Zambia Scaling Solar Round 2 Pre-qualification meeting Lusaka, Zambia 11 April 2017 1
Background His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia, has directed the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), to drive the urgent development and installation of 600 MW of solar power. WBG Scaling Solar model formally adopted. Round 2 (current intention): Contracting entity: IDC Projects: Two solar PV projects Capacity: Project 1 = approx. 70MW, Project 2 = approx. 110MW Scope: develop, finance, construct, own, operate Advisors: Lead Transaction Advisor: IFC Advisory Technical / E&S: WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Legal: Hunton and Williams LLC Tax & Accounting, Insurance: TBC 2
Timeline Feb 27 March 27 April 11 April 28 May 5 RFQ Q&A procedure Request for Expressions of Interest RFQ published RFQ Q&A session Deadline for clarification requests Deadline for submission of Prequalification Applications RFQ Q&A procedure Questions submitted by mail to: info@idc.co.zm; copy to: zambia.solar@ifc.org Answers uploaded regularly on the IDC website: http://idc.co.zm/tender/expression-interest-request-pre-qualification-developers Official answers to the questions raised today will be posted on IDC’s website Final Q&A will be posted on IDC’s website on Wednesday 3 May 2017 3
RFQ – Qualification Criteria – Summary Technical – at least one – individual or Consortium (aggregate across Anchor Sponsors) Financial – only one – individual or Consortium (aggregate across Anchor Sponsors) Legal – all – individual or Consortium (each Consortium Member) Pass / fail evaluation 4
RFQ - Submission RFQ Registration Form Available at: http://www.idc.co.zm/tenders RFQ Participation Fee K 1,000.00 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency Bank account for payment of RFQ Participation Fee Bank: Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc Branch: Government Complex Branch Account No.: 5094306300755 Account Name: Industrial Development Corporation Limited Swift Code: ZNCOZMLU Address for Submission and Opening of Prequalification Applications Industrial Development Corporation Limited 61 Independence Avenue Prospect Hill P.O. Box 37232 Lusaka, Republic of Zambia Prequalification Application language English Number of copies One original and six copies Clarification request deadline Friday 28 April 2017 Prequalification Application submission deadline Friday 5 May 2017 @ 10:30hrs Preliminary Announcement of Prequalified Bidders Friday 26 May 2017 RFP issued / Data Room launched TBA 5
Contacts 6 Zambia Solar Group Manager, Procurement & Suppliers info@idc.co.zm http://www.idc.co.zm/tenders Zambia Solar zambia.solar@ifc.org www.ifc.org/scalingsolar 6