A team of two National Consultants to support of the LPAs, companies to ensure transparent procurement procedures applied for energy efficiency works and promotion of renewable energy sources (1 legal/procurement and 1 technical).Vacancy Number: Pr22/02626
Background
Moldova is part of the EU’s European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and in the Eastern Partnership framework, which aims at strengthening individual and regional relationships between the EU and countries in its neighborhood. Moldova is also part of the Energy Community Treaty since 2010 and has signed the Association Agreement with EU in June 2014, including the DCFTA which entered into force in 2016. As a follow-up, Moldova is required to ensure transposition of the EU acquis Communautaire, which underpins the EU energy legislation on electricity, gas, oil, renewables, efficacity and environment. The country is planning to fully synchronize its electricity network with the ENTSO-E to connect to European electricity market. The energy sector is one of the top priorities for the Government and it is addressed in Government’s Plans and several policy documents, laws, and regulations. The most important are the following: the draft National Development Strategy 2030, the National Energy Strategy 2030, Law on energy, Law on electricity, Law on promoting use of energy from renewable sources, Law on natural gas, Law on energy efficiency, Law on the energy performance of buildings, Law on the labelling of products with energy impact, Law on eco-design requirements for energy-related products, etc., as well as a list of secondary legislation, meant necessary to ensure for the implementation of the primary legislation. In accordance with the existing strategic planning documents, one of main priorities of the Government is to diversify the energy mix with more renewable energy, which is also fully in line with commitments under the EU Clean Energy for all Europeans packages. Achieving this goal will require significant investment in the medium and long term, but also the country’s ability to attract and absorb the funds. The development of renewables, such as wind and solar, will also depend on improving the balancing capabilities of the Moldovan power system and its integration with neighboring countries. Starting with October 2021, Moldova faced significant crisis in the gas sector, which outlined the need to undertake more actions towards improving energy security of the Republic of Moldova, both in the natural gas and electricity sectors. To enhance security of energy supply, Moldovan authorities are seeking various ways to diversify gas and electricity supply, to strengthen its energy security and enabling a transparent, fully open, and well-functioning energy market. The acute gas supply crisis in Moldova has also been subject of discussions within the Moldova-EU Association Council meeting on October 28, 2021. The EU and Moldova stressed the importance of resilience against any potential efforts by third parties to use energy as a geopolitical lever. The Association Council recalled the importance of continued energy market reform to strengthen competition and transparency in this sector. The EU has urged Moldova to ensure that the energy sector reform demonstrates full respect of the Energy Community acquis and is in line with the EU Third Energy Package. The EU side confirmed its support to the objective of Moldova to synchronize its electricity network with the Continental European Network (CEN), an important step towards the integration into the EU energy system and market. Under these circumstances, the Government of Moldova will be assisted to tackle the current energy crisis and energy poverty and addressing prioritized systemic elements in the energy sector to cope with potential future energy crisis. In partnership with EU, UNDP Moldova will therefore, support the Government of Moldova:
The Programme duration is envisaged between 2022 – 2023 with support from Foreign Policy Instrument (herewith FPI) of EU. The Project Concept has been approved by FPI of the EU in February 2022, paving the way for development of the full project proposal. In this context, UNDP Moldova is seeking to recruit a team of two National Consultants to elaborate procurement procedures applied for energy efficiency works and promotion of renewable energy sources (1 legal/procurement expert and 1 technical expert). Scope of work
The reform of the Energy Efficiency Agency has been initiated recently. Strengthening the Agency’s institutional capacities is one of the reform’s cornerstones; one of its main objectives is to develop a clear vision for the financing of projects in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in different sectors of the national economy. A specific concept regarding possible mechanisms that would attract external funding for these projects in the public sector will be an essential component of the Agency’s strategic planning. It is intended that in foreseeable future Local Public Authorities play a leading role and partner with commercial suppliers in the implementation of energy efficiency measures and promotion of renewable energy sources at the local level. Transparent, well-organized and technically sound procurement procedures need to be developed in order to ensure the implementation of quality works. The major problems that the local public authorities are currently facing, are the lack of specialists in the procurement field to properly prepare the terms of reference for works and services, including the procurement of solid biofuels. Unsatisfactory development of the terms of reference leads to appeals from the applicants and delays in the execution of the works, or in the purchase of bio fuels. The problem of the poor quality of purchased solid biofuels is highlighted more and more often by the authorities. In this sense, the consultants will examine the possibility of integrating in the standardized purchase template all the technical and legal elements that regulate the solid biofuels market in Moldova. In this regard, the UNDP Moldova intends to contract a team of two national consultants qualified and experienced to support of the LPAs, companies to ensure transparent procurement procedures applied for energy efficiency works and promotion of renewable energy sources (1 legal/procurement and 1 technical). Important Note: The potential applicants shall clearly indicate the position they are applying for in the Application Letter. The applicants may apply for both positions and this fact shall be clearly indicated in the Application Letter, with the possibility to be selected for 1 (one) position only. The National Consultants will work as a team, based on the methodological approach and a detailed action plan that shall be developed at the start of the activities, and which shall be agreed with the local public partners and approved by the Programme. For the current assignment, the legal/procurement National Consultant shall be responsible of:
The technical National Consultant shall be responsible of:
Requirements for experience
For the legal/procurement National Consultant: 1. Academic Qualifications:
2. Experience and knowledge:
For the technical National Consultant: 1.Academic Qualifications:
2. Experience and knowledge:
The UNDP Moldova is committed to the workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply. Documents to be included
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:
Important notice: The applicants who have the statute of Government Official / Public Servant prior to appointment will be asked to submit the following documentation:
A retired government official is not considered in this case a government official, and as such, may be contracted. Financial proposal
The financial proposal shall specify a total lump sum amount, and payment terms around specific and measurable (qualitative and quantitative) deliverables (i.e., whether payments fall in installments or upon completion of the entire contract). Payments are based upon output, i.e., upon delivery of the services specified in the TOR. Payments will be disbursed in several instalments, upon submission and approval of deliverables, and certification by UNDP Moldova Programme Specialist/Cluster Lead that the services have been satisfactorily performed. | |||||||||||||||||||
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