REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION
NIGERIA
NIGERIA ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT
IDA Credit No.: 62910
Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Project Owner's Engineer (POE) for Supervision of the Contract for Development of Solar Hybrid Power Plants & Facilities under Energizing Education Programme (EEP) Phase II
Reference No.: REA-NEP/C/QCBS/05/19
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank for a credit towards the cost of Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) and Rural Electrification Agency, the implementation Agency intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payment under the contract for the Consultancy Services for Project Owner's Engineer (POE) for Supervision of the Contract for Development of Solar Hybrid Power Plants & Facilities under Energizing Education Programme (EEP) Phase II.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include:
- Designs and Specifications Review during and after construction, Operation and Maintenance periods;
- Contract, Project and Construction Management of all EEP Phase II Projects;
- Participating in, evaluating and validating Factory Acceptance Tests, Pre and post Commissioning Test and Integration to existing distribution network at the sites (University and/or Hospital);
- Providing training to and supervision of nominated female students of the beneficiary institutions, in the design and installation of all the components of the Project;
- Provide comprehensive technical services during selection of contractors;
- Provide Contract and Project Management services during Construction stage;
- Supervise the commissioning of all structures and plants on the Project including all operations of the Plant’s Operation & Maintenance (O&M) activities; and
- Facilitate technology transfer inorder to enhance the technical capabilities of the Employer’s staff.
The duration of the assignment is Twenty-four (24) months.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found via this link:
https://rea.gov.ng/TOR-EEP-Owner-Engineer-for-EEP-PhaseII.pdf
The Rural Electrification Agency- Project Management Unit (REA-PMU) now invites eligible consulting firm (“Consultants”) to indicate its interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The short-listing criteria are:
- Qualification of the firm for the assignment (area of specialization, legal status i.e. certificate of incorporation and must have been established for no less than 5 years prior to the date of the EOI.
- Must be an Engineering firm with a minimum of two (2) years of continuous experience serving as an Owner’s Engineer in Solar Hybrid Power Plant(s) at Megawatt scale in Nigeria or other similar developing country(ies).
- Must have worked as independent consulting firm in at least 2 PV solar projects larger than 3 MWp and total track record more than 10 MWp.
- Track record in grid interconnection at 11 KV or more for at least 2 projects.
Please note that only the experience of the firm and not that of the Key Experts are required at this stage.
Your attention is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. Each member must be reasonably qualified and meets the stated criteria. For sub-consultancy association, the experience of the sub-consultant shall not be considered in the evaluation.
A Consultant shall be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method as set out in World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016, and Revised November 2017 and August 2018 available on www.worldbank.org
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 0800 to 1700 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) on or before by 10th July, 2020
Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP)-
Attn: Head Project Management Unit
Second Floor,
16, Umaru Dikko Street, Jabi
Abuja.
Nigeria.
Tel: +234 902 888 6252; +234 815 186 6851
E-mail: nep@rea.gov.ng
Website: www.rea.gov.ng