Consultant/Company to Provide Solar Rooftop Feasibility Study Services

A.    About ISC

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is an international non-governmental agency working to unleash the power of people to transform their communities in the face of climate change. ISC’s mission is to help communities, cities, and industries around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all.

B.    Background

Aiming to strengthen the lower Mekong region as a competitive and environmentally sustainable manufacturing hub, the Mekong Sustainability Manufacturing Alliance (The Alliance) program is a newly awarded 3-year USAID-funded Alliance, led by ISC, driving private-sector adoption of improved environmental and social safeguards by factories in the food processing, electronics and textiles sectors. The program will focus primarily on Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with both country-specific and region-wide activities.

C.    Scope of Work

ISC is seeking the Consultant/Company to provide solar rooftop feasibility study services in preparation for the coal-phased out projects in factories below:

• Binh Phuoc, Vietnam with 5 boilers
• Tien Giang, Vietnam with 1 boiler
• Ba Ria - Vung Tau with 1 boiler

We expect to commence the work in October 2022.

As part of the assessment, the Consultant/Company will specifically:

Conduct the boiler feasibility study

- Site study and background
- Provide and suggest  technical options for converting fossil fuel to renewable or low-carbon fuels e.g. biomass and electricity boilers  in the industrial boilers

• Survey and evaluate existing boiler  and heat or  steam system  in the factory:
  
  • Type and specific technical/commercial denomination, available steam production capacity and pressure range, manual/automatic boiler operation, rate efficiency, accessories, boiler pictures and leaflets (+boiler plate + technical sheet available); automated and manual operation and control (e.g., air intake variation), heat recovery….
  • Current utility incorporates with the boiler system such as condensate returning piping, dust collector, exhaust gas treatment unit, water treatment…
  • Evaluate the energy efficiency of the system throughout overall the factory process.
• Economy and Technical evaluation on suggested options for the factory to a new biomass boiler or transform/adapt their boilers to fuel them with biomass residues-based/low-carbon fuels, while ensuring a satisfactory boiler efficiency. This task should contain activities followings:
  
  • Solutions for switching to biomass residues-based/low-carbon fuel possibly include modifying or adapting the boiler (with estimated costs), advantages and drawbacks maintenance costs, challenges encountered, and solutions found.
  • Possible ways to convert existing (coal-fueled) boilers into appropriate biomass boilers, and necessary adaptations or consequences on boiler operation, stem production, efficiency, and longevity.
  • Analysis of business case for switching coal that includes fuel(s) cost, boiler(s) investment/improvement cost, steam production cost, O&M cost as well as payback time, IRR, NPV, etc.
• Facilitate biomass/boiler supply chain that connects/adapts to the factory demands on switching fuel/boiler.

D.    Qualifications

The Consultant/Company must have:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and a track record in a boiler feasibility study of commercial and factory buildings
• Experiences in providing similar services in Vietnam
• Local presence in Vietnam with the ability to work and travel to the project site
• Fluent in spoken and written English, and Vietnamese are required

E.    Submission Requirements

Interested Consultant/Company must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services, along with cost information, by submitting separated proposals (English) for each factory as above descriptions via email to [email protected], with RFP – Boiler Feasibility Study–factory in XX in the subject line by September 29, 2022, midnight ICT. Proposals should include the following information (max total of 10 pages).

• Name and contact details
• The narrative piece outlines the vision for the work along with the suggested methodology, work plan, and/or other technical inputs for the assignment. Also, include the geography and sector focus.
• Description of qualifications
• Three references who can speak to consultant’s successful completion of similar work, with contact details (email and telephone)
• Cost information. The consultant should submit a detailed cost proposal in USD.