RFP for Technical Advisory Services for the Early Retirement of a Coal-Fired Power Plant in the Philippines
UNOPS
RFP for Technical Advisory Services for the Early Retirement of a Coal-Fired Power Plant in the Philippines
Request for proposal
Reference:
RFP/2024/52251
Beneficiary countries or territories:
Philippines
Registration level:
Basic
Published on:
05-Jun-2024
Deadline on:
19-Jul-2024 10:00 0.00
Description
Tender description: This tender is for the provision of Technical Advisory Services for the Early Retirement of a Coal-Fired Power Plant in the Philippines
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
Interested in improving your knowledge of what UNOPS procures, how we procure and how to become a vendor to supply to our organization? Learn more about our free online course on “Doing business with UNOPS” here
This tender has been posted through the UNOPS eSourcing system. / Cet avis a été publié au moyen du système eSourcing de l'UNOPS. / Esta licitación ha sido publicada usando el sistema eSourcing de UNOPS. Vendor Guide / Guide pour Fournisseurs / Guíra para Proveedores: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
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This procurement opportunity integrates considerations for at least one sustainability indicator. However, it does not meet the requirements to be considered sustainable.
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The tender contains sustainability considerations addressing gender equality and women's empowerment.
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New amendment added #3: This 3rd amendment is to revise the submission deadline to 19 July 2024.
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03-Jul-2024 18:37
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New clarification added: QUESTIONQ.1. Will the owner provide details of equipments like boiler, turbine etc., in terms of its age, year commissioning, any major repair history, constituents etc thorugh a mailed questionnaire online as and when needed when assignment is awarded?Q.2 Does both the JV partners need to have decommissioning experience to be quoted in the Performance statement form Form F? What will be the implecation if only one of the JV member has project reference? Will it affect the eligibility?ANSWERQ1. This process is ongoing, and additional documentation may be required between consultant and CFPP, such as a nondislosure agreement (NDA).Q.2. All JV members should include in their Past Performance Statement Form all their past relevant contracts. In case only 1 JV member has decommissioning experience, they are still eligible to participate
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02-Jul-2024 05:57
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: QUESTIONIs there any relaxation for the Quick Ratio criterion. For example, If a company is having quick ration 0.9, will it lead to disqualification despite meeting turnover criterion?ANSWERAccording to the Terms of Reference (TOR), the required minimum quick ratio is 1. If the quick ratio falls below 1, the company will not meet this criterion. Please note that the liquidity/quick ratio must be at least 1 in any of the past two years.
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27-Jun-2024 10:04
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: QUESTIONUnder Qualification criteria, Can we please confirm that the certification of incorporation issued by the Philippines Government from an active organization/partner that is associated with lead firm under subconsultant agreement will be accepted and fulfill the pass/fail criteria May we please request an extension of RFP submission until 16 July? ANSWERYes, we can confirm that the certification of incorporation issued by the Philippine Government from an active organization/partner associated with the lead firm under a subconsultant agreement will be accepted and fulfill the pass/fail criteria.The deadline has been extended to July 10, 2024, at 4:00 PM (Bangkok time
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27-Jun-2024 08:28
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: QUESTION Q.1. Technical Assessment Report mentions Fair value of assets to be determined. For this calculation, various inputs/data of assets must be obtained from the owner. Will the owner be sharing various assets details to us to go for valuation beforehand? ANSWER The owner will share necessary details with the consultants. Bidders must be willing to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the CFPP owner, if required.
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27-Jun-2024 07:58
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: QUESTIONQ.1. For Form F, If the compnay is quoting its own successful power plant retirement experience (Client: Self); will it be counted?Q.2. What exactly are the expectations from the Technical Advisory report? What would be major components/chapters of the Technical Assessment Report?Q.3. What is the plant owner thinking or how is willingness to utilise the old parts of the plant? Is owner ready to declare old used components as a scrap?ANSWERQ1. Bidders can include their experience; however, UNOPS requires customer references. Therefore, we acknowledge the experience but do not consider it as a reference.Q2. The technical advisory report will provide highlights of ad hoc advisory services provided to the CFPP owner. It will be similar to a progress report with a list of activities completed.Q3. This has not been decided yet and could be part of the transition options of the plant that will be analyed.
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25-Jun-2024 05:18
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webservice@unops.org
New amendment added #2: This 2nd amendment is to:1) Revise the Terms of Reference on page 7, Section IV. Project Deliverables no. 14. Plase refer to the RFP_Section_II_Schedule of Requirement RFP_2024_52251_REV 012) Revise the minutes of pre bid meeting
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24-Jun-2024 14:05
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: QUESTIONWe, at Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, have carefully examined the RFP documents and are very keen to submit our Bid . However considering the short time available for us to collaborate with Philippines partner and submit a very competitive Bid, We request you kindly extend the date of submission till 15-07-2024.ANSWER Please be informed that the deadline of tender is extended to 10 July 2024 at 16:00 PM (Bangkok Time). We hope that you can have sufficient time to build the proposal for the tender.
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21-Jun-2024 10:44
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Please refer to the above clarification
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21-Jun-2024 10:41
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New clarification added: QUESTIONDeliverable 3a mentions the assignment will explore economically attractive and technically viable transition options for the CFPP asset owner. We also understand that a financial advisor is being hired through another tender. Is UNOPS expecting separate economic analysis from both advisors for the same asset? This will lead to duplication of efforts. We suggest the technical advisor work with the financial advisor to integrate key findings as part of the public facing report. Kindly advise.Deliverable 3a also indicates that the CFPP ranking should consider legal and regulatory limitations into the analysis. Same as above, we understand the inputs could be obtained from the legal advisor which UNOPS will hire for this project.Qualification criteria in page 15 indicates the company should have a minimum 5 years of continuous experience. Is this requirement to be met by the lead bidder or can the consortium as a whole meet this requirement?We would like to know from which country UNOPS will issue the contract and whether any withholding tax will be applied to the payments for the contractors?We would like to request a 2-week extension to submit the proposal.ANSWERUnder Deliverable 3a, the economic analysis will be focused on the transition options for the CFPP. The financial advisors being hired through another tender will focus on the refinancing of the CFPP and will not be involved in the economic analysis of the transition options.Inputs could be obtained from the legal and regulatory advisors already on board, as may be relevant. If the bidders' methodology will have significant legal and regulatory components/analysis, bidders could consider including a policy/legal expert within their team. Relevant features of the legal team's scope of work may be found HERE.The requirement will be evaluated as a consortium/JVThe contract will be issue in Thailand, and as mentioned in the tender particular section, that All proposals shall be submitted inclusive of any direct taxes (customs duties and indirect taxes, such as sales taxes, VAT, taxes on commodities such as fuel). The deadline will be extended to 10 July 2024 at 16:00 PM (Bangkok Time)
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21-Jun-2024 10:39
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webservice@unops.org
New amendment added #1: This amendment is to:1) Upload the presentation and minutes of the Prebid Meeting 2) Extend the submission deadline to 10 July 2024
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21-Jun-2024 05:32
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New clarification added: QUESTION:On the page 6 of the TOR, the implementation of this assignment is under the technical experts team. Will the financial advisory service be procured separately in the future? Would you consider a conflict of interest if the same firm supports in the technical and finacial team for the deal? Thank you for your clarification. ANSWER :The financial advisory team will be procured separately. Firms may bid on both tenders.
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12-Jun-2024 10:11
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