REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
CONSULTING SERVICES
REVIEW OF THE BASE LAW OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Ref No: C 220/CS/CADP/22
The Government of the Republic of Angola received a loan from the World Bank, co-financed by the French Development Agency, to finance the Commercial Agriculture Development Project (PDAC) and intends to apply part of this financing to the contracting of a company to provide consultancy service for the Revision of the Basic Law of the Agrarian Sector.
The general objective of the PDAC is to promote commercial agriculture in Angola, through a set of integrated investments in productivity technologies and support infrastructures and to facilitate an environment conducive to greater participation by the private sector.
The Project specifically supports the following complementary components:
Component (1) Promotion and Support for Agribusiness Development, whose main objective is to mobilize investments in agribusiness and support the improvement of productivity, quality and market connections for potential producers, Component (2) Infrastructure for Production and Marketing with the objective of financing critical capacity building infrastructure for the development of commercial agriculture (rehabilitation of rural roads, small-scale public irrigation infrastructure and “last mile” connection to the electricity grid); Component (3) Strengthening and Improving the Business Environment to facilitate an enabling environment for commercial agriculture, strengthening business intelligence services and research and development; and Component (4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The Government of Angola considers it necessary to review the current law (Law no. , and integrating the aforementioned challenges, translated in part in the “Long-Term Development Strategy, Angola 2050” and in the “National Strategy for Climate Change, 2020-2035”.
Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be requested in writing to the email address indicated below.
PDAC invites eligible consulting firms (“consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services in question. Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating that they have the necessary qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. Pre-selection criteria include:
- A strong understanding of emerging development markets and very good interpretation of agricultural sector policies. The knowledge of these sectors about the Angolan context and the country’s agricultural history in various dimensions (economic, social, institutional) is fundamental, with an advantage for the knowledge of contexts in other countries, preferably in African countries will be considered.
- It must be a national company.
- Preferably companies that have already done similar work.
- Similar consultations in other countries, preferably in African countries, will also be considered.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in consulting and specialized technical assistance services in the legal field.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in providing advice to support activities in the agricultural sector in Angola.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in networking communication processes, namely with public sector institutions and also with the general public.
- Experience in providing advice for the development of licensing in the agribusiness sector.
The shortlist will contain from 5 (five) to 8 (eight) companies.
Interested companies should pay attention to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the BM’s “Purchases Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated July 2016 revised in November 2017 (“Purchases Regulations”), which establishes the BM policy on conflicts of interest: this document can be consulted at the following link:http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/813421487104372186/Procurement-Regulations-for-IPF-Borowers-portuguese.pdf.
Companies may partner with other companies to enhance their qualifications, but must clearly indicate whether the association is a joint venture and/or sub-consultancy. In the case of a Joint Venture, all partners will be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract if selected.
The company will be selected in accordance with the Framework Agreement arrangement described in the procurement regulations and to be specifically set out in the request for proposals.
Interested bidders may obtain additional information via the email address below from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm (Angola time) from Monday to Thursday, and on Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing to the address below (in person or by email) by 3:30 pm on July 8, 2022.
Attention: Mr. Estevão Silvestre Cambindja Chave
Project Coordinator
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Office of Studies, Planning and Statistics (GEPE)
Largo António Jacinto, Building “B” 2nd Floor Right, Door 4 – Luanda
Phone: 00244 222 784 330
Email: aquisicoes@pdac.ao
Link de acesso ao Documento: Ref No: C 220/CS/CADP/22 -Request for Expression of Interest/ Consulting Services – REVIEW OF THE BASE LAW OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT