Consultancy Services for Engineering Supervision of the Solar PV and BESS Plant

Overview REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - FIRMS The Anguilla Electricity Company Ltd. (ANGLEC) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Solar PV and BESS Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of ANGLEC and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than ANGLEC shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan. ANGLEC and its Project Management Unit (PMU) is the Executing Agency of this Project and now wishes to procure consultancy services of an Engineering Supervision Consultant (ESC) for the 12MW Solar PV and BESS Plant. The objective of the consultancy is to provide independent technical supervision, verification and certification of all works under the Solar PV & BESS EPC contract. The ESC shall ensure, inter alia; - All solar PV, electrical, civil, structural and BESS works comply with the Employer’s Requirements (ERs) and EPC contract specifications, and design submissions meet applicable international (e.g. IEC, IEEE, NFPA, UL), and manufacturer standards. - The works are implemented safely and meet quality and performance standards, and the completed works are properly documented, tested, and certified for payment and commissioning. - ANGLEC receives timely technical advice, reporting, and early warnings to support effective project management and decision-making. - It acts in ANGLEC’s best interests as an independent technical adviser, protecting its contractual, technical, safety, quality, schedule, performance, and value-for-money interests while maintaining impartiality in the administration of the EPC contract. - The Project is implemented in full compliance with all applicable environmental, social, occupational health and safety, permitting, statutory, utility, and CDB environmental and social safeguard requirements, including approved Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans (C-ESMPs), permit conditions, environmental and social covenants, and other project-specific safeguard instruments. - Health, safety, and emergency preparedness risks are actively monitored and controlled throughout design review, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover, including site safety practices, electrical safety, fire protection, BESS thermal-runaway risk controls, incident reporting, and corrective-action follow-up. Further details can be found in the Terms of Reference obtainable from address 1 below. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of thirty (30) months. ANGLEC now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of these consultancy services.

Country: Anguilla

Sector: Institutions