Development of Policy, Legal, and Insitutional Framework for - ppiaf

Development of Policy, Legal, & Institutional Framework for the PPP Program in Malawi
Final Report
Model Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
Independent Power Producer (IPP) Project
Pre-Qualification Information and
Instructions to Potential Applicants
1. Scope of Bid
1.1. Public Power Company (PPC) hereby invites applications for prequalification
from interested parties for the generation and supply of electricity to PPC,
through the development on a Build-Own-Operate (“BOO”) basis the ____ Plant
Project, of ____ MW ± 10 % and its associated Transmission Line (“Special
Facility”), located in _____ area, Malawi. The plant will be connected via double
phi connection to the existing _____ Substation, or to a future ____ Substation.
1.2. PPC intends to purchase the electric capacity and associated energy generated
by the above mentioned Project, which is offered to private sector IPPs to be
selected through a competitive bidding process. The Project’s ___ kV
Transmission Lines and associated substation, including expansion bay of PPC
existing substation, shall be built by the Developer and transferred to PPC as a
special facility.
1.3. PPC intends to prequalify parties to undertake the design, engineering, financing,
procurement, construction, Uniting, operation, and maintenance of the abovementioned
Project. The period of operation shall be not less than ___ years.
2. General
2.1 Prequalification is open to interested parties, either domestic or foreign, provided
that in the opinion of their auditors they are financially healthy, and their financial
statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Procedures.
2.2 The Applicant shall be a party, or parties forming a consortium. Each such party
shall be a properly constituted company, corporation, firm, joint venture or other
legal entity, whether or not having separate legal personality, duly organized and
existing and registered under the laws of its country.
2.3 Only Applicants that have been prequalified under the procedure described in
this document will be invited to bid. Applicants meeting or exceeding the
Qualification Criteria specified in this document will be prequalified. Applicants
must continue to meet or exceed the Qualification Criteria at all times during the
tender process. If changes affecting an Applicant or its constituent members,
result in it no longer meeting the Qualification Criteria, the Applicant’s
prequalification shall be terminated.
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