REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Subject: Engineering-Economic Analysis
Support for medium-scale new Thermal
Power Plants in Islands
THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR ENERGY (RAE)
OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
acting on its authority based on Law 2773/1999.
INVITES
interested accredited consulting firms or consortia (hereafter referred to as
“the Consultant”) to submit proposals concerning services to RAE regarding
engineering-economic analysis of medium-scale new thermal power plants to
be built in two Greek Islands, namely Crete and Rhodes.
1. Introduction and Background
1. The Regulatory Authority for Energy of the Hellenic Republic (RAE),
established by Greek law 2773/1999 as an independent administrative
Authority with competence over the whole of the energy sector.
According to article 11 of Greek law 2773/1999 new power-generation
licenses (corresponding to new power plant projects) in the noninterconnected islands of Greece are awarded following a tendering process.
The corresponding power generation plants shall operate within a build-own
and operate (BOO) regime and shall be dispatched and remunerated
according to a power purchase agreement (PPA) that the island’s network
operator, mainly PPC, has to apply. The participants in the tendering process
offer a technical solution for a specific location of the plant. During the first
phase of the BOO selection process, the offers are evaluated for preselection. Then the license granting authority submits to the selected
participants detailed terms of reference that describe one or several
acceptable technical solutions and the proposed terms of a draft PPA.
Afterwards, the participants submit their detailed financial and technical offers
and are finally evaluated for selection of the winner.
RAE is responsible for the evaluation and the recommendation to the Minister
of Development who awards the power generation license.
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2. The present call for proposals concerns engineering-economic support to
RAE for the technical evaluation within the first phase of the BOO process
and the suggestion of one or several alternative technical solutions that will be
the basis for the next phase of the BOO process.
3. At present two tendering process have been launched, namely for the
island of Crete (220 MW) and the island of Rhodes (120 MW). The plants
should be using oil products and must have a dual-firing possibility for natural
gas. They have also to observe strict environmental standards. For Rhodes
the future site of the plant is specified. For Crete the selection of the site of the
plant is at the discretion of each proposal, but the site has to be located in the
broader area of Rethymnon department.
For the first phase of the BOO process, nine (9) proposals for Crete and eight
(8) for Rhodes have been submitted to RAE. They include a description of the
technical solution proposed and a description of previous experience and
financial capabilities of the proposing firm or consortium.
4. The evaluation of the technical solutions offered and the configuration of
the technical solution(s) that will be imposed for the next phase of the BOO
process should follow the Regulation for the Authorization of Generation
Licenses, which is available in Greek language at www.rae.gr. The evaluation
and the suggestions shall be based not only on an adequate engineeringeconomic and environmental evaluation of individual plant technology in
relation to the specific location of the plant, but also on aspects of integration
and operation of the plant within the island’s system. To cover this need,
independently of the present call, RAE studies power generation planning for
both islands and a forecast of least cost unit commitment under alternative
assumptions about future plants and environmental constraints. The study’s
output includes the range of operability of new plants under alternative
assumptions. RAE will provide this study to the Consultant and will assist him
regarding planning, system and island-related economic aspects that will be
necessary for the Consultant to carry out the project.
2. Scope of consultancy services
RAE requires the Consultant to carry out the Tasks given below in connection
with the restructuring of the gas industry in Greece:
Task 1: Provide to RAE an overview of best available technologies for
medium scale power generation (100-200 MW) using oil products with dualfiring possibility regarding natural gas, including comparative assessment of
their energy efficiency, technical reliability, operational flexibility, economics
and environmental implications (with or without additional environmental
protection equipment). The review should also cover auxiliary equipment and
in particular fuel supply facilities in the conditions in an island.
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Task 2: Study the 17 proposals (9 for Crete and 8 for Rhodes) and present to
RAE a systematic review of the different technical solutions proposed and a
categorization in relation to best available technologies, technical-economic
performance indicators, environmental impacts, operational characteristics
and fuel supply options. This review should make reference to the specific
sites proposed, their location in relation to fuel supply possibilities and to their
accessibility to transportation routes and electricity networks.
Task 3: Rank the categorized technical solutions (including options for
auxiliary systems, fuel supply facilities and environmental protection
equipment) against the evaluation criteria for power generation licenses as
listed in the Regulation for Generation License Authorization. The criteria refer
to site: specific possibilities to get land-use, environmental and other
permissions; technical-energy performance; economic performance;
environmental impacts; system (island’s network) reliability and operational
impacts; system connection possibilities; and security of supply. Also the
consultant should rank the categorized technical solutions and options against
implications for total cost and review possible trade-offs between costs and
other criteria.
Task 4: For each island: a) Suggest to RAE the eventual elimination of some
of the technical solutions and the inclusion or exclusion of optional equipment;
b) Suggest to RAE one, two or several technical solutions that might be
desired in view of the evaluation criteria as mentioned above.
Task 5: Propose to RAE an outline of key technical specifications for each of
the technical solutions that RAE will select following the suggestion of the
consultant as permitted candidates for the next phase of the tendering
process. The specification must be drafted at the level of detail as required for
a BOO tendering process.
3. Reports
The reports and documents prepared as part of the work under each Task
shall be submitted by the Consultant in hard copies (2 copies) and electronic
copies (Microsoft Office 98 or later version). The language of the reports may
be Greek or English.
The Consultant may propose the frequency, content and layout of the reports
and documents.
4. Offers
The proposals should include:
(1)
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A short presentation of the Consultant’s understanding of the
problem and the general methodological approach he proposes to
follow.
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
A description of the services to be offered, as envisaged by the
Consultant, by Task, the corresponding methodology, and the
proposed consultation and reporting requirements.
A proposal concerning the timetable for the services offered, by
Task, the basis for charging for them, a cumulative cost proposal,
and separately optional travel fees. The total budget cannot exceed
130 thousand Euro and the total project duration must not exceed 1
and a half months.
A detailed description of Consultant’s past experience and the CVs
of the persons to be involved in the present study, including details
of persons and experts to be committed for the project (by name of
person, person-hours and by task).
A bank guarantee of 5000 Euro for the participation in the tender
and for the commitment to carry out the project if the Consultant is
selected. The selected consultant will be asked to provide a bank
guarantee equal to 5% of total project cost for good performance.
5. Selection criteria
The selection of the consultant will be based on the following criteria:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Understanding of the specific problem and appropriateness of the
proposed methodological approach. (Weight 20%)
Background experience, CVs of key staff and commitment of highly
qualified personnel to the project. (Weight 40%)
Project organization, project management, quality assurance and
project time schedule. (Weight 10%)
Total cost of the Project. (Weight 30%)
RAE reserves the right not to award the study, for any reason.
The Consultant must not be involved in any of the proposals
submitted within the BOO process for Rhodes and Crete.
6. Submission
All proposals (one copy) need to be submitted by registered mail, hand or
courier delivery to RAE’s address: Panepistimiou 69, Athens 104 31. All
proposals must be in a sealed envelope indicating, “Offer to EngineeringEconomic Analysis Support for medium-scale new Thermal Power Plants in
Islands” and the name of the proposing firm or consortium.
Deadline for receiving proposals at RAE’s premises: 4 January 2002, 15:00.
Further information is possible by writing to RAE or e-mailing to info@rae.gr.
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