St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for turn-key Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services to be provided on the island of St. Lucia. The objective of this RFP is to solicit competitive proposals from qualified and experienced contractors (“Bidders”) to provide LUCELEC cost-effective solar photovoltaic (PV) systems comprising three 1 megawatt alternating current (MWac) systems, collectively the “Project”. The Project will be a phased implementation, with 1 MWac installed in 2016 (Phase 1), 1 MWac installed in 2017 (Phase 2), and 1 MWac installed in 2018 (Phase 3). The Project shall use fixed-tilt, ground mount-type PV, located within the same site that will be leased by LUCELEC.
The desired outcome of this RFP is the successful negotiation and execution of an EPC Agreement for the scope of services described herein.
Bidders are required to bid on all three phases. Alternate bids for installation of all 3MWac in 2016 (one mobilization) as well as 1MWac in 2016 and 2MWac (one mobilization) in 2018 are also requested. Separate proposal forms for each are included in Appendix C.
Note, only one successful bidder shall be awarded the work covering all three Phases through 2018.
Details of the RFP and all associated documents may be downloaded as a .Zip file here.