Kyzylorda District Heating - Project Implementation Support, Engineering Design Services and Contract Supervision

Background:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “EBRD” or the “Bank”) together with the State Communal Enterprise Kyzylordateploelektrotsentr (the “Company”) and the Akimat of the City of Kyzylorda (the “Akimat”) has developed a project (the “Project”) to upgrade the district heating (“DH”) system in the City of Kyzylorda (“Kyzylorda” or the “City”) in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

DH is a major component in Kazakhstan’s energy balance, particularly given the recent history of rapid demand growth due to rapid urbanisation in major metropolitan and industrial centres. DH remains the most cost-effective way of supplying heat to the majority of people in post-Soviet cities with lower-middle income urban residents in high-density apartment buildings as main beneficiaries.

 

Kazakhstan’s DH sector is characterised by a history of underinvestment over the last 20 years. This has resulted in a stock of ageing and inefficient assets with poor environmental performance that struggle to meet demand reliably. The centralised heat supply networks in Kazakhstan are depreciated by 80 per cent on average and are under particular strain.

 

The Company operates a combined heat and power plant (“CHP”), boiler houses and a district heating network in the City. Most of the electricity and heat generation facilities as well as network are significantly deteriorated. Due to limited financial sources, the Company’s investments into the DH system have been minimal and were aimed only to keep the current system’s operations from collapsing. Investment is mainly relying on the limited state budget allocations.

 

The Project will enable the Company to address the issues outlined above  and improve its DH services by financing priority investments for the rehabilitation and modernisation of its infrastructure through a Priority Investment Programme (“PIP”) comprising the following major components: implementation of SCADA system and installation of frequency regulators; rehabilitation  of networks; installation of individual heating sub-stations (“IHS”) and internal domestic hot water (“DHW”) installations; development of hydraulic model; replacement of turbo generators.

 

The investments will be procured in accordance with the EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules for Public Sector Projects. A Project Implementation Unit (“PIU”) will be formed in the Company, with representatives from the Akimat, which will manage all procurement, as well as installation, construction and implementation of the investments.

 

The Company intends to hire a consultant (hereinafter the “Consultant”) to support the Company to set up and oversee the PIU in all aspects of Project implementation. Such support will include preparation of design, technical specifications, tender documentation, assistance with tendering, tender evaluation and contract finalisation, administration and supervision of the contract implementation, as well as set up of the disbursement system.

Assignment Description

The overall objective of the assignment is to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by rendering assistance to the Company  in the implementation of the Project, including design, all aspects of procurement and disbursement and environmental and social (“E&S”) requirements.

Specific objectives of the assignment shall include, inter alia:

 

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The assignment is expected to start in 1Q 2015 and have a duration of 36 months.

 

Maximum Budget available for the Assignment: EUR 650,000; Exclusive of VAT.

• Project Manager (Team Leader) with extensive experience in management of similar projects;
• IFI Procurement/Contracts Specialist with good knowledge of procedures and rules of procurement of international financial institutions, such as the EBRD, World Bank or ADB, knowledge of FIDIC and/or World Bank/EBRD Supply and Installation contractual arrangements.
• Legal expert with good knowledge of requirements of Kazakhstan legislation concerning contractual, construction, financial, accounting and disbursement issues;
• IFI Financial and Disbursement Specialist with experience in financial and accounting issues/requirements related to the assignment on the local and international level;
• International and Local DH Engineers with experience in  DH project engineering, including DH rehabilitation and upgrade, installation of HIS, supervision of construction, supply and installation of equipment;
• International and Local DH Designers with experience in planning and design activities for similar projects;
• Environmental and Social Experts with good knowledge and understanding of EBRD’s environmental and social requirements and past experience of assistance in their successful implementation;
• Supervision Engineers with experience in engineering and related supervision of similar projects.
• In addition, the Consultant will be expected to provide Office Manager/Translator/Secretary.

 

One  electronic copy of the expression of interest shall be submitted to the EBRD’s contact person by the same closing date and time.

 

The complete expression of interest (including CVs, Consultant Declaration and Contact Sheet) must be submitted in one file (pdf or Word). The EBRD and the Client reserve the right to reject the expressions of interest submitted in more than one file. Only if the permissible size is exceeded, the applicant may split the expression of interest into further files.