Consultancy Services for Project Engineering and Supervision

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution. The AfDB was founded in 1964 and comprises three entities: The African Development Bank, the African Development Fund and the Nigeria Trust Fund. The AfDB’s mission is to fight poverty and improve living conditions on the continent through promoting the investment of public and private capital in projects and programs that are likely to contribute to the economic and social development of the region. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies investing in the regional member countries (RMC).

Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI)

The Republic of Sudan has received a grant from the AfDB toward the cost of the Solar (PV) Powered Pumping for Irrigation Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for Project Engineering and Supervision. The project aims to replace the diesel-powered pumps to solar powered pumps for irrigation in two states (North Kordofan and west Kordofan) through installation of 1,170 solar pumps on farms and construction of pump maintenance and repair workshops, as well as the provision of equipment for a pump-testing laboratory.

The services included under this project are:

1. Consultancy services for the project engineering and supervision.
2. Design of solar water pumping systems that meets the requirements of farms.
3. Assist the Project Implementation Unit PIU in the bidding process.
4. Supervision and contract administration of the works contracts related to the solar powered pumps installation and commissioning.
5. Provide Support to the project implementation unit (PIU) on technical and financial supervision to ensure that all works are carried out in accordance with contract specifications.
6. Supervise the construction activities and Implementation of environmental and social management plan ESMP.

The Ministry of Energy & Petroleum now invites eligible consulting firm to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned services. Interested consultants 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.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

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

Interested consultants may obtain any further information at the address below during office hours: 9:00 A.M to 3:00 P.M. (Sudan time) Thursday to Sunday.

Expressions of interest must be sent by elector mail (e-mail), or delivered, to the address below by 14th September 2021, 2:00 P.M. and mention “Consultancy Services for Project Engineering and Supervision”.