Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
InfraCo Africa on behalf Virunga Power — Lilondi EPC Procurement
London
UK
E-mail: bbleben@infracoafrica.com
NUTS: UKI42
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.infracoafrica.com/
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
http://www.infracoafrica.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Virunga Power — Lilondi EPC Procurement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31121000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Lingatunda SHP is located on the Lilondi River, Ruvuma region, Tanzania. Virunga Power is lead developer through the project SPV, Lilondi Hydropower Ltd (LHL). LHL seeks a Contractor for the SHP, a 4.56 MWrated capacity run-of-the-river hydroelectric project. The Contractor scope of works will be project turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction, including:
— design,
— procurement and construction of civil and hydraulic structures (including, weir, intake structure, sand tank, surge tank, powerhouse, tailrace, medium voltage switchyard, etc.),
— installation and commissioning of electromechanical equipment and
— construction of 5 km 33 kV low voltage distribution line to national grid substation.
Salient project features:
— 5 m high vertical drop weir with no storage,
— 717 m long GRP penstock with 1 100/1 000 mm diameter and 180 m long GRP low pressure pipe with 1 100 mm diam diameter,
— 2 Pelton vertical axis turbines,
— 8 300 m of access roads (2 000 m new and 6 300 m rehabilitated).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI42
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Lingatunda Small Hydropower Project will be tendered via a restricted process. The Pre-Qualification phase will short-list Candidates/tenderers with necessary:
— financial,
— economic,
— technical and
— professional capacity, to complete the turnkey hydropower EPC contract. Short-listed bidders (up to a maximum of 6) will participate in a tender, where 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.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
03/12/2018
End:
31/12/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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:
03/12/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
InfraCo Africa and Virunga Power
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2018