National Road Fund Agency Tender

General Procurement Noticezambianame Of Project: Improved Rural Connectivity Projectsector: Transportcredit No. : Tbaproject Id No: P159330 The Government Of The Republic Of Zambia Has Applied For Financing In The Amount Of Us$200 Million Equivalent From Improved Rural Connectivity Project And It Intends To Apply Part Of The Proceeds Of The Credit To Payments For Goods, Works, Non-consultant Services And Consulting Services To Be Procured Under This Project. The Project Includes The Following Components: The Project Will Be Implemented By The Ministry Of Housing And Infrastructure Development (mhid); Road Development Agency (rda); National Road Fund Agency (nrfa) Ministry Of Local Government (mlg); National Construction Council (ncc) Road Transport And Safety Agency (rtsa); Ministry Of Transport And Communication (mtc); Ministry Of Works And Supply (mws) And Participating Local Authorities (lra) . The Project Will Include The Following Components:component 1: Improvement Of Feeder Roads (us$ 180 Million). The Component Will Support The Upgrading, Rehabilitation And Maintenance Of Priority Feeder Road Infrastructure In Six Top Ranked Provinces I.e. Central, Eastern, Northern, Luapula, Southern And Muchinga Provinces.component 2: Institutional Strengthening (ida Us$20 Million) Will Support Two Thematic Areas: (i) Institutional Capacity For Project Coordination And Implementation Estimated At Us$ 14.2 Million; And (ii) Strategic Institutional Capacity Enhancements, Estimated At Us$5.8 Million.description Of The Goods, Works And Services To Be Procured Under Icb Procedures Under The Proposed Improved Rural Connectivity Project Works:3,600 Km Of Feeder Roads Mainly Gravel Wearing Course Roads,improvement To Low Cost Seal Standards [where A Ten-year Projected Vehicular Traffic Would Be In Excess Of 100 Vehicles Per Day (vpd)]bidding On Each Participating Province Will Have Two Lots Of Output And Performance Based Road Contracting (oprc) Packages Each Made Up Of About 300 Km Of Feeder Roads. Goodsnone Anticipated Consultant Services Consultancy Services For The Study Of National Road Fund Agency Institutional Mandatevarious Consulting Services Contracts For Design And Supervision Of The Feeder Roads And The Proposed Improvement To Low Cost Seal Standards Applicable Guidelines: Procurement Of Civil Works, Goods And Non-consultant Services Contracts To Be Financed By The Credit Will Be Conducted Through The Procedures As Specified In The World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement Under Ibrd Loans And Ida Credits, January 2011, Revised July 2014 And Will Be Open To All Eligible Bidders As Defined In The Guidelines. Consulting Services Will Be Selected In Accordance With The World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection And Employment Of Consultants By World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, Revised July 2014. Specific Procurement Notices For Contracts To Be Bid Under The World Bank’s International Competitive Bidding (icb) Procedures, And For Contracts For Consultancy Services Will Be Announced, As They Become Available, In The Un Development Business And In Local Newspapers Of Wide Circulation And In The Republic Of Zambia Government Gazette Prequalification Of Suppliers And Contractors Will Not Be Required For The Above Contracts Interested Eligible Bidders Who Wish To Be Included On The Mailing List To Receive Invitations To Bid Under Icb Procedures, And Interested Consultants Who Wish To Receive A Copy Of Advertisement Requesting Expressions Of Interest For Consultancy Contracts, Or Those Requiring Additional Information, Should Contact The Addresses Below: Eng. Wallece Mumbadirector And Chief Executive Officernational Road Fund Agency33 Fairley Road, Ridgewayp. O. Box 50695lusaka, Zambia Telephone: (260-1) 253145, (260-1) 255660facsimile: (260-1) 253154, (260-1) 252731email: Nrfa@zamnet.zm