Covid-19 Intervention and Support (RECOVID)

• Country: Cape Verde
• Summary: Covid-19 Intervention and Support (RECOVID)
• CVT Ref No: 46820309
• Deadline: 16 Nov 2021
• Financier: Other Funding Agencies
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
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• Request for proposals are invited for ECREEE Covid-19 Intervention and Support (RECOVID). ECREEE COVID-19 Response and Recovery Support Fund (RECOviD) ---------------- Request for Proposals for Sierra Leone Guidelines and Background Deadline for Proposal Submissions: 16 November 2021, 23:59 UTC-1 ECREEE Secretariat Achada Santo Antonio, C.P. 288, Praia, Cabo Verde Tel: +238 2604630, +238 2624608 E-mail: recovid@ecreee.org Web: http://www.ecreee.org 1 Introduction Within the framework of the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF), ECREEE has set up the ECREEE Covid-19 Response and Recovery Support Fund (RECOVID) The following guidelines provide interested applicants with all information on Request for Proposals (RFP) for the ECREEE Covid-19 Intervention and Support (RECOVID). 2 Background The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impose negative social, economic, financial and human security impacts on ECOWAS Member States. The pandemic, as global public health challenge, has not only posed a serious threat to the regional integration process and regional peace and security agenda, but to the sustainable development of member states Providing a commensurate level of response and recovery to address the compounding effects of the pandemic is now the greatest challenge facing nations. This has brought about a deal of national, regional and global efforts to subsidize the multifaceted consequences of the pandemic on vulnerable communities/countries. In that perspective, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), as the lead agency in the region with the mandate to promote sustainable energy, has identified ways to respond appropriately to the COVID-19 crisis, including the promotion of sustainable energy solutions to ensure the functioning of critical services such as health, and social infrastructures. Clean Energy technologies can support the health sector in the region by contributing to the Member States- response to the current challenges imposed by the pandemic. 2. ECREEE Covid-19 Response and Recovery Support Fund (RECOVID) The RECOVID is a fund which is managed by the ECREEE Secretariat. The Fund will provide nonreimbursable grants through a request for proposals 2.1 Objectives, Results and Beneficiaries of RECOVID The overall objective of RECOVID is to support, in a coordinated manner, response and recovery efforts to the COVID-19 of ECOWAS Member States through increased deployment and usage of reliable and affordable sustainable energy technologies and services. The specific objectives of RECOVID are:  To increase the resilience of the health and social beneficial sectors while supporting local private sector companies involved in the sustainable energy market.  To strengthen the socio-economic resilience of vulnerable communities by supporting initiatives in the productive use of energy (PUE) in high impact value chains (water and food). RECOVID activities will facilitate the acquisition of clean energy solutions, mitigating existing financial barriers for the development and execution of small-sized RE&EE investments targeting vulnerable communities. The capacities, knowledge base and market access ability of local clean energy technology technologies and service companies will be enhanced. Networking, knowledge exchange and awareness raising on sustainable energy business opportunities will be facilitated. The Direct Beneficiaries of RECOVID are project developers directly involved in the implementation of clean energy RECOVID projects. The Final Beneficiaries are the energy end-users particularly in the health sector and other essential services benefitting from modern, reliable and affordable energy services and the ECOWAS Member States as they respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. 2.2 RECOVID Governance Structure RECOVID is managed by the ECREEE Secretariat. The Project Management team (of ECREEE approves the grant funding to the individual RECOVID projects on the basis of the recommendations of the RECOVID Evaluation Committee The specialized RECOVID project management team is based at the ECREEE Secretariat in Praia, Cabo Verde and is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the RECOVID Fund. RECOVID 3 Specific Eligibility Criteria for the RECOVID Request for Proposals for Sierra Leone The following sections describe the RECOVID funding policy. Project proposals submitted to this RFP shall be in line with the eligibility criteria regarding geographic and technical focus as well as type of activity. Projects outside the scope will be rejected. 3.1 Eligible Geographic Focus: Project proposals with the following geographical focus are eligible:  ECOWAS Member State: Sierra Leone;  The focus of RECOVID is primarily on projects in peri-urban and rural areas.  A maximum of one (1) project will be selected, pending replenishment of the fund 3.2 Eligible Applicants Private sector companies and organisations legally registered in Sierra Leone, are eligible to submit project proposals. Proposals can be submitted by one applicant or a group of partners led by a lead applicant. ECREEE will sign the Grant Contract for co-funded projects only with the lead applicant (contracting party), providing that the lead applicant fulfils all the eligibility criteria indicated in these guidelines. Applicants shall meet the minimum requirements described below. The documents demonstrating the fulfilment of these requirements must be uploaded when submitting the project proposal. These criteria can be considered as knock-out criteria:  The (lead) applicant should have a minimum of 2 years of existence and relevant experiences in the successful acquisition, promotion, and installation of clean energy technologies in the ECOWAS region. The experience of the organisation as well as the strength of the CVs of experts who will work on the project will be considered. The applicant should provide CVs of the proposed project team and a profile of the company.  The applicant shall be registered as a legal entity authorized to enter into contracts for provision of services and goods. As a proof, the applicant should provide a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or other documents setting forth the legal basis.  Applicants should provide a copy of relevant licenses, authorizations and quality standards, where applicable, enabling the applicant to perform the required services/work required;  Copy of the latest financial statement shall be provided.  Companies shall meet the following financial criteria: o Profit Margin ratio or Return on Assets Ratio should be in excess of 1% o A solvency ratio (ratio of current assets to current liabilities) of more than 1 is required. o The average annual turnover for the past 3 years should be at least two times more than the anticipated value of the contract. 4/10 www.ecreee.org o The impact of any pending claims, arbitration and other pending legal action should not exceed 50% of total of the bid.  Other organisations shall provide: o audited activity reports for the past 3 years o If grants have been utilised, a final project report endorsed by the respective donor shall be attached. o The impact of any pending claims, arbitration and other pending legal action should not exceed 50% of total of the bid All the submitted documents and information will be handled confidentially. 3.3 Eligible Projects and Technologies This call provides non-reimbursable co-funding grant for the capital expenditure in clean energy solutions in rural and peri-urban areas, addressing the needs of vulnerable communities. The following technologies projects are eligible for the Sierra Leone request for proposals: 1. Solar home systems 2. Improved cook stoves An eligible project will have to demonstrate that is it responding to an existing need exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic. It should quantify the number of beneficiaries. Proposals including more than one of the solutions listed above are eligible. The applicant shall explain how the equipment will be disposed of after being replaced. Ideally, systems should be modular and allow for further expansion in the future, if that is possible for the type of project selected. All projects must include the establishment of a sustainable management, operation and maintenance system that guarantees the sustainable functioning of project covering all the associated costs (finance, management, operation, maintenance and equipment-s replacement). The economic viability of the management, operation and maintenance of the system must be demonstrated. The proposals have to demonstrate that the projects are developed in full respect of the local, national and regional legislation, policies and regulations. The applicant must demonstrate that it has all the required permits and licenses, if applicable, to install and exploit the systems. The proposal has to demonstrate that the equipment can be acquired locally or that the deadlines for acquiring the equipment by external order cannot influence the project commissioning deadlines as indicated in the schedule in chapter 5. The equipment to be acquired must be certified according to international standards and performance guarantees have to be set up. The installations must be done following the relevant local, national and regional regulations. The payment of running costs for management, operation and maintenance is not eligible. The projects addressing gender-related issues, promoting energy efficiency and capacity building of local users, and positively impacting on local development by actively encouraging productive uses of energy are better rated in the appraisal process. 4 RECOVID Application Conditions 4.1 Application Languages: P
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