Abbreviated Environmental and Social Impact assessment in support of the proposed 2D&3D seismic survey and drilling activities.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Republic of South Africa

Project: Technical Assistance Project for Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: TF-A3137

Assignment Title: Abbreviated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in support of the 2D & 3D seismic survey and drilling activities at the proposed project site in Leandra Mpumalanga province.

Activity Reference No: ZA-CGS-298227-CS-CQS

The Government of the Republic of South Africa has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Technical Assistance Project for Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include conducting the abbreviated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in support of the proposed 2D & 3D reflection seismic survey and drilling activities at the proposed project site in Leandra, Mpumalanga Province. The purpose is to establish potential impacts that the receiving environment may be exposed to due to these activities. The consultancy services are required to carry out an abbreviated ESIA and prepare the associated Environmental and Social Monitoring Plan (ESMP) to ensure the sustainability of the project through recommending appropriate environmental preventative, mitigation and monitoring interventions.

The abbreviated ESIA should inform the World Bank, the South African government, interested and affected parties, and all stakeholders about potential environmental and social impacts as well as the risks associated with Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) activities. The Consultant will be required to complete this assignment within three (3) months and should ensure full consistency with the Terms of Reference (ToR). The expected commencement date will be in August 2022.

The detailed ToR for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.geoscience.org.za

The Council for Geoscience 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:

• Relevance and suitability of core business area of the applicant firm with the subject assignment.
• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in the field of Environmental Science and Anthropology with the successful delivery of at least three (3) similar assignments and preferably two (2) of them in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. Relevant completion certificates and/or letters of recommendation from clients are to be provided.
• Registration with a relevant professional consulting body, if applicable, and with an updated certificate is an added advantage.
• The applicant firm’s overall institutional, managerial, and technical competence in terms of financial strength, institutional quality management system, Size of experts within its command and goodwill in the industry are also considered during shortlisting of qualifying firms for the assignment. Key experts’ CVs will not be evaluated at this 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 and revised in November 2020 (“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 Consultant’s Qualifications Based Selection (CQS) as set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, ie 09:00 to 16:00, South African time.

Expression of Interest (EoI) must be delivered in a written form either in person or by courier or by e-mail to the address below. For hand delivery and/or by courier, the EoI must be deposited in the Tender Box located at the reception area of the Council for Geoscience Head Office at the address below. Email submission in PDF format, quoting the activity reference number as the subject, must be submitted to [email protected] by 30th June 2022.

Council for Geoscience, Head Office

Attn: Thabo Molikoe, Supply Chain Manager

280 Pretoria Road, Silverton, Pretoria, 0184,

Republic of South Africa

Tel: +27 12 841 1422

E-mail: [email protected]