REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF NUREK HYDROPOWER PLANT PROJECT

Project ID No. P 150816

This request for expression of interest (EOI) for Project Management consultancy services for the Nurek Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project follows the need to have a Project Management Consultant that will supervise all works done by the contractors on behalf of the OSHC “Barqi Tojik”.

The Nurek Hydropower Scheme is located 80 km (by road) from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, in the Danghara and Nurek districts of Southern Tajikistan, on the Vakhsh River. It comprises a 300 m-high embankment dam with impervious core, two spillway tunnels in the left bank designed for an evacuation capacity of 4,040 m3/s and a power plant of nine Francis units for a total installed capacity of 3000 MW and a discharge capacity of 1,350 m3/s.

The construction of Nurek HPP was carried out from 1961 to 1979. The initial installed capacity of the power plant was 2,700 MW and was then increased to 3,000 MW in 1988 through an upgrade of the hydraulic turbines. The units are now facing problems of vibrations and/or temperature alarms which require the capacity of some units to be reduced. Unit 8 has been out of operation since 2011 for refurbishment of the runner and the MIV, and then for issues observed on the transformer. In recent years, the maximal capacity of the plant can be said not being higher than 2,320 MW.

Nurek HPP remains up to this day the key power generation facility of the country, still providing more than 70% of the total generation. In this context, the question of Nurek HPP refurbishment after nearly 40 years in operation appears essential for the Tajik electric network and on a larger scale for the Tajik economy. The rehabilitation of Nurek HPP will cover the rehabilitation measures urgently required with the target to secure the plant’s production and the safety of the power complex, which includes the following: rehabilitation of electromechanical equipment; rehabilitation of auxiliary services; upgrading of instrumentation and monitoring equipment; improvement of the flood warning systems; refurbishment of hydro mechanical equipment of water intake and spillways; improvement of the flood routing capacity of the dam, etc.

A detailed feasibility of the rehabilitation was undertaken by Barqi Tojik with the support of an international consultant. The final reports will be provided to the shortlisted consultants to assist them in preparing bid proposals.

The Project’s broad objectives are:

(i) Meet and secure domestic demand, in particular during wintertime;

(ii) Provide sustainable energy;

(iii) Improve the generation reliability of the plant;

(iv) Extend the remaining lifetime of the plant;

(v) Improve the overall operational and safety aspects for the operation and maintenance staff of the plant;

(vi) Improve and strengthen the dam safety features of the Project, and

(vii) Promote energy exports.

The services of a Project Management Consultant for rehabilitation of Nurek HPP are required for the preparation and implementation phases of the Nurek HPP Rehabilitation Project. The Project Management Consultant will assist the Implementing agency of the project in the design, detailed engineering, preparation of bidding documents, review of proposals, assistance in contract negotiations, procurement support, contract finalization, engineering and technical support, rehabilitation supervision, and support for project implementation, supervision of the Environmental Management Plan implementation, and other services.

The OSHC “Barqi Tojik”, a national integrated power company of Tajikistan, now invite eligible qualified consultants to express their interest in participating and submitting the Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide consulting services to assist the Barqi Tojik in the preparation and implementation of the Nurek Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation project. The consultancy services include project design, detailed engineering, preparation of bidding documents, review of proposals, assistance in contract negotiations, procurement support, contract finalization, engineering and technical support, rehabilitation supervision, and support for project implementation, supervision of the Environmental Management Plan implementation, and other services. Further, the Consultant shall support preparation phase, pre-commissioning, commissioning, defect liability period, and overall project implementation. The detailed TOR shall be provided in the RFP to be issued to short-listed consultants.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 1.9 and 1.11 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.

Eligible Interested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to participate in providing the services above (brochures, description of similar assignments, description of experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills amongst staff). Consultants may associate with other consulting firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. All the members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire assignment. However, the experience of sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing.

The Consultants are invited to focus on the description of their core business and years in business; Specific Experience similar to the assignment described above, their qualifications in the field of the assignment; the technical and managerial organization of their firm; the general qualifications and number of key staff; absence of conflicts of interest and existence of quality system.

The experience from similar work may include but not be limited to:

i. Project management and supervision of hydropower rehabilitation projects

ii. Electrical (including generator and switchboard technology), mechanical (including turbine technology and steel structures), civil (including tunneling technology), control system and geo-technical engineering for hydropower rehabilitation projects

iii. Environmental and social issues

iv. Preparation of tender documents for hydropower rehabilitation projects

v. Project procurement and financing

vi. Projects in developing countries

The shortlisting criteria are: general experience of rehabilitation supervision of hydropower plants, specific experience in similar projects covering the above aspects, availability of ISO or other required certificate and quality assurance systems and period the firm been in business (not less than five years).

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014).

Eligible Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 09.00 – 12.30 hours and 14.00 – 16.30 hours local time between December 18, 2015 and January 18, 2016 exclusive of public holidays:

OSHC Barqi Tojik

I.Somoni 64 Str. Dusanbe 734025 Republic of Tajikistan

Fax: +992 372 235 8692

Email: elrpbt@gmai.com Attn: Mr. Ubaidullo Khabibov, Head of Project Realization Group of Energy Loss Reduction.

Expressions of Interest must be prepared in English and Russian languages and must be delivered to the address below by 18.00 pm Dushanbe time on January 18, 2016:

OSHC Barqi Tojik

I.Somoni 64 Str. Dusanbe 734025 Republic of Tajikistan

Fax: +992 372 235 8692

Email: elrpbt@gmail.com Attn: Ubaidullo Khabibov, Head of Project Realization Group of Energy Loss Reduction

with a copy to the address below:

Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan

Shamsi 5/1 Str. Dushanbe 734025, Republic of Tajikistan

Fax: +992 372 235 9803;

Email: manusafarzoda@gmail.com Attn: Mr. Manucher Safarzoda, Head of the Investment Department.

No proposals are required to be submitted at this stage. On the basis of obtained information from eligible interested consultants, Barqi Tojik will prepare a shortlist of consultants who will be invited through a Request for Proposals (RFP) including Letter of Invitation and detailed Terms of Reference (TOR).