Advisory and consultative engineering services

Tender description

Owner's Engineer consultancy services for the EPC contractor procurement and at owner's option the construction phase of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the design, manufacture, supply, assembly, testing, delivery, installation, commissioning and inter-connection of an expected 40-60 MW run of river hydro-electric power plant in rural Zambia. Further details were set out in a short Descriptive Document. The Owner's Engineer will provide technical assistance and advisory services during the procurement of the EPC Contractor (and separately the M&E contractor) up until financial close of the Project, and at Owner's option during the construction phase. This will include: — Reviewing relevant background documents relating to the project and the procurement strategy, — Assisting in the short-listing of candidates, — Carrying out a technical review of tenderers outline solutions, — Participating in dialogues with tenderers, — Assisting in the tender evaluation and contract award, — Assisting in the negotiations and finalisation of the EPC contract and completion of the schedules to the EPC contract, — Environmental and social involvement, — Responding to Lenders' questions and as further described in a Descriptive Document.