Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2024-08-26
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71314000: Energy and related services
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: According to Article 160, Section 3 of the German Act Against Restraint of Competition (GWB), application for review is not permissible insofar as
1. the applicant has identified the claimed infringement of the procurement rules before submitting the application for review and has not submitted a complaint to the contracting authority within a period of 10 calendar days; the expiry of the period pursuant to Article 134, Section 2 remains unaffected,
2. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that are evident in the tender notice are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for the application or by the deadline for the submission of bids, specified in the tender notice.
3. complaints of infringements of procurement rules that first become evident in the tender documents are not submitted to the contracting authority at the latest by the expiry of the deadline for application or by the deadline for the submission of bids,
4. more than 15 calendar days have expired since receipt of notification from the contracting authority that it is unwilling to redress the complaint.
Sentence 1 does not apply in the case of an application to determine the invalidity of the contract in accordance with Article 135, Section 1 (2). Article 134, Section 1, Sentence 2 remains unaffected.
The production of renewable energy in Jordan has increased significantly in recent years. During the day, solar electricity already makes a significant contribution to the national electricity generation, while the peak times in the evening are almost completely covered by conventional plants powered by Natural Gas. However, the electricity sector currently lacks significant storage capacities. The increased penetration of RE led to instances where electricity production exceeds real-time electric demand resulting in voltage instability. Consequently, curtailment of variable energy resources has become necessary to address this challenge.
Given the water sector's significance for the overall electricity consumption, water facilities are expected to provide great opportunities for grid balancing with electric load management (LM). Improving the operational flexibility of water facilities, mainly by adjusting electric consumption to align with the available electric supply, can pave the way for a more sustainable electrical system. This approach reduces reliance on polluting peaking power plants and facilitates the integration and the optimal utilization of renewable energy sources.
Water facilities can participate in LM schemes by reducing or shifting their load from peak time to off-peak time or standard time. This proactive approach relieves electricity generation capacities, consequently reducing power generation costs. The adoption of Time-of-Use (ToU) tariffs, which involve varying electricity prices across different time slots, can create a win-win situation for the Jordanian energy and water sectors. Capturing LM opportunities not only contributes to financial gains for the water sector but also enhances overall operational efficiency of the electric system, contributing to a more cost-effective and efficient utilization of resources.
Initiation of the discussion process on LM as well as analytic preparations and preliminary assessment have been already conducted in LM Phase 1, where a Contractor has worked on: 
- Generic assessment of water facilities regarding LM potential based on available data.
- Analysing the potential applications of LM for 4 water systems 
- Providing a pre-feasibility study for 4 selected water systems 
The Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), with the support of the World Bank, has conducted a study on the Electricity Cost of Service and Tariffs review, where recommendations have been made to vary electricity prices at different times of the day for all sectors including the water sector. This resulted in a ToU structure that can be used by the water sector.
The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) with the support of the KfW Development Bank has conducted the following study "Dair Alla-Zay Energy-Cost saving measures" as part of the project "Feasibility Study: Use of Renewable Energy in the Water Sector", The Feasibility Study is embedded in the third phase of the KfW financed program "Energy Efficiency in the Water Sector". The study explored the opportunities for energy cost savings measures on the Zay-Dabouq Water Transmission System (WTS) under Package 1, Track 1 of Stage 1 of the feasibility study addendum "Use of Renewable Energy in the Water Sector". The study comprises the analysis of energy cost savings through three phases, where in the second phase the potential for Load Shifting on Zay Pumping Stations PS1 to PS5 was analysed, and the needed infrastructure, related investment cost and financial benefits through the application of new tariff were defined.
The current assignment shall use the previous results of studies i.e., LM Phase 1, World Bank Study, KfW Study as basis for the work.
GIZ acknowledges the different dimensions of Jordan"s water sector challenges. Consequently, German development cooperation will continue to offer support through short and medium-term oriented activities as well as long-term oriented measures aiming at efficient management of water resources to secure the future water supply of the country.
The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:
- Carry out a screening of water facilities for LM potential and investigation of no-cost and low-cost application of LM.
- Elaboration of six techno-economic feasibility studies for investment LM application in the water sector for selected systems. 
- Development of a Road map for prioritized LM projects.
- Carry out a generic assessment of LM for the water sector after the realization of the National Conveyor project and other strategic bulk water supply projects.
GIZ may optionally commission contract amendments and/or increases based on the criteria in the tender documents to the successful bidder of this tender. For details, please see the terms of reference.
Zur Ermittlung des wirtschaftlichsten Bieters wird hier von der Vergabestelle die erreichte Gesamtpunktzahl nach fachlicher Wertung eingetragen. Es werden nur Angebote mit einer fachlichen Bewertung von über 500 Punkten gewertet. Fachliche Angebote mit weniger Punkten scheiden als fachlich ungeeignet aus.
Chronic water scarcity is one of the key obstacles to Jordan"s development. Efforts to reform the supply situation in recent years have been outweighed by the effects of a growing population and high demand. This rapid population growth, along with agricultural expansion and the impacts of global climate change, have increased the pressure on Jordan"s scarce water resources, which have been heavily overused for years. Also, energy costs for the water sector have increased with the costs of operation reaching more than 50 per cent of the water sector bill in 2021.
Against this backdrop of growing demand from several directions for an increasingly scarce resource, the Jordanian government is very interested in harnessing the potential of Renewable Energy (RE) technologies and improving Energy Efficiency (EE) in the water sector to improve financial sustainability.
The project aims to support Jordan"s water sector in improving its energy management by increasing en-ergy efficiency (EE) and its share of renewable energy (RE), thus moving faster towards the EE and RE policy tar-gets while also reducing the country"s high energy costs. It aims to achieve its goals by:
- improving the skills of the staff and organisational capabilities in the water sector,
- establishing and implementing a standardised Energy Management System (EnMS),
- and enhancing the Nexus dialogue with the energy sector.
The project combines energy-related, methodological and process consulting to develop measures that optimise Jordan"s energy management and to increase renewable energy deployment in selected operational units (multi-level and multi-stakeholder approaches) of the water sector. The relevant actors, i.e., the Water Authority of Jordan, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Water Utilities are given support to consolidate their respective roles and functions. Cooperation with the private sector is facilitated where feasible, e.g., as investors in EE/RE measures or as service providers, for instance through performance-based maintenance contracts.
The project includes five major fields of action:
1. Energy Management System
2. Enhanced Energy Data 
3. EE and RE Investments 
4. Improved Operation 
5. WEFE NEXUS
Along with providing sustainable electricity and increasing the use of RE in the water sector, the project will help to mitigate climate change by directly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The project also supports in improving the operations of the water utilities and internal planning and implementation processes towards higher EE. Furthermore, through effective EnMS, the water sector will be enabled to monitor and evaluate its performance for optimisation.
The Energy Management System (EnMS) is being implemented in the Jordanian Water Sector since 2019 with the support of the project. This includes designing and implementing standardized processes and structures for the sector according to ISO 50001. The support of the project focuses on the application of the EnMS central elements, that support the water companies and thus the entire water sector in enhancing their energy performance and reducing the operational costs. This is achieved by increasing data reliability and utilisation, and by developing the technical and organisational capacities of water providers to help them take better decisions at the technical and managerial level. The cooperation between the water and energy sectors has improved and started specific projects and activities to improve the cost recovery of the water sector.


Winner: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Number of bids: 3