Procurements of Works and Acquisition of Consulting Service

The RWANDA TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY in Rwanda from African region had released this tender for General Procurement Notice for Procurements of Works and Acquisition of Consulting Service EAC Multinational (Rwanda/Burundi) Cross Border Roads Upgrading Project – Phase 1 The Project will include the following components: Component 1: Infrastructure Development: Civil Works: Upgrading of Cross Border Roads: Upgrading of Sashwara-Rega- Mutovu-Kabuhanga – Busasamana-Muhato road (51km) i.e Sashwara-Kabuhanga, 18.072Km, Kabuhanga – Bugarama – Kiraro, 10.79Km, Kabuhanga – Busasamana-Cyanzarwe-Muhato, 22.4Km and Upgrading of Nyagisozi- Remera-Nshili border road (18.11km). The component will include civil works for construction of 69km single carriageway roads 7.4m wide with 1.5m shoulders to bitumen standard road in Rwanda. Component 2: Social Economic Infrastructure Development It will include Construction of 2 selling points (markets) for women and men in Rwanda. Component 3: Consulting Services This component will include: (i) Construction supervision services of Road Works in Rwanda and related social economic infrastructure; (ii) Sensitization on the environmental, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, Reproductive Health and gender mainstreaming; (iii) Baseline survey and monitoring of environmental, climate change and social and economic impacts; (iv) Technical and Road Safety Audit and Independent Annual ESMP & RAP Audit; (v) Feasibility and detailed engineering design of Giticyinyoni - Rulindo - Gakenke Road (68km); and Feasibility and detailed engineering design of East-West Cross Border Roads (121km) in Rwanda; and (vi) Procurement Audit. Component 4: Facilitation of Regional Trade and Transport The Component will include the following activities: (i) Feasibility study and detailed engineering and architectural design of a One stop Border Post (OSBP) at Akanyaru Haut Border.; (ii) Upgrading of collection centres for agricultural produce to enhance capacity for trade for trade in Rwanda. These collection centres exist in various locations have proved useful to facilitate aggregation of produce such as fresh milk, potatoes, onions, bee products and horticultural products. The collection centres are managed by farmers’ cooperatives; (iii) Conduct study on trade flows and non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs); and (iv)TA and capacity building needs assessment study and roll out for the Rwanda Revenue Authority and Immigration Directorate to enhance the trade facilitation environment and support coordination activities. Component 5: Capacity Building and Institutional Support This component will include: (i) Training and capacity building for staff of RTDA, (ii) Provision of procurement related technical assistance; (iii) Provision of technical assistance in construction and managing road projects; (iv) Provision of technical assistance in Road Management System to RTDA, and (v) implementation of some of the recommendations from the ongoing Skills audit analytical study for the road sub-sector (financed by JICA under another road project). Component 6: Compensation and Resettlement This component makes provision for the adequate compensation and resettlement of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) identified in the Project RAP report, and relocation of affected utilities. 4. Procurements of works and acquisition of consulting services financed by the Bank will be in accordance with the Bank's Rules of Procedure for the Procurement of Works. Acquisition of the services of Consultants will follow the Bank's Rules of Procedure for the Use of Consultants. Bidding documents are expected to be available in June 2023. published on 24 Apr 2023. The tender expired on 30 Jun 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in consultancy services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3051134.