Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2022-05-30
Buyer: Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL)
Country: RW
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Estimated value: 900000 USD
Submission deadline: 2022-07-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Hiring Consulting Firm to Carry out Design and Supervision of works related to Power Distribution Lines Construction
Supervision of works for the extension of existing MV national grid through construction of around 887 km of MV (30 kV) distribution lines and around 2,405 km of LV (0.4 kV) network and connection to 119,211 households. This project will address access to electricity in the Eastern Province of Rwanda (namely Bugesera, Gatsibo, Kayonza, Kirehe, Ngoma, Nyagatare and Rwamagana Districts). The works will include procurement of the required poles, conductors, transformers, energy meters, and other connection hardware and local installation services.
The purpose of the consultancy service is to carry out the role of supervision for energy access construction works. The consultant will carry out the scope outlined below up to commissioning and preparation of final Project Completion Reports
a)	Preparation and submission to EDCL’s project team detailed project implementation schedule for onward submission to the Bank,
c)	Supervision of the implementation of the project and establishment of a Project Site Organization as specified in ToRs
e)	Ensuring that the environmental and social impact mitigation and monitoring measures in the Project’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) included in it are appropriately executed by the contractors as well as by relevant community and district and local government authorities;
f)	Preparation and submission of Project Completion Report, outlining, inter-alia, achievements in relations to objectives and targets in accordance with the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) requirements.
The interested consultant firms should demonstrate their financial capacity (Financial position) to implement this assignment.
-Availability of financial resource such as liquid assets (The current ratio) should be greater than 1).( 15points)
- In case of joint venture, each partner should submit their Audited financial statements of the three last years;
o	The turnover will be calculated for each partner; the combined average annual turnover of the last three years of the joint venture company should meet the requirement. The minimum average annual turnover of one of the partner should not be less than 40% of the requested value.
The EOIs will be checked to assess whether the firms have demonstrated experience in management and supervision of works of similar nature (electricity transmission and distribution works) over the last 10 years.
The consultant firm should have at least 3 similar assignments executed in the above mentioned period, among which at least one in sub-Saharan Africa and at least one relevant to projects financed by Multilateral Development Banks.
The Firms from all countries are eligible except for those debarred by the Bank (EIB) and the EU. The firms will be ranked according to their experience and financial capacity. The minimum score to be qualified is 70 points.
The consultant will carry out the scope outlined in the terms of reference. The contract duration will be 32 months from the contract commencement date up to the final completion of the project; including the following:


Award value: 900000