Owner's Engineer for Supervision of Works for 400 kV Lubango-Cahama Transmission Line and Associated Substations

Huila-Cunene Interconnection Project (PIHC) - P512716 Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 98860 Assignment Title: OWNERS ENGINEER TO SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION OF 400 KV TRANSMISSION LINES FROM LUBANGO TO CAHAMA INCLUDING EXPANSION OF 400/220/60 KV LUBANGO SUBSTATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF 400/220/60 KV CAHAMA SUBSTATION Reference No.: (as per Procurement Plan) : AO-RNT-525421-CS-QCBS The Government of the Republic of Angola (“GoA”) has received financing from the World Bank under the Huila–Cunene Interconnection Project (“PIHC”) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to consulting services for the supervision of the Lubango–Cahama 400 kV Transmission Project, including transmission line works and associated substations. The Project is implemented by Rede Nacional de Transporte de Electricidade (“RNT-EP”), under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy and Water of Angola. PIHC is a strategic initiative supporting regional power system integration, strengthening transmission reliability in southern Angola, and enabling future interconnection with the Southern African Power Pool (“SAPP”) and Namibia. Under Subcomponent 1.1 of PIHC, the Project finances the development of a new 400 kV corridor between Lubango and Cahama, including transmission line infrastructure, substations, and associated grid integration works. The assignment covers Owner’s Engineer (“OE”) services for the management, supervision, monitoring, and technical oversight of two EPC contracts: Contract 1 – Transmission Line Works: Construction of approximately 200 km of 400 kV transmission line between Lubango and Cahama, including civil works, foundations, towers, conductors, OPGW, grounding systems, access roads, and related infrastructure. Contract 2 – Substation Works: Expansion of Lubango 400/220/60 kV substation with two additional 400 kV line bays, and construction of the new Cahama 400/220/60 kV substation, including protection, control, SCADA, telecommunications, metering, and auxiliary systems. T