Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-08
Buyer: eleQtra limited
Country: UK
Region: Not specified
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71313400 | 71313430 | 71313440
Estimated value: 250000 USD
Submission deadline: 2016-11-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EleQtra is looking to engage the services of a qualified and experienced environmental and social consulting firm to complete a Scoping Study, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and to provide assistance with the financing of 50MW Wind Power Project in Ghana. Further details can be found in the Invitation to Tender.
EleQtra wishes to procure a consulting firm (the ‘Consultant’) to undertake a comprehensive Environment and Social Impact Assessment (‘ESIA’).
In order to evaluate possible environmental and social impacts and to establish a comprehensive management plan to manage and mitigate the identified impacts, the Services to be provided by the Consultant will be carried out over 3 phases, as follows:
Undertake an environmental and social scoping study of the Project and draft the Environment and Social Scoping Report and the associated ESIA Terms of Reference (ESIA-TOR). The purpose of scoping is to identify the main potential adverse and beneficial impacts associated with the Project that will be assessed in more detail during Phase 2.
Commence stakeholder engagement and develop an initial Stakeholder Engagement Plan (‘SEP’) for the Project.
Identify the main potential constraints on the Project foot print and develop a constraints map, analysis of which will feed into the technical studies undertaken to define the project footprint to be assessed at Phase 2.
The work beyond Phase 1 shall only proceed after acceptance of the Scoping Report and ESIA-TOR by the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana (the ‘EPA’).
— All relevant Ghanaian Laws including the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994, Act 490 and Ghana Environmental Assessment Regulations 1999;
— The World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Transmission Line (if relevant); and
— The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Environmental Guidance Renewable Energy — Wind Projects (January 2012)
The ESIA will include a Non-Technical Summary, a characterisation of the environmental and social baseline and a comprehensive assessment of Project impacts, an Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan (‘ESMMP’), a Land Acquisition and Compensation Plan (‘LACP’) and a final SEP.
Assist in answering due diligence questions related to environmental and social issues, from potential investors/lenders in the Project. This is a post-ESIA activity and bidders are requested to submit hourly rates for identified staff for this Phase. Procurement of these services will be carried out on a needs basis.
The above Services shall be procured together but may called down in sequence. The Consultant shall not commence work on any Phase of work until instructed to do so by eleQtra.
In the event that a request to proceed to Phase 2 or 3, as the case may be, is not issued by eleQtra, work shall not commence on Phase 2 or 3, and eleQtra accepts no liability whatsoever for Services rendered or costs otherwise incurred beyond Phase 1, or Phase 2 as the case may be.
Duration of the assignment may vary and may be longer or shorter than the time scale given in II.2.7).

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the Invitation to Tender.

Award value: 250000