REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
POWER, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN GROWTH COMPLEX
RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEPARTMENT
RECRUITMENT OF CONSULTING FIRM
Abidjan – Cote d’Ivoire
The African Development Bank (the AfDB or the “Bank”) herby invites firms and/or consortia of firms to express their interest in the following assignment: Energy Efficiency Market Development Program: Scoping phase for a technical helpdesk (the “Assignment”);
The firm and/or consortium selected for the Assignment (the “Consultant”) will be expected to conduct scoping activities to inform the design of a proposed ‘technical helpdesk’ that will provide quickly deployed technical assistance to private sector energy efficiency stakeholders across Regional Member Countries. Technical assistance may be provided to energy service companies, energy end users, and/or local financial institutions. The analysis will ensure that the technical helpdesk service offering is designed to complement existing initiatives, can overcome barriers to energy efficiency project realisation, and ultimately will support the scale-up of energy efficiency financing. Key tasks include detailed stakeholder assessments, barriers and opportunities analysis, key service offerings (e.g. project aggregation, energy management systems training, Energy Performance Contracting advisory, etc.), operational modalities, resourcing requirements, etc ;
The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Department (PERN) of the Bank now invites eligible firms and/or consortia to express their interest in undertaking the Assignment. Interested firms and/or consortia must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services envisaged under the Assignment. The expressions of interest should follow the following format :
- Details of the firm or consortium (including nationality of the firms and contact persons) and including DACON registration number1 (1 page) ;
- Expression of Interest detailing your strengths, expertise and any information you believe relevant ;
- Experience in similar assignments and similar conditions ;
- CV and availability of key staff members ;
- Any additional document you believe relevant.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the “Rules and Procedures for the Use of Consultants”. Please note that interest expressed by a firm and/or consortium does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include the firm and/or consortium in the shortlist.
Firms should be registered in the AfDB DACON Consultant Database. New registration can be obtained at hereconsultant/
Please also be informed that the Bank has applied for a grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to fund this Assignment and the award of the contract will be subject to approval of the grant by SEFA. This recruitment process therefore does not commit the Bank to award a contract to the successful bidder.
The expected duration of the Assignment is 18 months. The Commencement Date is anticipated as Mar 2020.
Interested firms and/or consortia may obtain further information at the email addresses below during office hours: 09:00 – 17:00 GMT.
Expressions of interest must be received in electronic form to the email addresses below no later than 24th November 2019 at 23:59 GMT and specifically mentioning : “Energy Efficiency Market Development Program: Scoping phase for a technical helpdesk”
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Department
Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex African Development Bank
CCIA – Avenue Jean-Paul II, Plateau 01, BP 1387 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Attn : Brendan COLEMAN, Jalel CHABCHOUB, Georges Roland AMEHOU
E-mail : B.COLEMAN@AFDB.ORG J.CHABCHOUB@AFDB.ORG G.AMEHOU@AFDB.ORG