Expression of Interest CPFSA-2021-001

Consultant to advise on Solar Power/
Renewable Energy Solutions for 50
Residential Child Care Facilities

1. Introduction
   The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is the Executive Agency
   under the Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MOEYI) with responsibility
   for the care and protection of children. Children in need of care and protection are
   deemed to be those who have been abused, likely to be abused and or neglected.
   There exists fifty (50) Residential Child Care Facilities across the island that are
   licensed and monitored by the CPFSA. Of this number nine (9) are directly staffed
   and run by the CPFSA. These homes accounts for over two thousand children in the
   care of the state. Those deemed Places of Safety accommodate short term stay and as
   such have high turnover of youngsters. These facilities consume significant amounts
   of power given that they operate on a 24 hour basis. The utilities are paid by the
   Government of Jamaica for those directly run by the CPFSA and subventions paid
   over per child for those privately operate. Needless to say this represents huge sums
   of monies.

2. Objective
   The objective of this project is to reduce the cost to power these institutions and
   thereby reduce the energy cost to the public purse, where suitable alternatives exist
   and can be harnessed. In-keeping with our Operational and Strategic plans we are
   also seeking to use greener technology and realize greater efficiencies where possible.
   The successful consultant will advise us on these alternatives given the current usages
   and projected usages over the medium to long term (10-20 years).

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