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Avis d’appel d’offre pour la fourniture de produits financiers, la gestion et l’administration de la facilité de crédit pour le développement de la chaîne de valeur de la province de Cabinda

Avis d’appel d’offre pour la fourniture de produits financiers, la gestion et l’administration de la facilité de crédit pour le développement de la chaîne de valeur de la province de Cabinda

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Categories : Avis d'appel d'offres

Domaines : Achat - Transport - LogistiqueAgriculture - Elevage - Peche - Environnement

Regions : Angola

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

(Expression of Interest)

FOR THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CREDIT FACILITY FOR THE CABINDA PROVINCE AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT

ANGOLA

Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP)

Agriculture : Sector

Financing Agreement Reference : Loan Nº 2000200002052

Project ID No. : P-AO-AAZ-001

 

  1. Introduction :

The Government of Republic of Angola has received a loan from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the “Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP)”and, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for the provision of financial products, management and administration of the credit facility.

  1. Objectives of the Project :

The development objective of the Cabinda Province Agriculture Value Chains Development Project (CPAVCDP) 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.

  1. Objectives of the Services :

The overall objective of the services is to provide a sustainable financing facility to the 8000 beneficiaries for the development of agriculture value chains for the selected commodities in Cabinda Province.

  1. Scope of the Services :

The Financial Institution will be responsible for the following :

  1. Financial management, timely disbursement and recovery of the loans. The Loan seed fund is US $ 4, 000,000.00 and the loans will be administered to small farmers, fish farmers, merchants and savings groups. The loans will be administered through loan revolving account to be opened by the Financial Institution ;
  2. Checking and processing applications for loans ;
  3. Management and monitoring of the performance of the revolving loan fund ;
  4. Provide customer service and loan follow-ups through its branches and agencies established in the four municipalities of Belize, Buco-Zau, Cacongo and Cabinda ;
  1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forest now invites eligible Financial Institutions to indicate their interest in providing these services, as further detailed in the section on call for proposals below. Interested institutions must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Institutions may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Banks Procurement Policy Framework” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

 

  1. The Call for Proposals :

One of the activities of the project is to support small businesses, farmers, fishermen etc. with bankable entrepreneur ideas on value chains in agriculture with loans. In order to ensure that the vulnerable people and innovative entrepreneurs have access to a sustainable and well managed credit facility. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is calling for expression of interests from financial institutions registered in Angola who are interested in teaming up with IDA, WVI and PIU for the provision of financial products, administration and management of the credit facility for the development of Agriculture Value Chains in Cabinda Province.

The Financial Institution will be responsible for, as detailed in section 4 above and in addition, provision of the following financial products to be tailor made to the requirements of WVI and IDA such as: Direct Purchase Loans, Leasing and Finance, Savings Groups and Rural areas.

  1. Eligibility :

Eligibility shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Framework for Bank Group-Funded Operations, dated October 2015”, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.

In addition to the general eligibility criteria requirements under the Bank the following selection criteria will applicable to this specific Expression of Interest (Call for Proposals) :

  1. Willingness to adhere to the portfolio guarantee structure to be developed in consultation with WVI ;
  2. Demonstrated commitment and willingness to work with WVI and adapt some of the financial products to suit the specific requirements of the target beneficiaries ;
  3. Up-to-date fulfillment of all regulatory requirements (registration, licensing, audited financial statements)  ;
  4. The financial institution must have experience in the management of credit facilities using public funds ;
  5. Demonstrated financial stability and performance using the CAMELS model or any other acceptable models to the project and regulator rating (management, risk rating, profitability, liquidity, leverage, portfolio quality, growth) ;
  6. Demonstrated adequate procedures, internal controls and systems for reviewing the applications and credit approvals, default recovery, reporting, monitoring and risk management ;
  7. Must have a network of branches in the four Municipalities of Cabinda Province and / willingness to open agencies in the areas where no branches exist. Capability to report on the performance of the credit facility ;
  8. Willingness to continue with the credit facility beyond the project period.

Only applicants whose submission pass the selection criteria will be invited to submit a Full Technical and Financial proposals.

 

  1. How to apply?

The EOI (Call for proposals) should include the following :

  1. Copy of the Institution’s Legal Registration Certificate ;
  2. Copy of the valid license from the competent regulatory body for at least the last two financial years. (The license must also be valid for a minimum period of one year from the date of submission of the offer) ;
  3. Bidders’ audited financial statements for the last two years (balance sheet, demonstration of results and demonstration of cash flow).
  1. A declaration of compliance with all laws and regulations against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, applicable in Angola. The statement must be prepared by the competing institution.
  2. List of addresses of the main headquarters and of all the branches in Cabinda Province.
  3. References from at least two (2) organizations with which they have implemented joint microfinance projects in the last five (5) years.

Non submission of any of the above requested documents will be deemed to be non-responsive to the Call for Proposals and will be rejected. Interested Institutions may obtain further information at the address indicated below during office hours 08.00-18.00h (local time) or through email to procurementofficer@piucabinda.com and copy pm@piucabinda.com; alberto.pambo@piucabinda.com; benjamim.castello@piucabinda.com; credit@piucabinda.com. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 21th November 2019 at 15:00 (local time) and should mention: “CALL FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CREDIT FACILITY FOR THE CABINDA PROVINCE AGRICULTURE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT.

  1. Address :

Attn : Project Manager

Rua 28 de Maio s/n (frente ao Messe da Polícia), Bairro a Resistência, Município Sede, Província de Cabinda, Angola.