This opportunity closed on 04 March 2025

Adam Smith International

Network Planning Tool Service Provider

Posted
7 February 2025 05:29pm
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Regions
South-East and East Asia
Sectors
Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation
Summary

Duration

1-2 month(s)

Location

Virtual

Reports to

Emad Iqbal, Activity Manager, NBN – Philippines

Closing date

04 Mar 2025

About P4I

Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) is an Australian Government initiative partnering with Southeast Asia to drive sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through quality infrastructure. P4I partners with Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

P4I works with partners to strengthen infrastructure decision-making and practice across the transport, energy, utilities and telecommunications sectors. P4I’s focus is on the early stages of the infrastructure lifecycle, including planning and prioritisation, financing strategy, and procurement.

The four main services offered by P4I are linkages with Australian government agencies and other institutions, technical and policy advice, infrastructure project advice and knowledge-sharing and learning. 

As the foundation of quality infrastructure, P4I also integrates gender equality, disability, and social inclusion, and disaster risk reduction and climate change considerations into all activities.

Delivered through a single team, P4I is led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in collaboration with Ernst & Young, Adam Smith International, The Asia Foundation and Ninti One. P4I has a head office in Bangkok, with other staff located around the region. 

Scope of Work

Use of automated design tool to develop a geospatial model which:

  • contains the boundaries for Fibre Serving Areas (FSA) and Wireless Serving Areas (WSA) based on the provided and generated demand point geospatial data together with associated infrastructure data for the Philippines; and
  • provides a high-level path for the Transit Network connecting the various nodes within the network to the six Aggregation Nodes (AN) following the fibre routes/powerline routes/road network; that complies with the provided high-level Network Architecture principles provided by the supplier.

The geospatial output data shall be in an agreed format (KML, SHP, TAB, etc) that contains area polygon data as .kmz/.kml files capable of being displayed on Google Earth over the Philippines as well as the timeline of possible network rollout as a .kml file.

Geospatial inputs provided by the supplier

P4I will provide the required geospatial input data (see table 1) which outline the current telecommunications service footprint, premises, demand and environmental data. P4I may also provide the optional GIS input data (see table 2) to enhance the accuracy of the solution (pending availability).

Applicants are required to quote:

  1. The development of the solution for a defined geographic area which covers an example set of metro, urban, regional and remote demand points on an incremental time and material basis, testing the solution with P4I at each iteration; and
  2. Once agreed for the example set, the provision of the solution data set for all of the Philippines.
Description

Application Instructions

Applicants are requested to submit a proposal that demonstrates their ability to meet the requirements outlined in this tender. Proposals should include the following and be structured according to the criteria below: 

  1. Technical Proposal 
    • A brief cover letter that speaks to your CV’s details, outlining how your experience, capabilities and qualifications are relevant to the tender scope of works and P4I’s objectives (1 page maximum)
    • Proposed methodology, techniques and processes the bidder plans to use to meet the project’s objectives efficiently and effectively.
    • Provide comprehensive timeline of possible network rollout (KML) based on the rollout timeline and prioritisation in the high-level architecture documentation
    • Details of individual’s name and CV of relevant works (2-pages maximum). If an organisation, please include organisation name, the names of adviser’s being nominated and include their CVs too. 
    • Nomination of positions, roles or specialisations you would like to be considered for, as detailed in the Scope of Works.
    • Names and contact details of three referees. One from your most recent consultancy, the second from a recent long-term employment and the third of your choosing.
  2. Budget Proposal
    • Breakdown of Resource Costs (fee rates for each key team member, days allocations and any other relevant support costs). Please refer to pricing example and table from Scope of Work.
    • Breakdown costing detail of providing this solution across all the Philippines, based on the number of broadband serving polygons produced. Please refer to pricing example and table from Scope of Work.
    • Please refer to the pricing 
    • Please provide a quotation on the provision of your services for a single day using AUD currency.

Please submit applications and queries about the tender via email to the P4I Senior Operations Manager at tenders@partnershipsforinfrastructure.org with subject "Tender - Network Planning Tool Service Provider".

Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm (Bangkok time) on Sunday, 4 March 2025.

Due to the high volume of applications for P4I positions, only short-listed companies will be contacted.