Supply and Installation of Solar Photovoltaic and Pumping Equipment for Irrigation Pumping Stations in the Senegal River Valley (Four Lots)
01Project Overview
02Project Background
The Government of Senegal has received World Bank financing for Phase 3 of the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme. The programme's development objective is to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in Senegal. It comprises a USD 200 million IDA credit, USD 30 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development and USD 36 million in beneficiary contributions, giving a total project cost of USD 300 million; it is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock and closes on 29 March 2030. Its components cover digital advisory services for regional agriculture and food crisis prevention and management, the sustainability and adaptive capacity of the food system's productive base, and regional food markets.
The contracting authority for this procurement, SAED, is the Senegalese national company responsible for land development and exploitation in the Senegal River delta and valley, and has long managed the construction and operation of irrigation pumping stations in the valley. The notice states that the pumping equipment and solar photovoltaic equipment procured under this contract are intended for irrigation pumping stations in the Dagana, Podor, Île à Morphil, Matam and Bakel areas, with solar photovoltaic equipment to be supplied for twenty electro-pumps.
The Senegal River Valley is the principal concentration of irrigated agriculture in Senegal, and the pumping head and operating energy consumption of the irrigated perimeters directly affect agricultural production costs. Shifting part of the power source of pumping stations to solar photovoltaics reduces reliance on fuel-driven pump sets and lowers fuel transport and operating expenditure, which is the immediate context for tendering photovoltaic equipment alongside pumping equipment in this round.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Lot Structure | Four lots in total: two for solar photovoltaic equipment and two for pumping equipment |
| Lot 1 | Acquisition and installation of solar photovoltaic equipment for the fixed pumping stations of the Dagana, Matam and Bakel delegations |
| Lot 2 | Acquisition and installation of solar photovoltaic equipment for the fixed pumping stations of the Podor delegation |
| Lot 3 | Acquisition and installation of pumping equipment for the irrigated perimeters of Fanaye to Thillé in the Podor delegation |
| Lot 4 | Acquisition and installation of pumping equipment for the irrigated perimeters of Île à Morphil in the Podor delegation |
| Pumping Equipment Quantities | 10 electro-pump sets; 125 motor-pump sets, of which 25 are conventional motor-pump sets and 100 are motor-pump sets mounted on floating barges, together with their accessories |
| Solar PV Scope | Solar photovoltaic equipment for twenty electro-pumps, including supply and installation |
| Implementation Areas | Dagana, Podor, Île à Morphil, Matam and Bakel |
| Tender Documents | The bidding document is available in French against a non-refundable fee of FCFA 100,000 on written request to the SAED contract award unit |
| Submission Method | Paper submission only; electronic submission is not permitted and late bids are not accepted |
04Key Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Bid Security (Lot 1) | FCFA 14,000,000 |
| Bid Security (Lot 2) | FCFA 14,000,000 |
| Bid Security (Lot 3) | FCFA 9,000,000 |
| Bid Security (Lot 4) | FCFA 11,000,000 |
| Payment Method | Payments are made under the World Bank Direct Payment disbursement method for investment project financing, except where the contract provides for payment by documentary credit |
| Multi-lot Discount | Bidders may bid for one or more lots and, where they wish to offer a discount in the event of multiple awards, must state that discount in the bid form |
| Bid Validity | International tenders of this type ordinarily require bids to remain valid for 120 to 180 days from the submission deadline |
| Performance Security | Supply contracts financed by the World Bank ordinarily require a performance security after contract signature, commonly at 10 per cent of the contract price |
| Warranty Period | Supply contracts for pump sets and photovoltaic equipment ordinarily provide a warranty period, commonly 12 to 24 months after delivery and acceptance, together with spare parts and after-sales support |
| Transport and Insurance | International supply contracts ordinarily place transport to the project site and cargo insurance obligations on the supplier |
| Beneficial Ownership Disclosure | As required by the World Bank Procurement Regulations, the successful bidder must complete the beneficial ownership disclosure form at the contract award stage |
05Bidder Qualification Requirements
06Key Milestones
07Evaluation Criteria
- Compliance of the offered pumping and photovoltaic equipment with the technical specifications
- performance guarantees and efficiency parameters
- installation, testing and commissioning methodology
- track record on comparable contracts and after-sales service arrangements
- The evaluated price after arithmetic correction
- completeness of the itemised pricing and its correspondence with the scope of supply
- reasonableness of spare parts, transport and installation costs
