REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)


ANGOLA

COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CADP)

Loan No.: 88660

Project ID Nº: P159052

Assignment Title: Supervision of Works for Rehabilitation of Small and Medium

Perimeters of Cauá

Lot 1 - Rehabilitation of the Queve River catchment
Lot 2 - Rehabilitation of the Bela Vista Lagoon
Lot 3 - Construction of new secondary and tertiary canals

Reference No.: C 242A/CS2/CADP/23


The Government of Angola has received financing from the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) toward the cost of the Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP). The Project is budgeted at US$ 230 million and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Supervision of Works for Rehabilitation of Small and Medium Perimeters of Cauá in Cuanza Sul.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include to assess, monitor, and verify exact compliance with the Project and its amendments, the Contract signed between the Owner and the Contractor, the Specifications that form part of the Contract and the respective Work Plan in force, as well as coordinating the Health and Safety Plan on site.

The consulting service will have a maximum duration of 29 months, with a period of 3 months prior to the Notice of Commencement of the works to review the Execution Project and analyze the Contractor's Proposal, the contract period is 14 months and the warranty period will be 12 months, after provisional acceptance has been granted.

The estimate of man-month, for each lot, is 112.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The service to be performed will be divided into 3 lots: lot 1 - Rehabilitation of the Queve River catchment; lot 2 - Rehabilitation of the Bela Vista Lagoon; lot 3 – Construction of new secondary and tertiary canals; that will be awarded independently, according to the most advantageous proposals under the request of proposal (RFP).

The consultants must indicate for which lot they are applying.


The Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) 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 shortlisting criteria are:

i. The Consultant must be an engineering consultancy and inspection company.
ii. 5 years' experience in earthmoving and civil construction of hydraulic works.
iii. It must present at least two references in the last 5 years in the supervision of irrigation projects with canals and more than 200 ha.
iv. Consultant should be fully familiar with the World Bank's procurement documents, the FIDIC Conditions of Contract and construction projects in developing countries.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest: The aforementioned document can be consulted at the following link: http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/813421487104372186/Procurement-Regulations-for-IPF-Borrowers-portuguese.pdf

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.


Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 15:30 from Monday to Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing to the address below by email on March 14th, 2024, by 3:30 pm (Angola local time).


Expressions of interest must be delivered by email to the address below:

Attention: Mr. Estevão Silvestre Cambindja Chaves
Project Coordinator
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Gabinete de Estudos, Planeamento e Estatística (GEPE)
Largo António Jacinto, Edifício "B" 2º Andar Direito, Porta 4 – Luanda
Tel.: +244 926 224 431
Email: aquisicoes@pdac.ao