Expression of Interest: Renewagle Energy market Transfromation Project Website

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET TRANSFORAMTION (REMT) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT UNIT

NAME OF ASSIGNMENT: THE DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET TRANSFORMATION (REMT) PROJECT

CONSULTING SERVICES

Trust Fund No. TF091191-ZA.

Project Id. No. P073322

Expression of Interest

This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in dgMarket on 9 July 2010 The Government of South Africa has received financing (herein after called the “Grant”) from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) towards the cost of Renewable Energy Market Transformation (REMT) in the country.

The REMT project was launched to help South Africa eliminate barriers to renewable energy development through support for policy, regulation, legislation, financing mechanisms, institutional capacity building and grant finance for selected project development. The project has two main components, the Renewable Energy Power Generation (REPG) sub-component and the Solar Water Heating (SWH) sub-component.

In an endeavor to promote and assist this market transformation, the REMT unit requires a website that is informative and will support the objectives of the project. As the REMT project is mandated to be a repository for Renewable Energy resource information, a website that can act as the first point of contact to the project is required for information dissemination. The main objectives of this consulting assignment are:

1. To create a concept design for the website

2. Website Development with two (2) home pages each with its own content

3. Registration and set-up for address of a suitable web address

4. Hosting and Maintenance The Department of Energy (DoE) has appointed the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to assist with implementation of the REMT project through the REMT Implementation Support Unit (ISU) that has been established within DBSA.

Through the REMT ISU, the Department of Energy now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their interests in providing their services. Interested consultancy firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services for which they are expressing their interests (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultancy firms may associate on joint venture or sub-consultancy basis to enhance their qualifications.

Expression of Interests [EOIs] from prospective consultancy firms should also specify the following information:

Evidence of business registration in home country;

Capability profile of all members of the Joint Venture if applicable; and

Evidence of track record in carrying out similar or comparable services.

The method of selection of Consultancy firms shall be the Selection based on Consultants’ Qualification (CQS) and this will be undertaken in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 revised October 2006.

Interested consultants may obtain further information regarding this expression of interest from the address below during office hours [i.e. 0900hours to 1200hours and 1430hours to 1600 hours] between Monday and Friday:

An Expression of Interest must be submitted in four (4) copies (one original and three copies) in a sealed envelope to the address below, on or before July 26, 2010 at 12pm local time clearly marked “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET TRANSFORMATION (REMT) PROJECT”

Ms Tracy Nkosi

Renewable Energy and Market Transformation (REMT) Unit

Development Bank of Southern Africa

Agencies Unit

Teljoy Building

International Business Gateway

Cnr. New Road/Sixth Ave

PO Box 1234 Halfway House Midrand 1685 Gauteng South Africa

Tel:(2711)313 3598

Fax: (2711) 206 3598

Electronic Mail Address: TracyN@dbsa.org

Electronic submissions (using a single pdf or other protected file) are also encouraged and should include as their message subject " EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET TRANSFORMATION (REMT) PROJECT” and should be sent to TracyN@dbsa.org

Six Expressions of Interest will be shortlisted but only one Consultant with the appropriate qualifications and references will be selected. The selected Consultant shall be asked to prepare a combined technicalfinancial proposal. Based on the acceptance of the proposal, the Consultant shall be invited to negotiate the contract; otherwise the next preferred shortlisted Consultant shall be asked to prepare a proposal for consideration.