REPUBLIC OF CONGO Unity-Work-Progress MINISTERE DE L'ENERGIE ET DE L'HYDRAULIQUE Management Unit of the CHOLLET Project
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace-Work-Fatherland MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENERGY
RESTRICTED INTERNATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER NO. 21/AOIR/MINEE-MEH/DPC/2021 OF FOR THE SELECTION OF A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO ASSIST THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY IN CONTROLLING AND MONITORING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF THE CHOLET HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
Timeline: Forty-Five (45) days
The Ministers of Energy of Cameroon and Congo, Contracting Authority, hereby launch on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon and of the Republic of Congo, a Restricted International Invitation to Tender to carry out the above-mentioned operation.
1- Purpose of the Restricted International Invitation to Tender
This Restricted International Invitation to Tender aims at carrying out the recruitment of a Consulting Engineer to assist the Contracting Authority in controlling and monitoring the design, construction and commissioning of the Chollet hydroelectric development project and associated power transmission lines.
The services shall be comprised of a single lot.
2- Nature of Services
The Service Provider will assist the Contracting Authority in:
a) preparing contracts; b) reviewing and validating all studies (Preliminary Design, Detail Design, ESIA, Execution Plan, consultation file (DCE), etc.) and contract documents required for the design, construction and operation phases of the said hydropower development as well as developing the financial model of the Project with the Partner; c) reviewing and validating the technical files proposed by the Partner in charge of the development and the co-contracting parties, especially, the technical specifications for equipment, property, their prices and the terms and conditions for commissioning; d) seeking for funding;
e) controlling and monitoring the work and related costs; f) capacity-building and skills transfer; g) reviewing and validating the technical test files proposed by the Partner as well as monitoring these tests (in the factory and on site); h) the partial and provisional acceptance of works and equipment; i) the final acceptance and commissioning of the Project; j) preparing and participating in technical meetings for the project's development; k) providing technical advice on any contingency likely to be encountered in the various stages of the Project; l) the production of periodic reports (weekly, monthly and annual); m) reviewing and validating the technical procedures manual proposed by the Partner (design, construction, commissioning and operation) n) reviewing and validating the bidding documents and other contract documents proposed by the Partner o) reviewing and validating the contract documents proposed by the Partner for the operation, management and maintenance phase of the works, facilities and equipment of the power plant, substations and transmission lines p) reviewing and validating the sales contracts proposed by the Partner q) the physical and digital archiving of all Project records.
3- Participation and origin
Participation is open to the technical consulting firms or consortiums of technical consulting firms which appear on the shortlist below based on the results of the Notice of call for Expression of Interest No. 00000007/19/AMI/MINEE-MEH/DPC of 19 December 2019: