Request for Expressions of Interest
Country
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Cambodia
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Project
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Rural Electrification and Transmission
Project
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Sector
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PP - Electric Power and Other Energy
Adjustment
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Project ID
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P064844 & P071591
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Credit No.
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3840-KH
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The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC)
has financing from the International Development Association
(IDA) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) toward the cost of
establishing a Rural Electrification Fund (REF) as part of the
above project. The main objectives of the REF are to engage the
private sector to improve electricity services in rural areas
and to link this to income producing activities in order to
reduce rural poverty. This REF will operate as an autonomous
public body to provide grant subsidies to private rural
electrification projects and more information is available at
www.recambodia.org. The RGC intends to apply part of the
proceeds for the consulting services described below.
Assignment numbers (A) and (B)
will be expected to start early 2005 while the other assignments
are expected to start in the second quarter of 2005. Assignment
(A) is only open to individual consultants, all other
assignments will require teams consisting of either a local
consulting firm, or a partnership between both a local and an
international firm. Interested consulting firms may express
their interests for any number of TA packages.
Interested
consultants must indicate which particular package(s) they are
interested in, however the REF PMU
reserves the right to limit the total number of packages awarded
to any single firm.
(A) Technical In-house Advisor
An individual consultant will be
hired to assist the REF Secretariat with the establishment and
day-to-day operations of the REF. Activities will include
assisting with REF staff recruitment procedures; assisting with
procurement associated with the establishment of the REF,
including other Technical Assistance (TA) consultants and some
equipment; technical training of REF Secretariat staff; advising
REF staff in finalizing the operational manual and technical
specifications for use by the REF; assisting REF staff with
review and selection of REF project proposals; supporting REF
staff with monitoring and evaluation activities within the REF ;
liaising with industry on technical aspects of the REF. The
Technical In-House Advisor will report initially to the interim
Project Management Unit (PMU) and eventually to the REF
Executive Director, once he/she has been recruited. This
consultant will be procured on a two-year contract, with an
option to extend for a further year dependent on performance.
(B) Project Pipeline Development Team
This consulting firm will be hired
to assist developers and communities to prepare high quality
proposal for REF funding, by supporting the identification,
assessment and development of potential rural electrification
projects. Each project will be developed in partnership with a
private developer who will contribute to the cost of developing
their project proposals. The Consultant may help with all
activities necessary to develop the project, including design,
feasibility studies, business plans and seeking financing. The
Consultant will also provide technical and business training to
existing and potential REF project developers. The Consultant
will develop and maintain a database to track the REF project
pipeline, and will report initially to the interim Project
Management Unit (PMU) and eventually to the REF Executive
Director, once he/she has been recruited. The term of this
contract will be two years.
(C)
Rural Income Generation
Promotion Team
This consulting firm will be hired
to develop end-use activities in order to increase
income-generation opportunities in rural areas and enhance
productive uses of renewable energy. The activities to
promote such rural economic development may include facilitation
of rural village and commune-level energy planning,
awareness-raising and training on electricity-based rural
income-generation options demonstration of relevant technologies
for rural businesses, assessment of rural products, and linking
rural businesses with markets. The term of this contract will be
two years.
(D) Rural Electricity Enterprise (REE)
Development Team
This consulting
firm will be hired to assess the capacity and needs of REEs with
respect to their technical standards and business management,
and then to design and implement activities to build this
capacity. Such activities may include training for strengthening
management, technical and operating capacity, raising awareness
of international and regional best practice, benchmarking,
demonstration of appropriate new technologies, and building
cooperation with their stakeholders, the industry regulator and
among REEs. A key area for development will be improving the
safety, quality and affordability of REE services, and improving
the viability and efficiency of REE businesses. The contract
term will be two years.
(E) REF Promotion and Awareness Team
This consulting
firm will be hired to assess the level of awareness and
technical capacity among REF stakeholders and to design and
implement activities to raise it to the levels required for the
REF to be effective in promoting rural electrification and the
commercialization in Cambodia of renewable energy technologies
which have been proven elsewhere. The activities will include
production of a media and communications plan, community
demonstrations, advertising, workshop series for renewable
energy technicians, promotional materials, case study reports,
and facilitation of appropriate study tours by REF
stakeholders. The contract term will be two years.
(F) Financial Institution Capacity Building Team
A consulting firm will be hired to
help improve the loan appraisal and supervision capacities of
financial institutions for projects involving renewable energy
technologies. This will be achieved through activities such as
training workshops, study tours and assessment of both existing
projects and real REF proposals. The term of this contract will
be 2 years.
The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy now invites eligible
consultants to indicate their interest in providing the
services. Interested consultants must provide information
indicating that they are qualified to perform the services
(brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in
similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among
staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their
qualifications.
Consultants will be selected in accordance with World Bank
procedure set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and
Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January
1997, last revised in May 2002).
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the
following website: http://www.recambodia.org. Both local
and international consultants that are interested in finding
potential associate partners are invited to register their
description and contact details on the “Showcase” section of
this website, free of charge.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below
by Thursday February 3rd, 2005.
REF Project Management Unit
Attention: Mr. Toch Sovanna
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy
47 Norodom Boulevard, Phnom Penh
CAMBODIA
Tel: +855 (0)11 959 699
Fax: +855 (0) 23
990 602
E-mail: ref@recambodia.org
Web site:
www.recambodia.org
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