Supply and Installation of a High-Quality Modular Data Center — ESIAP Project

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER

ELECTRICITY SECTOR IMPROVEMENT AND ACCESS PROJECT (ESIAP)

Loan No.: 92040-AO

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids (Goods)

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Contract Title: Supply, Installation and Services to Implementing a Top-Quality Modular Data Center and Reliability ICT Infrastructure for RNT-EP

RFB Reference No.: AO-MINEA - GEPE-503988-GO-RFB

The Government of the Republic of Angola has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Sector Improvement and Access Project (ESIAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Installation and Services to Implementing a Top-Quality Modular Data Center and Reliability ICT Infrastructure for RNT-EP. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA) now invites sealed Bid from eligible Bidders for the Supply, Installation and Services to Implementing a Top-Quality Modular Data Center and Reliability ICT Infrastructure for RNT-EP in two (2) lots:

• Lot-1.: Supply and implementing of a pre-fabricated Modular Data Center (MDC) Solution for RNT-EP

• Lot-2.: Supply of a new ICT Infrastructure Solution for Data Centers and the Technical Room including hardware, software and Services

Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the Bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60% and for Bid cost: 40%.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Coordination Unit of the Electricity Sector Improvement and Access Project (ESIAP), Attn.: Mr. João Moreira Saraiva, Project Coordinator, E-mail: [email protected], and copy to [email protected], [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours, from Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 15:00 hours Luanda local Time.

The bidding document, in English, may be obtained, free of charge, by interested eligible Bidders, upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The Bidding Document will be sent by email in a non-editable format. If delivery by courier is requested, the cost shall be borne by the bidder

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 am Angola Local Time on 10th December 2025. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 10:30 a.m. Angola Local Time on 10th December 2025. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Securing Declaration”.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Ministry of Energy and Water

Electricity Sector Improvement and Access Project (ESIAP)

João Moreira Pinto Saraiva

Project Coordinator

Condomínio Privado, Belas Business Park

Edificio Cabinda, 6th Floor, Door #603, Talatona

Luanda – Angola

Tel.: +244 945 545 298/ +244 945 568 147

Electronic mail address: [email protected]; [email protected];

[email protected]