Request for Bids
Plant
Design, Supply and Installation
Employer: Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power)
Project: Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project
Contract title: Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (SP Roof)
Country: Solomon Islands Credit No.: IDA-D3270 RFB No: SB-SP-97732-CW-RFBw
Issued on: 18 March 2019
1. The Ministry of Finance & Treasury has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (SP Roof). For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, and the “Additional Instructions: Disbursement” for this project, except for those payments which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (SP Roof), at the head office in Ranadi, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The turnkey process up to the plant operational acceptance will be six (6) months. The solar power plant will be grid connected inverter based generation, connected in to the existing switchboard of the head office. The successful Bidder will thereafter be required to provide operation and maintenance support to Solomon Power for a period of 12 months. Only eligible Bidders with key qualifications given below should participate in this bidding process.
• net worth in the last financial year should be positive.
• minimum average annual turnover of US$1,000,000.00 within the last 3 years.
• Cash flow requirements of US$200,000.00.
• participation as contractor, joint venture member, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) similar contracts within the last three (3) years, with a combined value of at least Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$0.5M), that have been successfully and substantially completed.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Solomon Power, General Manager Capital Works at CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding documents in English language may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The interested bidder will then be provided with a link to the Drop Box from where the bidding documents can be downloaded. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) is available at the website of Solomon Power and Pacific Power Association.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10.00am (Honiara time) on 03 May 2019. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 10.15am (Honiara time) on 03 May 2019.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address referred to above is:
Solomon Power
Mr. Hemant Kumar, General Manager Capital Works
1st Floor, Solomon Power, Ranadi Head Office
City: Honiara
Telephone number: +677 38801 or +677 7496783
Fax number: +677 39472
E-mail address: CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb
Web Page: www.solomonpower.com.sb
Addendum 001
Employer: Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power)
Project: Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project
Contract title: Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (SP
Roof)
Country: Solomon Islands
Credit No.: IDA-D3270
RFB NO: SB-SP-97732-CW-RFB
Issued on: 16 April 2019
Subject: SB- SP-97732-CW-RFB: Design, Supply, Installation and Commisioning for a
Solar Power Plant (SP Roof)
This is to inform you that the deadline for Submission of Bids specified in the Design, Supply,
Installation and Commissioning for a Solar Power Plant (SP Roof) Bid Data Sheet, ITB 23.1
has now been changed from May 3rd 2019 10:00am (Honiara Time) to May 17th 2019 10:00
am (Honiara Time).
All other requirements of the procurement process remain as in the original bidding
documents.
Mr. Hermant Kumar, General Manager Capital Works
Solomon Power
1st Floor, Solomon Power, Ranadi Head Office
City: Honiara
Telephone number: +677 38801 or +677 7496783
Fax number: +677 39472
E-mail address: CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb
Web Page: www.solomonpower.com.sb
Request for Bids
Plant
Design, Supply and Installation
Employer: Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power)
Project: Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project
Contract title: Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (Henderson Site)
Country: Solomon Islands Credit No.: IDA-D3270
RFB No: SB-SP-97731-CW-RFB
Issued on: 18 March 2019
1. The Ministry of Finance & Treasury has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant (Henderson Site). For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, and the “Additional Instructions: Disbursement” for this project, except for those payments which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the design, Supply, installation and commissioning of the Henderson solar power plant expansion, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The turnkey process up to the plant operational acceptance will be one year. Solomon Power currently has an existing 1MW Solar Farm at this site and intends to expand it by an additional 2MW. The additional generation capacity shall be grid connected inverter based generation, connected in to the spare circuit breakers at the existing connection transformer. The successful Bidder will thereafter be required to provide operation and maintenance support to Solomon Power for a period of 24 months. Only eligible Bidders with key qualifications given below should participate in this bidding process.
• Net worth in the last financial year should be positive.
• Minimum average annual turnover of US$3,000,000.00 within the last 5 years.
• Cash flow requirements of US$400,000.00.
• Participation as contractor, joint venture member, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) similar contracts within the last three (3) years, each with a value of at least One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$1.5M), that have been successfully and substantially completed.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Solomon Power, General Manager Capital Works of CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding documents in English language may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The interested bidder will then be provided with a link to the Drop Box from where the bidding documents can be downloaded. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) is available at the website of Solomon Power and Pacific Power Association.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14.00pm on 03 May 2019. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 14.15pm on 03 May 2019.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address referred to above is:
Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power)
Mr. Hemant Kumar, General Manager Capital Works
1st Floor, Solomon Power, Ranadi Head Office
City: Honiara
Telephone number: +677 38801 or +677 7496783
Fax number: +677 39472
E-mail address: CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb
Web Page: www.solomonpower.com.sb
Addendum 001
Employer: Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power)
Project: Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project
Contract title: Design, Supply, installation and commissioning of a Solar Power Plant
(Henderson Site)
Country: Solomon Islands
Credit No.: IDA-D3270
RFB No: SB-SP-97731-CW-RFB
Issued on: 16 April 2019
Subject: SB-SP-97731-CW-RFB: Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning for a
Solar Power Plant (Henderson site)
This is to inform you that the deadline for Submission of Bids specified in the Design, Supply,
Installation and Commissioning for a Solar Power Plant (Henderson site) Bid Data Sheet, ITB
23.1 has now been changed from May 3rd 2019 2:00 pm (Honiara Time) to May 17th 2019 2:00
pm (Honiara Time)
All other requirements of the procurement process remain as in the original bidding
documents.
Mr. Hermant Kumar, General Manager Capital Works
Solomon Power
1st Floor, Solomon Power, Ranadi Head Office
City: Honiara
Telephone number: +677 38801 or + 677 7496783
Fax number: +677 39472
E-mail address: CW.Procurement@solomonpower.com.sb
Web Page: www.solomonpower.com.sb