TYPSA awarded consultancy contract for Science and Technology Park project in Angola

October 10th, 2020
The African Development Bank has awarded the consultancy contract for design, construction supervision and preparation of business plan of the Science and Technology Park in Luanda, Angola, to a consortium of Engineering, Consulting and Business consulting firms operating under the name, TYPSA - Técnica y Proyectos, S.A/ENGCONSULT.

The value of the consultancy contract is US$1,233,850.00. The contract duration is seven months.

The scope of the contract includes:

  • To elaborate the masterplan, the architectural and engineering projects of the Science and Technology Park (STP) in Luanda.
  • to prepare its business plan, in order to assure an operational, efficient and sustainable multisector STP, which contributes to the improvement the Angolan research, development and innovation ecosystem, leading to the socio-economic development of Angola

According to information posted on the African Development bank website, a total of four bidders submitted proposals for the consultancy contract. The other three bidders were:

  1. IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, S.A.U [Spanish]
  2. NRV - Consultores de Engenharia, SA/NRV - Consultores de Engenharia, SA/AAW - Consulting Engineers [Angolan/Portuguese/Egyptian]
  3. TPF - Consultores de Engenharia e Arquiterura, S.A/TPF Angola Consultores, Lda/KECC - Korea Engineering Consultants Corporation/ SUNJIN Engineering & Architecture Co. Ltd

The executing agency for the project is Science and Technology Development Project / Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Angola.