Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-05
Buyer: LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71300000
Submission deadline: 2016-07-29

Technical requirements: Joule Africa (www.jouleafrica.com) is a group of companies engaged in the development of renewable energy projects in Africa with offices in London, Freetown, Yaounde and Port Louis. Working in emerging markets, Joule Africa is currently developing renewable energy assets in Sierra Leone and Cameroon and seeking opportunities to assist Governments throughout sub-Saharan Africa with the other power generation initiatives. In April 2014 Joule Africa entered a strategic framework agreement with the ($2.5Bn) African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) through whom it would access equity finance for its projects.
Since 2011, and in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, Joule Africa has been developing the Bumbuna II Hydro Power Project in Sierra Leone (BBII). BBII is the most significant hydropower project being developed in Sierra Leone and a strategic asset on the new CLSG interconnection line to the West African Power Pool (WAPP) being financed by EIB, AFDB and other lenders. The BBII project already has support from the EU, via the Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. In January 2016 Joule Africa acquired the majority development rights in BBII from its previous co-developer, Endeavor Energy, giving it back 100% of the project. Since then Joule Africa has completed over half of the remaining ESIA work required and a value engineering exercise to achieve a more cost effective design.
In November 2013 Joule Africa launched an EPC tender for a design to build BBII as a 202 MW project. That process is now withdrawn, following the completion of a successful value engineering exercise to significantly reduce the cost of the project by adjusting the installed capacity to 140MW through a number of design modifications, and a new process (open international tender with pre-qualification) is launched with this Invitation for Prequalification.
Joule Africa is in the process of applying for funding from Development Finance Institutions, including the European Investment Bank (EIB), towards the cost of the Bumbuna II Hydro Power Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of these loans will be applied to eligible payments under the contract resulting from the bidding for which this prequalification is being conducted.
Joule Africa intends to prequalify firms for the engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) of Bumbuna II. Factors for prequalification will include: experience and past performance on previous similar contracts in similar geographies; capabilities with respect to personnel, equipment and construction or manufacturing; financial position, including ability to bring pre construction funding or debt to the project; and evidence of experience/successful track record of operating within the region.
Prequalification will be conducted through procedures in accordance with the Prequalification Document (see 10 below) and is open to all Applicants from eligible source countries.
Interested Applicants may obtain the Prequalification Documents at the office of LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL GMBH, who are the Engineering Consultant for the Employer Joule Africa, by sending an e-mail to the following e-mail address:
On receipt of such an e-mail by Lahmeyer International, interested Applicants shall receive an electronic copy of the Prequalification Documents. Submission of the completed Prequalification Documents shall not be carried out by e-mail and shall be delivered by hand delivery, post or courier.
Applications for prequalification, which shall include the filled-out Prequalification Documents, shall be submitted by hand delivery, post or courier submission not later than 2pm (local time) Friday 29th July 2016 to the following address:
Submissions should be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Construction of Bumbuna II Hydro Power Project, Sierra Leone - Do not open before the official opening on the 29
The prequalification criteria are detailed within the Prequalification Documents, and will be used for evaluating submissions of expressions of interest and the subsequent short-listing of firms to be invited to tender.
Joule Africa (www.jouleafrica.com) is a group of companies engaged in the development of renewable energy projects in Africa with offices in London, Freetown, Yaounde and Port Louis. Working in emerging markets, Joule Africa is currently developing renewable energy assets in Sierra Leone and Cameroon and seeking opportunities to assist Governments throughout sub-Saharan Africa with the other power generation initiatives. In April 2014 Joule Africa entered a strategic framework agreement with the ($2.5Bn) African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) through whom it would access equity finance for its projects.
Since 2011, and in partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, Joule Africa has been developing the Bumbuna II Hydro Power Project in Sierra Leone (BBII). BBII is the most significant hydropower project being developed in Sierra Leone and a strategic asset on the new CLSG interconnection line to the West African Power Pool (WAPP) being financed by EIB, AFDB and other lenders. The BBII project already has support from the EU, via the Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. In January 2016 Joule Africa acquired the majority development rights in BBII from its previous co-developer, Endeavor Energy, giving it back 100% of the project. Since then Joule Africa has completed over half of the remaining ESIA work required and a value engineering exercise to achieve a more cost effective design.
In November 2013 Joule Africa launched an EPC tender for a design to build BBII as a 202 MW project. That process is now withdrawn, following the completion of a successful value engineering exercise to significantly reduce the cost of the project by adjusting the installed capacity to 140MW through a number of design modifications, and a new process (open international tender with pre-qualification) is launched with this Invitation for Prequalification.
Joule Africa is in the process of applying for funding from Development Finance Institutions, including the European Investment Bank (EIB), towards the cost of the Bumbuna II Hydro Power Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of these loans will be applied to eligible payments under the contract resulting from the bidding for which this prequalification is being conducted.