Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-30
Buyer: Agence Française de Développement
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79000000 | 79900000 | 79990000 | 79994000
Estimated value: 600000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2016-09-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: AFD is searching a Supervision Consultant for the implementation of a ‘Green Mini-Grids Programme’ in Kenya, funded by DFID.
This Programme aims at promoting private initiatives in green mini-grids improving access to electricity. This Green Mini-Grid Programme will make almost 30 000 000 GBP available for capital support to projects and/or technical assistance and market development activities. A Managing Entity will be recruited to implement this program, in collaboration with AFD.
The Consultant will be acting as Supervision Consultant for the Green Mini-Grid Programme for AFD Nairobi Office. The Consultant will be in charge of the daily follow-up and management of the Programme on behalf of AFD, to ensure a timely delivery of quality outputs of the Programme, as well as positive visibility of the Programme, in a view to maximizing its positive impacts for all stakeholders. For this purpose, the Consultant is expected to present a good expertise in the Energy sector, in particular renewable energy and access issues, to be based in Nairobi with all authorizations needed to work in Kenya.
The tenderers may submit as a single candidate or as a joint venture (JV). The tenderers can't submit both as a single candidate and member of a JV or as a member of several JV. In case of a JV, the representative shall be jointly and severally liable with each member of the group for their contractual obligations to the AFD in respect of performance of the procurement.
‘Natural or legal persons (including all members of a joint venture or any of their subcontractors) shall not be eligible to sign a contract with the Agency if, on the date of submission of an application or of a bid or on the date of award of a contract, they are subject to an exclusion pursuant to Article 45 of the Ordinance n° 2015-899 of 23.7.2015, including in particular, but not limited to, if they:
i) Are bankrupt or being wound up or ceasing their activities, are having their activities administered by the Courts, have entered into receivership, or are in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure;
ii) Are listed for financial sanctions by the United Nations, the European Union and/or France for the purposes of fight against terrorist financing or threat to international peace and security;
iii) Have not fulfilled their obligations regarding the payment of social security contributions or taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of France, or the country where they are established;
iv) Have been convicted within the past 5 years by Court decision, which has the force of res judicata of fraud or corruption or any other offence committed in the context of a contract procurement or performance. This applies to any contract performed in France or in the country where they are established;
v) Have committed misrepresentation in documentation requested by the Agency as part of the contract procurement procedure.
Document 2: A letter, dated and signed by a person having authority to represent the company or the Joint Venture; presenting the application, indicating whether it is presented by a company or by a consortium of jointly and severally liable companies (size and composition of the applicant group shall be submitted; and each member must present the following documents).
— Extract “K bis” of the entry in the Companies Register, or a PIN (Personal Identification Number) or an equivalent document;
Document 6: Tenderers are requested to submit information about the company turnover, its overall turnover (if applicable) and the part of the turnover concerning the services to which the tender refers to for the last 3 years.
— Information about the employees turnover and the ratio of the managerial staff of the tenderer (and/or each member of the JV);
— Qualifications of adequate team or person showing that they are appropriate for the subject-matter of the procurement.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates must present the following documents: Document 1: A document of ‘Eligibility Criteria’ drawn up as below dated and signed: ‘Natural or legal persons (including all members of a joint venture or any of their subcontractors) shall not be eligible to sign a contract with the Agency if, on the date of submission of an application or of a bid or on the date of award of a contract, they are subject to an exclusion pursuant to Article 45 of the Ordinance n° 2015-899 of 23.7.2015, including in particular, but not limited to, if they: i) Are bankrupt or being wound up or ceasing their activities, are having their activities administered by the Courts, have entered into receivership, or are in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure; ii) Are listed for financial sanctions by the United Nations, the European Union and/or France for the purposes of fight against terrorist financing or threat to international peace and security; iii) Have not fulfilled their obligations regarding the payment of social security contributions or taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of France, or the country where they are established; iv) Have been convicted within the past 5 years by Court decision, which has the force of res judicata of fraud or corruption or any other offence committed in the context of a contract procurement or performance. This applies to any contract performed in France or in the country where they are established; v) Have committed misrepresentation in documentation requested by the Agency as part of the contract procurement procedure. Document 2: A letter, dated and signed by a person having authority to represent the company or the Joint Venture; presenting the application, indicating whether it is presented by a company or by a consortium of jointly and severally liable companies (size and composition of the applicant group shall be submitted; and each member must present the following documents). Document 3: A valid certificate of professional liability insurance. Document 4: Candidates must present the additional documents: — Extract “K bis” of the entry in the Companies Register, or a PIN (Personal Identification Number) or an equivalent document; — A solemn undertaking stipulating authorization of the candidate to work in Kenya; — In the event of judicial reorganization procedure, a copy of any judgment to this effect. Document 5: Sub-contractors’ presentation. Document 6: Tenderers are requested to submit information about the company turnover, its overall turnover (if applicable) and the part of the turnover concerning the services to which the tender refers to for the last 3 years. Document 7: All the documents below shall be returned initialled, dated and signed. Tenderers are requested to present: — Information about the employees turnover and the ratio of the managerial staff of the tenderer (and/or each member of the JV); — Qualifications of adequate team or person showing that they are appropriate for the subject-matter of the procurement. Tenderer will explain, if applicable, how use will be made of sub-contractor information on the technical capacity of the candidate in relation to the subject matter of the procurement: — In case of a Joint Venture, a note detailing the distribution of missions between each member and details information about each technical and commercial contact.
Document 6: Tenderers are requested to submit information about the company turnover, its overall turnover (if applicable) and the part of the turnover concerning the services to which the tender refers to for the last 3 years.
Document 7: All the documents below shall be returned initialled, dated and signed. Tenderers are requested to present: — Information about the employees turnover and the ratio of the managerial staff of the tenderer (and/or each member of the JV); — Qualifications of adequate team or person showing that they are appropriate for the subject-matter of the procurement. Tenderer will explain, if applicable, how use will be made of sub-contractor information on the technical capacity of the candidate in relation to the subject matter of the procurement: — In case of a Joint Venture, a note detailing the distribution of missions between each member and details information about each technical and commercial contact.