Request for expression of interest for selection # 1190823

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Environmental & Social Consultant for Senegal solar IPP project

Assignment Country: Senegal

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

The Government of Senegal (GoS) is considering retaining the services of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to act as lead advisor for the selection of independent private producers (IPPs) to develop a total capacity of 50 to 100 MW of solar power, across several sites. IFC will provide transaction advisory services for the structuring of the transaction and the selection of suitable private investors, through a competitive bidding process.

IFC's transaction advisory engagement will be executed in two phases, as follows:
Phase 1 - due diligence phase and transaction structuring, which is expected to last approximately 4 months.
Phase 2 - market and tender phase which will last approximately 8 months.
It is possible that the two phases' activities overlap.

For the purposes of undertaking this assignment, IFC requires the services of an experienced socio-environmental consultant (the Consultant) to provide transactional advisory support during phases 1 and 2 of the project.

Key tasks to be conducted by the Consultant during phase 1 will include but not be limited to:
(i) Support the state-owned electricity company in the evaluation of potential sites
(ii)Environmental and social (E&S) scoping study

During Phase 2, the Consultant will draft the E&S sections of the tender and bidding documents, assist in responding to questions to be raised by potential candidates during the bidders' due diligence phase, assist in the bid evaluation and during the post-bidding negotiations.

The purpose of the E&S scoping study is to identify and evaluate E&S risks and impacts of the technical solutions being considered by bidders. Where possible, such assessment will take into consideration project-area characteristics. Considering the extent of the project area (s), the Consultant shall at the initial stage apply a framework approach to identify key risks and impacts that should be further considered through preliminary quantification, and define the terms of reference for the projects full environmental and social impact assessment.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following trust fund:
- DEVCO ADVISORY FUND - NON-CORE FUND

INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm. French language capability is mandatory.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Expressions of Interest shall not exceed 30 pages, annexes included. If the submitted response exceeds 30 pages, IFC reserves the right to read only the first 30.

Interested consultants are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in French, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)

NOTES
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Qualification Criteria

    1. Experience of the firm in conducting environment and social (E&S) scoping studies for the development of power generation projects, preferably for photovoltaic power generation projects. *
    2. Provide information on their core business and years in business. *
    3. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *
    4. . Provide information on the ability to work in French (mastery of written and verbal communication is mandatory). *

* - Mandatory