UNDP Jobs - 49250- Consultant to Prepare a Conceptual Design for a St

Consultant to Prepare a Conceptual Design for a Street Lighting System

Location :

Cairo, EGYPT

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

14-Sep-2014

Application Deadline :

10-Sep-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

Energy efficiency and conservation in Egypt have become of the most important options to overcome the expected shortage of electricity. According to Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) statistics, lighting accounts for about 20% of Egypt’s total electricity consumption, out of which 5% attributed to street lighting consumption. In year 2012/2013 this Consumption reached 6537 GWh.

Increasing efficiency of street lighting in Egypt through the replacement of existing lighting systems by efficient ones in compliance with national efficient lighting technical specifications and codes will have an impact on reducing energy consumption and accordingly GHG emissions, in addition to deferring energy investments needed for the addition of new generation capacities and fuel consumption.

With the shortage of fuel supply and electricity cuts, the country has to look at energy efficiency and renewable energy as a solution to this situation, where concrete steps have been taken to decrease dependency on fossil fuels and focus on increasing the use of renewables among which the solar energy.

In July 2012, an Egyptian Solar Plan was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, targeting the installation of about 3500 MW by 2027 (2800 MW CSP + 700 MW PV).

In December 2013, the Cabinet declared a resolution to install 1000 Photovoltaic systems, PVRS, on Rooftop of Governmental buildings with a rate of nearly 30 buildings per ministry. Same resolutions to use street lighting systems coupled with photovoltaic systems may apply to street lighting systems if proved to be technically and financially feasible.

The project has received a formal request from New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to provide technical assistance for the implementation of a pilot project for LED street lighting coupled with electricity generated from photovoltaic system for a six Km desert road.

Duties and Responsibilities

The objective of this consultancy is to prepare a conceptual design for the different components and assist in bidding for an efficient street lighting system powered by solar energy through the following scope of work:

Scope of work:

Conduct a site visit for the six km road in Egypt;
Review available national codes and specifications for street lighting, LED lights and PV specifications, etc.;
Review previous experiences and lessons learned from PV powered street lighting projects in Egypt;
Prepare a conceptual design for the road to enable international companies to tender for turnkey design and implementation of the road;
Prepare a cost estimate for the system based on similar systems in other developing countries;
Prepare technical components of the bidding documents including assessment criteria for bidders;
Assist in the evaluation of the tenders and rank the bidders on technical grounds.

Deliverables:

Conceptual design for the street lighting system including the following:

The specifications, certifications and testing requirements for the different components of the system including the PV panel, the pole, the lighting fixture, the LED lamps, the battery, the controller, the installation technique and location of the PV system, etc.; The specifications has to take into consideration the desert nature in terms of dust, sandy storms, isolated installations, difficulty in maintenance, very high temperatures and tough operation conditions, etc.;
The layout for the system and any supporting sketches for the tendering process;
All technical components including TOR, evaluation criteria and special conditions of the tendering documents;
A technical assessment report for the bids.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Conceptual thinking and analytical skills;
Knowledge of UNDP's results based evaluation policies and procedures;
Strong writing and analytical skills coupled with experience in monitoring and evaluation techniques, results-based in particular;
Good communication and technical writing skills;
Computer literacy.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree in physics, engineering or another energy related discipline.

Experience:

At least 7 years of previous work experience in developing countries is a must;
7 years of proven experience in design and implementation of similar types of projects and at least 7 years of previous working experience with GEF or UNDP projects is a credit.

Language:

Excellent English communication skills;
Working knowledge in the Arabic language is an asset.