Plans are underway for the rehabilitation and construction of new sewerage line as well as waste water treatment ponds in at Benguela and Lobito towns. The two towns are located in Benguela Province of Angola.
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA) through the National Directorate of Water (DNA) will be the Executing Agency (EA) of the project. Thus far, the EA has invited eligible consultants to express their interest in carrying out the project.
Interested parties must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. The information in question includes brochures, description of similar undertakes. In addition the information include experience in analogous conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. Reportedly, consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Expressions of interest must be delivered by June 26, 2023 at 03:30 p.m. The implementation of the project on the other is expected to commence January 2024. The works will be carried out in two separate lots, the first of which will be in Benguela town and the second in Lobito Town.
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The project will be completed in two years’ time.
Development of the Waste Water Treatment Ponds in Benguela and Lobito to be carried out alongside the construction of sewage sludge treatment plant and transfer stations in Benguela
Meanwhile the government is set to construct sewage sludge treatment plant and transfer stations in Benguela province. On March 23, 2023 the National Water Directorate launched prequalification process for the implementation of the project.
The scope of the project includes the construction of a fecal sludge treatment plant, as well as transfer stations where the collected fecal matter will be temporarily stored. These facilities will be built in two phases.
The first phase involves the construction of a common fecal sludge treatment plant for the municipalities of Benguela and Baia Farta. This facility will treat the faecal matter previously stored in nine transfer stations. The works will also include the improvement of three sanitary facilities in Baia Farta.
The Angolan government will finance both projects with a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The Loan will be granted under Phase I of the Inclusive Sanitation Project for Coastal Cities, which aims to improve access to sanitation services in the coastal municipalities. These municipalities are Benguela, Catumbela, Lobito and Baia Farta.
