EPC Contractor for 40-60MW hydropower plant in Zambia

Seeking a contractor with the relevant experience and capacity (either together with sub-contractors or in a consortium) for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the design, manufacture, supply, assembly, testing, delivery, installation, commissioning and inter-connection of an expected 40 – 60 MW run of river hydro-electric power plant in rural Zambia.

The EPC contract will be a fixed price, date-certain, full turnkey wrap contract based on FIDIC Silver Book.

Additional information: This procurement is being carried out in accordance with the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) which implements EU Directive 2014/24/EU, using the competitive dialogue procedure under Reg 30.

The Ngonye Falls Hydro-power Project, in the Western Province of Zambia, is being developed by Western Power Company Limited, a Zambian company, and InfraCo Africa Limited through its principal project developer eleQtra Limited. InfraCo Africa is a multi-government, donor-funded, privately managed company providing early stage development capital and expertise to develop infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The sole shareholder and funder of InfraCo Africa is the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). Entities that the PIDG has established or funds are required to comply substantially with and in the spirit of EU Procurement laws.