Procurement Notices

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Description of the Assignment:International Technical Consultant for Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project (ITC).

Related Project Names: PIMS 3646: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Turkey

Period of Assignment/Services: 01 November 2015 – 31 December 2016

Proposal should be submitted by email to ic.proposal@undp.org.tr no later than 09 October 2015, COB by indicating the reference code of the applied position in the subject of the e-mail.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to the address or e-mail indicated above. UNDP will respond in writing or by standard electronic mail and will send written copies of the response, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to all consultants.

1 BACKGROUND

Between 1990 and 20112013, primary energy consumption in Turkey has increased more than double. Turkey’s primary energy consumption in 2013 was 120.29 Mtoe, compared to 52.6 Mtoe level in 1990. The rise of income and rapid urbanization has been stimulating the primary energy demand. Recent studies & estimate that the primary energy demand will increase at an average of 3.5% annually for the next decade.  Turkey's annual final electricity consumption has increased more than four times since 1990 and reached 196.877 GWh as the end of 2013. Electricity use in the residential and commercial sector accounts for 48.6% of final electricity consumption. The largest share of the building sector’s energy consumption belongs to heating, cooling, and domestic hot water needs.

Regarding final energy consumption, the residential and commercial sector represents the 1st largest energy consumer, accounting for 35.4% of the total final energy consumption in 2013 (equal to 31.4 Mtoe). The amount of energy produced through renewable energy resources is considerably low compared with the overall energy consumption in buildings. The share of renewable energy within the building sector’s final energy consumption is around 5.1%. This amount is almost entirely met from either geothermal resources or solar flat-plate collectors. Furthermore, the energy produced from renewable energy resources (other than geothermal-solar thermal) or energy utilized in a more rational and efficient way (such as through cogeneration or tri-generation) is unknown but estimated to be insignificant compared with the final energy demand.

The energy consumption in building sector leads to significant CO2 emissions, mostly associated with combustion of fossil fuels. According to the 2010 GHG National Inventory data, the building sector’s emissions (calculated according to energy consumption) totaled 38 million tonnes CO2 or 34% of the total national energy-related CO2 emissions (112 million tonnes). Therefore, the building sector represents significant opportunities for cost-effective energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction potential, estimated to be around 35-45 % of the current levels.

Turkey has gone a long way in establishing a regulatory basis that favors investments in energy efficient buildings. Current policies and strategies support the use of energy (including electricity) produced from renewable energy resources (such as wind, hydro, geothermal, solar or biomass) and favor more efficient and rational ways and means of utilizing energy resources (such as through cogeneration/tri-generation systems) through on site or off site applications. Yet there are still a number of critical barriers hampering further development of the market.

For further details, please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference).

2 SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK

In close cooperation with the NPD, the ITC will be a member of PMU to assist Project Manager (PM) and s/he will be responsible for providing assistance on technical issues for the smooth implementation of the Project activities. In other words, s/he will have a role like a project manager for the technical issues. S/he will work with a multi-disciplinary project team and lead them to perform their duties.

The ITC will report to NPD and will closely work with PMU and GDRE staff.

For further details, please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference).

3 REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Please see Annex 1 (Terms of Reference).

4 DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED WHEN SUBMITTING THE PROPOSALS

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Personal CV, including past experience in similar projects and at least 2 references with their contact details (e-mail, telephone number etc.)
• P11 Form
• Financial Proposal (please see Section 5 below and Annex II)

5 FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

The interested individual consultants must submit their financial proposals by following the guidance and the standard template provided in Annex 2. Any deviation from the standard text may lead to disqualification.

6 EVALUATION

The evaluation will be based on cumulative analysis (i.e. technical qualifications and price proposal). The weight of the technical criteria is 70%; the weight of the financial proposal is 30%. Candidates that obtain a minimum of 49 pts out of a maximum 70 pts will be considered for the financial evaluation. Candidates that do not meet the minimum requirements will be disqualified.

7 ANNEXES

The following annexes are an integral part of this procurement notice. In case of any conflict between the provisions of the Annex III and the procurement notice and/or Annex I and/or Annex II, the provisions of Annex III are applicable.

• Annex 1: Terms of Reference
• Annex 2: Price Proposal Guideline and Template
• Annex 3: General Conditions of Contract for Individual Consultants