Chittagong - BPDB

1. DEFINITIONS
The following terms are used in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and will have the meanings
defined here. All other capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the draft PPA
or the draft IA enclosed as Annex E, Exhibit I or Annex, Exhibit II to this RFP, respectively.
The capitalized terms “Section”, “Article”, “Annex”, “Exhibit” and “Attachment” used in this
RFP refer to the “Section”, “Article”, “Annex”, “Exhibit” and “Attachment” of this RFP, unless
otherwise specified.
The term “Article” used in a Section, unless otherwise specified, refer to the Article of that
Section of the RFP, respectively.
1. “Addendum” – means an amendment or modification to this RFP by BPDB in
accordance with Section XX.
2. “Availability” – means the annual availability of the Dependable Capacity of the Facility
for Dispatch by the Control Centre, calculated in accordance with the following formula:
A
DC×
8760−( ∑ MOcap×
MOH + ∑ FOcap•×
FOH + ∑ SOcap×
SOH )
=
Where:
DC×
8760
A = equivalent annual availability
DC = Dependable Capacity of the Facility per the PPA
MO cap = capacity reduction during Maintenance Outage
MOH = Maintenance Outage hours
FO cap = capacity reduction during Forced Outage
FOH = Forced Outage hours
SO cap = capacity reduction during Scheduled Outages
SOH = Scheduled Outages hours
3. “Bangladesh” – means the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
4. “Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)” – means the Bangladesh Power
Development Board, an organization of the Government of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh which is responsible for planning, construction and operation of power
generation and distribution in urban areas except metropolitan city of Dhaka and its
adjoining areas.
5. “Bid” – has the same meanings as the Proposal.
6. “Bid Date” or “Reference Date” – means the date and time when Proposals are due in
response to the RFP, which are set forth in Section B, Article 15.
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