Procurement of Technical Advisory and Project Management Services (Owner's Engineer) for the Lithops BESS Project

Deadline

May 23, 2025

Closed

Published on April 30, 2025 at 12:00 AMModified on June 12, 2026 at 02:39 PM

Key information

Type: Conseil & Études
Procuring Entity: Namibia Power Corporation (Pty) Ltd
Location: 🌍 Namibia
Deadline: May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AMClosed
Estimated Value: Not disclosed
Language of Notice: English

Description

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Assignment Tile :

Consultancy Service for Technical Advisory and Project Management Services (Owner's Engineer) for the Lithops BESS Project

Procurement Reference No:

SC/EOI/NPWR- 01/2025 | NA-NAMPOWER-485013-CS-QCBS

Issued on :

30 April 20251. INTRODUCTIONNamibia Power Corporation (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as NamPower) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified and experienced Consultancy Firms to provide “Technical Advisory and Project Management Services for the Lithops BESS Project”. The EOI will lead to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the scope of services detailed in Section 3 which will be shared with the short-listed Consultants.2. BACKGROUNDNamPower received financing from the World Bank, towards the cost of the Transmission Expansion and Energy Storage (TEES) Project. NamPower intends using part of the funding allocated to the BESS Project to finance consultancy services for the provision of technical advisory and project management services for a 45MW / 90 MWh BESS Project to be located at the Lithops Substation situated near Arandis, Erongo, Region.3. SCOPE OF SERVICESThe Consultant will carry out the aforementioned services:(a) Stage 1: Procurement SupportThe consultant will provide the following services, but not limited to:• Developing the Request for Proposal (RfP) Standard Procurement Documents (SPDs) in compliance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations, including the Employer’s Requirements.• Providing support throughout the Bidding Process, from the RfP launch to Contract Negotiations, ensuring compliance with World Bank Procurement Regulations and alignment to the project objectives(b) Stage 2: ExecutionFollowing the contract signing with the EPC Contractor, the Consultant will be responsible for providing Project and Contract Management Services and fulfilling the role of the Employer’s Representative in accordance with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects, Silver Book, 2017 Edition (Reprinted 2022). Additionally, the Consultant will lead and support NamPower in reviewing project documentation submitted by the EPC Contractor and will oversee the construction and commissioning activities throughout the project duration.(c) Stage 3: Defects Notification PeriodFollowing Taking Over of the BESS by NamPower, the Consultant will support the Employer in monitoring the performance of the BESS throughout the Defect Notification Period in line with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey Projects, Silver Book, 2017 Edition (Reprinted 2022).The Terms of Reference (ToR) is available at: https://www.nampower.com.na/bids.aspx4. INVITATIONNamPower hereby invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of the above-mentioned Services. Interested, and registered Consultancy Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required technical capabilities, managerial capabilities, qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services to be shortlisted for further engagement on the Lithops BESS Project. The information requested in the EOI shall be a pre-requisite to assess the firm’s capability to provide the services required and will be the basis for short-listing of the Consultants for an eventual invitation to submit proposals.The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to the conditions that Procurement of contracts financed by the proceeds of the proposed World Bank (IBRD) grant will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016) (Procurement Regulations), revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 and is open to all eligible firms, subject to the approach to market, as defined in the Procurement Regulations.5. ELIGIBILITY OF CONSULTANTThe attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.21 to 3.24 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on Eligibility.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. Any party to the association, either joint venture member’s or sub-contractor’s experience will count on the qualifications criteria. In the case of a Joint Venture (JV), the Consultant shall specify the lead partner and all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.6. CONFLICT OF INTERESTThe attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on Conflict of Interest.7. QUALIFICATIONSNamPower invites eligible 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 corresponding Services. The short-listing criteria for the EoI is as follows:• The Consultant should be eligible as per Clause 5 above,• Core Business: The Consultant shall have a minimum ten (10) years of experience in providing Owner’s Engineering services for renewable energy projects.• Core Business: The Consultant shall have a minimum five (5) years of experience in providing Owner’s Engineering services for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.• Consultant Experience: The Consultant (consultancy firm) is required to have been the prime (team lead) consultant for project management and owner’s engineering services (which includes basic engineering, detailed engineering and construction management), which has been successfully executed and commissioned in the last ten (10) years. The Consultant shall demonstrate experience in proving Owner’s Engineering services:• At least (3) BESS Projects with a cumulative installed energy capacity of 300 MWh.• One (1) of the reference projects should have an installed energy capacity of at least 100 MWh.Interested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services by completing and submitting the Forms AF1 to AF3 together with other relevant documents. Consultants are encouraged to submit as much evidential track record as possible for ranking purposes.Consulting firms are encouraged to associate with local Namibian consulting firms. Associations may take the form of either a joint venture (whereby firms will be severally and jointly liable for the assignment) or sub consultancy (where a firm possess competence in core areas of the assignment and sub-contract part(s) of the assignment to another firm(s).8. APPROACH TO MARKET AND SELECTION METHODThe approach to market for the procurement of the Consultant will be Open International, and so this EOI will be advertised INTERNATIONALLY and is open to any firm, whether local or international, provided that the Consultancy Firm meet the shortlisting criteria set out in Section 7: Qualifications discussed above. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.Only five (5) to eight (8) eligible Consultants will be shortlisted or a small number of consultants, as per paragraph 7.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, therefore Consultants are encouraged to submit as much evidential track record as possible for ranking purposes. Only shortlisted Consultants will be approached directly by NamPower to submit proposals for the services required in the RFP phase.Any Consultants that are unable to complete the EOI Submission Requirements or do not provide all the relevant information required for shortlisting, may not be substantially responsive and may lead to non-shortlisting of its EOI submission.9. CORRESPONDENCEInterested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services by completing and submitting the REoI document that can be downloaded at the NamPower website, link: https://www.nampower.com.na/bids.aspx. Any NamPower responses to Clarifications requests and/ or Amendments to the REoI document will also be posted at this website link.All correspondences and further information requests related to this EOI shall be made in English.Any clarification sought by any firm in respect of the EOI shall be addressed in writing, as per the Clarifications schedule indicated below.Clarifications will be open until last date of clarifications set for 16 May 2025. The clarifications should be addressed to:Mr Mathew NelengeProcurement Management Unit,NamPower Centre15 Luther StreetE-mail: [email protected]The office hours are: 08:00 – 16:00 (Namibian Time) on Monday – Friday.10. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTERESTThe EOI document shall be prepared and submitted in the English language and can be submitted and received in either in HARD COPY or ELECTRONIC FORMAT.HARD COPYThe EOI document(s) can be delivered in HARD COPY form to the address below:Procurement Management UnitAttn: Elizabeth NashidengoP O Box 2864 Windhoek, NamibiaNamPower Center15 Luther Street, WindhoekThe deadline for the submission of this EOI is:Closing Date: 23 May 2025Closing Time: [10:00 am Namibian Time]The EOI must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:“SC/EOI/NPWR-01-2025: Consultancy Service for Te

Tender Timeline

Publication
April 30, 2025
Bid Submission Deadline
May 23, 2025
Evaluation & Award
Pending
Contract Signature
Pending

Procuring Entity

Procuring Entity: Namibia Power Corporation (Pty) Ltd
Country: Namibia
Contact person: Elizabeth Nashidengo
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +264 (61) 205 2321

Tender Documents

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