RFP from the Solar agencies/consultants for the quality C safety check of installed Solar DRE systems in public health facilities in state of Sikkim.

ENERGY FOR HEALTH – SIKKIM

Agency for Quality s Safety Check of Solar Installation at the Public Health Facilities at state of Sikkim

Title	Request for proposals (RFP) from the Solar agencies/consultants for the quality C safety check of installed Solar DRE systems in public health facilities in state of Sikkim.
Timeline	3 Months (Nov 2024 – Jan 2025)
Expected area of expertise	Solar agencies/consultants for the quality check
Apply Link	https://forms.gle/owCe3mctnMLLGQgh8
Email and website	procurement@selcofoundation.org , http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation’s mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy as a catalyst to bridge environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic development as the primary focus, the organization strives to create equitable societies, where services are accessed by all communities. The interventions of SELCO lead to a sustainable delivery model of essential services like livelihoods, education, and health till the last mile. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

Summary of the project:

As a part of its “Energy for Health” program, SELCO Foundation aims to strengthen health services delivery through the deployment of decentralized sustainable energy solutions for health centres in state of Sikkim.

The SELCO Foundation plans to have a quality and safety check of installed Solar DRE systems in public health facilities in Sikkim. The process should be, by visiting the health facilities physically and filling prerequisite check list and recording all other issues/suggestions/feedback taken from the health facility staff along with observations made.

Proposals (Technical C Financial) from eligible Solar agencies/ consultants are invited to conduct Quality check at the public health facilities as mentioned in the TOR.

Scope of Work

The scope of work for the quality check of an installed solar system involves a comprehensive evaluation to ensure that the system meets all design specifications, safety standards, and performance expectations. The quality check should cover various aspects including visual inspections, electrical measurements, performance tests, and documentation review.

• The team is required to visit the 137 Health facilities in state of Sikkim as outlined in Annexure No. 2.
• The inspection report needs to be thoroughly completed, to ensure all checkpoints are filled.
• Completing the checklist involves accurately recording the available information acquired through physical visits to the health facility and in close coordination with the staff.
• To ensure thorough inspection, it is imperative to meticulously review and assess each component of the solar system by referring to the documents outlined in Annexure 1 chart. Also, Annexure 1 Chart A C B documents should be duly filled, in references made with Annexure 1 chart documents: 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G.

Requirement:

• The team is expected to provide the checklist, preferably in MS Excel format, along with Photos and its respective comments made. Raw data sheets along with the final digitized formats would be required.
• After every visit, district-wise subfolders containing all the relevant information should be uploaded into the specified folder created by SELCO Foundation.
• To ensure the task is completed within the given timeframe, adequate team members must be available and must look after their own transport, food, and lodging arrangements.
• The Team members should be over 18+ years of age.
• The team members should possess qualifications such as ITI, Diploma, BE, etc., and preferably should have experience in solar installation and maintenance activities. The biodatas of the assigned personnel are to be shared with SELCO Foundation prior to work initiation.
• The details of the tour plan and the information about the team members are to be shared with SELCO Foundation as per the agreed-upon timeline. Day wise updates (Travel plan, Task completion) should be compulsorily shared with SELCO Foundation on a regular basis.

Timelines:

26th November 2024 to 31st January 2025

Selection Criteria:

• The agency/consultant should have at least 3 - 5 years of proven experience in solar installation, Monitoring, design.
• Demonstrated experience of rectification in various sized solar plants
• Experience in preferably working with public health facilities.
• This assignment would require travel to project sites in state of Sikkim.

To apply

Interested consultants / organizations, with relevant experience (please include samples and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form https://forms.gle/owCe3mctnMLLGQgh8 on before 20th November 2024.

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “Agency for Quality s Safety Check of Solar Installation at the Public Health Facilities at state of Sikkim”

To download the full ToR, click here

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