Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-03-18
Buyer: European Investment Bank
Country: LU
Region: LU000
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71356200 | 71541000: Construction project management services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Estimated value: 1325000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-04-28
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: The exclusion grounds are detailed in the tender dossier.
The Consultant will be engaged by EIB to assist the Road Development Agency (RDA) in implementing the Great North Road (T2) Upgrade Project. The objective of the contract is to continue the similar services that EIB contracted in June 2020, which are under implementation and are expected to be finalised by 13 June 2025. The objectives of this technical assistance contract are as follows: • Assist RDA in fulfilling its obligations under the EIB loan and relevant grant agreements; • Assist RDA’s Project Implementation Team (PIT) with all activities, including all procurement and contract management required for effective implementation of the Great North Road between Mpika and Chinsali; • Assist RDA in the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP); • Assist RDA in the sensitization of project area inhabitants on communicable diseases, environmental protection and support of gender mainstreaming activities; • Assist RDA with implementing road safety education and awareness programs in communities along the project alignment.
The annual turnover of the tenderer (individual legal entity or consortium overall) must be of at least EUR 1.000.000,00 for each of the last 5 years for which accounts have been closed.
The number of the permanent staff of the tenderer (individual legal entity or consortium overall) currently working in fields related to this contract (see description of the services provided in the Terms of reference), must be at least 5 for each of the last 5 years (2024,2023,2022,2021,2020).
The tenderer (individual company or consortium altogether) has implemented, during the last 5 years (back up to the deadline for the receipt of tenders indicated under item 3 above) either alone, as leader of a consortium, or as a member, and should demonstrate that it had a participation of minimum 50% in each of the project(s) brought as reference. a) at least 1 project of a minimum value of EUR 1,000,000.00 equivalent, with activities related to providing support to promoters (implementation agency, contracting authority, PIU, PMU or equivalent) in managing the implementation of transport infrastructure investment projects/programmes with a value of more than EUR 50 million, financed by International Financial Institutions, in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligibility requirements: The annual turnover of the tenderer (individual legal entity or consortium overall) must be of at least EUR 1.000.000,00 for each of the last 5 years for which accounts have been closed.
The number of the permanent staff of the tenderer (individual legal entity or consortium overall) currently working in fields related to this contract (see description of the services provided in the Terms of reference), must be at least 5 for each of the last 5 years (2024,2023,2022,2021,2020).
The tenderer (individual company or consortium altogether) has implemented, during the last 5 years (back up to the deadline for the receipt of tenders indicated under item 3 above) either alone, as leader of a consortium, or as a member, and should demonstrate that it had a participation of minimum 50% in each of the project(s) brought as reference. a) at least 1 project of a minimum value of EUR 1,000,000.00 equivalent, with activities related to providing support to promoters (implementation agency, contracting authority, PIU, PMU or equivalent) in managing the implementation of transport infrastructure investment projects/programmes with a value of more than EUR 50 million, financed by International Financial Institutions, in sub-Saharan Africa.
Please see the tenderer documents.
The Consultant will be engaged by EIB to assist the Road Development Agency (RDA) in implementing the Great North Road (T2) Upgrade Project. The objective of the contract is to continue the similar services that EIB contracted in June 2020, which are under implementation and are expected to be finalised by 13 June 2025. The objectives of this technical assistance contract are as follows: • Assist RDA in fulfilling its obligations under the EIB loan and relevant grant agreements; • Assist RDA’s Project Implementation Team (PIT) with all activities, including all procurement and contract management required for effective implementation of the Great North Road between Mpika and Chinsali; • Assist RDA in the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP); • Assist RDA in the sensitization of project area inhabitants on communicable diseases, environmental protection and support of gender mainstreaming activities; • Assist RDA with implementing road safety education and awareness programs in communities along the project alignment.
See documentation