Request For Proposals

The above named client intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from/grant administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the above named project. Contracts will be subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules.

Funding Details:

a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank)

It is anticipated that the contract will be financed through the loan proceeds. Selection and contracting is subject to the availability of funding.


The proceeds of the loan from/ grant administered by the Bank will be open to firms from any country unless otherwise specified and will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law of official regulation of the Client's country.


The Client now intends to select and contract a consulting company (the Consultant) for the above named assignment. The selection method (procurement method) is shown above and interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

The expected outcome of the assignment is as follows:

to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by providing assistance to the Client.

The selected consultant is expected to provide the following services:

engineering, tendering, tender evaluation and contract award to the successful Tenderer, project management and supervision including review and audit the detailed engineering design, procurement, construction, erection, testing and commissioning, environmental safeguards monitoring, issue of necessary progress reports as well as project final report, assistance during Defect Liability Period, training & knowledge transfer to NEPCO staff, and improve the NEPCO’s project management capacity. The Consultant will also be responsible to prepare an analysis of the existing systems at the National Control Center and support NEPCO to establish the financial management of Project related activities including a management information system, accounting, and issuance of payments certificates, etc. The Consultant will ensure that the Project is built on schedule in a satisfactory manner to the required standards within budget.

The assignment is expected to start on 03/06/2019 and have an estimated overall duration of 36.


Cost Estimate (exclusive of VAT) :
EUR 2,506,590

Response Requirements:

In order to determine the capability and experience of consultants seeking to be selected, the consultant shall submit a response in accordance with the requirements of the procurement documentation available from the link in this notice. Following this request for proposals, the selection will be made from the proposals received in response to this notification only, on the basis of the selection criteria set out in the procurement documentation. The highest-ranked consultant will be selected and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.

This consultant selection will be conducted by e-procurement using the EBRD Client E-Procurement Portal (ECEPP). Prospective participants who have registered in ECEPP and expressed an interest in the contract may access the documents and may request clarification and further information from the client through ECEPP. Non-registered firms should register on ECEPP at this link:

https://ecepp.ebrd.com/respond/2X8Y6A4ZEP

and express an interest in this assignment. The RFP for this assignment is available for firms registered in ECEPP free of charge at the above link. Full conditions for participation are included in the documents. Prospective consultants may request clarification and further information from the client through ECEPP. Following submission, qualified firms will be ranked on the basis of the criteria set out in the RFPS and the highest ranked consultant will be selected to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.

Other Information: 1. The selection will normally be made from the Proposals received in response to this notification only, on the basis of the selection criteria set out in the RFP. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.

2. Any updates of and clarifications on this procurement notice and/or the RFP shall be announced as updates on this notice, without any other notification. In the event of changes to the RFP, consultants will need to download the updated version of the RFP. Consultants are required to periodically check the notice for updates. Failure to take the updates into account while preparing the Proposal may result in disqualification or penalties to the scores in the evaluation.

3. The correct Cost Estimate of the assignment is USD 2,800,000 which, for information purposes only, is converted to EUR by the system automatically.

Client Address:
Ms HANADI AL-NABULSI
NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (NEPCO)
P.O.Box 2310 , Amman, 11181, Jordan
Tel. 0096265858615, Email: hnabulsi@nepco.com.jo