SOLICITATION_95332423Q0053.pdf

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement Section D - Packaging and Marking Section E - Inspection and Acceptance Terms Section F - Delivery or Performance Section G - Contract Administration Data Section H - Special Contract Requirements Section I - Contract Clauses Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits, and other Attachments Section K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Listing of Incorporated Purchase Requisitions

Incorporated Purchase Requisition Numbers:

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Item Number Base Item Number

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

0001 NEPAL COMPACT TECHNICAL

SERVICE SUPPORT

1 LS

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

IDC Type: Not Applicable FSC Codes: R499 SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER NAICS Code: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical S...

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

1001 NEPAL COMPACT TECHNICAL

SERVICE SUPPORT

0 LS

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/30/24 Option Time Duration: 364 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

2001 NEPAL COMPACT TECHNICAL

SERVICE SUPPORT

0 LS

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/30/25 Option Time Duration: 364 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

3001 NEPAL COMPACT TECHNICAL

SERVICE SUPPORT

0 LS

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/30/26 Option Time Duration: 364 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Supplies/Services Quantity Unit

4001 NEPAL COMPACT TECHNICAL

SERVICE SUPPORT

0 LS

Contract Type:Time and Materials Unit Price

Other Direct Costs Extended Price

Description:

Purchase Requisitions

Option:

Option Time Date: 9/30/27 Option Time Duration: 365 Option Time Units: Days IDC Type: Not Applicable

Clauses incorporated by reference

None

Clauses incorporated by full text

SECTION B

B.1 Title

Nepal Compact Technical Support Services

B.2 Brief Description of Services

MCC requires a firm to provide a wide range of technical assistance tasks in the areas of energy to support the implementation of MCC's Nepal Compact.

B.3 FAR 52.216-1 – Type of Contract (APR 1984)

This requirement is awarded as a time-and-materials contract.

B.4 Funding Type

This Contract is funded with no-year Due Dilligence funding. As such, funding obligated to this contract may be used during the life of the contract.

B.7 Consideration and Payment

In consideration of satisfactory performance of the work as described throughout this contract, the Contractor shall be paid in accordance with the fixed loaded hourly rates as shown herein for the specified categories of labor based on the number of actual hours incurred in the performance of the work. Fully loaded rates shall be all inclusive of direct labor, fringe benefits, applicable indirect costs, and any profit for each labor category. Labor rates at the inception of a contract period will carry through as "fixed-price" without adjustment for the life of that contract period. Additionally, the contractor shall be paid for materials and travel directly chargeable to this contract. If the options are exercised funding will be obligated by modification to the contract.

Hours by labor category and pricing under ODCs are estimates only and may be increased/decreased as necessary for successful completion of the contract requirements and as approved by the COR/PM. However, the contractor's expenditures at any given point shall not exceed the total obligated amount or the total ceiling price for this contract as specified below. The Government shall not be obligated to pay any amount in excess of this ceiling price nor is the Contractor obligated to continue performance if to do so would exceed this ceiling price. The ceiling price may be modified solely by the Government if it is deemed necessary. The base period and option periods, if applicable, are priced as follows:

Pricing Summary Per Contract Period

Contract Period Labor Hours

Labor Costs ODCs Total Est. Cost

Base Period: Nepal Technical Support Services 6,340 $ $ $

OY1: Nepal Technical Support Services 5,340 $ $ $

OY2: Nepal Technical Support Services 5,140 $ $ $

OY3: Nepal Technical Support Services 4,790 $ $ $

OY4: Nepal Technical Support Services 4,790 $ $ $

Total 26,400 $ $ $

CLIN 0001 – Base Period: Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

0001 Program Manager HRS 120 $ $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 1000 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

HRS 1000 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 750 $ $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 300 $ $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 750 $ $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 600 $ $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst)

HRS 400 $ $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 400 $ $

Hydrologist HRS 300 $ $

GIS Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 400 $ $

Admin Specialist HRS 120 $ $

Total Labor Hours 6340

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

0001 Unit Cost # Units Cost

1. Airfare

International Trips

Round $3,000.00 20 $60,000.00

SUBTOTAL 20 $60,000.00 $60,000.00

Trips to Washington, DC

Round trip to/from Washington, DC $1,000.00 6 $6,000.00

SUBTOTAL 6 $6,000.00 $6,000.00

2. Per Diem Unit Cost # Units Cost

International Trips

Lodging $165.00 240 $39,600.00

Per Diem $107.00 240 $25,680.00

Enroute Expenses $65.00 240 $15,600.00

Trips to Washington, DC

Lodging in Washington, DC $256.00 6 $1,536.00

Per Diem in Washington, DC $76.00 6 $456.00

Enroute Expenses in Washington, DC $25.00 6 $150.00

SUBTOTAL $83,022.00 $83,022.00

3. Regional and Local Transportation Unit Cost # Units Cost

Enroute Costs $15.00 600 $9,000.00

Car Rental (Daily Rate) $105.00 36 $3,780.00

Local Mileage ($ per mile) $0.58 72000 $41,400.00

SUBTOTAL $54,180.00 $54,180.00

4. Miscellaneous Travel Expenses Unit Cost # Units Cost

Visas $60.00 5 $300.00

DBA and Medex Insurance $150.00 5 $750.00

Medical/Inoculations $250.00 5 $1,250.00

SUBTOTAL $2,300.00 $2,300.00

5. Project Support/Other Unit Cost # Units Cost

Communications $1,000.00 3 $3,000.00

Software Licenses $3,000.00 3 $9,000.00

Reproduction $500.00 3 $1,500.00

Postage/Courier $250.00 3 $750.00

SUBTOTAL $14,250.00 $14,250.00

G&A on ODCs (assumed 8%) $17,580.16 $17,580.16

ODC Sub-Total $237,332.16

CLIN 0001 Total Estimated Value (Base Period) $

CLIN 1001 – OY1: Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

1001 Program Manager HRS 120 $ $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 750 $ $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 100 $ $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 750 $ $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 600 $ $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst)

HRS 400 $ $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 200 $ $

Hydrologist HRS 300 $ $

GIS Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 200 $ $

Admin Specialist HRS 120 $ $

Total Labor Hours 5340

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

1001 Unit Cost # Units Cost

1. Airfare

International Trips

Round $3,150.00 16 $50,400.00

SUBTOTAL 16 $50,400.00 $50,400.00

Round trip to/from Washington, DC $1,050.00 6 $6,300.00

SUBTOTAL 6 $6,300.00 $6,300.00

Lodging $173.25 192 $33,264.00

Per Diem $112.35 192 $21,571.20

Enroute Expenses $68.25 192 $13,104.00

Trips to Washington, DC

Lodging in Washington, DC $268.80 6 $1,612.80

Per Diem in Washington, DC $79.80 6 $478.80

Enroute Expenses in Washington, DC $26.25 6 $157.50

SUBTOTAL $70,188.30 $70,188.30

Enroute Costs $15.75 480 $7,560.00

Car Rental (Daily Rate) $110.25 24 $2,646.00

Local Mileage ($ per mile) $0.60 75600 $45,643.50

SUBTOTAL $55,849.50 $55,849.50

Visas $63.00 20 $1,260.00

DBA and Medex Insurance $157.50 5 $787.50

Medical/Inoculations $262.50 5 $1,312.50

SUBTOTAL $3,360.00 $3,360.00

Communications $1,050.00 2 $2,100.00

Software Licenses $3,150.00 2 $6,300.00

Reproduction $525.00 2 $1,050.00

Postage/Courier $262.50 2 $525.00

SUBTOTAL $9,975.00 $9,975.00

G&A on ODCs (assumed 8%) $15,685.82 $15,685.82

ODC Sub-Total $211,758.62

CLIN 1001 Total Estimated Value (OY1) $

CLIN 2001 – OY2: Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

2001 Program Manager HRS 120 $ $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 750 $ $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 100 $ $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 750 $ $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 600 $ $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst)

HRS 400 $ $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 200 $ $

Hydrologist HRS 100 $ $

GIS Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 200 $ $

Admin Specialist HRS 120 $ $

Total Labor Hours 5140

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

2001 Unit Cost # Units Cost

1. Airfare

International Trips

Round $3,276.00 12 $39,312.00

SUBTOTAL 12 $39,312.00 $39,312.00

Round trip to/from Washington, DC $1,092.00 2 $2,184.00

SUBTOTAL 2 $2,184.00 $2,184.00

2. Per Diem Unit Cost # Units Cost

International Trips

Lodging $180.18 144 $25,945.92

Per Diem $116.84 144 $16,825.54

Enroute Expenses $70.98 144 $10,221.12

Trips to Washington, DC

Lodging in Washington, DC $279.55 4 $1,118.21

Per Diem in Washington, DC $82.99 4 $331.97

Enroute Expenses in Washington, DC $27.30 4 $109.20

SUBTOTAL $54,551.95 $54,551.95

Enroute Costs $16.38 360 $5,896.80

Car Rental (Daily Rate) $114.66 24 $2,751.84

Local Mileage ($ per mile) $0.63 75600.04 $47,469.27

SUBTOTAL $56,117.91 $56,117.91

Visas $65.52 12 $786.24

DBA and Medex Insurance $163.80 3 $491.40

Medical/Inoculations $273.00 3 $819.00

SUBTOTAL $2,096.64 $2,096.64

Communications $1,092.00 1 $1,092.00

Software Licenses $3,276.00 1 $3,276.00

Reproduction $546.00 1 $546.00

Postage/Courier $273.00 1 $273.00

SUBTOTAL $5,187.00 $5,187.00

G&A on ODCs (assumed 8%) $12,755.96 $12,755.96

ODC Sub-Total $172,205.46

CLIN 2001 Total Estimated Value OY2 $

CLIN 3001 – OY3: Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

3001 Program Manager HRS 120 $ $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 750 $ $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 100 $ $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 500 $ $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 600 $ $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst)

HRS 400 $ $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 100 $ $

Hydrologist HRS 100 $ $

GIS Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 200 $ $

Admin Specialist HRS 120 $ $

Total Labor Hours 4790

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

3001 Unit Cost # Units Cost

1. Airfare

International Trips

Round $3,374.28 12 $40,491.36

SUBTOTAL 12 $40,491.36 $40,491.36

Round trip to/from Washington, DC $1,124.76 2 $2,249.52

SUBTOTAL 2 $2,249.52 $2,249.52

Lodging $185.59 144 $26,724.30

Per Diem $120.35 144 $17,330.30

Enroute Expenses $73.11 144 $10,527.75

Trips to Washington, DC

Lodging in Washington, DC $287.94 4 $1,151.75

Per Diem in Washington, DC $85.48 0 $0.00

Enroute Expenses in Washington, DC $28.12 4 $112.48

SUBTOTAL $55,846.58 $55,846.58

Enroute Costs $16.87 360 $6,073.70

Car Rental (Daily Rate) $118.10 24 $2,834.40

Local Mileage ($ per mile) $0.65 77868.0412 $50,360.14

SUBTOTAL $59,268.24 $59,268.24

Visas $67.49 0 $0.00

DBA and Medex Insurance $168.71 0 $0.00

Medical/Inoculations $281.19 0 $0.00

SUBTOTAL $0.00 $0.00

Communications $1,124.76 1 $1,124.76

Software Licenses $3,374.28 1 $3,374.28

Reproduction $562.38 1 $562.38

Postage/Courier $281.19 1 $281.19

SUBTOTAL $5,342.61 $5,342.61

G&A on ODCs (assumed 8%) $13,055.87 $13,055.87

ODC Sub-Total $176,254.18

CLIN 3001 Total Estimated Value (Base Period) $

CLIN 4001 – OY4: Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Rate Total

LABOR

4001 Program Manager HRS 120 $ $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System

HRS 800 $ $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 750 $ $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 100 $ $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 500 $ $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 600 $ $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst)

HRS 400 $ $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 100 $ $

Hydrologist HRS 100 $ $

GIS Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 100 $ $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 200 $ $

Admin Specialist HRS 120 $ $

Total Labor Hours 4790

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

4001 Unit Cost # Units Cost

1. Airfare

International Trips

Round $3,441.77 8 $27,534.12

SUBTOTAL 8 $27,534.12 $27,534.12

Round trip to/from Washington, DC $1,147.26 2 $2,294.51

SUBTOTAL 2 $2,294.51 $2,294.51

Lodging $189.30 96 $18,172.52

Per Diem $122.76 96 $11,784.61

Enroute Expenses $74.57 96 $7,158.87

Trips to Washington, DC

Lodging in Washington, DC $293.70 2 $587.39

Per Diem in Washington, DC $87.19 2 $174.38

Enroute Expenses in Washington, DC $28.68 2 $57.36

SUBTOTAL $37,935.14 $37,935.14

Enroute Costs $17.21 240 $4,130.12

Car Rental (Daily Rate) $120.46 24 $2,891.08

Local Mileage ($ per mile) $0.66 79425.402 $52,394.69

SUBTOTAL $59,415.89 $59,415.89

Visas $68.84 0 $0.00

DBA and Medex Insurance $172.09 0 $0.00

Medical/Inoculations $286.81 0 $0.00

SUBTOTAL $0.00 $0.00

Communications $1,147.26 1 $1,147.26

Software Licenses $3,441.77 1 $3,441.77

Reproduction $573.63 1 $573.63

Postage/Courier $286.81 1 $286.81

SUBTOTAL $5,449.46 $5,449.46

G&A on ODCs (assumed 8%) $10,610.33 $10,610.33

ODC Sub-Total $143,239.46

CLIN 4001 Total Estimated Value OY4 $

TOTAL CONTRACT –Nepal Technical Support Services

CLIN # Description U/I Qty Total Price

LABOR

TOTAL Program Manager HRS 600 $

Project Manager/Sector Power Specialist HRS 4,200 $

Power Sector Engineer - Transmission/ Distribution System HRS 4,200 $

Power Sector Engineer - Substations HRS 3,750 $

Power System Modeler/Planner HRS 700 $

Power Sector Construction Specialist HRS 3,250 $

Legal/Regulatory Expert - Power (ERC) HRS 3,000 $

Power Sector – Financial Analysis Expert (Tech Asst) HRS 2,000 $

Geotechnical Engineer HRS 1,000 $

Hydrologist HRS 900 $

GIS Specialist HRS 500 $

Health and Safety Specialist HRS 500 $

Other Power Sector Engineers HRS 1,200 $

Admin Specialist HRS 600 $

Total Labor Hours 26,400 $

Labor Sub-Total $

OTHER DIRECT COSTS (ODCs)

TOTAL Other Direct Costs - Base Year LS 1 $237,332.16

Other Direct Costs - OY1 LS 1 $211,758.62

Other Direct Costs - OY2 LS 1 $172,205.46

Other Direct Costs - OY3 LS 1 $176,254.18

Other Direct Costs - OY4 LS 1 $143,239.46

ODC Sub-Total $940,789.89

CLIN 0001 Total Estimated Value (Base Period) $

B.8 Material (Non-Labor) Indirect Cost Rates

Pursuant to the general provisions of this contract and FAR 52.212-4; Alt. I, the following fixed indirect rate to be applied against Materials is established:

Type Fixed Rate

Indirect Costs (Material Handling, Subcontract Administration, etc.). 0.00%

B.9 ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO LABOR CATEGORIES

It may be necessary to add or change labor categories during performance of this contract in order to carry out the services described in Section C. If new labor categories are added, or existing labor categories revised, the parties will negotiate the labor category(ies) prior to the incorporation into the contract. Any new labor rate proposed will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.4.

(End of SECTION B)

Section C - Description/Specifications/Work Statement

SECTION C

Statement of Work:

Technical Services – Energy Sector in Nepal

1. INTRODUCTION

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a Federal Corporation created under Title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004. It is tasked with managing and implementing the Millennium Challenge Act (MCA), which Congress approved to provide United States assistance for economic development.

The MCA is an innovative foreign assistance program designed to "reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth" in some of the poorest countries in the world. MCA provides incentive for policy reforms by rewarding countries with additional resources that complement those of other bilateral U.S. development programs, other donors and their own investments.

To be selected as eligible for an MCC assistance program, a country must demonstrate a commitment to policies that promote political and economic freedom, investments in education and health, the sustainable use of natural resources, control of corruption, and respect for civil liberties and the rule of law, as measured by independent and transparent policy indicators.

These indicators measure how well countries perform in three broad policy categories: ruling justly, investing in people, and encouraging economic freedom. In determining eligibility, MCC's Board selects MCA eligible countries that are above the median of its income peer group (low income or lower middle income) on at least half of the indicators in each of the three categories and above the median on the corruption indicator. The Board may consider additional information and consider factors such as data gaps or lags to select the countries that will be eligible for MCA assistance.

2. BACKGROUND

Nepal Background

The MCC Nepal Compact, signed on September 14, 2017, includes a grant of $500 million from the United States government and a contribution of $130 million from the GoN, for a total of $630 million. The Compact was not ratified by the Nepali parliament until February 27, 2022. The compact's aim is to increase electricity consumption by improving the availability and reliability of the electricity supply in Nepal's electricity grid and facilitating power trade; and to facilitate maintenance of road quality across the strategic road network. The compact consists of two projects:

• Electricity Transmission Project: The objective of this project is to increase electricity consumption by improving the availability and reliability of electricity in Nepal's electricity grid, and by facilitating power trade. To achieve this objective, the project was designed to support the following:

o Transmission Line Activity: construction of approximately 315 km of a double-circuit 400 kV transmission line inside Nepal, including the segment of the second cross border transmission line going to the border with India.

o Substation Activity: construction of three substations along the MCC-funded transmission lines.

o Power Sector Technical Assistance Activity: technical assistance support to the Electricity Regulatory

Commission (ERC) to increase ERC's capacity as a regulator, and to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to improve its transmission business in the area of regulatory cost recovery, grid operations, and system planning.

o Program Management and Technical Oversight Activity: support for project management, environmental and social impact assessment, social and gender integration, and engineering and technical supervision to ensure the Electricity Transmission Project complies with MCC and GoN policies and standards.

• Roads Maintenance Project: The objective of this project is to maintain road quality across Nepal's strategic road network (SRN). To achieve this objective, MCC Funding is slated to support:

o Technical Assistance Activity: funding for technical assistance and capacity building to Nepal's Department of Roads (DOR) and Roads Board Nepal (RBN).

o Strategic Road Maintenance Works Activity: a matching fund to support road maintenance works on up to

305 km of Nepal's SRN, as well as a civil works sub-activity focused on pavement recycling to demonstrate full-depth reclamation (FDR) road maintenance technology to Nepal.

The current solicitation only covers the Electricity Transmission Project and does not include scope related to the Roads Maintenance Project.

MCA-Nepal is fully staffed up and has been advancing project preparation through an independently recruited Consultant that completed Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, preliminary engineering and technical specifications, and bidding documents for the major infrastructure procurements. Due to significant delays to Ratifying the Compact, and COVID-related impacts, the Consultant was demobilized, and MCA-Nepal is in the process of recruiting a Consultant for pre-construction and construction supervision services to act as the FIDIC Engineer on their behalf. The Request for Proposal for these services are currently on the street with a Contract to be awarded in June 2023.

In addition, MCA has already launched an Invitation for Bids for the Design-Build (FIDIC Yellow Book) Works Contract covering the Transmission Lines in late December 2022 and expects bids to be submitted in the near future. MCA intends to sign at least two Design Build works contracts for transmission lines just after Entry into Force in September 2023.

Finally, MCA intends to launch Invitation for Bids for the Design-Build (FIDIC Yellow Book) Works Contract covering the work required at the Power Substations and expects bids to be submitted in late Summer. MCA intends to sign one or more Design Build works contracts for Substations before the end of 2023.

GoN Institutions:

Key power sector institutions in Nepal are as follows:

• The Ministry of Energy (MOE) has primary jurisdiction over Nepal's energy sector and is responsible, among other things, for formulating the country's energy policy, overseeing and regulating the activities of the national electric utility, and promoting private investment.

• The Department of Energy Development (DoED) was established to function as the chief coordination unit under the MOE to promote and develop Nepal's hydropower and to provide a one-window service to private sector investments, which includes the mandate for issuing licenses for generation.

• The NEA is the state-owned electric utility with a monopoly on transmission and distribution. The NEA previously held a monopoly on generation as well, but independent power producers (IPPs) now provide a significant share of generation capacity. Recently a new Independent Transmission Operator has recently been established (RPGRIDco).

• The GoN passed the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act which came into force on December 5, 2017. This Act's objectives are to maintain a balance between the demand and supply of electricity by making the generation of electricity, transmission, distribution or business simplified, regular, systematic, and transparent, to regulate the electricity tariff, to protect the right and interest of the electricity consumers, to make the electricity services reliable, available to all, qualitative and secured one. The Electricity Regulatory Commission currently is understaffed and requires capacity building but continues to meet its regulatory mandate.

• The Water and Energy Commission Secretariat was established in 1975 to develop Nepal's water and energy resources in an integrated and accelerated manner. The Commission's Secretariat provides assistance to the GoN and its related agencies in formulating policies and planning in the water and energy sector. Considering that the majority of Generation in Nepal comes from Hydropower, basin planning is a crucial function.

• The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is responsible for overall financial management in Nepal, particularly revenue and expenditure, and with mobilizing and allocating resources, managing public expenditure, and strengthening the productive capacity of public enterprises. The MOF has been a supporter of reform in the power sector.

• The GoN also promotes alternative energy use through the Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC), which is under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment. AEPC is mandated to promote alternative energy technologies that include mini and micro-hydropower, biogas, and solar energy technologies.

• The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) is responsible for facilitating public-private partnership projects in the infrastructure sector including power, transport, and airports. In the power sector, IBN is responsible for promoting projects larger than 500MW and those that have an export orientation. To date, IBN has facilitated the signing of two Power Development Agreements (PDAs) with foreign investors. Their near-term plan is to have at least five PDAs signed and have these projects reach financial close and commence construction. All of the projects to date have been hydropower based.

MCC Background

MCC has two investment modalities – Thresholds and Compacts. Nepal was selected for a Threshold and subsequently selected for a Compact, and after successfully development, signed a Compact in 2017. The following provides background of these processes, but it should be noted that the Nepal Compact is currently in the pre-EIF stage and is planned to Enter Into Force September, 2023 concurrently with the Contractor's planned mobilization.

Compact Development Process

The process for compact development adopted by MCC, in general terms, is outlined below.

Note: For a complete set of MCC Compact Development Guidelines, updated January 2012, refer to http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countrytools/tools/compact-development.

Compact Program Development Process

MCA Country Activities MCC Activities

Phase 1: Startup and Preliminary Analysis – N/A - this phase has been completed for Nepal

Phase 2: Project Definition – N/A - this phase has been completed for Nepal

Phase 3: Project Development and Appraisal - although completed already prior to Compact signature, tasks in this phase may be required should there be significant Project changes during implementation

§ Prepares detailed project proposals

§ Consults stakeholders on project design and sustainability

§ Disburses 609(g) funding and assist with needed feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments, resettlement plans, preliminary designs, etc. to be used by the country in detailed project proposal

§ Conducts formal appraisal of developed projects

§ Provides recommendation to MCC senior management for preliminary approval of projects

§ Once agreed with the country, MCC notifies Congress of its intent to enter into compact negotiations after formal approval

Phase 4: Investment Committee, Compact Negotiations and Signing – although completed already prior to Compact signature, tasks in this phase may be required should there be significant Project changes during implementation

§ Negotiates contents of the Compact program, conditions to signing, Entry into Force (Or EIF, the official commencement of a compact), or disbursements, etc.

§ Prepares Investment Memo (IM) that summarizes proposed compact program and budget

§ Presents IM to Investment Committee and responds to questions and comments http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countrytools/tools/compact-development

MCA Country Activities MCC Activities

§ Country signs the Compact § Conduct negotiations on technical and legal content of compact

§ MCC Board considers compact for approval

§ If approved, MCC signs the compact

Phase 5: Pre-Entry Into Force – this is the current phase of the Nepal Compact, but delay in ratification means that MCA has been formed and staffed, and project preparation work has significantly advanced

§ Establishes the Millennium Challenge Account Accountable Entity

§ Completes Implementing Entity (host country agency or ministerial) agreements

§ Completes annual budgets and implementation plans

§ Completes Terms of Reference and work plans for implementation and procurement

§ Pre-qualifies consultants and contractors for early procurements, as necessary

§ Assists with and provides feedback on the MCA establishment processes including guidance on formation of accountable entity, staffing, budgets, Compact country internal agreements and work plans

§ Reviews and approves Terms of Reference and where applicable pre-qualification documents for consultant services, construction supervision, goods and services, and works contracts

Phase I: Start-up and Preliminary Assessment and Analysis

This phase has already been completed for the Nepal compact.

Sector Assessment and Investment Opportunity Analysis: This phase has already been completed for the Nepal compact.

Phase II: Project Definition

This phase has already been completed for the Nepal compact.

Phase III: Project Development and Appraisal

Project Development: The project development phase entails completion of requisite project preparatory studies, inter alia feasibility and preliminary design studies, environmental and social assessments, and economic and beneficiary analyses. It may not be possible to complete all of the planned studies for all projects prior to submission of the overall program for Board approval and compact signing. (See Compact Implementation Process below) The objective of conducting extensive studies prior to the commitment of funds is to minimize investment risk by attaining as much certainty as possible about the scope, activities, costs, mitigation measures and implementation arrangements; this process may also reduce the time between Compact signing and when the Compact's fixed implementation period (five years) starts. Feasibility studies were completed for the Nepal Compact in 2016/17 but should be considered for reference by the Contractor after mobilization. There may be a need to update studies and assessments made subsequent to the study period.

Project Appraisal: Based on the draft or final reports of project development studies, the country team assesses the viability of the proposed projects. The country team may choose to verify independently the quality of technical assessments financed and managed by the country, using MCC contractors including this contractor. At this stage MCC and the country core team may need to agree to adjustments in project scope and approach, or make design modifications, to enhance impact, quality, implementability, and/or reduce costs. Where detailed assessments identify fatal flaws that cannot be mitigated through such modifications, the country team will recommend to department management to remove the proposed project from further consideration.

Phase IV: Investment Committee, Compact Negotiation and Signing

The Investment Committee approved the Projects in the Nepal Compact and the Compact was negotiated and signed in 2017. However, changes during project advancement and implementation may require additional analysis and recommendations to the Investment Committee where there are significant changes to Project components in accordance with MCC's Modification Policy.

Phase V: Pre-Entry Into Force (EIF)

Upon signature of the compact by the host country and MCC, there are certain conditions that need to be satisfied before the compact Enters into Force (EIF) and the fixed term (five year) implementation timeline begins. This phase of compact development essentially serves as the transition between compact development and compact implementation. Activities include developing position descriptions and a functional organogram for the MCA, drafting terms of reference for studies and other foundational work that will draw on funding available before EIF (known as CIF funding), procuring and managing CIF-funded contracts, updating project management tools (schedules, scoping documents, budgets, resource and quality assurance plans), developing detailed Implementing Entity Agreements (IEAs) and on-boarding MCA staff. CIF funds and other activities in this stage can support preparation but may not be allocated for implementation activities. The Nepal Compact is still in the pre-EIF phase but has a fully staffed MCA and significantly advanced project preparation due to delays to EIF.

Phase IV: Compact Implementation

Each compact country sets up an Accountable Entity (usually in the form of 'MCAs' or other 'Development Authorities') that is responsible for implementation of the compact. Often, the MCA develops agreement with other entities called Implementing Entities (IEs) that will be responsible for day-to-day implementation, execution and eventual asset ownership and maintenance of some portion of the compact program. MCC is responsible for the oversight of the successful implementation of the compact. This oversight includes the periodic review and approval of project schedules, budgets, human resource plans, procurement plans, and contract documentation, any other documents submitted by the MCA. MCA-Nepal has been setup and is mostly to fully staffed, in some cases with personnel that have been working since 2017/18.

As noted previously, it may not be possible to complete all the studies required for successful construction of infrastructure during the compact development period. If such studies are not complete both MCC and MCA are responsible for ensuring that all studies necessary for the successful and safe implementation of the program are completed before MCC disburses funds. If the studies discover higher risks, costs, environmental health and safety issues than were previously anticipated projects may need to be re-designed or re-scoped to meet MCC standards and time frames.

After the completion of the implementation period (five years after EIF), MCA has a limited period of time (approximately four to six months and known as the closeout period) to complete compact closeout-related activities. These activities are limited to approving and paying invoices for work that was completed prior to end of the five years, closing out contracts, disposing and transferring compact assets, managing defect notification periods for goods/services/works delivered prior to the Compact End Date (CED), and other activities as deemed appropriate in the approved Closeout Plan. MCC and its consultants provide a limited engagement after the CED, including oversight of closeout plan implementation and approved monitoring and evaluation activities.

3. SCOPE

MCC requires a firm to provide a wide range of technical assistance tasks in the areas of energy to support the implementation of MCC's Nepal Compact.

Base Period

MCC will require the Contractor to provide technical advice, opinions and recommendations on the Electricity Transmission Project as it enters the final design and construction stage in order to inform MCC's oversight, and to recommend actions to address gaps, inadequacies and risks in terms of cost, quality, and completion during the anticipated Compact time horizon.

The scope of projects to be assessed will include power sector infrastructure activities – including, primarily transmission and distribution components – as well as legal, institutional and regulatory activities to improve operations and sustainability in

Nepal's power sector.

The Contractor will be expected to review studies and reports as directed by MCC. These reports may include technical sector studies, final designs and bid solicitations, construction supervision reports and may include updates to generation, distribution and transmission master plans, rural electrification plans, and load flow analyses. The Contractor will also be expected to review reports related to the institutional reform and capacity building of power sector institutions, including reform and turnaround technical assistance, especially as it may be related to tariffs and regulation, private sector participation, power trading and independent power producers. In addition, to support economic and technical assessment of proposed projects the Contractor may be called upon to review, update or conduct critical sector studies such a willingness-to-pay (WTP) study on a national or regional level; a cost-of-service study at the vertically integrated power utility, the National Electricity Agency (NEA); a loss characterization study covering the NEA's power grid; and load flow analyses on the Nepali electricity network. The Contractor may also be called up to review and assess the utility's tools and systems, such as management information systems, accounting and finance tools, asset management plans, etc.

Option Periods

MCC may call on the Contractor to support implementation of all technical assistance, infrastructure, environmental, social, and resettlement activities during the period of the compact covered by the timeframe. In this phase, the Contractor is to provide services to MCC for project preparation, final design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation during the implementation period and, as directed by MCC, to liaise, on behalf of MCC, with the Government of Nepal (GoN) and other project partners on technical issues. The Contractor will be expected to monitor all output related to the projects included in the Compact and provide guidance to MCC in responding to project conditions in support of advancing project objectives.

Additionally, the Contractor will be expected to review GoN compliance with Compact Conditions Precedents (CPs) and MCC Compact Development Guidelines, including IFC Performance Standards, related to infrastructure, environmental, social and resettlement activities in all approved projects. MCC will require support throughout the final design, construction, commissioning and testing, and closeout period should all Options be exercised under this contract.

4. TASKS

Energy-related technical services will be required for any or all stages in the development and implementation of compacts and threshold programs. MCC requires input in four broad ways: (1) technical guidance to MCC; (2) review of work completed by third parties; (3) technical analyses carried out by the consultant; and (4) oversight during implementation of compacts and threshold programs. Each is briefly described below.

A. Development of Programs – Tasks

Compact Programs: MCC typically requires a team of consultants to review feasibility and other technical studies with the broad objective of providing recommendations to MCC on the quality, adequacy, and accuracy of the technical assessments, including cost estimates (for the purposes of approving investment projects by MCC), and acceptability (go/no-go decisions, based on identification of "fatal flaws"). Although the Nepal Compact Program has already been developed and signed, support for the below tasks may still be required in the case of project modifications for cost, time or other reason.

Specifically, technical experts shall review and advise on:

a. Project selection, whether there could be a viable project within a sector that is proposed as a concept to MCC.

Specifically, the Contractor may be asked to undertake an overall sector analysis, inclusive of primary data collection, to ascertain the constraints in the sector and the possible mitigants to those constraints and to ascertain if there are any legal, policy, or institutional/regulatory issues that would prevent MCC from working successfully in the sector.

Additionally, the Contractor could be asked to conduct or review an analysis to see whether potential projects address root cause problems identified in the constraints analysis and subsequent root cause and problem tree evaluations.

b. Project justification, whether the project is placed within a national development context (or sector strategy or investment master plan) and is deemed a priority, whether the proposed project is a good "value for money" (against other alternatives), and whether the project has a high potential to promote poverty reduction through economic growth.

Specific tasks could include but not limited to:

• Advising MCC on the state of the sector through review of master plans and other sector studies, and through an analysis of other ongoing/planned investment in the sector;

• Advise MCC whether the proposed concept or project addresses sector priorities.

c. Project description with sufficient detail regarding exact project site, the geographic areas to be served, preliminary identification of targeted beneficiaries, intended outcomes, products or services to be delivered, and methods of delivery.

Specific tasks could include but not be limited to assisting MCC in:

• Identifying any potential fatal flaws;

• Identifying any critical analyses needed to give an adequate project description;

• Drafting Terms of Reference for various studies; and

• Undertaking additional technical analyses as requested.

d. Existing Feasibility Study/Technical Report Review, technical review to assess the quality of the study, identify gaps and further studies (for the purpose of an investment decision). Specific tasks could include but not be limited to assisting MCC in:

• Assessing the feasibility of the proposed project(s);

• Reviewing and making recommendations with regards to appropriate design standards;

• Reviewing cost estimates;

• Updating/revising the cost estimates, as necessary;

• Assessing the constructability within the compact term; and

• Assessing the risks to the proposed concept/project, including procurement, design, construction and operational risks and assess the potential impacts on timeline and budget.

e. Preliminary economic and financial analysis, with an indication of economic and financial impact. Specific tasks could include but not be limited to assisting MCC in:

• Identifying potential project beneficiaries/benefit streams;

• Calculating the estimated Economic Rate of Return (ERR) using a methodology that is acceptable to MCC and is in accordance with MCC's economic analysis policies and principles; and

• As appropriate, developing a financial model (income statement, balance sheet, and cashflow statement) and conducting a financial analysis of the owner or operator of the assets, or the project to be funded by

MCC.

f. Institutional Assessment, assessment of the performance of the owner, operator, and regulator of the assets, specifically with an eye for ongoing operations and maintenance of the proposed assets. Specific tasks could include but not be limited to assisting MCC in

• Undertaking a policy and institutional assessment of the sector based on a political economy analysis of the sector;

• Developing a framework for and assess cost of service, as appropriate;

• Proposing improvements in maintenance planning, operations and resources;

• Developing a program to improve maintenance practices and capabilities;

• Based on these improvements, as well as the additional cost of operations and maintenance based on short and medium term capital expenditure program, estimating an annual budget requirement for a 10 year period; and

• Reviewing current tariffs and tariff structure, and propose revisions to achieve full or meaningful cost recovery;

B. Implementation of Compacts - Tasks

Compact Programs: MCC places significant priority on country ownership, and to this end, compact implementation is the responsibility of the recipient governments. However, MCC retains and frequently exercises the right to review, approve, monitor, and audit any activity under the Compact. Through the MCC model of aid delivery, funds are made available to the recipient country based on meeting clearly defined conditions precedent to disbursement (CPs) and project progress. Thus, MCC acts in an oversight and advisory capacity to MCA units and the MCA that administer and manage their respective compacts through a variety of subcontracts and implementing entity agreements (IEAs) with program beneficiaries. Once the compact has been signed between the eligible country and MCC and projects have become operational, the Contractor shall be requested to assist MCC in conducting oversight of project implementation and performance. The Contractor shall assist in monitoring engineering, environmental, and social components of project implementation to ensure completion of projects in accordance with the objectives, specifications, applicable MCC policy requirements, and CPs of the compact. The Contractor shall advise MCC by conducting periodic in-country and desk reviews to provide assurance that funding should be continued and that projects are on track to meet agreed-upon specifications, schedules, milestones, and budgets related. Additionally, the Contractor shall assist in identifying potential unforeseen impacts of implementation and provide recommendations for resolution. Such reviews would address, among other things, commentary on the following:

• Project designs, tender documents, procurement reports, draft contracts, and selected MCA Contractor deliverables;

• Project progress and performance reports of the construction contractors, supervision engineer, MCA and other consultants;

• Updated estimation of completion costs and timing;

• MCA procurement plans, project workplans, and disbursement requests;

• Analysis of causes of any overruns and delays and recommendations regarding corrective measures

• Verification of completion and performance tests;

• Satisfaction of CPs and other conditions for disbursement; and

• Continued monitoring of Utility Performance

Since the Nepal Compact is currently in the implementation phase, the vast majority of the Contractor's time and effort will be focused on implementation support defined above and below. The Contractor shall be able to provide assistance in each of the following general areas:

General Technical Advisory support: In addition to the tasks and reviews at the stages listed below, the Contractor may be tasked with supporting MCC in the following manner:

• Providing Program or Project Management Support, specifically by developing and updating cost tracking tools, schedules, risk registers and similar tools;

• Providing guidance and oversight to MCA counterparts in Program Management, QA/QC, FIDIC Contracting and other similar topics;

• Providing appropriate high-level guidance consistent with the IFC Performance Standards and EHS Guidelines, tools, and assistance and, where necessary, help to strengthen institutional capacity and policies to integrate internationally accepted principles of environmental and social sustainability and social equity into the design and implementation of MCC-funded projects; and

• Reviewing Terms of Reference for consultants to work on various compact issues.

Review Feasibility and design update stage: If not already completed in compact development, in this stage, the Contractor shall review feasibility studies and other technical studies and designs and bidding documents and make recommendations to MCC with regards to the quality, accuracy, and adequacy of those document prior to finalization of packages for…