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• We understand that “The region to be covered comprises the eligible ACP countries in Sub-Saharan Africa [...]
Yes, The contracting Authority confirms that Madagascar, Comoros and Cape Verde Islands are included [...]
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• The Annex V: Budget defines five interim payments, which make the total amount of the financial proposal [...]
The contractual payment conditions are described in Article 7 of the Special Conditions of the Service [...]
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• Instruction to tenderers, §3: Can you clarify whether the references must be less than five or three [...]
The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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• Could you confirm our understanding that the five pilot projects may be defined as the finally selected [...]
As specified in the Terms of Reference , the Consultant shall carry out one small scale pilot project [...]
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• Could you confirm our understanding of the following points of the TOR: § 4.2.2: “The Consultant will [...]
Yes, the Consultant will prepare the draft of the Terms of reference and then carry out the related studies [...]
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• Considering the content and the different aspects of the Terms of Reference, we would like to be able [...]
The deadline for submitting the offers remains on 15 November 2019, 23:59 CET.
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Who will appoint the auditor?
As per Article 7.8 of the General Conditions, it is up to the Consultant to notify the Contracting Authority [...]
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What will happen when the increase results in access of the maximum project price?
Should the expenditure verification budget require an increase, this could give rise to a Contract Addendum [...]
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What is meant by plan and support? Please clarify.
The Consultant shall plan the pilot projects and support the promoters in the implementation of the pilot [...]
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We see several references to the Special Conditions of Contract (inter alia in the GCC, but also in TOR [...]
The Special Conditions of the Service Contract are provided in the Tender Dossier (File named: “Draft [...]
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We notice that incidental expenditures shall not be used for surveys as part of the Identification, pre-feasibility [...]
Yes., the contracting Authority confirms that surveys are expected to be required but the extent will [...]
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We note that there is the provision in the contract for pre-financing, with the requirement for a pre-financing [...]
The template is provided on the Document Library under the name: “Declarations and other Templates - [...]
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ToR, Section 6.6 Incidental expenditure, page 19: The provision for incidental expenditure covers ancillary [...]
1. No. Per diem for the experts should be included in the global price. 2. See answer above. 3. No. Per [...]
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ToR, Section 4.2.1, page 10: As an indication, projects should have a minimum capital expenditure in [...]
The contracting Authority confirms that the minimum capital expenditure in the range of EUR 20m is per [...]
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The Tender provides a budget and the number of projects to be delivered by the consultant at each stage [...]
The bidders will have to explain in their methodology how they intend to scope the projects so that they [...]
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The Instructions to tenders indicate the deadline for submission of tenders to be 15/11/2019, whereas [...]
The deadline for submitting the offers is the 15th of November 2019, 23:59 CET. A corrigendum will be [...]
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The EIB will propose 5 potential project ideas. 1/ In which countries would these projects be located [...]
The contracting Authority confirms that this information is not available at this stage and will be communicated [...]
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The document ‘Annex V: Budget’ requests that tenderers provide a price breakdown based on the outputs [...]
All expenditures that are not described under Section 6.6 of the Terms of Reference as eligible incidental [...]
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The consultant will do at least 20 project fiches, 10 pre-feasibility studies and 5 feasibility studies [...]
Out of the 10 pre-feasibility, 5 will be subject to a feasibility study. If at a later stage, and outside [...]
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The Annex V : BUDGET indicates clearly the number of projects: - 20 projects identified - 10 projects [...]
The consultant may identify and propose more than the minimum number of projects at each stage allowing [...]
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See question raised under Section C – Annex 4. Please clarify
The contractual payment conditions are described in Article 7 of the Special Conditions of the Service [...]
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Refering to AA-010039-001 TAINSTRUCT 5.3 "The Reference period which will be taken into account will [...]
The Contracting Authority confirms that the reference period for the project presented as references [...]
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Reference to TAINSTRUCT Chapter 22 and Annex 9: Usually foreign companies must register in the project [...]
The Consultant might be exempt from direct and indirect taxes in the countries where it will have to [...]
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Ref ToR § 6.6 p19: we understand that the implementation of the 5 pilot projects will be financed by [...]
Yes the cost for implementation of the pilot projects shall be covered under the incidental costs. The [...]
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Ref ToR § 6.3 page 18: Are the key experts (in particular the KE1 Team leader), and the non key experts [...]
Please refer to the Terms of Reference, Section 6.1 which states: “Each of the key experts are allowed [...]
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