Procurement and Installation of Solar-Powered Lighting Devices in Various Towns of Chouf District, Lebanon
01Project Overview
02Project Background
Lebanon's power supply has long been constrained by insufficient generation capacity, and the hours of supply delivered to the public grid by Électricité du Liban are limited, so that lighting needs at public facilities and in local towns depend to a large extent on supply arrangements outside the public grid. The Ministry of Energy and Water of Lebanon is responsible for both the energy and water sectors, and its Directorate General of Water and Electric Resources is charged with the development, construction and operation of water and electricity resources and acts as the contracting authority for this procurement.
Off-grid solar lighting can illuminate roads, public squares and public buildings when public grid supply is insufficient and avoids the need to lay supply lines, and is therefore widely used for public lighting. Under this procurement the Directorate General of Water and Electric Resources is procuring and installing solar-powered lighting devices for a number of towns in Chouf District, with the covered locations distributed across the towns of the district.
This procurement is published in accordance with Lebanese public procurement law on the electronic platform of the Public Procurement Authority, which publishes the tender notice and tender documents for the procurement; both the place for submitting bids and the place for obtaining the tender documents are at the Diwan service of the Directorate General of Water and Electric Resources.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Contract Object | Procurement and installation of solar-powered lighting devices in various towns of Chouf District |
| Procurement Category | Works (أشغال) |
| Procurement Classification | Electrical machinery, equipment, consumables and lighting; procurement sector: installation of lighting devices (تركيب أجهزة إنارة) |
| Procurement Lot | Single lot: installation of solar-powered lighting devices in various towns of Chouf District |
| Source of Technical Specifications | The specifications, quantities and installation locations of the luminaires, modules, batteries, controllers and supporting structures are set out in the tender documents (دفتر الشروط) of this procurement |
| Implementation | The successful bidder is responsible for the supply and on-site installation of the solar-powered lighting devices |
04Key Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Tender Document Price | Tender documents are provided free of charge, at LBP 0.00 |
| Bid Security | A bid security in the amount of LBP 1,000,000,000 is required, denominated in Lebanese pounds |
| Validity of Bid Security | The bid security is valid for four months |
| Pricing Basis | Bidders offer a total price as required by the tender documents, and award is on the basis of the lowest total price |
| Estimated Value | The tender notice records that an estimated value exists for the procurement and that this value is kept confidential |
| Funding Source | The notice records funding source code 16123 |
| Performance Security | Prevailing practice on comparable public works contracts is to require the successful bidder to provide a performance security equal to a percentage of the contract price, generally in the form of a bank guarantee |
| Validity of Bids | Prevailing practice on works of this type is to require bids to remain valid for a period after opening, generally ninety days |
05Bidder Qualification Requirements
06Key Milestones
07Evaluation Criteria
- The award basis for this procurement is price. The tender notice records that award is made on the lowest total price, that is, among bids complying with the tender documents the lowest total offered price forms the basis for award
