Consultancy Services for Detailed Engineering Design for Construction of Municipal Roads and Stormwater System

**Project:** Maputo Metropolitan Area Urban Mobility Project

 

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTS AND LOGISTICS

MAPUTO METROPOLITAN AREA URBAN MOBILITY PROJECT

Grant No.: IDA-E0660-MZ

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANCY SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Assignment Title: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MUNICIPAL ROADS AND STORMWATER SYSTEM

Reference No.: 107/CONS/MMAUMP/26

INTRODUCTION

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MTL) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified and experienced Consultancy Firms to provide “Consultancy Services for Detailed Engineering Design for Construction of Municipal Roads and Stormwater System”.

The EOI will lead to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the below-mentioned Consultancy Services package from the short-listed Consultants.

BACKGROUND

The Government of Mozambique, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MTL), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maputo Metropolitan Area Urban Mobility Project (PMUAMM), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The specific objective of the assignment is to provide The Maputo Metropolitan Area Urban Mobility Project (PMUAMM) intends to hire Consulting services for detailed engineering design for the construction of 6 municipal roads and a stormwater system.

The consulting services (the Services) include , but not limited to (1) Conducting all field surveys, investigations, and specialized studies including topographic, geotechnical, hydrological, and traffic surveys necessary to underpin a robust and technically sound detailed engineering design for the municipal road corridors covered under this assignment, in full compliance wih the principles of technical, social, and environmental sustainability; (2) Preparing the detailed engineering design for each road corridor, including geometric alignment options, typical cross-sections, preliminary drainage layouts, pavement structure alternatives, and landscaping and road furniture proposals, with sufficient detail to allow the Client to validate the design direction before committing to detailed design; (3) Providing design support during the procurement phase of the civil works contracts, including responses to technical queries raised by bidders, preparation of addenda where design clarifications or corrections are required, and participation in bid evaluation on technical matters, to ensure the integrity of the design is preserved through to contract award.

SCOPE OF SERVICES 

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics now invites eligible consulting firms (Consultants) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

 The consulting firm that is to be selected shall have it’s core business and experience as consultancy in design of roads, particularly in urban or peri-urban environment and stormwater systems. Must be an officially registered consulting firm on it’s country of origin. The short-listing criteria will be as follows:

(i) Core Business:  Proven experience in the various stages required, namely technical and economic feasibility studies, preliminary design (preliminary project), executive project (detailed) designs and preparation of tender documents (specifications and bills of quantities);

(ii) Demonstrated experience of having prepared, in the last 5 to 10 years, a minimum number of road engineering projects (3 completed projects with at least 10.0 km long) with technical characteristics equivalent to the object of the competition. At least one such project should be in an urban environment;

(iii) Demonstrated experience in designing roads with public transport facilities;

(v) Experience in conducting watershed studies and dimensioning of stormwater drainage (ditches, aqueducts and bridges);

(vi) Experience in soil prospecting, laboratory tests and structural design of the pavement (Geotechnics and Paving) and experience in plan and altimetric and cadastral surveys ((Topography and Geodesy).

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The Consultancy will have a duration of 8 months, from the effectiveness day of the assignment.

 Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. Any party to the association, either joint venture member’s or sub-contractor’s experience will count on the qualifications criteria. In the case of a Joint Venture (JV), the Consultant shall specify the lead partner and all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023, February and September 2025 setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on Conflict of Interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. Only shortlisted Consultants will be approached directly by Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MTL) to submit proposals for the services required in the RFP phase.

The EOI document shall be prepared and submitted in a written form to the address below (in person or by e-mail) until 10:00 h (Maputo time), November 27, 2026.

Ministério dos Transportes e Logística

Projecto de Mobilidade Urbana na Área Metropolitana de Maputo

Rua de Mukumbura 164 (Recinto do INAM), Cidade de Maputo

Email: aquisicoes@movemaputo.gov.mz

Maputo – Mozambique