Procurement of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kyiv HPP / PSP, Kaniv, Kremenchuk and Seredniodniprovska Hydropower Plants, including related services (training of UHE staff)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Request for Bids Plant Design, Supply, and Installation (Without Prequalification) (Two-Envelope Bidding Process with rated criteria) Country : Ukraine Project : Ukraine - Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration (Installation of Hybrid Systems for Electricity Production in Ukrhydroenergo) Contract Title : Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kyiv HPP / PSP, Kaniv, Kremenchuk and Seredniodniprovska Hydropower Plants, including related services (training of UHE staff) (hereinafter referred to 'the Contract') comprising the following lots: Lot 1: Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kyiv HPP / PSP, including related services (training of UHE staff) (46 MW BESS capacity). Lot 2: Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kaniv HPP, including related services (training of UHE staff) (66 MW BESS capacity). Lot 3: Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kremenchuk HPP, including related services (training of UHE staff) (60 MW BESS capacity). Lot 4: Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Seredniodniprovska HPP, including related services (training of UHE staff) (25 MW BESS capacity). Source of financing: IBRD Loan No.: 9284-UA; CTF Loan No.: TF0B5994; CTF Loan No.: TF0C5903-UA; and CTF Grant No.: TF-0B5724. Project ID : P176114 RFB reference No .: UHE-IPSR-DSI-1 1. Private Joint Stock Company "Ukrhydroenergo" (PJSC "Ukrhydroenergo" or UHE) has received financing from the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Bank") toward the cost of the Project "Ukraine - Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration (Installation of Hybrid Systems for Electricity Production in Ukrhydroenergo)" and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract. Under this Contract, UHE intends to make payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. PJSC "Ukrhydroenergo" now invites eligible Bidders to submit Bids for the Contract. Bidders can bid for any one lot, more than one lot or all the four lots . The Time for Completion shall be between 420 and 510 calendar days from the Effective Date of the Contract. No credit will be given for early completion, and Bids offering a Time for Completion exceeding 510 days shall be rejected. 3. Prospective Bidders shall meet the following minimum qualification requirements: (a) General Experience: Experience in activities related to the design, supply and installation of equipment for energy infrastructure facilities, including generating facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and MV and HV grids, under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor since at least January 2020. Design and construction experience may be from different contracts. (b) Financial Capabilities : The Bidder shall submit audited balance sheets or, if not required by the law of the Bidder's country, other financial statements acceptable to UHE for the last five (5) fiscal years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position and its prospective long-term profitability. (c) Average Annual Turnover: The Bidder shall demonstrate a minimum average annual turnover for the last three (3) fiscal years as follows: Lot 1 - USD 36 million; Lot 2 - USD 51 million; Lot 3 - USD 46 million; Lot 4 - USD 20 million. Bidders submitting Bids for multiple Lots shall meet the cumulative average annual turnover requirements applicable to those Lots. The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments, to meet the following minimum cash-flow requirements: Lot 1 - USD 9 million; Lot 2 - USD 13 million; Lot 3 - USD 12 million; Lot 4 - USD 5 million. Bidders submitting Bids for multiple Lots shall meet the combined financial resources requirements applicable to those Lots. (d) Specific Experience: (i) The Bidder shall demonstrate participation as contractor, joint venture member, subcontractor, or management contractor in at least two (2) contracts since 01.01.2020, each of which has been successfully and fully completed and has a minimum power and energy capacity of at least: Lot 1 - 35 MW / 35 MWh; Lot 2 - 50 MW / 50 MWh; Lot 3 - 48 MW / 48 MWh; Lot 4 - 20 MW / 20 MWh. Completion shall be based on obtaining of the Operational Acceptance Certificate, Commissioning Certificate, Taking Over Certificate, Commercial Operation Certificate, Facility Readiness Certificate, or equivalent documents demonstrating successful completion. The similarity of the contracts shall be based on experience in the design, supply and installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems, either as a stand-alone facility or as part of a larger power project, including but not limited to a hybrid renewable energy project. The referenced contracts shall demonstrate experience covering design, supply and installation of the relevant facility under the Bidder's overall contractual responsibility. A Bidder submitting Bids for more than one Lot shall meet the specific experience requirement for the largest individual Lot for which it is bidding. The experience related to design could have been met even through a specialized subcontractor. (ii) For the contracts specified above and/or other relevant contracts, the Bidder shall demonstrate experience in, inter al