Transmission – NAWEC

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Developing a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for 30 kV MV Transmission lines with associated MV T-offs and Distribution Networks for Central River Region and Upper River Region

Posted on March 17, 2023 by nawec_admin

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Gambia

Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA- D6530

Assignment Title : Developing a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for 30 kV MV Transmission lines with associated MV T-offs and Distribution Networks for Central River Region and Upper River Region

Reference No.: GM-NAWEC-339332-CS-CQS

The Republic of The Gambia together with the International Development Association (IDA), European Investment Bank (EIB), and European Union (EU), collectively the “Lenders”), are implementing an energy project approved in 2018 to improve the power generation and transmission capacity in the country. The Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP) will increase the generation capacity through renewable sources, reinforce the transmission infrastructure in the Great Banjul Area, and in the provinces across the country.

The development objective of the project is to improve the operational performance of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), and its capacity to dispatch variable renewable electricity. The Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP) will improve the power generation capacity and efficiency of NAWEC’s transmission network to increase access to electricity for socio-economic development. This objective is in line with the Gambian National Development Plan (NDP-2018-2021), the Gambia Electricity Sector Roadmap (2017) and the National Energy Policy (2014-2018), among other national policies which promote the extension, reliability, and quality of the Government’s energy supply, as well as diversifying energy sources to include renewables. The Project site will cover mainly two regions: the Central River Region and the Upper River Region. This Project will cover communities not covered by other NAWEC projects in order to reach the universal access. Additional short lines will be covered in NBR and LRR as well.

The total distance of the MV lines for this assignment is approximately 310km.

The aim of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is to include measures to address physical and/or economic displacement depending on the nature of the impacts expected from a project and identify and assess the socio-economic impacts of the planned 30 kV MV transmission lines with associated MV T-offs and distribution networks for CRR and URR and to prepare an Action Plan to be implemented in line with World Bank Policies, specifically, the World Bank Operational Policy 4.12 and Government of The Gambia policies and laws.

The RAP will identify the project affected persons (PAPs), engage them in inclusive, accessible, and participatory discussions regarding the plan, and formulating a plan of action to adequately compensate people or entities for their losses, and restriction of uses.

The RAP is based on up-to-date and reliable information about (a) the proposed project and its potential impacts on the affected persons and other adversely affected groups, (b) appropriate and feasible mitigation measures, and (c) the legal and institutional arrangements required for effective implementation of resettlement measures.

Project-affected persons (PAPs) may be classified as persons: (a) Who have formal legal rights to land or assets; (b) Who do not have formal legal rights to land or assets but have a claim to land or assets that is recognized or recognizable under national law; or (c) Who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land or assets they occupy or use.

The expected output is a report that provides detailed information on the scope of adverse social impacts and mitigation measures (resettlement/rehabilitation) actions to be taken by the project. The Consultant is expected to submit to the GERMP PIU the following:

Inception report describing the procedures and timetable for completion of the RAP preparation process by first week after contract signing.
Report summarizing the preliminary results of the baseline socio-economic survey, PAPs census and consultations with PAPs and other stakeholders (by four weeks after contract signing)
Draft RAP report (by seven weeks after contract signing).

The main findings of the draft RAP report will be reviewed and cleared by the World Bank, and disclosed publicly by the Government of The Gambia, and the World Bank Infoshop.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the link below.

RAP GERMP Two 30kV lines CRR and URR TOR

National Water and Electricity Company now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Qualifications and Experience:

The Consultant team should have a minimum of ten (10) years of strong working experience in social assessment, involuntary resettlement, and other relevant fields, such as the social sciences and gender studies. It is desirable that the consultant team have experience working with international development institutions like the World Bank.

The consultant’s team shall be composed of professionals with experience in socio-economic analysis, including gender-sensitive analysis, surveying, and valuation.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s qualifications-based selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 08:00 to 16:00.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 30^th March 2023.

The address above referred is:

Managing Director

Attention: Mrs. Haddy Njie – Project Coordinator

Address: National Water & Electricity Company Limited,

Project Implementation Unit

Emporium III Building, Fajara

114 Kairaba Avenue

Floor/ Room number: Conference Room, 1st Floor

City: Banjul

Country: The Gambia

Telephone: +220 3664125 / 3182113/ 7009342

Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm, (and copy to mfsanyang@nawec.gm)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Development of One Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Two 30 kV MV Transmission Lines with Associated MV T-Offs and Distribution Networks for CRR and URR

Posted on March 17, 2023 by nawec_admin

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

The Gambia

Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-D6530

Assignment Title: Development of One Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Two 30 kV MV Transmission Lines with Associated MV T-Offs and Distribution Networks for CRR and URR

Reference No : GM-NAWEC-339331-CS-CQS

The Republic of The Gambia together with the support of the International Development Association (IDA), European Investment Bank (EIB), and European Union (EU), collectively the “Lenders”), is implementing an energy project to improve the power generation and transmission capacity in the country. The Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP) will increase the generation capacity through renewable sources, reinforce the transmission infrastructure in the Greater Banjul Area, and in the provinces across the country.

To undertake the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the identified sites which will include screening, scoping, defining baseline scenarios, predicting impacts, and developing robust and applicable management and monitoring plans to avoid, mitigate or remedy significant potential and enhance benefits, including addressing impacts/risks and benefits for vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and groups, and undertaking consultations with project affected communities and other stakeholders related to sharing project information regarding design, risks, impacts and benefits and receiving feedback from them and incorporating their views into the ESIA (see Annex B for outline of the ESIA).

The ESIA shall follow the format of World Bank Safeguard Policy 4.01 Environmental Assessment, while also covering the national environmental requirements.

The ESMP shall clearly articulate the procedures for preparing the safeguards aspects of the bidding documents for the Contractors, following World Bank procurement guidelines and Safeguards Policies, which will include provisions to address SEA/SH risks both in the bidding documents and the vendor’s contract. The bidding documents shall be clear that the Contractor must comply with the ESMP, must have their own environmental and social safeguards specialists, and prepare their own Contractor’s ESMP, including a SEA/SH mitigation, or action plan, which will articulate in detail how the Contractor will ensure compliance with the tasks for which they are responsible.

Mitigation and monitoring shall consider the capacity of the PIU, the communities, the Contractor and third parties such as NEA, NGOs and the amount and source of funding required for implementation. Institutional arrangements (who is responsible for what), supervision responsibilities, capacity strengthening (training, recruitment, equipment) and budgets shall be included in the ESMP.

The study will be conducted within a period of ninety working days (90) after signature of the Contract. The consultants shall deliver the following outcomes:

An Inception Report to be submitted within two (2) weeks of contract signing that includes a Workplan with timelines for completing the assignment.
Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Proposed Project in CRR and URR 30 kV MV line with their t-offs and distribution network within four weeks after approval of inception report for review to the NAWEC PIU.
Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Reports within four weeks, incorporating suggestions and feedback from the Project core team and World Bank Environmental and Social Safeguards team during the review of the draft, and including an executive summary that highlights the most important findings (maximum 10 pages).

National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

It is brought to the attention of the Consultants in accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the ” Borrowers Procurement Regulations for seeking Investment Project Financing (FPI)” (July 2016), revised in November 2017 and July 2018 and November 2020 (“Regulations “Procurement”): Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, current edition of the World Bank Conflict of Interest Rules, are applicable.

Evaluation Criteria

The study will be conducted by a firm which must propose four key consultants, each of whom responds to the following profile:

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

Qualification and Skills

Must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering.
Good command of information technology and communication tools.
Fluent in English with excellent written and spoken skills. Working knowledge of one or more local languages will be an advantage.

Excellent written, presentation and reporting skills.

Experience

At least 15 years of working experience in environmental activities particularly in Environmental Impact Evaluation for infrastructure projects.
Have been involved in at least in two (2) Environmental Impact Evaluation studies on power project specifically in grid extension or reinforcement projects or electrification projects HTA/BTA/BT or Power generation in the last five (5) years.

SOCIAL SPECIALIST

Qualification and Skills

Must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in the Social Sciences (i.e., sociology, political science), Human Science or equivalent.
Good command of information technology and communication tools.
Proficient in undertaking inclusive and participatory community and stakeholder consultation, especially with vulnerable populations.
Fluent in English with excellent written and spoken skills. Working knowledge in one or more local languages will be an advantage.
Excellent written, presentation and reporting skills.

Experience

At least 10 years of working experience in social activities, including assessment of social risk and impact, particularly in public consultation on infrastructure projects, especially with vulnerable or traditionally marginalized groups.
Experience with conducting inclusive and participatory stakeholder consultations, gender disaggregated collection, understanding of including vulnerable groups in social assessments is an asset.
At least one year of experience with gender and/or GBV prevention and response programming as well as with the guiding principles for the ethical collection, management, and sharing of data related to GBV is required.
Have been involved in at least in two (2) Social Impact Evaluation studies on power project specifically in grid extension or reinforcement projects or electrification projects HV-MV-LV or Power generation in the last five (5) year.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

The specialist should possess at least a university degree in fields such as civil engineering, environmental management, public health or environmental health or environmental engineering. He or she must possess post graduate training in occupational health and safety. Experience of five years in conducting ESIA for similar assignment is a pre-requisite.

4. ENERGY SPECIALIST

This expert should possess a bachelor’s degree (Master Level) in Electrical Engineer or equivalent, with at least ten (10) years of experience in the conduct of electrical power distribution works and having participated in at least two (2) medium voltage transmission line projects studies, including 30 kV power lines studies over the last five (5) years.

The firm must possess experience developing and implementing safeguard instruments for project financed by the World Bank or other international financing institutions.

Having experience working in the Gambian context is an asset.

The firm must have worked on similar energy project in The Gambia or in the Sub-Saharan Africa in the last 5 years at least.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the following link.

ESIA GERMP Two 30kV lines CRR and URR TOR

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s qualifications-based selection method (CQS) set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 08:00 to 16:00.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 30^th March 2023.

The address above referred is:

Managing Director

Attention: Mrs. Haddy Njie – Project Coordinator

Address: National Water & Electricity Company Limited,

Project Implementation Unit

Emporium III Building, Fajara

114 Kairaba Avenue

Floor/ Room number: Conference Room, 1st Floor

City: Banjul

Country: The Gambia

Telephone: +220 3664125 / 3182113/ 7009342

Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm, (and copy to mfsanyang@nawec.gm)

Public Announcement – Water Supply Transmission Line Shutdown

Posted on January 28, 2023 by nawec_admin

Public Announcement

NAWEC wishes to inform the public that The Water Distribution Unit will embark on water supply system improvement works on the Marina Parade distribution line on Sunday the 29th of January 2023 between 10 am to 2 pm. During this period, the transmission line will be shut down and water supply to Banjul will be interrupted.

We apologize for any inconvenience during this period.

Thank you.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – PLANNED ELECTRICITY SHUTDOWN

Posted on November 18, 2022 by nawec_admin

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

NAWEC informs the public that the OIC Road construction company will embark on the stringing of the MV line diversion around Paradise View on Saturday 19^th November 2022. The exercise is planned to last for only six hours, from 11:00 am to 17:00 pm.

As a result, the following areas will experience some disruptions in the electricity supply:

Wulikamba
Sukuta
Nema-Kunku
Sinchu-Alagie

NAWEC apologizes for the inconvenience caused while thanking all the affected customers for their understanding and cooperation. Normal service will be restored soon after the diversion exercise is completed.

THE GAMBIA ELECTRICITY RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECT (GERMP) PHASE 2 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Three 30 kV/Mv Transmission Lines and Distribution Networks in the North Bank and Upper River Regions

Posted on September 27, 2022 by nawec_admin

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GAMBIA

THE NATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY (NAWEC)

THE GAMBIA ELECTRICITY RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECT (GERMP) PHASE 2
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Three
30 kV /Mv Transmission Lines and Distribution Networks in the
North Bank and Upper River Regions

Click on the link below to download the file.

GERMP_ ESIA_ Backbone Phase 2_ESIA

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Environmental Safeguards Specialist for Project Implementation Unit

Posted on July 28, 2022 by nawec_admin

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Gambia

ECOWAS-REGIONAL ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (ECOREAP)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA/ D4070

Assignment Title: Environmental Safeguards Specialist for Project Implementation Unit. (As per Procurement Plan): GM-NAWEC-275370-CS-INDV

The ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP) funded by the World Bank is a series of projects aims to increase people’s access to reliable energy services, which is one of the major challenges in the ECOWAS region. It builds on the ECOWAS Rural and Peri-Urban Electrification Master Plan, designed to meet the short- and medium-term needs of the Member States in terms of access to electricity as well the regional interconnection projects funded by the World Bank under the ECOWAS Power Generation and Transmission Master Plan implemented by WAPP.

The proposed project is the first of two in a series of projects (SOP) to provide access to 1.1 million people in Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and The Gambia. The project will finance the expansion of medium- and low-voltage networks from the high-voltage substations of the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie, OMVG) and Senegal River Basin Development Organization (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal, OMVS) to transform their power sectors and enable them to achieve their common objective of delivering more power to more consumers.

An Environmental Safeguards Specialist is now being recruited by The Gambia Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to work on relevant project activities and ensuring strict compliance of project preparation and implementation activities with environmental safeguards regulations of the financing institutions and Gambian legislation.

In general, he/she will be responsible for providing advice and technical environmental safeguards oversight for the project and all stakeholders to ensure acceptable quality of environmental risk and impact management in accordance with the World Bank’s operational policies and EHS guidelines and, where applicable, national regulations in The Gambia.

The successful applicant shall be engaged immediately on a full-time basis for two years and for additional years during the project implementation period depending on the satisfactory performance during contract duration.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be downloaded at the link given below:

ECOREAP_Environmental_Safeguard_Specialist_GAMBIA_TOR

Required qualifications:

have a higher education degree (at least 5 years) in environmental management or environmental sciences (ecology, biology, botany, forestry, natural resource management, etc.), geography, or any other degree deemed equivalent and having the environment as a base (with experience in areas relevant to environmental safeguards).
Have a proven experience of five (5) years in environmental management including two (2) years in projects financed by the World Bank.
Good knowledge of the relevant regulations/directives and operations of multilateral development organizations and executing agencies.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of Bank operations and environmental safeguard policies, especially, experience and familiarity with complex safeguard work.
Good experience in the development and/or implementation of Environmental and Social Assessment instruments (ESIA, ESMP, CPPP, CPR, RAP) of projects, if possible, in projects financed by the World Bank.
Proven experience and skills in managing projects.
Proven capacity to work across multiple stakeholders, including government entities, civil society organizations (CSOs), local communities, and the private sector.
Demonstrated experience in the World Bank project cycle and procedures.
Fluent in English with excellent written and oral skills.
Knowledge of local language like Mandinka, wolof, fula, or serere is a requirement since the project is intervening in rural areas.
Advanced computer skills and full proficiency in the use of relevant software applications in using computers and software such as Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 and revised November 2017 and July 2018 and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 08:00 to 16:00. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by close of business August 10^th, 2022. PIU-GAMBIA Attention: Mrs. Haddy Njie – Project CoordinatorAddress: National Water & Electricity Company Limited,Project Implementation UnitEmporium III Building, Fajara114 Kairaba AvenueFloor/ Room number: Conference Room, 1st FloorCity: BanjulCountry: The GambiaTelephone: +220 996 1301/ 9967791/ 7009342Electronic mail address: hnjie@nawec.gm, (and copy to mfsanyang@nawec.gm)

PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF 225kV TRANSMISSION LINE FROM BRIKAMA POWER STATION TO SALAGI FOREST PARK

Posted on February 21, 2022 by nawec_admin

PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF 225kV TRANSMISSION LINE FROM BRIKAMA POWER STATION TO SALAGI FOREST PARK

The Government of The Gambia (GOTG) has received financing from the World Bank to implement the Project called Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP); this Project will construct a high voltage 225 kV transmission and distribution line that will start from the Brikama power station to Jabang at the edge of the Salagi Forest Park, where a 225/33 kV substation will be built.

For orientation, the transmission line will start at the edge of the Salagi Forest Park and run along the buffer zone of the Forest up to the Forest billboard at Jamwelleh about 1.8 km off the Sukuta-JambangJelly Highway. From the Forest billboard the line will run towards the border between Mariama Kunda and Jabang, Labakoreh, Yuna and Latrya before turning left, crossing the Sukuta-Jambangjelleh Highway toward the proposed Solar Power Plant in Jambur.

The line will go along the Bamba and Nyambai Forest Parks, crossing the Brikama-Serrekunda Highway to the Brikama power plant.

We want to remind the public that a consultant was hired in 2019/ 2020 to develop the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) to identify all those persons affected and value land and other properties which will be affected along this corridor. The Consultant met and interviewed only 71 affected persons out of the 490 identified affected plots of land along the corridor.

Another Consultant has been actually hired to implement the resettlement action plan in order to compensate all the identified affected persons.

Therefore, any person(s) who have properties along the corridor but have never been contacted by NAWEC or any of its Contractors and Consultants should endeavor to contact the Alkalolu of the communities through which the line will pass to ascertain whether his/her property has been affected.

In addition, anyone who believes that he/she should have been included in the socio-economic census but was not included is also urged to contact the project’s Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) through one of the contacts listed below.

This is important because when the construction of the line commences, any impacted properties along the identified corridor will be demolished.

If you have questions or concerns about this, please contact the project’s GRC. You can also visit the PMU office, which is located at Emporium Complex, 114 Kairaba Avenue, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia.

For further information, contact the GERMP Project Management Unit:

Amadou S Diallo, Environment Safeguard Officer, 9964161 aadiallo@nawec.gm
Babucarr Corr, Social Safeguard Officer 9963511 bcorr@nawec.gm

Invitation to Tender – Supply and Installation of NAWEC Primary Substations and Rehabilitation/Upgrading of Transmission Network within OIC Concentrated Area

Posted on January 28, 2022 by nawec_admin

SUBJECT: Invitation to tender

PROJECT: Supply and Installation of NAWEC Primary Substations and Rehabilitation/Upgrading of Transmission Network within OIC Concentrated Area

TENDER NO: [ICB/RT/NAWEC/ OIC/001]

Government of The Gambia (the “Beneficiary”) has received financing from the Saudi Fund for Development through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs for the Supply and Installation of NAWEC Primary Substations and Rehabilitation/Upgrading of Transmission Network within OIC Concentrated Area being executed by the National Water and Electricity Company (the “Executing Agency”).

The Executing Agency hereby invites interested Saudi Arabian Contractors to submit Tenders either individually or in Joint venture with Gambian contractors to submit bids for these works. Only eligible contractors under the contract for electrical and civil works are invited to bid and implement the construction of the following:
Substations Upgrade and New Construction
Augmentation of Bijilo Substation
Augmentation of Mile2 Substation
New Banjulinding Substation
New Banjulinding Customer Service Centre
33kV OHTL LI-LO for New Banjulinding Substation
11kV OHTL from New Banjulinding Substation
11kV UG Cables from New Banjulinding Substation
11kV OHTL from Kotu Tank Substation
Replacement of Ring Main Units
Replacement of Faulty Cable Section at the Airport

Network Enhancement
Upgradation of Seventeen (17) number. 11/0.4kV Overloaded Secondary

Substations

Upgradation of Four (04) number. 33/0.4kV Overloaded Secondary Substations
Offloading & Expansion of 11/0.4kV Secondary Substations at Thirty-Four

(34) number. locations

Offloading & Expansion of 33/0.4kV Secondary Substations at Eighteen

(18) number. locations

Installation/Replacement of 11kV Load Break Switches at Seven (07) number.

locations

Replacement of 1000kVA transformer with 2000kVA Transformer and

associated replacement of LV Switchgear at the Airport.

Above mentioned works will be financed by Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). Any contract award or any matter in connection with this Tender or indeed this project will be subject to the approval of the above funding institution.
A firm will be selected based on fulfilment of technical requirement and overall competitive cost and in a Full Technical Proposal (FTP) format as described in this RFP, in accordance with the policies of the SFD, detailed in the Guidelines – which can be found at the following website: sfd.gov.sa
Construction is envisioned to commence during the month of April 2022 for a total period of Twelve (12) months and an additional twelve (12) months as Defects Liability Period.
Interested bidders are required to pay, a non-refundable fee of Three Hundred US Dollar (300 US) for the Tender documents. The payment shall be made in cash, Bank transfers, or a certified bank cheque in favor of the Employer, NAWEC, whose address is:

National Water & Electricity Company Limited,

Office of the Managing Director

53, Mamady Manyang Highway,

P.O. Box 609, Banjul The Gambia

The tender is open to Saudi Arabian contractors only and Saudi Arabian/Gambian joint venture contractors (i.e. Saudi Arabian contractors solo or Joint Venture of Saudi Arabian and Gambian company).

All Tenders, must be made and submitted strictly in accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers, must reach the following address not later than Thursday, 31^st March 2022, 12.00Hrs. (GMT),

The Managing Director,

National Water & Electricity Company Limited,

53, Mamady Manyang Highway, Kanifing,

P.O. Box 609, Banjul The Gambia

Tenders received after this date (or any unauthorized extension thereof) will be rejected or returned unopened to the Tenderer(s).
All Tenderers are invited to attend the opening of the Tenders to be held at the office of The Managing Director of National Electricity and water company on the date of Tender submission as specified in item above or any subsequent dates stipulated by the Executing Agency during the Tender process.
The tender shall remain valid for 120 days from the closing date.
If you have any queries or questions on the Tender documents, these must be made in writing or by fax to the Executing Agency at the address given at least Twelve (12) calendar days prior to submission of Tender date to give allowance for a reply to reach you. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of the Tender will not be binding upon the Executing Agency. All clarifications together with their response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Any information given to you concerning this Tender will be furnished to all prospective Tenderers as an amendment to the Tender documents if it is deemed that such information would be prejudicial to uninformed Tenderers.
An official obligatory site visit is scheduled for 15^st February 2022. Only interested bidders who made the Tender documentation’s purchase payment (refer item 6 above) will be permitted 15. All participating Tenderers are requested to assemble at Headquarter of NAWEC by 10.00 a.m. (GMT). Members of NAWEC staff and the Consulting Engineer will conduct the site visit and will be available to answer the queries raised by the Tenderers.
A pre-Tender meeting will be held on 16^th February 2022 at the Headquarter of NAWEC Conference room @ 10.00 a.m. (GMT)

PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF 225KV TRANSMISSION LINE FROM BRIKAMA POWER STATION TO SALAGI FOREST PARK

Posted on December 9, 2021 by nawec_admin

PUBLIC NOTICE – CONSTRUCTION OF 225KV TRANSMISSION LINE FROM BRIKAMA POWER STATION TO SALAGI FOREST PARK

For orientation, the transmission line will start at the edge of the Salagi Forest Park and run along the buffer zone of the Forest up to the Forest billboard at Jamwelleh about 1.8 km off the Sukuta-JambangJelly Highway. From the Forest billboard the line will run toward the border between Mariama Kunda and Jabang, Labakoreh, Yuna and Latrya before turning left, crossing the Sukuta-Jambangjelleh Highway toward the proposed Solar Power Plant in Jambur.

The line will go along the Bamba and Nyambai Forest Parks, crossing the Brikama-Serrekunda Highway to the Brikama power plant.

We want to remind the public that a consultant was hired in 2019/20 to develop the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) to compensate all those persons whose land and other properties will be affected along this corridor. The Consultant met and interviewed only 71 affected persons out of the 490 identified affected plots of land along the corridor.

Alternatively, all affected persons should immediately contact NAWEC Project Implementation Unit (PIU) or the SD-Focus Ltd, the Consultant in charge of implementing the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) in order to be counted for compensation. SD-Focus Ltd can be contacted on telephone 7488510/9204411/3600825/5044127), or at its office at Latriya. Specifically, the persons listed in the Table below have appeared in the RAP report developed in 2019/20, but have not been reported to SD-Focus Ltd for verification.

This is important because when the construction of the line commences, any impacted land and properties along the identified corridor will be demolished, and where the respective owners are not known, no compensation can obviously be made.

For further information, contact the GERMP Project Management Unit:

Amadou S Diallo, Environment Safeguard Officer, 9964161 aadiallo@nawec.gm
Babucarr Corr, Social Safeguard Officer 9963511 bcorr@nawec.gm

List of persons who were identified in 2019/20 to be affected by the transmission line but have not yet reported to SD-Focus Ltd to register profiles


Farato Bojang Kunda Locality

	Ibrahima Cessay
	Saloum Darbo
	Saloum Darbo
	Mariama Manneh
	Edrissa Bodian
	Sainey Jammeh
	Sanneh Counda Family
Jambur Locality
	Borry	Toureh
	Suleymane	Bah
	Kebba Saloum	Manka
	Modou	Sankaré
	Moustapha	Sowe
	Bory	Jammeh
	Alhagg Abdullahi	Camara
	Muhammed	Chaloube
	Lamin MA	Bojang
	Sankung	Bojang
	Fatou	Bojang
	Saidou	Ceesay
	Sankum	Bojang
	Madi	Ceesay
	Emmanuel	Mendy
	Haruna	Bojang
	Unknown	Diawoune
	Unknown	Daouda
	Unknown	Bah
	Bodiang	Bodiang
	Ousmane	Si
	Basiru	Jarju
	Emmanuel	Mendy
	Suleymane	Bah
	Khadiatou	Tall
	Kebba M	Bojang
	Mamadou	Sala
	Musa	Ann
	Baboucar	Diedhiou
	Bakary	Jawneh
	Modou	c/o Danso
Latriya locality
	Toureh	Yancouba
	Gassama	Samboudjan
	Silva	Bintou
	Gomez	John
	Bayo	Bubacarr
	Bayo	Bubacarr
	Bayo	Bubacarr
	Sylla	Moustapha
	Jallow	Mamadu
	Ndiaye	Ebrama
	Ndiaye	Ibou
Jabang Locality
	Mustafa	Jatta
	Mamadou	Sanneh
	Lang Tombon	Tamba
	Diop	Diop
	Ibrahima	Coly
	Djibril	Sane
	Fatou	Saho
	Mamie	Jallow
	Alieu	Lowe

PUBLIC NOTICE 225kV TRANSMISSION LINE

Posted on December 9, 2021 by nawec_admin

PUBLIC NOTICE 225kV TRANSMISSION LINE

The Government of The Gambia (GOTG), with financing from the World Bank’s Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP), will construct a High Voltage 225 kV Transmission and Distribution line from Brikama to Jabang, where a 225/33 kV substation will be built on the south-eastern edge of the Salagi Forest Park.

All those whose land(s) are affected by the Project (especially those located along the High Voltage 225 kV Transmission and Distribution line corridor) are hereby invited to contact staff of SD Focus Ltd, the Consulting firm contracted to implement the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) of the Project at their Office at Latriya village. The Office is located along the Sukuta – Jambanjelly Highway, adjacent to Sandalee Petrol Station in Latriya and diagonally opposite the Latriya Police Station.

In particular, the following Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are hereby strongly urged to contact the consultant, SD Focus Ltd at their Office in Latriya:

Jabang

Babucarr Ceesay C/O Rohia Secka
Bakary Jammeh
Fatou Jallow C/O Mamie Jallow
Mandou Jallow
Momodou korka Jallow
Momodou Salieu Jallow
Momodou Sowe
Sulayman Badjan
Sulayman Sanneh
Momodou Sanneh
Zakaria Jatta

FARATO BOJANG KUNDA

Abdoulie Jatta
Saikou Sanneh
Sainabou Marong

JAMBUR

ADAMA WURRY JALLOW

Latriya

Albino Mendy
Bubacarr Bayo
Dominic Silva
Ebrima Bah C/O Saidou Bah
Fatou Sallah
John Gomez
Lamin Ceesay
Mariatou Faal C/O RoheyFaal
Momodou Salieu Jallow C/O Modou Secka
Ousman Jassey

Anybody whose name has not been mentioned, and who owns land in the above mentioned areas, is equally urged to contact SD Focus at the above Office.

For further details affected persons are requested to immediately contact NAWEC Project Implementation Unit (Telephone 220 996416, 9963511), or SD-Focus Ltd (Telephone 7488510/9204411/3600825/5044127), the Consultant implementing the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP).