Recrutement d’un consultant pour l’évaluation de l’impact environnemental et social du projet

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY SERVICES)

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) EARTH ENERGY 20MW BIOMASS POWER PROJECT

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Financing Agreement reference : ML0024

 

Earth Energy Limited (“EE”) is a renewable energy project developer that has received a grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of completing the development of a 20MW Biomass Power Plant in Uganda (“Project”). The Project shall use locally produced biomass supplied by a network of smallholder farmers engaged by the developer under REPARLE (Renewable Energy Powering Agriculture and Rural Livelihood Enhancement) shall apply the grant to payments under the contract for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Project.

Scope :

This request for Expressions of Interest invites eligible Consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing services under a contract for: 1) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) including Carbon Emissions Study.

Key Activities :

1. The first main objective of this contract is to conduct a site-specific and Project-specific ESIA leading to NEMA certification, including a carbon emissions study compliant with the Gold Standard ;
2. Prepare a detailed, bankable and independent Site feasibility study–ESIA as per AfDB’s E&S policy ;
3. Ensure alignment with Ugandan accords and codes, as well as compliance with the highest international standards for emissions, health & safety; and reliability ;
4. Identify and evaluate all the relevant risks and produce detailed recommendations for strategies for risk mitigation in order to ensure that the Project objectives are achieved ;
5. Ensure that all assessments and evaluation rely on verifiable, reliable, evidenced, unbiased and relevant sources ;
6. Make all the requisite improvements to all the ToRs, in order to ensure that the highest standards of the Project objectives are met; and ;
7. Complete all the agreed activities and deliverables within the pre-agreed timelines, and in a manner that is compliant with the rules and regulations of the African Development Bank.

Key Eligibility Requirements & Selection Criteria :

1. An EIA Certified ESIA consultant who is recognized by the regulatory authorities in Uganda ;
2. A Carbon Credits expert with experience in the certification of projects to the Gold Standard ;
3. References are essential –at a minimum 5, in Uganda for the ESIA study.

Interested consultants must provide information supported by evidence that they are qualified to perform the services (descriptions of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, appropriate skills/experience of staff, visits of reference sites etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list of preferred firms and selection procedures shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, approved October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 9.00hrs – 16.00hrs East African Standard Time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered by email to both info@mandulisenergy.com and procurement@reparle.co.uk by 27^th September 2019 at 17:00 East African Standard Time with the subject “ESIA”, to Mr. Peter Nyeko. EARTH ENERGY LIMITED, C/O MANDULIS ENERGY LIMITED ADDRESS: Regus, G/F, Course View Towers, Plot 21, Yusuf Lule Road, Nakasero,

 

KAMPALA, UGANDA.