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Nepal: Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency

General Procurement Notice Nepal: Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project (GSEEP) Energy and Extractives Global Practice South Asia Region IDA 5566-NP P146344 The Nepal Electricity Authority, Ministry of Energy, Government of Nepal has received financing in the amount of USD130 million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project (GSEEP) , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The project will be jointly financed by the Nepal Electricity Authority and the Government of Nepal. The proposed project consists of two components: (a) Grid-connected Solar PV Farms Development; and (b) Distribution System Planning and Loss Reduction. 1. Grid-connected Solar PV Farms Development . This component will support: (a) Design, supply, construction, commissioning, and operation and maintenance of grid connected solar farms to supply electricity directly to NEA's distribution network, (b) Provision of technical advisory services to assist NEA with, inter alia , the procurement and supervision of the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the solar farms, and (c) Provision of capacity building activities to assist NEA with, inter alia , independentbid evaluation, Project management, contract execution, and operationand maintenance of the solar farms. 2. Distribution System Planning and Loss Reduction . This component will support: (a) preparation of a distribution master plan, (b) preparation of a system loss reduction master plan , (c) carrying out a set of activities in system loss reduction in selected NEA's distribution centers, including: (i) replacing conductors of distribution feeders or building distributions lines to reduce line losses; (ii) adding or replacing distribution transformers to maintain voltagelevels and reduce transformer losses; and (iii) adding capacitor banks to compensate reactive power to manage voltage levels, and (d) building the capacity of NEA in distribution system planning and management, including: (i) provision of equipment, software, and training for distribution system loss identification and reduction planning; and (ii)development of a geographic information system database. Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted throughthe procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (2011), revised July 2014 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines:Selection and Employment of Consultants byWorld Bank borrowers(2011), revised July 2014. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business and dgMarket and in local newspaper. Interested eligible bidders who wish to be considered for the provision of goods, services, and/or works for the above mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below: The Project Manager Grid Solar and Energy Efficiency Project Distribution and Consumer Services Directorate Nepal Electricity Authority, Ph.: 97714153145 Fax: 97714153146 E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected] Website: www.nea.org.np