Owner's Engineer Services for Solar PV Plant with Storage and Transmission Line — GERMP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) The Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP) Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: PPA No. V2010 Assignment Title: OWNER’s ENGINEER FOR A SOLAR PV PLANT WITH STORAGE AND 132 kV TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE GREATER BANJUL AREA Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): GERMP/Services/C4/01 Republic of the Gambia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: • Review of design documents prepared by contractors for Solar PV Plant; 132 kV transmission line and substations; SCADA/EMS. • Contract implementation management and supervision for Solar PV Plant; 132 kV transmission line and substations; SCADA/EMS. It is expected that the services will commence in the Fall of 2018 and will continue for approximately 36 months. National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their 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 shortlisting criteria are: - The interested consulting firm should have (as single company or jointly if associated with other companies) preferably 10 years of experience in each of the areas of (a) Solar PV Plant advisory and engineering support; and (b) Implementation management and supervision of design, supply and installation of Solar PV Plant; 132 kV transmission line and substations; SCADA/EMS. -A firm should have successfully implemented (completed) at least 3 contracts of similar nature and complexity in the past 7 years in developing countries. -Regional experience.

The Qualifications and Experience of Key Experts shall not be included in the shortlisting criteria. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants 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. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality-And-Cost Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by October 4th, 2018. The Managing Director National Water and Electricity Company Attn: Demba Jallow – Project Coordinator 53 Mamadi Maniyang Highway Kanifing, K.M.C. P.O.Box 609, Banjul The Gambia Tel: +220 4376607 / 4376608 Fax: +220 4375990 E-mail: info@nawec.gm, dembajallow@hotmail.com