UNDP Jobs - 65701- DEVELOPMENT OF TENDER DOCUMENT FOR 5MW GRID CONNEC

DEVELOPMENT OF TENDER DOCUMENT FOR 5MW GRID CONNECTED WIND POWER PLANT IN SUDAN

Location :

Home based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Jul-2016

Application Deadline :

08-May-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

18 working days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

18 working days

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

Like many developing countries, Sudan has a shortage of electricity. Approximately 35% of the population has access to electricity. Even then, it is not reliable and experiences regular power outages. Hydro-power has the largest share of energy generation. The potential to expand hydro-power to meet future needs is limited. Sudan does not have significant oil or gas production and as a result will have to turn to importation of fossil fuels to meet future energy needs. Climate change threatens to affect rainfall patterns on which Sudan relies for the water that generates its hydro-power. This further emphasises the need for Sudan to diversify its energy sources. The wind energy project, which is a joint governemt/UNDP initiative and financially support by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), seeks to address these problems by promoting the generation of electric power from wind energy at autility scale in Sudan.

Sudan currently has a power generation capacity of 2,723 MW, has no wind generation capacity and no grid-connected solar capacity. Publicly-owned utilities own all of the power generation facilities, transmission and distribution lines in Sudan. The Government owns 5,984 km of 220 kV transmission lines and 965 km of 500 kV transmission lines. Approximately 35% of Sudan's population has access to electricity. In 2012, the power consumption per capita was 233 kWh/ year. There are no independent power producers (IPPs) in the country, though initiatives are underway to promote private investment in power generation. This project seeks to support those initiatives where they relate to wind power.

Sudan is seeking to effectively develop its renewable energy (RE) resources; however, one of the main barriers is the lack of a supporting legal and regulatory framework for RE power generation. Currently, a standard contract for renewable electricity generators does not exist and in this regard, assistance is being sought for the design of a toolkit for the development of renewable energy power purchase agreements and contracts.

The power sector has been unbundled into parastatal companies of Generation, transmission and distribution in an attempt to completely privatize the sector. Further, the country has embarked on a Wind Resource Assessment Program in a process to quantify the wind resource potential and identify possible locations for the installation of wind farms. Following this process, Wind Energy has been identified as potential renewable energy source considered for diversifying Sudan energy mix and increasing the renewable energy share in the country electric power generation capacity.

In this framework, the government of Sudan has taken the initiative to invest in grid connected power generation from wind energy and in support of this a GEF layer has been added to the project to partially investment gap in critical item and support in the regulatory frameworks and strengthening the wind power delivery system.

This assignment is intended to support the Alternative and Renewable Energy Department in the management of government funding for the baseline project.

Duties and Responsibilities

UNDP is seeking the service of experienced individual International Consultant (IC) to develop a tender document for 5MW wind power plant and shall be tasked with, but not limited to, the followings:

Evaluate the wind meteoroidal data available for the project site and advice on its suitability for the design of the wind farm;
Design 5MW wind power plant to be located at Dongola – Northern Sudan based on the available meteorological data and the result of the evaluation in (1) above including nay all civil, electrical and mechanical material and works;
Validate the wind farm performance using global wind atlases and wind maps;
The wind farm design should follow international technical standards for quality wind turbines and accessories;
The requirement of the interconnection to the grid should also be considered including any overhead transmission line, cabling, control system and associated civil and electrical works;
Prepare a complete tender document for the project including model contract with all necessary clauses;
The tender document should include tendering procedure and evaluation methodology for bids received for the selection of the technically best and financially competitive bid;
The tender document should conform to the international standards and should be similar to tender documents used by UNDP and World Bank or similar;
Provide technical support during the bid evaluation (at a later stage) as required.

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;
Ability to work with a multi-cultural and diverse team.

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrated experience in assessment of wind energy potential for power generation;
Demonstrated experience in technical issues related to wind farm design including technical specifications, bill of quantities, best wind turbine siting layout and engineering drawings;
Demonstrated experience in preparation of tender documents for the procurement of wind farms;
Ability to analyze large amounts of complex and diversified data related to wind energy power grid integration.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

At least B. Sc. in Engineering or other related technical discipline.

Experience

Proven track record in the design and planning and procurement of wind farms.
At least 5 years of work experience in the procurement, supervision and installation of wind farms.

Language

An excellent command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of Arabic language is an advantage.