| Overview : ADMINISTRATION To apply, interested persons should upload the combined* Technical Proposal/Methodology (if applicable), CV and Offeror’s Letter to “UNDP Jobs” by navigating to the link below and clicking “APPLY NOW”, no later than the date indicated on the “UNDP Jobs” website. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted**: - UNDP Job Site – https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=88254 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) * PLEASE NOTE: The system allows the upload of one (1) document ONLY – if you are required to submit a Technical Proposal/Methodology, this document along with your CV/P11 and Offeror’s Letter, MUST be combined and uploaded as one. NOTE: The Financial Proposal should not be uploaded to “UNDP Jobs”**. <IMPORTANT> **Please email the password-protected Financial Proposal to procurement.bb@undp.org. The subject line of your email must contain the following: “BBRSO55134 Financial Proposal – Your Name” If the password for your Financial Proposal is required, it will be requested by the Procurement Unit. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing to procurement.bb@undp.org within three (3) days of the publication of this notice, ensuring that the reference number above is included in the subject line. The UNDP Barbados & the OECS Procurement Unit will post the responses*** two (2) days later, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry, to: - http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=60445 (cut and paste into browser address bar if the link does not work) A detailed Procurement Notice, TOR, and all annexes can be found by clicking the above link. *** UNDP shall endeavour to provide such responses to clarifications in an expeditious manner, but any delay in such response shall not cause an obligation on the part of UNDP to extend the submission date of the Proposals, unless UNDP deems that such an extension is justified and necessary BACKGROUND The Commonwealth of Dominica has some of the world’s highest electricity costs due to ageing electricity generation infrastructure and its almost complete dependence on imported fossil fuels for power generation. This jeopardises the country’s potential for sustainable development and undermines its image as the “nature island”. Past attempts to strengthen low carbon development have not taken root due to knowledge, regulatory, institutional and financial barriers. The current development trajectory of Dominica, especially with regards to meeting growing energy demand, is not sustainable with the consequences of increasing poverty in the country. While Dominica has policies, strategies and plans to encourage low carbon development, there are barriers to their realisation including: - Unfulfilled action plans for the development of renewable energy (RE) sources and energy efficient (EE) appliances
- Lack of standards for the importation of RE and EE equipment and its installation using best practices;
- Utility-driven cap on RE development (2.5 MW) that does not address potential for higher intermittent renewable energy (IRE) penetration to the national grid;
- No policy on feed-in tariff to safeguard cost recovery of IPPs feeding into the national grid.
Under the country’s Low Carbon Climate Resilience Strategy (LCCRS) of 2012 and its NSEP, there is no detailed sustainable energy action plan that would allow policy makers to define the pace of RE development in terms of annual installed capacity. The lack of such a detailed plan is somewhat attributable to the government’s focus on geothermal energy development and associated uncertainties of implementation dates. As a consequence, the government has given insufficient attention to the development of RE and EE installations other than on geothermal developments. The availability of such a plan would assist policymakers and programme implementers in framing supportive government policies to encourage RE and EE development, determine resources and personnel required for implementation, the expected costs of RE-related equipment (i.e. solar-PV equipment, hydropower equipment, etc) required and the potential employment generation for local youth and other local skilled vocational trades. There are a series of financial barriers that restrain the public sector from making investments in RE and EE including: - Investments in RE or EE not being factored into public sector capital expenditure or operating budgets;
- The high upfront cost of RE and EE investments that do not have immediate or highly visible benefits notwithstanding their benefits of reducing public sector electricity consumption and reducing electricity bills;
- Renewable energy and energy efficiency are outside of the core expertise area of most public-sector entities. EE and RE investments have long-term impacts that require thoughtful evaluation of the financial trade-offs, risks, and opportunities. Time-strapped public servants are often constrained by limited budgets for considering RE and EE investments, and do not make the necessary time investments for evaluation of RE and EE investments;
- Alternate public-sector financing vehicles for RE and EE, such as Energy Performance Contracting and Third Party Ownership models, have been untested in Dominica.
For private consumers, the upfront investment cost of purchasing RE and making EE building retrofits is either prohibitive for many potential customers or requires them to secure debt financing. Since the lending market for RE and EE is relatively young in Dominica, many financial institutions lack a full understanding of the risks, opportunities, and paybacks of investments. This leads to the structuring of lending terms that are not optimally structured for RE and EE investments. This can lead to high interest rates, collateral requirements or short tenors which lead many consumers to decide that a loan is not worthwhile. This situation proves especially challenging for the lowest income groups who lack access to finance and where savings in electricity costs could be especially beneficial. The objective of the LCDP Project is the removal of the policy, technical and financial barriers to energy-efficient applications and solar photovoltaic technologies in Dominica’s streets, outdoor areas and public buildings nationwide, for further scale up. To ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project, a Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) for the LCDP Project is being recruited to provide ongoing technical advice as stipulated in the specific duties and responsibilities, and key functions outlined below. The CTA will be responsible for providing overall technical backstopping to the Project. They will render technical support to the National Project Coordinator (NPC), the Project Steering Committee and other government counterparts. They will report directly to the NPC and may consult with the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Barbados, in case of conflict or delicate issues. | 
