81285217-Technical Assistance for implementation of WACEC Programme with development/revision of regulatory/technical instruments Referenznummer der Bekanntmachung: 81285217
Auftragsbekanntmachung
Dienstleistungen
Abschnitt I: Öffentlicher Auftraggeber
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Ort: Eschborn
NUTS-Code: DE71A Main-Taunus-Kreis
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Land: Deutschland
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Abschnitt II: Gegenstand
81285217-Technical Assistance for implementation of WACEC Programme with development/revision of regulatory/technical instruments
With the aim to address the energy challenges of the West African region and pool efforts in the exploitation of the region"s abundant natural resources, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in addition to the Commission"s Department of Energy, established institutional governance mechanism that resulted in the creation of specialized institutions and agencies such as, inter alia, the West African Power Pool (WAPP) with the mandate to integrate national power systems into a unified regional electricity market and coordinate trade of electricity among its Member States, the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulation Authority (ERERA) to regulate cross-border electricity interconnections and trades, and the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy (ECREEE) to coordinate projects and programs relating to the promotion and development renewable energy sources, the increase of energy efficiency to improve access to modern energy services and energy security in Member States..
The regional electricity market is not yet fully functional. So far, only small amounts of electricity are traded/exchanged across borders. Member states are reluctant to implement existing regional policies, regulations and processes. Many energy utilities are held back from participating in regional energy trade by structural deficits, economic weaknesses and a lack of operational capability. The full potential of RE in the region has also barely been exploited to date. Integration of RE into the grid is being hindered by largely technical and regulatory issues. As a result, the institutional, technical, legal and regulatory frameworks for a climate-friendly regional electricity market are still insufficient (core problem). The regional energy project "Promotion of a climate-friendly electricity market" (ProCEM) supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is designed to support the creation of an environment conducive to operationalising the second phase of the electricity market in the ECOWAS region. This phase follows the first phase, which began in 2018 and saw the infrastructure, instruments and institutions of the West African electricity market developed and/or established. The second phase, which involves the operational phase of the regional electricity market, is envisaged for 2022 and provides for an intensification of energy trade between the WAPP member states.
Background of ECREEE-GIZ Cooperation
The present assignment is part of the cooperation between GIZ and ECREEE in the framework of the regional programme "Promotion of a Climate-Friendly Electricity Market in the ECOWAS Region (ProCEM II )", which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supports ECREEE as well as WAPP and ERERA. At the same time, it is a continuation of some key activities of the previous project phase (AGoSEREE-AO), which strives to strengthen the technical skills of selected stakeholders in the public and private sectors in order to improve policy frameworks for expanding RE and prepare for corresponding investments.
It is in this context that GIZ in collaboration with ECREEE is seeking to recruit a consulting firm (CF) to provide advice to national and regional institutions of ECOWAS member states on the implementation of the WACEC program. The WACEC initiative has been transformed into an integrated and harmonized program with its institutional implementation framework and has been validated by stakeholders in October 2021. The implementation of the priority activities of this program will address the development/improvement and implementation of legal and regulatory documents for the integration of variable Renewable Energies (vRE) into the grid.
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The contractor is responsible for providing the following work packages and the accompanying milestones:
Work package 1: preliminary phase of the assignment
- Preparation and participation in a kick-off meeting with the ECREEE/GIZ team in Praia in order to:
? clarify roles and responsibilities
? discuss possible improvements to the rules, procedures and tools used during phase 1 of the ProCEM
- Discuss the content of the tasks for the year 2022. The discussions the content of the tasks for subsequent years (2023 and 2024) will be done at the beginning of each year.
Work package 2: Provision of advice to WAPP, ECREEE and ERERA on the implementation of the West Africa Clean Energy Corridor (WACEC) initiative
- Development of at least two (2) model contractual documents at regional level for the deployment of solar PV system
- Development of a catalogue of guarantees and insurances provided by ECOWAS States and International Financial Institutions (IFIs):
? Development of standard models of guarantees and assurances that ECOWAS Member States should provide
? Development of standard models of guarantees and assurances that IFIs and project promoters should provide
Work package 3: Provision of advice to national and regional institutions on developing/revising and implementing legal and regulatory framework
- Improvement and/or operationalization of at least five (5) priority measures identified among the 21 existing measures which were developed through TA & TAF during the previous phase of ProCEM :
? For large power plant: (i) power purchase agreement, (ii) concession agreement, (iii) Grid connection agreement, (iv) bid analysis methodology.
? For self-generation: (i) power purchase agreement, (ii) tariff model by technology (solar PV, small hydro, wind and biomass)
Work package 4: Development of RE projects, in taking into consideration gender mainstreaming
- Conduct at least 3 pre-feasibility/ feasibility studies of solar PV technology projects (It is recommended to keep a gender lens for this activity at different levels, specifically with regards to the analysis of gendered impacts of the projects or where potential exists women as beneficiaries or as labour force) already identified in the WACEC program;
- Develop a regional directive for the development of solar PV projects connected to the grid. It is advised, that the directive also considers aspects related to environment, social impacts and gender.
Work package 5: Reporting and deliverables
The CF shall develop and propose the methodology and detailed work plan for the assignment to GIZ and ECREEE. The parties will agree on the final list and content of the deliverables during the course of the contract period. These will include:
- Inception Report: The Inception Report, which will be submitted after the kick-off meeting, shall include a description of the methodology and a work plan with indicative milestones as well as indicators to monitor the timely and successful implementation of the assignment. The report shall be presented to GIZ and ECREEE within two weeks after the kick-off meeting (the date of the kick-off meeting will be agreed upon after contract signing).
- Draft and final reports for work package 2: Development of models contractual documents and standard models of guarantees and assurances.
- Draft and final reports for work package 3: Improvement and/or operationalization of large power plant and self-generation
- Draft and final reports for work package 4: Development of RE projects, in taking into consideration gender mainstreaming
- Project-specific outputs: The CF will prepare project-specific outputs to be agreed with GIZ and ECREEE. Project-specific outputs have to be submitted in English and French or Portuguese depending on the nature of the respective assignment. It will be agreed on a case-by-case basis, which documents have to be submitted in which language(s).
- All Final Reports: The final report will summarize the main activities, outputs and results of the assignment as well as lessons learnt.
All reports shall be submitted in one (1) electronic copy in English and one (1) electronic copy in French to ECREEE.
The Services by the Consultant include the preparation and submission in a timely manner of the reports, documents, grid models, maps and drawings in English and French.
The electronic versions will be provided on a USB key and will include:
- complete PDF version of the printed report, possibly in the form of a portfolio so as to limit the size of the individual files. This PDF version will be produced from the source files so that it can be indexed; a scan of the printed report is not acceptable.
- the original source files of the documents in a format approved by the stakeholders (for example, word file for texts or Excel for tables). The maps and grid models will be provided its source file format approved by stakeholders. Other schematics will be provided in Autocad format.
The Consultant, in addition to the events indicated above, shall make provisions in his proposals to take part to meetings to obtain comments on all draft versions of reports with particular reference to (i) kick-off meeting of the assignment (ii) Validation Workshops of draft Reports of all deliverables.
GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.
A selection will be made under all eligible participants based on the following criteria:
I. Technical experience
1. Grid connected Renewable Energy (RE) projects planning and management: 25%
2. Legal/regulatory environment for grid connected RE: 25%
3. Environmental and Social Studies related to RE projects: 10%
II. Regional experience in Western Africa: 25%
III. Experience of development projects (at least 50% ODA-financed): 15%
GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.
Abschnitt III: Rechtliche, wirtschaftliche, finanzielle und technische Angaben
1. Trading name and address, commercial register number.
2. Eligibility declaration that no grounds for exclusion in Section 123, 124 of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (GWB) apply.
3. Eligibility declaration subcontractors if applicable.
4. Association clause if applicable.
1. Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: [Betrag gelöscht] EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons
1. Average annual turnover for the last three years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within 6 months of end of last financial year), at least: [Betrag gelöscht] EUR
2. Average number of employees and managers in the last three calendar years, at least 10 persons
1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of [Betrag gelöscht] EUR.
2. At least 5 reference projects in the technical field grid connected renewable energy and at least 2 reference projects in sub-saharan Africa in the last 3 years
1. The technical assessment is only based on reference projects with a minimum commission value of [Betrag gelöscht] EUR.
2. At least 5 reference projects in the technical field grid connected renewable energy and at least 2 reference projects in sub-saharan Africa in the last 3 years
Abschnitt IV: Verfahren
Abschnitt VI: Weitere Angaben
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Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXTRYY6YXBQ
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Ort: Bonn
Postleitzahl: 53123
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According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as
1. the applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the procurement rules before submitting the application for review and has not submitted a complaint to the contracting authority within a period of 10 calendar days; the expiry of the period pursuant to Article 134, Section 2 remains unaffected,
2. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that are evident in the tender notice are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application or by the deadline for the submission of bids, specified in the tender notice.
3. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or by the deadline for the submission of bids,
4. more than 15 calendar days have expired since receipt of notification from the contracting authority that it is unwilling to redress the complaint.
Sentence 1 does not apply in the case of an application to determine the invalidity of the contract in accordance with Article 135, Section 1 (2). Article 134, Section 1, Sentence 2 remains unaffected.