Consultancy Services for Supervision of the Works Contract for Engineering Procurement and Construction for Secondary Network Regularization and Supply and Installation of Pre-Paid Meters – Lot 2 and Lot 4

The Republic of Angola has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Energy Sector Efficiency and Expansion Project – Phase 1 (ESEEP-1) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for the Consulting Services for Supervision of the Works Contract for Engineering Procurement and Construction for Secondary Network Regularization and Supply and Installation of Pre-Paid Metering Implementation of Pre-Paid Meters.

The services included under this Contract are: i) Evaluation and approval of the improvement works on the secondary distribution networks and the meter installations, to be carried out by the Metering Project Contractor(s), ii) Supervise the execution of the improvement works plan for the secondary distribution networks, and iii) Supervise the Contractor(s) execution of the 651.493 pre- paid meters installation plans.

The services will be executed in the following areas covered by Lots 1 and 3 of the “Engineering Procurement and Construction for Secondary Network Regularization and Supply and Installation of Pre-Paid Meters” contract, and the expected contract period duration is 34 months, as set out in the Terms of Reference which are available upon request by interested consultants responding to this REOI:

• EPC Lot 2 Contract: Includes Secondary Network Regularization and Supply and Installation of 304,921 Pre-Paid Meters in Customers of the Distribution Center 03 of Luanda Region and in Luanda to be implemented by an EPC Contractor.EPC Distribution Center 3 Contract: covers the areas of Municipality of Belas (Distrricts of Ramiros, Cabolombo, Kilamba, Zona Verde, Morro dos Veados), Municipality of Kilamba Kiaxi (Districts of Palanca, Sapú, Nova Vida, Golfe) Municipality of Talatona (Districts of Talatona, Benfica, Futungo, Lar do Patriota, Camama, Cidade Universitária and Mussulo).
• EPC Lot 4 Contract: Includes Secondary Network Regularization and Supply and Installation of 303,586 Pre-Paid Meters in Customers in Bengo, Cabinda, Cuanza Norte, Malange, Uige, Zaire, Cuando Cubango, Cunene, Huíla, Namibe and in the North and South Regions to be implemented by an EPC Contractor.

Empresa Nacional de Distribuição de Electricidade (ENDE) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

Interested consultants may obtain further information including the Terms of Reference at the address below or by email during office hours from 8:00 to 15:00 hours, local time.

Expressions of interest in English language must be delivered in hardcopy or softcopy to the address below by 10 June 2022 at 14:30 (local time) and mention “Consultancy Services for Supervision of the Pre-Paid Metering Implementation”.

Note: This is a single task consultancy assignment covering the supervision of 2 EPC lots (lots 2 and 4).

Consultants may submit their Expressions of Interest, preferably by electronic mail, using the address below.

Att: ENDE-EMPRESA NACIONAL DE DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE ENERGIA
Isequiel Manuel – Project Coordinator
Avenida Conego Manuel das Neves, 234 3o Andar, Luanda, Angola
Email: supervision.meter@ende.co.ao
Tel: +244925114743

Request for Expressions of interest