Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-01-15
Buyer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 71314000: Energy and related services
Submission deadline: 2021-02-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 81266184-Engineering Services to Develop Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Power Plants at the Egyptian West Nile Site
Egypt is an important partner for Germany in the field of international cooperation. Since 1956, the German corporation for international cooperation (GIZ) has been implementing projects in all parts of the country on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). One of GIZ projects is Egyptian-German Joint Committee for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental Protection (JCEE) which was commissioned in 2008. The JCEE is a bi-lateral project financed by the BMZ, providing a platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue in the thematic focus areas of RE, EE, institutional transformation, awareness and communication, and climate change. The objective of the JCEE is to support sustainable development and building capacities of the Egyptian partner ministries and affiliated authorities, through the implementation of long-term strategies that synergies between RE, EE, and climate change.
The Egyptian government has defined clear and dedicated goals in their national strategies. It aims to diversify the energy mix in favor of renewable resources; thus, it has set an ambitious target to achieve 20 % of generated electricity from renewable-based resources by 2022, and 42 % by 2035. However, the potentials for the reduction of CO2 emissions in the Egyptian electricity sector, on both supply and demand sides, are not utilized sufficiently. Relevant actors in the Egyptian energy sector, such as EETC Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), could improve their planning and management skills to be able to integrate a high share of renewable energy into the national electricity transmission grid. Further know-how in site planning for renewable energy power plants. computer (software)-assisted expansion planning of electricity networks and integration of renewable energy and intelligent grid technologies (smart grid) into the network management can be acquired. In addition, the skills to carry out efficient and effective tendering and awarding processes in the electricity sector can be further developed. These causes shall be addressed through technical and process consultancy, as well as by implementing respective capacity building measures.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is seeking to hire an international qualified Consultant to Support New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) in Egypt to undertake the study: ‘Engineering Services to Develop Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Power Plants at the Egyptian West Nile Site’. The objective is dividing and delineating part of the area allocated in Egypt, the West Nile region, in addition to submitting proposals for the required infrastructure so as to prepare the land under study for the establishment of wind and solar energy projects. The overall objective of the study is to delineate about 350 square kilometres of the total area allocated to NREA in the West Nile region:
A. Cluster of grid-connected utility-scale wind power plants at a pre-selected site on a total area of 300 square kilometer (km
B. Cluster of grid-connected utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants at a pre-selected site on a total area of 50 square kilometer (km
In order to achieve the objective above, MoERE/NREA alongside the GIZ/JCEE, has identified several work packages in which the consultant services are required:
1) Establishment of a project management structure with the gap analysis of available studies and data which is needed for the scope of work.
2) Site planning and delineation. The consultant shall start the detailed land division over wind and photovoltaic projects, determination of specific grid connection points and proposition of number and location of transformer stations. Site selection will also comply with sufficient RE resources, presence of local road network, site ownership, and grid connection. This should be performed after the necessary topographical analysis needed. The consultant shall prepare also a ToR for the civil works needed on the site such as soil analysis which will be assigned to a local company.
3) Engineering site design. Site design will include considerations of completed surveys, land use, and land cover constraints. The final RE site layout will be based on RE resources, surface parameters, and environmental conditions. The outcome of soil surveys will indicate whether optimal placements can be realized. Results of the topographic survey will enable the assessment of compliance with existing height constraints. The design layout shall include:
4) In-depth workshop presenting results achieved, with the justification of the proposed site layouts, the technical aspects of project implementation, sequence, and inter-dependencies of subsequent implementation steps.
The proposed area is one of the lands assigned to NREA to develop the renewable projects according to their target planning. it is required from the hired consultant to include the capacity development for the delegated NREA team. This is required to enhance their capability for managing the similar project development procedure as described below for the future land demarcation
All the deliverables should be in the form of studies/reports/presentations that have to be concluded through good-practice research, intense discussions and fact finding in meetings and workshops with the relevant stakeholders in Egypt along with the proper on ground supervision during the tendering process and implementation period of the civil activities done by a local consultant.
1) Experience in the field of consulting services, project development for renewable power plants: 15 %;
2) Experience as owner engineering for grid-connected renewable energy power plants (minimum 100 MW for wind and 50 MWp for PV): 25 %;

Eligibility requirements: 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.