Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
InfraCo Africa Ltd
6 Bevis Marks
London
EC3A 7BA
UK
Contact person: Samantha Meen
E-mail: smeen@infracoafrica.com
NUTS: UKI31
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.infracoafrica.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozthgv1a9q7cgnx/Lilondi%20OE-%20RfP%20%28final%29_SM.docx?dl=0
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Virunga Power
00623
Nairobi
KE
Contact person: Steve Wasira
E-mail: steve.wasira@virungapower.com
NUTS: 00
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://virungapower.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/mJplz7cP1mZyObxki4Ft
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Voluntary, Government owner requires compliance to OJEU process
I.5) Main activity
Other: Electrification
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Selection of Owner’s Engineer for the EPC of Lilondi Hydropower Project
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The proposed construction of the hydropower Project (‘Project’) located on Lingatunda Falls of Lilondi River in Mahanje village, Madaba District, Ruvuma region, Tanzania. The Project is a ~4,5 megawatt run-of-river hydropower that aims feed electricity to the Tanzania national grid. The project will be constructed under the provisions of the FIDIC conditions of contract for EPC Turnkey Projects Agreement 2nd Edition (2017, Silver Book) or similar. The EPC Contractor will take ultimate responsibility for delivering a fit for purpose project in accordance to the employer’s specifications.Project development shall be funded in whole or part by InfraCo Africa Ltd (‘InfraCo’). InfraCo is a member of the Private infrastructure development fund (‘PIDG’), funded by the secretary of State for International Development of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘DFID’) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (‘SECO’) and other donors.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
USD
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
00
Main site or place of performance:
Lingatunda Falls of Lilondi River in Mahanje village, Madaba District, Ruvuma region of Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lilondi Hydropower project (the ‘Project’) shall be ~4,5 megawatt run-of-river undertaking aiming to feed electricity to the Tanzanian national grid. The Project will be constructed under the provisions of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract, 2017 Silver Book or similar.
Virunga Power Holdings Ltd (a lead developer through a project special purpose vehicle Lilondi Hydropower Ltd) requires an owner’s engineer consultant.
The consultant shall, among others:
1) Review EPC contractor’s documents such as the engineering design and recommend the reviewed design for implementation;
2) Undertake project management and construction supervision including review and recommendation of EPC contractor's design, procurement, pre-dispatch inspection and equipment testing;
3) Implement measures for the control of costs, schedules and quality;
4) Supervise commissioning tests (wet and dry) and performance tests of the completed facilities;
5) Lead the plant take over and submission of final acceptance certificate.
The consultant shall also provide support to the client during the defect liability period. These tasks will be carried out in close coordination with the client.
The project will be tendered via an open process and the consultant shall be selected based on their financial, economic, technical, and professional capacity, to review and make recommendations on the EPC contractor’s method statements, calculation reports, design documents and drawings to meet the employer’s requirements. The most economically advantageous tender is the technically compliant tender with the best price-quality ratio. The best price-quality ratio is established by weighing technical quality against price on a predetermined basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
USD
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 32
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The consultant’s team shall demonstrate the following professional qualifications:
1) 8-15 years professional experience;
2) At least 5 years’ experience in hydrology;
3) A university degree in a relevant field, such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or quantity surveyor with professional accreditation;
4) Experience in supervision of works in hydropower projects and review of EPC contractor designs;
5) Has monitored and created reports for quality of works;
6) Has negotiated consultancy contracts for similar projects and/or of a similar scale including cost, quality and timing of deliverables.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: None
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/08/2019
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 1 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/08/2019
Local time: 09:00
Place:
Virunga Power, Nairobi Kenya.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
The tenders shall be opened by Steve Wasira of Virunga Power and/or Tim Jackson of InfraCo Africa Ltd.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The review shall take 14 days from last date of receipt of tenders.
Notification of unsuccessful tenders sent thereafter within 3 days.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/07/2019