REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

China The GEF China Climate Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project Grant No.: TF012536

Assignment Title: Provincial Level Climate Technology Needs Assessment Reference No.: PLA-001

The People’s Republic of China has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the GEF China Climate Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds to eligible payments for the consulting services contract on the Climate Technology Needs Assessment in four Chinese Provinces: Guangdong, Liaoning, Shaanxi and Jiangxi. The assignment is expected to start in March 2014. The contract duration is 14 months. The total estimated number of staff months for this contract is 66.

The TNA Project Management Office now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short listing criteria are: 1. Legal entity. 2. The firm should have solid experience in providing consulting services in the subnational mitigation and adaptation technologies and in at least 3 similar and successful assignments.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers [January 2011 edition] (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality-and Cost-based Se lection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Expressions of interest should be delivered in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail to the address no later than 17:30 on 10 January 2014： The GEF China Climate Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project Management Office D1023, No.1 Yuyuantan Nanlu, Haidian District, Beijing, P.R.China 100038

Further information can be obtained from the below contact: Ms. Liu Jing, Procurement Officer Fax: +86 10 68781071 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Terms of Reference (TOR) of the assignment

Introduction The TNA Project is supervised by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “World Bank”), which is the administrator for grant funds provided by the Global Environment Facility\ (GEF). The objective of the Project is to support China’s efforts to assess climate mitigation and adaptation technology needs and to adopt corresponding global best practices.

Objective of the Assignment

This assignment is to be implemented as part of the “sector and provincial level technology needs assessments” of the TNA project that will support the technology assessments of identified mitigation and adaptation sectors, as well as those of selected provinces. There are 20 planned assessments in total, focusing on: 12 mitigation sectors, 4 adaptation sectors and 4 provinces. This assignment is to carry out the Climate Technology Needs Assessment in four Chinese Provinces: Guangdong, Liaoning, Shaanxi and Jiangxi.

Scope of Work

This work is expected to be carried out in 2014 and be finished by April 2015. The following tasks will be included: a. Development of a sector and technology identification and assessment methodology that is customized to Chinese Provinces following the mitigation methodological guideline and adaptation methodological guideline provided by the two TNA experts (domestic and international). - To develop a detailed methodology specifically for Chinese Provincial level TNA following the methodological guidelines (please download from the TNA website: http://www.tnachina.org/cn/documents.aspx ). The methodology will be reviewed by the TNA Project Technical Committee and peer reviewers selected by the PMO, and should be followed by the contractor when conducting the assignment. - A workshop on the discussion of draft methodology will be organized, once it is submitted by the contractor to the PMO and reviewed by the peer-reviewers when the project is launched. The provincial level peer reviewers will be invited to join the workshop and make comments, if needed. b. Identifying and prioritizing 3-4 mitigation sectors and 1-2 adaptation sectors for each of the four provinces. Detailed procedures and indicators will be developed through the above- mentioned methodology. The scope will cover at least the following items: - Overview the effects of climate change in four respective provinces, the status of provincial energy consumption and GHG emissions, and provincial social and economic development targets (from provincial 12th Five-Year Plans, provincial 12th Five-Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Plans, and provincial 12th Five-Year Addressing Climate Change Plans). Identification of development priorities from the environmental, economic, and social perspectives. - Identification of a preliminary list of key sectors for mitigation and adaptation, according to the criteria and indicators specified in the detailed methodology, including GHG emission contribution and mitigation potentials, climate vulnerability and adaptation ability. - Upon approval of the PMO and four respective provincial DRC, carry out the analysis of preliminary list of key sectors, especially for their contributions to the provincial medium- and long-term social, economic, and sustainable development, identify a prioritized list of key sectors for mitigation (3-4 sectors) and adaptation (1-2 sectors) for each province. - Meeting with provincial governments, sector associations, enterprises and other stakeholders on the identification for prioritized sectors for each province will be organized by the consultant. The PMO and The Technical Committee will be invited to join the meeting. - The prioritized sectors/sub-sectors need to be aligned with the overarching development priorities in national plans. c. Climate technology identification for mitigation and adaptation in four provinces. Detailed procedures and indicators will be developed through the above-mentioned methodology. The scope will cover at least the following items: - Overview of current and projection sector targets in China (from provincial 12 th Five- Year Plans, provincial 12th Five-Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Plans, and provincial 12th Five-Year Addressing Climate Change Plans). - Overview of international technologies for each prioritized mitigation and adaptation sector. - Overview of development and application status of promising climate technologies in China and other countries, and identify around 15 key technologies as a preliminary list based on the results of the specific sectoral assessment at national level expected to be available during the second quarter of 2014, which include the current performance of the listed technologies. d. Conducting at least 5 key priority technologies in-depth assessments in each province. The detailed procedures and indicators will be developed through the above-mentioned methodology task. The scope will cover at least the following items: - Pre-selection of no less than 5 key technologies from a multi-criteria performance analysis based on the criteria and indicators specified in the detailed methodology. - A meeting with the PMO and relevant stakeholders on the preliminary list of technologies and shortlisted technologies for each province will be organized, once the list is decided five months from the contract signing. - After approval by the PMO and the four respective provincial DRC of these key technologies for mitigation sectors, then based on the results of the national level assessment in the specific sectors, conduct a customized in-depth assessment of these key technologies in the context of the respective provinces , as follows:  Analysis of technology gaps: - Identification of the corresponding global best practice technologies. - Estimation of GHG emission reduction potential, economic implications and other co-benefits in scenarios when the corresponding global best practice technology is deployed in provincial level (different deployment scenarios should be considered depending on their likelihood and targets from provincial 12th Five-Year Plans, provincial 12th Five-Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Plans, and provincial 12th Five-Year Addressing Climate Change Plans). - Identification and analysis of gaps between provincial and global best practice for identified technologies, in particular at the level of core sub-technologies as illustrated in the mitigation methodological guideline section 5.4.  Barriers to transfer and deployment of these technologies in special context of respective provinces: - Identification and analysis of barriers impeding the transfer of identified global best practice technologies to the provinces as well as their timely deployment (with a presentation of specific cases of technology development and transfer) in accordance with section 7 of the mitigation methodological guidelines. - After approval by the PMO and the four respective provincial DRC of the proposed technologies and measures for adaptation sectors, then based on the results of the national level assessment in the specific sectors, conduct a customized in-depth assessment for technologies and measures in the context of respective provinces based on case studies, including the barriers for the deployment and diffusion, economic implications, climate damage moderation, vulnerability reduction and other environmental and social co- benefits, as determined by the detailed methodology. Different deployment scenarios should be considered depending on their likelihood and targets from provincial 12th Five- Year Plans, provincial 12th Five-Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Plans, and provincial 12th Five-Year Addressing Climate Change Plans. - Present in-depth Assessment Conclusions on:  The technology needs and  Formulation of policy recommendations on how to remove barriers in order to facilitate technology transfer and deployment in provincial level. e. Participation and presentations at the workshops organized by the TNA PMO - A meeting with the PMO on the design of technology database for provincial TNA in early 2014. - A mid-term workshop of the TNA project, which is expected to be held in mid-2014. - A wrap-up meeting of the TNA project, which is expected to be held in early 2015. f. Conducting two stakeholder surveys. One at the beginning on the demand for provincial level assessment, and one for evaluating the use of the completed provincial technology assessment that analyze key technologies for each province. The result surveys should be included in the synthesis report. g. Preparation of the synthesis reports. Synthesis report should include executive summary, the two survey results, and all relevant information collected during the assessment, including but not limited to long and short lists of technologies and their detailed attributes, which should follow the template or requests from the mitigation experts, adaptation experts, provincial experts and the PMO. The data will populate a national database, which will be developed under the TNA project through another assignment.

Key Deliverables a. An inception report on the methodology for Chinese Provincial TNA (English and Chinese versions) in two months from the contract signing. The final revised detailed methodology should be delivered 2 weeks after receiving comments from PMO/peer reviewers (English and Chinese Versions). b. Submission of a preliminary list of sectors and prioritized shortlist of sectors for mitigation and adaptation according to the developed methodologies in three months from the contract signing. c. Submission of a preliminary list of technologies and prioritized shortlisted technologies in accordance with the requirement in five months from the contract signing. d1. Submission of 4 mid-term provincial TNA report (English and Chinese Versions) in six months from the contract signing and attendance to a workshop approximately in one month after the submission of the mid-term report. d2. Submission of 4 final draft provincial TNA reports (English and Chinese versions) in eleven months from the contract signing. d3. Submission of 4 final provincial TNA reports (English and Chinese versions) 4 weeks after comments are received from the PMO/peer reviewers. Make presentation of results in a workshop one month later. f. Submission of survey results on stakeholder demand for provincial TNA in three months from the contract signing, and survey results on stakeholder use of the completed assessments one month after the submission of the final draft provincial TNA report. g1. Submission draft synthesis report for Chinese Provincial TNA (English and Chinese versions) 4 weeks after the submission of the 4 final draft provincial TNA reports, final synthesis report should be submitted 4 weeks after comments are received from the PMO/peer reviewers. g2. Data for Chinese Provincial TNA delivered to the database as requested.

Contract duration: 14 months

Qualifications:

1. Legal entity. 2. The institution should have solid experience in providing consulting services in the subnational mitigation and adaptation technologies and in at least 3 similar and successful assignments. 3. The institution is expected to mobilize a team with sufficient knowledge and experience to carry out the tasks and achieve the objectives of the assignment. The Consultant will include the following key staff with the following minimum qualifications a. The project manager, with i. a minimum of 8 years of experience in subnational Climate Change related technologies ii. demonstrated experience in at least 5 assignments as project manager iii. a Master degree or higher iv. excellent communication skills b. At least three technical experts, each of whom has i. a minimum of 3 years of experience in subnational Climate Change related technologies ii. a Master degree or higher iii. excellent communication skills The whole project team is expected to input the following indicative working days and travel times to accomplish the corresponding assignment:

Activity code citing No. Assignments Inputs Unit from TORs Development of provincial Working 1 technology identification and 50 day assessment methodology Production of methodology 2 1 report a reports Working 4 day 3 methodology workshop Travel 1 time 4 b Sector identification in each 200(50*4 provinces) Working provinces day Working 16(4*4 provinces) Sector identification meeting day 5 with provincial stakeholders 4(1*4 provinces) Travel time Technology identification in Working 600(150*4 provinces) each sector day Working 6 c 16(4*4 provinces) Technology identification day meeting with provincial stakeholders 4(1*4 provinces) Travel time In-depth assessments for 5-6 Working 7 600(150*4 provinces) key technologies day d Production of 4 provincial 8 4(1*4 provinces) report TNA reports Working 12 Participation and presentations day 9 e in the workshops organized by the PMO 3 Travel time Working 10 f Two stakeholder survey 72(18*4 provinces) day Collection of related data: Working 11 technology parameters, 400(100*4 provinces) day g emission data, economic data 12 Production of synthesis reports 1 report