SARI / Energy ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOLICITATION – KNOWLEDGE PARTNER FOR THE REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MICRO HYDROPOWER NEPAL _______________________________________________________ PA CONSULTING, THE USAID INSTITUTIONAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVISORY SERVICES TO THE REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MICRO HYDROPOWER (RCEMH), NEPAL, AS DESCRIBED BELOW. BACKGROUND SARI/ENERGY IS PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE TO ENABLE THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTH ASIA TO HAVE A REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER TO DRAW UPON FOR TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAMS, AND NETWORKS OF ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONALS. CENTRES ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED IN: SRI LANKA FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING, NEPAL FOR MICRO-HYDROPOWER, AND BANGLADESH FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION. THE CENTRES ARE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY USAID SARI/ENERGY AND HAVE A LOCAL HOST ORGANIZATION AS CO-SPONSOR. SCOPE OF SERVICES SARI/ENERGY WILL FUND A SUBCONTRACT FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE (RCEMH), ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROMOTION CENTER, KATHMANDU NEPAL: o
ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKPLAN AND BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE RCEMH
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FACILITATING MICRO HYDROPOWER INFORMATION SOURCING
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PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MICRO HYDROPOWER
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PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANUFACTURERS, SUPPPLIERS, AND SERVICE PRODUCERS TO SERVICE THE MICRO HYDROPOWER SECTOR THROUGHOUT THE SARI REGION
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CATALYZING POLICY CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO ADOPTING BEST PRACTICES IN MICRO POWER DEVELOPMENT
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PARTICIPATING IN WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE RCEMH
RCEMH WILL BE DEVELOPED UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROMOTION CENTER, KATHMANDU NEPAL WHO WILL PROVIDE THE CENTER WITH SPACE, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES TO GROW AND DEVELOP THE CENTRE. THE CENTER’S FUNCTIONS WILL BE OVERSEEN BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AN ADVISORY BOARD. THE CENTER WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP WITH KNOWLEDGE PARTNER SELECTED UNDER THIS SOLICITATION TO OBTAIN EXPERT SERVICES, STAFF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND SHARE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN MICRO HYDROPOWER. THE SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST PA INVITES EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF THESE ADVISORY SERVICES. EOI’S SHOULD BE BRIEF, BUT INCLUDE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ESTABLISH OUTSTANDING QUALIFICATIONS AND DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE IN MICRO HYDROPOWER. EOI’S SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY E-MAIL TO: MICHAEL ELLIS, CHIEF-OF-PARTY SARI/ENERGY, MICHAEL.ELLIS@PACONSULTING.COM. TH
THIS SOLICITATION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MAY 15 , 2009 AT WHICH TIME THE SOLICITATION WILL BE CLOSED.