This opportunity closed on 07 April 2025

Adam Smith International

Technical assistance on evaluation of solar project feasibility studies in Laos (Activity)

Posted
26 March 2025 03:05pm
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Regions
South-East and East Asia
Sectors
Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation
Summary

Duration

Until July 2025

Location

Remote, with travel to Laos if required

Reports to

Activity Lead

Closing date

07 Apr 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, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN).

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 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. Foundational to quality infrastructure, P4I integrates Gender Equality, Disability, Social Inclusion (GEDSI), and Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change (DRRCC) considerations into all activities. P4I has a head office in Bangkok, with other staff located around the region.

Scope of work

P4I is seeking a qualified entity(s), including an organisation, individual consultant, or groups of consultants, for the role of Technical Consultant (Consultant) to be engaged in the P4I Activity team to undertake and deliver the following scope of work.

Part A: Development of SOP to evaluate Feasibility Studies in line with the Guidelines as attached in
Appendix A;

  • Assist the P4I Activity team and participate at stakeholder consultations and meetings as required and relevant for the development of the SOP
  • Identify and document the key processes and procedures to follow in evaluating the Feasibility Studies.
  • Develop draft and final SOP to enable DEPP to evaluate the Feasibility Studies at several levels during assessment. This may include:
    • Level 1: level of substantial responsiveness to the Guidelines
    • Level 2: Identification of material omissions/deviations in the Feasibility Studies
    • Level 3: Detailed evaluation of the Feasibility Studies as per the existing Guidelines
  • This scope includes the development of the SOP based on international best practices and globally accepted standards/principles to the extent permitted in the Guidelines covering the applicable sections in the Guidelines.
    • Appendix B provides a matrix with the potential division of input required from various workstreams as per the contents of the Guidelines for reference.

Deliverables: Input to the table of contents and to the SOP manual to evaluate Feasibility Studies in line with the above “Scope of work - Part A”. The deliverables shall be in P4I branded MS Word templates or format advised by the P4I Activity team.

Part B: Knowledge exchange and training workshops on the SOP

  • The Consultant shall develop content for the SOP training workshop using P4I branded materials encompassing Part A of the “Scope of work” above. The exact format and structure of the workshop to be informed by the P4I Activity team.

Deliverables: Delivery of 1-2 days of in-person workshop sessions on the implementation of the SOP manual

 

Description

Application Instructions

The Consultant should respond to this Request for Tender (RFT) with a proposal at a minimum, that includes the following requirements. The proposal shall be in English language and would encourage to limit the proposal to a maximum of 15 pages (not including CVs).

  • Deep understanding of conducting Feasibility Studies in the ASEAN region covering the above scope of work.
  • Credentials of past similar and/or related engagements completed and ongoing in Laos, within ASEAN or globally.
  • The proposed approach detailing how the Consultant would structure and deliver the required deliverables
  • The proposal should provide all-inclusive budget breakdown including all applicable taxes, travel and accommodation and any other reimbursable expenses to deliver the scope of work. The Consultant is required to provide a detailed budget (in AUD) adhering to the proposed timeline – including fee rates for all key staff members, the number of days allocated to specific tasks, and any anticipated reimbursable expenses for travel for meetings and the workshop. Travel expenses for meetings and delivery of workshops are to be included as a separate component in the detailed budget.
  • CVs of the proposed team member(s) in the implementation of the Scope of work.

Submission

Please submit applications and queries about the tender via email to the P4I Procurement team at tenders@partnershipsforinfrastructure.org with Subject of Tender - Technical assistance on evaluation of solar project feasibility studies in Laos (Activity) and copy to the following.

Melaine Marian - Melaine.Marian@sg.ey.com

Applications must be submitted by 11:59pm (Bangkok time) on Monday, 7 April 2025.