifications and number of key staff, and so forth). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications. The short listing criteria are:
- Core business and years in business ;
- Relevant Experience and Qualifications in the field of assignment ;
- General qualifications and number of key staff.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Procurement Policy for Bank Funded Operation, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by mail or by e-mail until 24 January 2020, 4:00 PM Local time.
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)
Attention to : Kefyalew Mergiya,
Director, EEP Procurement
K KARE CENTERE MEXICO
First Floor
