Railway Development Guidelines For Africa

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has announced a restricted national tender (number 81299132) to commission the development of a “Railway Development Guidelines for Africa” along with related policy recommendations. The key details are as follows:

Tender Objective:

Development of a Railway Handbook with consultations from stakeholders, a draft policy paper, and an outreach strategy.

Main Place of Performance: GIZ’s “Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA)” is located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Duration:

The project is scheduled to commence on 11th September 2023 and end on 31st December 2024.

Key Dates:

• Deadline to submit clarification questions: 15th August 2023.
• Proposal submission deadline: 21st August 2023, 12:00 PM.
• Decision deadline: 29th September 2023.

Eligibility:

Businesses need to provide several documents and fulfill certain requirements including:

Proof of average annual turnover of at least 100,000 EUR for the past three years.

Maintenance of a minimum average staff count of three, including managers, over the past three calendar years.

Technical references from projects with a minimum commission value of 70,000 EUR.

At least three related projects in railway development and three in the African region within the last three years.

Submission Mode:

Proposals must be submitted electronically via GIZ’s procurement portal.

Language:

All communications will be conducted in English.

For detailed information or to submit proposals, interested parties can visit the specified GIZ URL. The tender’s unique identifier is CXTRYY6Y1M03CBQT – https://ausschreibungen.giz.de/Satellite/public/company/project/CXTRYY6Y1M03CBQT/de/overview?3