REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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Title of the EOI:
 Consultancy for assessment & design of Central Data Cooling System

Date of this EOI:
7 March 2017

Closing Date for Receipt of EOI:
6 April 2017

EOI Number: 13581

Address EOI response by fax or e-mail for the Attention of:
Mr. Michael Getachew

Fax Number: +251 115 511874

E-mail Address:
 michaelg@uneca.org or getachew17@un.org

UNSPSC Code: 43220000

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia hereby seeks suitable contractors with valid license to express their interest for the Provision of Upgrading Existing Data Center Cooling and environmental control Systems using Hot Aisle containment solution with integrated Monitoring and Management solution.

The vendor is expected to carry out a site visit, complete gathering of requirements, validate the ECA requirements regarding the use of Data Center technologies within the ECA environment; come up with design, bill of quantities, project plan proposal.

The assessment of requirement and design which involves gathering technical and business data, requirements, constraints, etc. to be able to design an acceptable solution. The vendor will perform an assessment to collect and review the data required to develop employment strategy that meets ECA's requirement incorporating Best practices as well as the previously identified technical and business requirements, constraints, and assumptions.During this phase, the vendor shall:
•    Schedule & conduct business process review sessions with ECA;
•    Conduct interviews with, infrastructure managers, Data Center admins, and Facility management engineers to obtain required information for design decisions;
Gather requirements for the targeted cooling, power, cabling, monitoring and integration solution and easy operation:
•    Analyze findings and success criteria;
•    Review the current cooling, power and environmental controls to understand the current requirement

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