The project, with a capacity of around 30 MW, is to be developed in the commune of Falo, near the village of Zana, in the district of Bla, in the Bani river basin. The river Bani is a right bank tributary of the river Niger. The consultancy services are to be funded by the African Development Bank within the framework of the 225kV Guinea-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project.
The scope of contract will entail: (i) a technical, economic and financial feasibility study of the Toubani project, as well as identification, with supporting arguments, of the best option for site development; (ii) front-end engineering design of the project to define the design of the structure and its layout; (iii) tender documents for the construction of the hydropower plant and dam and (iv) a study of the project’s environmental and social impacts.
Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating their capacity and experience to carry out the services (documentation, reference of similar services, experience in comparable assignments, availability of qualified personnel, etc.). Consultants can form an association to increase their chances of qualifying. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist and the selection procedure must comply with the «Cadre de passation des marchés pour les opérations financées par le Groupe de la Banque», “Procurement Framework for Bank Group Financed Operations”, October 2015 Edition of the African Development Bank, which is available at: http://www.afdb.org.
Expressions of interest in French must be submitted in person or by email in PDF format to the below-mentioned address by 16.00 hours local time on 12 December and bear the mention: «Manifestation d’Intérêt – Services de consultants pour l’élaboration de l’étude de faisabilité, d’avant-projet détaillé, du dossier d’appel d’offres et de l’étude d’impact environnemental et social de l’aménagement hydroélectrique du site de Toubani».
For further information, contact: Mama Dao, Coordinator, Unité de Gestion du Projet d’Interconnexion Electrique en 225 kV Guinée-Mali (PIEGM), ACI 2000, Rue 332, face du Centre des Informations Gouvernementales (CIGMA), Bamako, République du Mali; Mobile: +223 79 11 56 09/66 75 74 68; Tel.: +223 44905376; Email: mdaomes@yahoo.fr, mdao@edmsa.ml.
