Procurement for the services of an IC for Electrical Engineering or related discipline LBN/CO/IC/313/21

Contract

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Background

The impact of the Syrian Crisis on Lebanon has reached an unprecedented scale in the history of complex, displacement-driven emergencies and has placed tremendous pressure on Lebanon’s services and resources, particularly at the decentralized level.

The Project aims to strengthen the long-term resilience of subnational authorities in Lebanon as well as host communities, refugees and displaced persons affected by the Syrian Crisis. To achieve this, the Project engages in a three-pronged approach: MERP aims to 1. strengthen processes, procedures and practices to enable Union of Municipalities (UoMs) and municipalities to deliver effective and efficient services in a transparent and accountable manner; 2. empower UoMs and municipalities to facilitate local economic development (LED) and to deliver basic services that address the needs of both host and refugee populations, and; 3. support communities to engage in municipal processes and procedures to ensure that UoMs and municipalities are responsive to their needs.

The Project’s geographic areas of intervention are the Urban Community Al Fayhaa, the federation of Municipalities of the Northern and Coastal Matn, and the UoM of Tyre with a total of around 92 potential partner municipalities.

In response to the current situation, the Project will support basic service/LED interventions that aim to address the immediate needs of host, displaced and refugee communities. Focus of the projects will be on basic services and LED interventions under the mandate of municipalities and Unions of Municipalities in line with municipal legislation (article 49, 50 and 51 of Legislative Decree 118/1977). MERP will prioritize basic services and LED projects that demonstrate integrated economic, social and environment (sustainable development) benefits. This includes projects that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and/or aim to mitigate the economic impact of the health crisis.

The above situation is further exacerbated by the current economic, political and health crisis. Lebanon is facing one of the gravest economic downturns since the end of the civil war in the early nineties.

The ‘Municipal Empowerment and Resilience Project’ (MERP) is a joint initiative by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat). The Project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MoIM) and is funded by the European Union (EU) through EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the ‘Madad Fund’.

Duties and Responsibilities

As part of its basic service/LED interventions, MERP identified three municipal basic service/LED interventions that focus on solar PV systems.

Deir Qanoun El Naher municipality currently generates its own electricity for its residents through eight generators. However, the municipality is facing multiple problems due to the current crisis in the country. The operational and maintenance cost of the generators is very high, limited supply of fuel, increasing demand for electricity due to lengthy black-out periods, high electricity bills for residents and increased public safety concerns in the streets due to the lack of public lighting. Deir Qanoun El Naher has proposed a large-scale on-grid PV system to meet the towns’ electricity needs. The proposed system will produce 400 kWp. The generated energy will be distributed as an alternative source of electricity through the local network. This will reduce the dependency on the diesel generators, decreasing their share at initial stage from 1,800 to 1,400 kW. Four-hundred streetlights will be replaced with LED lamps in order to provide lights during the night

In Nabay, the municipality considers addressing the power/energy issues as top priority. Nabay Solar Project tackles directly the basic need of the community. The project consists of supply and installation of solar photovoltaic power plant in Nabay with a solar capacity of 76 kWp and an energy storage nominal capacity of 714 kWh of which 50% are intended to be used in every cycle during nighttime. The solar off-grid system is with modular on-demand feeding options ranging from streetlights to on grid and thus contributing to several socio-economic and environmental needs of the community.

The municipality of Srifa is proposing to install a solar panel system on the roof of the building containing the public health center, the municipality of Srifa and the public Library in the town. This will decrease the cost of fuel and generators; and will also allow for prolonged hours of service.

For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Competencies:

- Good analytical and report-writing skills

- Commitment to team and cross-disciplinary work

- Emphasis on delivery of results and reacts well to constructive criticism

- Proficiency in English

Required Skills and Experience

I. Academic Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

-Master’s degree in Renewable Energy or related field is a plus

II. Years of experience:

-Overall relevant experience in PV sector of not less than 10 years

-Previous experience in at least 5 similar projects in PV design and installation.

III. Technical experience:

-Experience in LED Lights assessment (sizing, specs, budget estimation) and PV projects with Lithium batteries.

-List of projects detailing the consultant’s scope of work along with completion date must be submitted for full evaluation grading.

-Experience in software related to solar PV design (e.g. PVsyst, Homer…)

-Experience in preparation of tender document and elaboration of technical specifications

-Experience in working with UNDP or other local or international non-governmental organizations on solar PV design and/or implementation.

How to apply:

The consultancy is open for all national consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal https://jobs.undp.org/.

Submissions through any other media will not be considered.

The application must include all of the following documents:

1. P11,
2. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
3. Financial proposal

All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_jobs.cfm.

It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. Before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all Three documents.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

ANNEXES

ANNEX I - TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)

ANNEX II - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT CONTRACT AND GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ANNEX III - OFFEROR’S LETTER TO UNDP CONFIRMING INTEREST AND AVAILABILITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR (IC) ASSIGNMENT