World Bank- Expression Of Interest For Nigeria Regulatory, Market And Risk Analysis To Support Utility-Scale Solar Auctions

DEADLINE: 4TH JULY, 2023
WORLD BANK
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR NIGERIA REGULATORY, MARKET AND RISK ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR AUCTIONS
PROCUREMENT NUMBER: 0002002385

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Assignment Countries: Nigeria

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The aim of the assignment is to support the World Bank in assessing the main challenges in implementing a series of solar tenders in Nigeria, by analyzing the legal, regulatory, market, procurement, and technical aspects.

Scope of Work:
Inception Report

• Task 1: Regulatory review
• Task 2. Risk assessment and allocation:
• Task 3. Select Case Studies
• Task 4. Competitive Bidding Strategy and Framework:

The expected core team of 5 experts will have to include the following expertise:

• A Project Manager with an extensive global experience in renewable energy development and energy sector planning in complex and weak grids as well as a wide experience in Sub-Saharan Africa(prior experience in Nigeria preferred but not required), with a minimum total experience of 15 years.
• A senior technical expert on solar deployment with experience in Sub-Saharan Africa with a minimum total experience of 10 years.
• A senior legal expert on energy contracts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular in Nigeria (compulsory experience in country) on PPA, energy regulations etc. with a minimum total experience of 10 years.
• A senior financial expert with extensive experience in solar development and financing with a minimum total experience of 10 years.
• A senior procurement expert with extensive experience in solar development and financing with a minimum total experience of 10 years.

The Consultant’s team will need to demonstrate extensive knowledge of Nigeria (and Sub-Sahara Africa), with regards to energy regulation, contracts, and energy market set-up, including international and local experts.

The Consultant is expected to be a consortium of a legal firm with extensive experience in solar competitive tender and experience in Nigeria and the region, and a strategic firm that have extensive experience in solar deployment strategy and procurement.

The expected duration of this assignment is 6 months.

FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget
• TF0B5040: AFRCC

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms 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. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now

NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.

Attachments
Nigeria- TOR Solar Strategy and Legal FrameworkFINALV4

Qualification Criteria