Request for Expressions of Interest (Individual Consulting Services) – Recruitment of a Railways Expert

PROJECT NAME: East African Community Capacity Building Project

ADF Grant No: 2100155041467

Project ID No: P-Z1-K00-115

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES) – RECRUITMENT OF A RAILWAYS EXPERT

The East African Community (EAC) has received a grant from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the EAC Capacity Building and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract to recruit a qualified professional as an individual consultant, for the provision of Technical Assistance to the Directorate of Infrastructure.

The objectives of this consultancy are to assist the EAC Secretariat deliver on its mandate as defined in the Treaty and specifically to:

1. Update EAC Railway Master Plan of 2010 and review the railways current capacity and establish the gap between this capacity and the requisite railways infrastructure and services that will be required to meet future demand.

2. Review and update the recommendations contained in the EAC Railways Sector Enhancement Project and guide on their implementation;
   1. Finalize the harmonization of railway laws, standards and regulations and assist Partner States in domesticating them; and
   2. Ensure that the EAC is fully engaged in continental railway initiatives in particular the African High Speed Railway project and the development of African Railways Standards.

The East African Community (EAC), therefore, wishes to engage a qualified railway expert to undertake the Consultancy service. Terms of reference can be downloaded from the EAC website https://www.eac.int/procurement-open

Eligibility criteria and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org

Interested individual consultants may obtain further information from the undersigned on the address below during office hours (from 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs, Monday to Friday (working days only) or on email procurement@eachq.org

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below Thursday, 20^th April, 2023 at 1200 hrs (East African Standard Time) and mention “Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Railway Expert” and submitted to the email address eacprocurement@eachq.org

The Secretary General
East African Community
EAC Headquarters,
Barabara ya Afrika Mashariki,
EAC Close
P. O. Box 1096,
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2162100,
Fax: +255 27 2162190,
E-Mail: eacprocurement@eachq.org

DOWNLOAD: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITMENT OF A RAILWAYS EXPERT – EAC-CBP/IC/22-23/0006