Published by Ministry of Energy, Power and Minearal Resources, The Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL). Procuring Entity: Superintending Engineer (Procurement), CPGCBL, Dhaka. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has signed a Framework Loan Bangladesh Renewable Energy Facility (BREF) with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the preparation and implementation of Investment Projects in the renewable power sector, thereby contributing to the sustainable transition of Bangladesh’s power sector and to the country’s Climate Change (CC) commitments. Matarbari 70 MWac Grid-Tied Solar Power Project will be developed and implemented by the Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL), operating under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. CPGCBL intends to apply a portion of the loan proceeds toward eligible payments for consulting services required for the project.
The primary objective of the Consulting Services is to assist CPGCBL in ensuring that project implementation maintains the highest standards of quality, workmanship, and efficiency, while remaining on schedule and within the approved budget. Specifically, the Owner’s Engineer (OE) shall assist in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Contractor bidding process (if required), conduct design reviews, supervise construction and oversee project execution in strict accordance with:
a)EPC Contract Specifications: The designs, procurement standards, supply chains, installation, erection, testing, and commissioning protocols for the 70 MWac Grid-Tied Solar Power Plant to be executed by the EPC Contractor;
b)Environmental & Social Safeguards: All health, safety, environmental, and social safeguard standards, monitoring, reporting, etc. requirements mandated by the development partner (European Investment Bank - EIB) and the Government of Bangladesh;
c)Operational Performance Guarantees: Industry best practices and engineering standards required to operate the plant efficiently, achieving its predicted and guaranteed energy output throughout its designated design life.
The tentative summary of the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://cpgcbl.gov.bd/ & https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/browse-oj.html Procurement Method: Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS). Budget and Source of Funds: Development Budget Loan. Experience and Resources Required: CPGCBL now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Firms must not be subject to financial sanctions imposed by the European Union, either autonomously or pursuant to the financial sanctions decided by the United Nations Security Council on the basis of Article 41 of the United Nations Charter. Interested Firms must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services. Consulting firms/ Partner of JV Jointly possessing the following qualifications are preferred:
a)General experience of the firm at least last 5 years
b)Experience in similar Solar PV Projects of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty (i.e., design, supervision, and monitoring for at least one grid-tied solar project with a minimum capacity of 20 MWp) as Owner’s Engineer.
c)Working experience with International Financial Institutions (IFI) .
d)Financial soundness of the firm;
e)Cyber Security experience relevant to Solar Project.
f)Experience in supporting carbon-credit registration or monitoring for renewable energy projects (advantageous)
It can be noted that the evaluation of Experts will be conducted at the RFP stage. Consultants are requested to submit the following documents to demonstrate compliance with the above-mentioned criteria:
a)JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable);
b)Business Profile;
c)Staffing and management structure;
d)Service experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man-month, employer, location of service etc.);
e)Similar Solar PV Projects experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.);
f)Audited balance sheet of last three years of the firm/each partner of JV.
g)Legal documents (Valid Trade license/registration/Certificate of Incorporation; VAT, TIN certificate & Tax Submission related documents for local consultancy firms).
Requirements for Joint Venture (JV) formation:
a)Association with other firm(s) is not mandatory. However, if any firm chooses to associate with other firm(s) to enhance its qualifications and capabilities for the assignment, such an association shall be formed as a Joint Venture (JV) comprising a maximum of three (3) parties.
b)The formation and operation of the Joint Venture shall follow the provisions of Rule 70(2) and the Schedule 12 format of the Public Procurement Rules (PPR)-2025. In case of a Joint Venture, t
