Call for EoI: Supply and/or Design and Manufacture of Efficient Wood Stoves and Hot Bags (Botswana)

Contributed by James Robinson
06 August 2008

The efficient wood stoves and Hot Bags will be offered to an estimated 50,000 rural households. The closing date for submissions is FRIDAY 15th AUGUST 2008

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOIs: Friday, 15th August 2008 at 12h00 (GMT+2:00)

Introduction

The RE-Botswana Renewable Energy-based Rural Electrification project is a collaborative project between the Government of Botswana, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with Botswana Power Corporation as the implementing agency. The Programme aims to remove barriers to the utilization of renewable and clean energy in Botswana. A key output of this strategy is to develop BPC Lesedi, a rural energy services company, for the commercial provision of basic energy services including solar electricity and efficient cooking appliances. The efficient cooking appliances will be offered to an estimated 50,000 rural households. In some cases they will be combined with a small solar electric system as part of an affordable energy package designed to meet the basic energy needs of the rural customer. The following two efficient cooking appliances will be offered:
  • Efficient wood stove - being a low cost free-standing wood burning stove for outdoor use for cooking and heating of water. The stove must reduce the amount of wood consumption for cooking and heating of water compared to a traditional open fire by at least 50%.
  • Hot Bag - being a thermally insulated bag or portable container designed to retain the heat of cooked food or hot water. Typically, a cooking pot is taken directly from the fire or stove and placed in the bag. The insulation of the bag maintains the temperature of the pot which for some foods is sufficient to complete the cooking process. Using the retained heat in this way can reduce the amount of wood fuel required.
The RE-Botswana project, in collaboration with the Botswana Power Corporation is in the process of identifying companies interested in the Supply and/or Design and Manufacturing of Efficient Wood Stoves and Hot Bags for Rural Households.

Objective(s)

The objective of this call is to identity companies interested in

a) SUPPLY OF SUITABLE PRODUCTS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE

or

b) DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY OF NEW PRODUCTS.

Eligibility criteria

Companies are welcome to express an interest in providing one or both of the products. The expression of interest must clearly state, for each product type, whether the company is interested in supplying an existing product or looking to manufacture and supply a new product. The submissions shall be assessed, for each product, according to the appropriate criteria as follows:

a) SUPPLY OF EXISTING PRODUCTS Benchmark
General Suitability of the Company/Individual for the assignment on basis of submitted documentation 30
Details of suitable low cost efficient wood stoves and/or hot bags available for supply to Botswana 40
Demonstrated track record in supplying efficient cooking appliances within the SADC Region 10
Ability to deliver large quantities (1000+) within short notice 20

b) DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY OF NEW PRODUCTS Benchmark
General Suitability of the Company/Individual for the assignment on basis of submitted documentation 30
Relevant knowledge and experiences in similar products and/or manufacturing processes 30
Capability to manufacture such products in Botswana 30
Ability to deliver large quantities (1000+) within short notice 10

Only submissions that achieve 70% of the total score for at least one product will be short-listed and eligible to participate in the bid solicitation. It should be noted that UNDP Botswana is not obliged to invite any particular individuals or companies that had expressed interested in this project to participate in the subsequent bidding process.

Submission Details

The expression of interest must address the eligibility criteria and must include the following documentation;
  • Company profile indicating core products and services, areas of expertise and experience, key staff available for the intended project, their intended role, and their CVs.
  • Detailed response to relevant eligibility criteria (see above). This must include supporting evidence where possible, such as names of previous projects/contracts, role in the project, contact persons, country of use etc...
  • Evidence of local knowledge and/or ability to work in the SADC region in particular Botswana.
The expression of interest should be marked with EoI – Supply and/or Design and Manufacturing of Efficient Wood Stoves and Hot Bags for Rural Households and be received by UNDP Botswana no later than 12:00hrs (GMT+2:00), Friday, 15th August 2008.

Interested parties should forward their expression of interest, together with the above documentation to the following address:

Attention: Operations Manager
UNDP Botswana
Plot 22, Khama Crescent
Gaborone, Botswana

Fax: +267 395 6093
Email: luca.perez@...

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