REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(ROAD SAFETY AUDIT AND INSPECTION SERVICES)
KINGDOM OF ESWATINI
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MANZINI GOLF COURSE INTERCHANGE
Sector : Roads
Loan No.: 200020000330
Project ID No. : P-SZ-DB0-013
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has requested financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Development of the Manzini Golf Course Interchange Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for the Road Safety Audit and Inspection Services on the project.
The objective of the Road Safety Auditing and Inspection is to identify road safety deficiencies at various stages in the development of the road project so that they can be eliminated or mitigated at the most opportune time to reduce costs and minimize disruption to design, construction and operation, and ultimately to enhance the safety of the road environment.
The Road Safety Audit shall be carried out in accordance with the Guidelines for the Road Safety Audits in the SADC region and shall include audits at the following stages of the project :
- Stage 1 : Detailed Design Review Stage
- Stage 2 : During Construction/ Pre-Opening Stage
- Stage 3 : Operational Stage
The Auditors must be independent of project planners, designers and construction companies involved in the project and should have no business or other company associations with them.
The Roads Department of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Framework for Bank Group-Funded Operations” dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at here.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 08:00 to 16:45 Hrs. Eswatini Time, Monday to Friday exclusive of Public Holidays.
Attention : The Chief Roads Engineer – Mr. Buhle Vincent Dlamini
Lusutfu Link Road, Hospital Hill
Ministry of Public Works and Transport Headquarters
Second Floor, Office No. 84
P.O. Box 58
Mbabane
100 ESWATINI
Phone: | +268 2409 9000 | |
Facsimile number: | +268 24042170 | |
Electronic mail address | : DlaminiVin@gov.sz | |
Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below by Friday, 08th March 2019 at 09:00 Hrs. Eswatini time and mention : “Tender No. 138 of 2018/2019
Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Road Safety Audits and Inspection Services: “CONSTRUCTION OF MANZINI GOLF COURSE INTERCHANGE”
Attention : Secretary to National Tender Board
Lusutfu Link Road, Hospital Hill
Treasury Department / Treasury Building
P.O. Box 38
Mbabane
100 ESWATINI
Electronic mail address : DlaminiVin@gov.sz & copy buhlevincent@gmail.com