Management and Operation Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility

The contract is a three-year management and operation contract that will help the Utility Board to improve organization and level of service with the following objectives:  To assess the existing management and operational conditions and improve it throughout the contract period  To assist the Board in improving the …

CPV: 65130000 Explotación del suministro de agua
Lugar de ejecución:
Management and Operation Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility
Organismo adjudicador:
The National Directorate Water under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola
Número de premio:
EIB-GtP/ENR/NCS1-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : The National Directorate Water under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Management and Operation Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility
Description : The contract is a three-year management and operation contract that will help the Utility Board to improve organization and level of service with the following objectives:  To assess the existing management and operational conditions and improve it throughout the contract period  To assist the Board in improving the structuring and organizational processes to ensure higher standards of service and efficiency  To support the Board in improving its management system  To support the Board in improving commercial and financial sustainability  Transferring know-how to the Utility’s staff  Purchasing and supply equipment, spare parts and operational resources  To support operation and maintenance activities EPAS Lunda Norte provides water supply and sanitation services in the province of Lunda Norte and currently is serving the municipalities of Dundo, Lucapa, Chitato, Cuilo, Lubalo and Xá-Muteba.
Procedure identifier : e2f2c953-e5aa-4a15-879a-47f06c9a3245
Previous notice : 168902-2023
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 65130000 Operation of water supplies

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Lunda-Norte Prtovince
Country : Angola
Additional information : The procurement is for a contract that will help the Utility Board of Lunda-Norte to improve organization and level of service with the objectives mentioned above. All firms registered in countries eligible to the Bank are eligible to participate in the tender. The Bid shall comprise Technical and Financial Proposals. They shall be submitted simultaneously in two separate sealed envelopes (two-envelope Bidding process). The Selection method will be the Lowest-Evaluated Cost Selection. The Employer will select the bidder with the lowest evaluated total price among those bidders whose bid is substantially responsive to the requirements of the bidding document and achieves the minimum technical score of 75% as per the evaluation criteria specified in the Bidding Document. The following 2 (two) contracts are also being tendered concurrently with the subject contract: • Management and Operation Contract for Moxico PWSU (Public Water and Sanitation Utility) (NCS2-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22) • Management and Operation Contract for Namibe PWSU (Public Water and Sanitation Utility) (NCS3-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22) From the concurrently ongoing 3 tenders, a bidder will be allowed to win a maximum of 2 (two) tenders based on its capacity to fulfil the aggregate requirements, in consideration of any Conditional Discount he proposes for award for multiple contracts and if his offers are found result in the best contract combination through which the Employer will obtain the best financial advantage. Bidders can request a complete set of Bidding Documents on the submission of an application to the above address.

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Other
This contract is financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Management and Operation Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility
Description : The contract is a three-year management and operation contract that will help the Utility Board to improve organization and level of service with the following objectives:  To assess the existing management and operational conditions and improve it throughout the contract period  To assist the Board in improving the structuring and organizational processes to ensure higher standards of service and efficiency  To support the Board in improving its management system  To support the Board in improving commercial and financial sustainability  Transferring know-how to the Utility’s staff  Purchasing and supply equipment, spare parts and operational resources  To support operation and maintenance activities EPAS Lunda Norte provides water supply and sanitation services in the province of Lunda Norte and currently is serving the municipalities of Dundo, Lucapa, Chitato, Cuilo, Lubalo and Xá-Muteba.
Internal identifier : EIB-GtP/ENR/NCS1-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 65130000 Operation of water supplies

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Lunda Norte Province
Country : Angola
Additional information : The main site or place of contract performance will be Lunda-Norte province, which is located in the extreme northeast of Angola with a territorial extension of 102 783 km². It borders by land and river to the north and east with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to the west with the province of Malanje and to the south with Lunda Sul. Its capital is the city of Dundo, replacing Lucapa. By road, the province is connected with the capital (Luanda), passing through the provinces of Lunda Sul, Malanje and Kwanza Norte (about 1100 km). By air, Lucapa and Dundo airports receive small and large airplanes.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Additional information : The procurement is for a contract that will help the Utility Board of Lunda-Norte to improve organization and level of service with the objectives mentioned above. All firms registered in countries eligible to the Bank are eligible to participate in the tender. The Bid shall comprise Technical and Financial Proposals. They shall be submitted simultaneously in two separate sealed envelopes (two-envelope Bidding process). The Selection method will be the Lowest-Evaluated Cost Selection. The Employer will select the bidder with the lowest evaluated total price among those bidders whose bid is substantially responsive to the requirements of the bidding document and achieves the minimum technical score of 75% as per the evaluation criteria specified in the Bidding Document. The following 2 (two) contracts are also being tendered concurrently with the subject contract: • Management and Operation Contract for Moxico PWSU (Public Water and Sanitation Utility) (NCS2-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22) • Management and Operation Contract for Namibe PWSU (Public Water and Sanitation Utility) (NCS3-UGFBEI/PDISA2-22) From the concurrently ongoing 3 tenders, a bidder will be allowed to win a maximum of 2 (two) tenders based on its capacity to fulfil the aggregate requirements, in consideration of any Conditional Discount he proposes for award for multiple contracts and if his offers are found result in the best contract combination through which the Employer will obtain the best financial advantage. Bidders can request a complete set of Bidding Documents on the submission of an application to the above address.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Cfr Tender Documents
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : N.a.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Ministry of Energy and Water
Organisation signing the contract : The National Directorate Water under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 4 998 558,08 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : INDAQUA – Indústria e Gestão de Águas, S.A.
Tender :
Tender identifier : Management and Operation Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 4 998 558,08 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Rank in the list of winners : 1
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : M&O Contract for Lunda Norte Public Water and Sanitation Utility
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 28/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : The National Directorate Water under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3
Range of tenders :
Value of the lowest admissible tender : 4 998 558,08 Euro
Value of the highest admissible tender : 7 138 181,07 Euro

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : The National Directorate Water under the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola
Registration number : Ministry
Postal address : Condomínio Dolce Vita, Bloco 1A - 3º Piso, Talatona -Belas-Luanda
Town : Luanda
Country : Angola
Contact point : Mrs. Elsa Ramos, Director of National of the National Directorate for Water (DNA)
Telephone : 00
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : INDAQUA – Indústria e Gestão de Águas, S.A.
Registration number : Operator managing municipal concessions
Postal address : Avenida Joaquim Neves do Santos, n. º 122
Town : Matosinhos
Postcode : 4450-394
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Área Metropolitana do Porto ( PT11A )
Country : Portugal
Internet address : https://www.indaqua.pt/
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Ministry of Energy and Water
Registration number : Ministry of Water
Postal address : Rua Cónego Manuel das Neves, 234
Town : Luanda
Country : Angola
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : ca87e374-9f03-4717-911d-ed6e2d85bf10 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 21/11/2024 09:29 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00712956-2024
OJ S issue number : 228/2024
Publication date : 22/11/2024