ORGANISATION POUR LA MISE EN VALEUR DU FLEUVE GAMBIE SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Pre-qualification N° SPN: 006/APQ/SE/PE-OMVG/LI-09 2014 Country: Multinational (The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Senegal) Name of Project: OMVG Energy Project Sector: Energy Type of bidding: Open International Competitive Bidding with prequalification Name of SPN: Pre-qualification for turnkey execution of the works of construction of 225 kV transmission line and associated HV/MV substations of the OMVG Energy Project_Lots line L2 and substations P2 and P4 under procurement procedures of IsDB Date of publication: 20 October 2014 (date of publication in IsDB Website) Status: Open 1. This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Jeune Afrique No. 2806 of 19 October 2014. 2. The Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG), on behalf of the Governments of the Republics of The Gambia, Guinea and Senegal, has applied for a Finance from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the cost of the OMVG Energy Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contracts for which the present invitation for prequalification is advertised. The OMVG, within the framework of international competitive bidding utilizing advanced procurement process, intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for turnkey execution of the works of the following lots of HV transmission lines and HV/MV substations: • LOT L2 (Senegal) – 225 kV Transmission line Tambacounda-Sambangalou (IsDB Financing) The works concern the complete design, manufacture, supply, construct, testing, commission, training of operating personnel and hand-over of the 261 km long 225 kV single circuit transmission line Tambacounda-Sambangalou, equipped with 2 conductors 570 mm² per phase and overhead ground wires of which one is with optical fiber (OPGW). This transmission line will link the substation of Tambacounda and the one of Sambangalou. • LOT P2 (The Gambia) – Substations of Soma and Brikama (IsDB Financing) The works concern the complete design, manufacture, supply, construct, commission, testing, training of operating personnel and hand-over of the HV/MV substations of: i. Soma: construction of 225 kV/30 kV substation with two 225 kV/30 kV power transformers of 15 MVA each for the distribution and connection/electrification of neighboring localities, two 225 kV shunt reactors with a capacity of 20 MVAr each, equipped outgoing 225 kV bay in reserve for the East of The Gambia; MV and LV equipment and buildings housing all the systems of protection, control, monitoring, measuring and metering. ii. Brikama: construction of 225 kV/33 kV substation with 225 kV/33 kV power transformers of 75 MVA each for the distribution and connection/electrification of neighboring localities, two 225 kV-33 kV transformer bays in reserve and non-equipped; MV and LV equipment and buildings housing all the systems of protection, control, monitoring, measuring and metering. • LOT P4 (Guinea) – Substations of Mali, Labé and Linsan (IsDB Financing) The works concern the complete design, manufacture, supply, construct, commission, testing, training of operating personnel and hand-over of the HV/MV substations of: i. Mali : construction of 225 kV/30 kV substation with two 225 kV/30 kV power transformers of 15 MVA each for the distribution and connection/electrification of neighboring localities, one 225 kV shunt reactor with a capacity of 20 MVAr; MV and LV equipment and buildings housing all the systems of protection, control, monitoring, measuring and metering. The expansion space should have 225 kV non-equipped bays in reserve to connect future hydropower plants in the zone. ii. Labé : construction of 225 kV/30 kV substation with two 225 kV/30 kV power transformers of 25 MVA each for the distribution and connection/electrification of neighboring localities, one 225 kV shunt reactor with a capacity of 20 MVAr; MV and LV equipment and buildings housing all the systems of protection, control, monitoring, measuring and metering. The expansion space should have 225 kV non-equipped bays in reserve to connect future hydropower plants in the zone. iii. Linsan : construction of 225 kV/110 kV/30 kV substation with two 225 kV/110 kV power autotransformers of 75 MVA each, two 225 kV/30 kV power transformers of 15 MVA each for the distribution and connection/electrification of neighboring localities, one 225 kV shunt reactor with a capacity of 20 MVAr, 225 kV bays non-equipped for Guinea-Mali interconnection trough Upper Guinea and the one with transmission network of Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea (CLSG) coming from Sierra Leone; MV and LV equipment and buildings housing all the systems of protection, control, monitoring, measuring and metering. Each lot represents a separate contract. Applications can be submitted for the pre-qualification for one or multiple contracts. It is expected that invitations for bid will be made in January 2015. The lots : (i) L1 (HV line Kaolack-Tambacounda), L6 (HV line Tanaff-Soma-Birkelane) and L7 (HV line Soma-Brikama) ; (ii) L4 (HV line Linsan-Kaléta-Boké) and L5 (HV line Boké-Saltinho-Bambadinca-Mansoa-Bissau & Mansoa-Tanaff) ; and (iii) P1 (HV/MV substations in Senegal), P3 (HV/MV substations in Guinea-Bissau) et P4 (HV/MV substations of Boké and Kaléta in Guinea) ; will be procured under the procedures of World Bank. While the lots (i) L3 (HV line Sambangalou-Linsan) and (ii) D1-Dispatching/SCADA, will be procured under the procedures of African Development Bank. 3. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, May 2009 and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines. No preference clause in favor of national and regional contractors/firms will be applied. 4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the Executive Secretariat of OMVG (address below) from 9h00 to 16h00 from on Monday to Thursday and 9h00 to 13h00 on Friday. 5. A complete set of the prequalification document in French may be purchased by interested Applicants (a) on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of three hundred and fifty thousand CFA Francs (350,000 FCFA) or in equivalent amount in a convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash, or cashier’s check, direct deposit or bank transfer to: Compte OMVG/Projet Energie: N° SN060 01030 708837058300 71 IBAN SN12 SN060 01030 708837058300 71 SWIFT/Code BIC: BCMASNDA Name of Bank : Crédit du Sénégal S.A Adresse : Siège social, Boulevard El-Hadj Djily Mbaye x Rue Huart, B.P 56, Dakar, République du Sénégal. The document will be sent by fast carrier at the expense of the Applicants who are making the request. Only, eligible Applicants having purchased the pre-qualification documents will be accepted to bid. 6. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 16 December 2014, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for turnkey execution of works of the construction of 225 kV transmission line and associated HV/MV substations of the OMVG Energy Project_Lots line L2 and substations P2 and P4 under procurement procedures of IsDB” Address Name of Contact Person: Justino Vieira Position of Contact Person: Executive Secretary Name of the Organization: Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) Tel: (221) 33 889 51 01 Fax: (+221) 33 822 59 26 E-mail: omvg@omvg.sn Website: www.omvg.org Executive Secretary Justino VIEIRA