SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Pakistan - Karachi Integrated Smart Grid System
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2010-31045A
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, USTDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Tel: (703) 875-4357 Fax: (703) 875-4009 ***Please do not contact contracts office*** Proposal Submission Place: Mohammed Omer Ghaznavi General Manager - Strategy Karachi Electric Supply Company, Ltd. 2nd Floor KESC House, 39-B, Sunset Boulevard D.H.A Phase-II, Karachi, Pakistan Office Phone: +92 21-35647002 Fax: +92 21-99205192 The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for the Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited to determine the viability of an integrated Smart Grid system in greater Karachi for substantially reducing electricity losses and improving the efficiency of utility operations. BACKGROUND SUMMARY Karachi Electric Supply Company Limited (KESC) KESC's 17,000 employees deliver 2,350 MW of electricity to 2.1 million customers. The company generates approximately 55 percent of its own power and purchases the remaining 45 percent from the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO), and from several Independent Power Plants (IPPs). The largest and only private generation, transmission and distribution utility in Pakistan, KESC is also one of the oldest companies in Karachi and was established in the city prior to the creation of Pakistan in 1947. KESC's distribution system has extremely high losses by international standards: as much as 40 percent or roughly 1,000 MW is lost through technical line losses and through non-technical losses (i.e., theft, fraud, or collection failures from metered customers). This is on par with Pakistan's public distribution utilities, which also experience combined technical and administrative losses of over 30 percent on a weighted average basis. These inefficiencies have a compounded effect during peak demand periods as power is not available to paying customers, further cutting into revenues. The steps required for implementation of an integrated Smart Grid system for KESC are: (1) technical design and data exchange protocols with existing systems; (2) economic and financial analysis and preparation of an implementation plan; (3) preparation of international tender documents; (4) pilot project financing, design, procurement and implementation; (5) pilot project assessment period; and (6) expansion of the Smart Grid system to cover some 70 percent of its customers in greater Karachi. This USTDA funded Feasibility Study will provide support for Steps 1-3. As such, the study would define parameters (number of meters, technical capability, geographic boundaries, cost, and interfaces) and objectives of a pilot Smart Grid project, project its financial performance, support financing, and produce specifications and international tender documents for the project. The timeframe for this study is six-to-eight months. The Contractor will present the results of the study to the Grantee in a feasibility report and presentation. Upon notification by the Grantee and Contractor that the project is viable, USTDA will advise the Contractor and Grantee in writing to proceed with the preparation of tender documents for a competitive bid for the pilot project. The initial Smart Grid project installation will consist of approximately 25,000 metered accounts in Karachi and its suburbs. The specific number and location of accounts to be metered will be determined through the Feasibility Study. Three sets of customers have been preliminarily identified: (i) the top 2,000 industrial customers, wherever they are located in Karachi; (ii) an Integrated Business Center with multiple commercial accounts in one area, and (iii) a large set of residential and commercial customers in the "Defence Housing Society," a long-established residential area of Karachi, chosen because diversion of power is common since these accounts use large amounts of power for air conditioning and luxury appliances and because most of the accounts have the ability to pay if usage is confirmed. The study will determine the physical bounds of the project and ensure a sufficient range of household incomes is covered so that the project can support decisions for future expansion of the Smart Grid into medium and low-income neighborhoods. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $510,475 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM local time in Pakistan, September 30, 2010 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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