GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE The Republic of Angola Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP) 1. The republic of Angola has received a loan of 101.070.000 USD from the African Development Bank and funding from the government of Angola to finance the Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP) with a total budget of 123,150,580 USD. 2. The development objective of the project is to contribute to food and nutritional security, employment generation and shared wealth creation along the commodity value chain. The Specific project objectives are to increase farmers’ food and nutrition security and incomes through increased agricultural output and value addition. The Project will also contribute to enhance income of small and medium enterprises engaged in input supply, production, processing, storage and marketing of selected commodities on a sustainable basis. 3. The proposed CPAVCDP is composed of three components: (i) Commodity Value Chains Development; (ii) Infrastructure Development; and (iii) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. The project focuses on the provision of the enabling environment for agricultural development and value addition of staple crops (cassava, banana, sweet potato, peanut, and beans); cash crops (coffee, cocoa and oil palm); marine and inland fisheries; poultry and small ruminants; and horticulture (vegetables and fruits). It will rehabilitate or construct rural and resilient infrastructure, namely feeder roads to link production clusters to markets, agro processing centers, market centers, community health centers, primary schools, potable water facilities in the communities and improve rural energy access 4. Procurement of goods and works and the acquisition of consulting services, financed by the Bank for the project, will be carried out in accordance with the “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations”, dated October 2015 and following the provisions stated in the Financing Agreement. Bidding documents are expected to be available in January 2019. 5. Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting: IDA - Ministério da Agricultura e Florestas Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP). Contacting address: Largo Antonio Jacinto, Edifício B, 3º piso, Luanda, Angola Attn: Benjamin Castello, Project Coordinator e-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Telephone: +244 92 360 02 85 .