Local (Azerbaijani) Consultant on Sustainable Road Transport Tender, Azerbaijan - 27435512

Procurement Summary

Country : Azerbaijan

Summary : Local (Azerbaijani) Consultant on Sustainable Road Transport

Deadline : 16 Oct 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 27435512

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
United Nations Development Programme 3, UN 50th Anniversary str, Baku, AZ 1001
Azerbaijan
Email :procurement.aze@undp.org

Tender Details

Quotation are invited for Local (Azerbaijani) Consultant on Sustainable Road Transport .

“Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for low-carbon end-use sectors in
Azerbaijan”.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address
or e-mail indicated above. UNDP in Azerbaijan will respond by standard electronic mail and will send
written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of
inquiry, to all shortlisted consultants.
1. BACKGROUND
The “Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) for low-carbon end-use sectors in Azerbaijan”
Project-s objective is to reduce the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from the energy end-use sectors.
The project, which began in March 2015, targets 3 (three) energy end-use sectors, namely Buildings,
Transport and Associated Gas Capture. The specific objective of project is to support State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in the implementation of its Climate Change Mitigation Strategy by
promoting and upscaling green-house-gases (GHG) mitigation measures through a programmatic NAMA
approach in the low carbon end-use sectors. SOCAR, being in the core business of oil & gas production,
processing and distribution, is a major energy user and GHG emitter, and is the main stakeholder of project
and implementing partner. The project also aims to improve the country-s institutional & policy framework,
address appropriate mechanisms and result in activities to realise significant GHG emission reduction
achievements in the long term. The other key institutional stakeholders for this project are as listed below:
? Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR);
? National Climate Change Centre (NCCC);
? Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The “Energy Efficient Buildings” component of the project is improving the energy utilization efficiency in
buildings by promoting the energy conserving design of new buildings and enhancing the efficiency in the
operation of existing buildings. The realization of this objective is facilitated through the demonstration of
building energy efficiency technologies, systems, and practices. The “Sustainable Transport” addresses fuel
economy in SOCAR-s vehicles fleet by introducing alternative energy sources resulting in a lower energy
intensity of the transportation sector. Technological and market opportunities for improving the current fuel
mix that is 98% dependent on gasoline and diesel engines will help in reducing the energy intensity of
transport sector. The aim of “Associated Gas Capture” component is to recover low-pressure associated gas
from the oil wells in Siyazanneft Oil and Gas Production Unit and to collect, compress and transport it to a
gas processing plant. The processed and clean gas will be provided to the gas grid and utilized to nearby
villages and communities to supply family houses as well as production facilities (e.g. chicken farms) with
fuel. Significant physical progress has already been made on the buildings and transport components. The
gas-capture component was recently launched and various options to be pursued are being studied in detail
by SOCAR with the participation of an individual international expert.
2. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED WORK
The Local Consultant (hereafter referred to as LC) shall lead the design and implementation of all activities
under the direct supervision of Project Manager. He/she shall Review and act on the recommendations made
by the international sustainable transport consultant in his annual (2016-17) progress report and in his 2018
deliverables on fleet management, awareness-raising campaign, scaling-up of project activities and data
collection and analysis required by the information to the international GHG and Climate Change Expert.
Specifically, the LC shall be responsible for the following tasks: Eco-driving Simulator
? To monitor and report the training activities conducted by SOCAR with the simulator, including
identification of participating drivers, results achieved during the training and actual fuel
consumption on the road before and after the training.
? To identify other entities in Azerbaijan that can benefit from training on Eco-driving simulator and
take steps to invite them to participate in these training programs.
Data Collection
? For the hybrid-electric vehicles which have been already purchased under the project, to monitor
their performance and estimate the GHG reductions as compared to the types of vehicles that were
replaced by them.
? To identify and select the vehicles to be equipped with data recording devices, to supervise the
installation of the devices and integration in the fleet management system, and to measure the
improvements achieved in emissions and driver practice.
? To update data about SOCAR-s vehicle fleet including number and types of vehicles, age, fuel type,
fuel efficiency and annual mileage, as well as their usage patterns (viz. typical route lengths, typical
load types, typical load weights, use of air conditioning and lights, etc.).
? To identify existing legislation in Azerbaijan on vehicle emissions (homologation and certification,
taxation, technical inspection…) and government-s policies on this topic.
Reporting of Results
? To work closely with the MRV Expert to develop a measurement, reporting and verification (MRV)
system based on SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely) indicators, as
applicable to the transportation component of the project.
? To provide updates on alternative vehicles available in the market, which could fit SOCAR-s
transport needs at the same time lowering the total GHG emissions.
? To provide advice in the development of fleet procurement plans for the next years, with
consideration of efficiency criteria in the selection process and inclusion of a minimum percentage of
hybrid vehicles, based on the pilot results.
? To provide recommendations to the government of Azerbaijan for the uptake of clean vehicle
technologies in the country.

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