NILE BASIN INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE DU BASSIN DU NIL

Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit(NELSAP-CU)

P.O. Box 6759

Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project

Loan/Credit No. 5295 R Project N°: P075941 W, 5296 TA, Grant No: H872-BI, H873-RW

0783175385

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO ASSESS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL RUSUMO FALLS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (RRFHP), DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT (PCR) AND TRANSFERS

Reference No: RW-NELSAP-PIU-373489-CS-QCBS

Request for the Expression of Interest (EOI)

The Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) under the implementation of Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) prepared through the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU) is a World Bank funded project under joint development by the Governments of the Republic of Burundi, Republic of Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The joint development was entered into by the three Governments through a tripartite agreement signed on 16th February 2012. The project comprises a run-of-river scheme on the Kagera River. The project construction period of 36 months started on 13 February 2017 with a planned commissioning date of 13 February 2020. The project is located at Rusumo Falls, at the common border of Rwanda and Tanzania on River Kagera.

The Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) would like to hire qualified and motivated Consultancy Firm to assess the Implementation of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP), Documentation of the Project Completion Report (PCR) and Transfers.

The objective of the consultant's assignment is to produce a report in line with the World Bank approved format for PCRs. The PCR should help the NELSAP to address the Key questions about the project such as (Did the project reach completion and meet initial expectations? Were there any unexpected risks encountered which were not included in the project risks management plan? What are the project outcomes? What were the success criteria? Were there any scope variations? Causes of the scope variations.

The received (EOI) shall be subjected to the evaluation criteria based on general experience, experience on similar assignments and human resources indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by provision of (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, and availability).

The Consultant Firm should be a registered qualified firm specialized in large construction project management and audit and able to demonstrate experience in construction supervision of Hydro-Power Plant which is an added advantage.

The consultant team should comprise multidisciplinary experts with appropriate qualifications and experience and indicative key team members include (Hydropower Engineer (Team Leader)., Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Social Safeguards and Gender Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Legal Specialist). No individual Biodata requested at this stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

The consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost based Selection (QCBS) set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011 edition, Revised July 2014). In case of deadline submission of (COI) fails on the government holidays, the next working day shall be considered as the last day of

submission.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered at the following emails: jdeng@nilebasin.org and copy cmahirwe@rusumorpcl.com by 5th June2024 at 5:00 PM

The full ToRs are available on the Project's Website: www.rusumoproject.org and www.rusumorpcl.com

NILE EQUATORIAL LAKES

SUBSIDIARY

ACTION PROGRAM

AMUNELSAP

HYELECTRIC PROJECT PLEMENTATION UNIT

Jacob Manyuon Deng

Regional Power Program Officer for Power and Trade

Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program-Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU)

Kigali

Rwanda