Republic of Cameroon Peace – Work – Fatherland Republic of Congo Unity – Work – Progress
OPEN INTERNATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER
No. ___________/23/OIIT/MINEE-MEH/DPC/2023 OF ___________
FOR THE SELECTION OF A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO ASSIST THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY IN THE CONTROL AND MONITORING OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF THE CHOLLET HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND RELATED POWER LINES (IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE)
Execution Time limit: seventy (70) months
The Ministers in charge of Energy of Cameroon and Congo, Contracting Authority, hereby launch on behalf of the Republic of Cameroon and of the Republic of Congo, an Open International Invitation to Tender for the execution of the above-mentioned operation.
- Purpose of the Invitation to Tender
The purpose of this Open International Invitation to Tender is the recruitment of a Consulting Engineer to assist the Contracting Authority in the control and monitoring of the design, construction and commissioning of the Chollet hydroelectric development and related power lines.
The services are in a single (1) lot.
- Funding of the Open International Invitation to Tender
The services, subject of this Open International Invitation to Tender, shall be funded by the budgets of both States.
- Nature of Services
The Service Provider will assist the Contracting Authority in:
a) drafting contracts; b) reviewing and validating all the studies (Preliminary design, detailed design, SEA and the project's resilience to the adverse effects of climate change, Execution plan, companies consultation file, etc.), the Tender File and contract documents required for the design, construction and operation phases of the said plant as well as the project's financial model prepared with the Partner; c) reviewing and validating the technical files proposed by the Contracting Partner and Engineer Consulting Firms, in particular the technical specifications of the equipment and the goods, their prices and the commissioning details; d) controlling, monitoring and supervising the works and the related costs;
e) ensuring capacity building and skills transfer; f) reviewing and validating the technical tests files proposed by the Partner as well as the monitoring of such tests (in the factory and on site); g) carrying out the partial and provisional acceptance of the works and of the equipment; h) carrying out the final acceptance and the commissioning of the Project; i) preparing and participating in technical meetings for the Project's development; j) providing technical advice on any hazards that may be encountered in the various phases of the Project; k) drafting periodic reports (weekly, monthly and annual); l) reviewing and validating the technical procedures manual proposed by the Partner (design, construction, commissioning and operation); m) reviewing and validating the Tender File and other contract documents proposed by the Partner; n) reviewing and validating the contract documents proposed by the Partner for the operation, management and maintenance phases of the facilities, installations and equipment of the power plant, substations and transmission lines; o) reviewing and validating the sales contracts proposed by the Partner; p) carrying out the physical and digital archiving of all Project documentation.