Verification Consultant Tender, United Kingdom - 38678215

Procurement Summary

Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Verification Consultant

Deadline : 27 Dec 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 38678215

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Attn: Maria Haugh One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Email :haughm@ebrd.com
URL :http://www.ebrd.com/

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for GEFF Tajikistan TC - Verification Consultant.

Single Stage Open Competitive Selection - Request for Proposals

Project Description:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD or the Bank) has launched the Green Economy Financing Facility Tajikistan (“GEFF Tajikistan” or the “Facility”) to promote private sector development and investment in green technologies and services supporting Green Economy Transition (“GET technologies and services”). GEFF Tajikistan will provide financing of up to USD 25 million in the form of senior unsecured loans to Participating Financial Institutions (“PFIs”), including banks, microfinance and leasing companies. These loans shall be dedicated to finance private sector sub-borrowers in Tajikistan.

In addition, up to USD 4 million equivalents (final amount subject to change) of investment incentives will be available to promote competitiveness of the agricultural value chains and enhance their resilience to the impacts of climate change in the country. As a result, innovative energy and resource saving solutions ranging from sustainable land management, drip irrigation and water saving solutions, to cold storage and renewable energy are expected to be adopted in the primary agriculture, agro food processing industry and logistics and related sectors.

GEFF Tajikistan builds on the extensive experience from a pilot climate resilience financing facility - ClimAdapt - and the Enhanced Competitiveness of Tajik Agribusiness Project (ECTAP). GEFF Tajikistan will expand the scope of the Bank-s intervention from climate resilience under ClimAdapt to broader green economy investments. The Bank will continue to partner with the PFIs who participated under ClimAdapt, which have demonstrated the potential and willingness to act as agents of change and rapidly and sustainably increase the market penetration of GET technologies and services. The Bank may also engage with new PFIs if that is in line with the GEFF strategy of reaching a wider range of private sector participants.

Assignment Description:

EBRD intends to select and contract the Verification Consultant to the Assignment.

The expected outcome of the Assignment is the verification of all sub-projects implemented under the Facility that are eligible for investment incentives. The Verification Consultant (or VC) will undertake the monitoring and verification of successfully completed sub-loans in order to confirm the final use and destination of funds have complied with the Policy Statement of the Facility.

The selected Consultant is expected to provide the following services:

· Ensure that the Sub-projects financed by each Sub-loan (“Sub-projects”) under the Facility have met the eligibility criteria and that funded investments have been completed substantially on the basis of the Preliminary Assessment Reports or Simplified/Full Assessment Reports on which the Sub-projects were based.

· Calculate and approve the incentive fee amount payable by the EBRD acting on behalf of the European Union, only when a Sub-project is validated as having met the eligibility criteria and confirm that no recommendation on release of Investment Incentive will be given where such validation is not given.

Full Terms of Reference (TOR) of the Assignment can be found here:

http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/79553-tors.pdf

Consultant Selection Procedure: Single stage open competitive selection. Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in February 2020 and has an estimated overall duration of 18 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: EUR 350, 000.00 (exclusive of VAT).

Funding Source: It is envisaged that the contract will be financed by the Republic of Korea and the Green Climate Fund. Selection and contracting are subject to the availability of funding.

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant`s country of origin.

Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms preferably with previous project experience in Central Asia region related to:

1. Previous implementation of similar facilities or assignments related to resource efficiency, agricultural technologies and sustainable land management practices i.e. irrigation systems, greenhouses, orchards, water capture and storage, pumps, cold storage etc.

2. Impact assessment of resource efficiency and renewable energy projects

The Consultant`s expert team is expected to include the following key experts (the `Key Experts`):

Lead Engineer, with:

· preferably 15 years of previous professional international project experience, including overseeing the work of a team of engineers;

· previous professional experience of explaining engineering measures in financial terms;

· fluent spoken and written English is essential;

· knowledge of Tajik/Russian would be an advantage.

Pool of Local Engineers and/or agriculture sector experts, with:

· Knowledge of regulations applicable to Tajikistan and the market context of the agricultural-, industrial-, commercial-, and residential sectors;

· Knowledge of agricultural equipment, measures and services; process machinery in food processing; renewable energy and energy efficiency equipment and materials. E.g. greenhouses, irrigation systems, pumps and motors, water storage, terracing, drainage, orchards, zero till machinery, tractors, combine harvesters, cold storage, solar PV, solar dryers, solar water heaters, heat pumps, building insulation and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVACs);

· Previous professional experience in (i) conducting energy audits, (ii) assessment of project investment plan including its risks and mitigation strategy, (iii) commercially based sustainable energy projects financing, and (iv) calculation of energy and water savings and greenhouse gas emission reduction for such projects;

· Ability to pay attention to detail;

· Fluent spoken and written Tajik language and Russian is essential; and

· Knowledge of English would be an advantage;

· Balanced gender of both male and female local engineers and/or agriculture sector experts is a requirement for gender sensitive verification.

Submission Requirements: The consultants are now invited to submit a completed Technical and Financial Proposal as per the standard templates and instructions available at this link: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/single-stage-package.docx

Interested Consultants should make themselves familiar with these Standard Templates, Standard Instructions and Conditions of Contract in preparation of their proposals.

1. The Technical Proposal shall be submitted in English electronically via eSelection not later than the Closing Date, as one single PDF file. The technical proposal should not exceed 20 pages excluding the Declaration Form and CVs (Form 1- TP 1 and Form 1 - TP 6). CVs of each expert should not exceed two pages.



2. The Financial Proposal (Form 2 - FP 1 and FP2) shall be

submitted in English separately by email only to the following e-mail address: finprop@ebrd.com. Please indicate the Project number and title in the subject of your e-mail. Consultants are reminded of the requirement to ensure the confidentiality of the Financial Proposals.

A Technical Proposal that contains elements of a financial proposal shall be declared non-responsive.

A Financial Proposal submitted together with the technical proposals via e Selection shall be declared non-responsive.

For the avoidance of doubt, technical proposals should be sent through eSelection and NOT to the above email address.

Financial proposals should be sent to the above email address and NOT through eSelection or Bank Contact Person.

Bank Contact Person:

Maria Haugh
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
e-mail: haughm@ebrd.com

Deadline to Submit Clarification Questions: Via e-mail to the Bank Contact Person by 17/12/2019.

Selection Method and Evaluation Criteria:

1. Technical Proposal Evaluation Criteria

(a) Firm`s previous project experience in similar assignments (30%)

(b) Quality of the methodology proposed for the Assignment (25%)

(c) CVs of the Key Experts (45%).

The minimum technical score (St) required to pass is 70.

2. Opening of Financial Proposals

After the technical evaluation is completed, only the submissions which score 70 or above of the total marks available for the technical criteria will be eligible to have their financial proposals opened.

3. Combined Technical and Financial Evaluation

The lowest evaluated Financial Proposal (Fm) is given the maximum financial score (Sf) of 100. The formula for determining the financial scores (Sf) of all other Proposals is calculated as follows:

Sf = 100 x Fm/ F, in which “Sf” is the financial score, “Fm” is the lowest evaluated Financial Proposal, and “F” the price of the Proposal under consideration.

Proposals are then ranked according to their combined technical (St) and financial (Sf) scores using the weights (T = 80; F = 20) T + F = 100 as follows: S = St x T% + Sf x F%.

Important Notes:

1. The proposal validity period is 90 days from the deadline date for the receipt of submissions. During this period, the Consultant shall maintain its original Proposal without any change, including the availability of the Experts, the proposed rates and the total price.

2. The selection will be made from the Proposals received in response to this notification only, on the basis of the submission requirements and selection criteria set out in this Procurement Notice. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected and invited to negotiate the contract, subject to a

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