Site preparation and Supply and Installation of Common Infrastructure for Agua Casada Solar Park and Rehabilitation of Switching Station 5 (PC5)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Works

(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

Employer: Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projetos (AFAP).

Project: Access to Clean Resilient Electricity (ACRE) under the ASCENT Regional Program – Multi Programmatic Approach (MPA).

Contract title: Site preparation and Supply and Installation of Common Infrastructure for Agua Casada Solar Park and Rehabilitation of Switching Station 5 (PC5)

Country: São Tomé and Príncipe.

Grant No.: E259-ST-IDA

RFB No: 12/W/ACRE/2024

Issued on: March 03, 2025.

• The Republic Democratic of São Tomé and Príncipe has received a financing grant from the World Bank, towards the cost of Access to Clean Resilient Electricity and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract [1]for construction, supply and installation of common infrastructure for Agua Casada solar park (switching station of Agua Casada, switching station 5 (PC5) and switchgears.)

• The Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projetos (AFAP) now invites sealed Bids from the eligible bidders for Site preparation and Supply and Installation of Common Infrastructure for Agua Casada Solar Park and Rehabilitation of Switching Station 5 (PC5).

• The Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using 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.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projetos (AFAP)[2] and inspect the bidding document during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 at the address Edifício do Afriland First Bank – 3º Andar – Avenida Kwame Nkruma, Número do andar; 3º andar, City: São Tomé, P.O Box: 1029, Country: São Tomé and Príncipe, Telephone: 00 239 2225205, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] & [email protected].

• Bids must be delivered at the address above on April 25, 2025 10:00 a.m, Local São Tome Time. 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. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. ITB 11.2 (h).

• The site visit to Água Casada will take place on 21 March 2024 at 9:30 am.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” in the amount of US$ 112.500,00 (One hundred twelve thousand five United States dollars).

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) 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.

Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projectos 03 de Março de 2025.

General Director

Hélio Silva Almeida