Rehabilitation of approximately 237km of the Serenje to Mpika Road (T2)

Request for Bids

TENDER FOR THE REHABILITATION OF SERENJE - MPIKA ROAD (T2) (237KM) IN 2 LOTS IN CENTRAL AND MUCHINGA PROVINCES OF ZAMBIA

Country:                    Zambia

Project Name:           Transport Corridors for Economic Resilience Project

Contract title:            Rehabilitation of Serenje - Mpika Road (T2) (237km) in 2 Lots in Central and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia

Lot 1: Serenje to Mpomfu Primary School section (118km) in Central and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia

Lot 2: Mpomfu Primary School to Mpika section (119km) in Central and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia  

Grant No:                  IDA V0570001

RFB No:                     RDA/CE/ICB/001/2026

Issued on:                   19th October, 2026

1. The Government of the Republic of Zambia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Rehabilitation of the Serenje Mpika Road (T2) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts[1] for Rehabilitation of the Serenje Mpika Road (T2): Lot 1(Serenje to Mpomfu Primary School – 118 km) and Lot 2 (Mpomfu to Mpika – 119 km). For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”
2. The Road Development Agency (RDA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Rehabilitation of the Serenje Mpika Road (T2): Lot 1 (Serenje to Mpomfu Primary School – 118 km) and Lot 2 (Mpomfu to Mpika – 119 km). The Works consist of construction of the road to bitumen standards, partial reconstruction, which entails reprocessing of existing pavement and adding new pavement layers, installation of some new drainage structures, rehabilitation of some existing drainage structures and other ancillary works. The Contractor shall ensure proper traffic management during the construction period and comply with statutory Environment and Safety protection guidelines.

The major works quantities include the following (approximate numbers)

1. The intended completion period for lot 1 is 36 months and lot 2 is 36 months, followed by a 36 months defect liability period.
2. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Bidding procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” September 2025 7th Edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
3. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 50% and for the Bid cost: 50%. The Rated Criteria shall be as follows:

1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Road Development Agency, Silas Simweleba, rda_hq@roads.gov.zm or ssimweleba@roads.gov.zm, mtembo@roads.gov.zm and inspect the Bidding document during office hours 09:00 hours to 17:00 hours  at the address given below.
2. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of USD100.00 or equivalent in a convertible currency. The method of payment will be cash deposited into the Agency’s account or bank certified cheque and the bank details are as follows:

ZAMBIA NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK PLC

Account Name               :        ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

Account Number            :        0393996300530

Branch                          :        GOVERNMENT COMPLEX A

Branch Code                  :        084

Swift Code                     :        ZNCOZMLU  

1. A Site Visit will be held on Thursday 5th November, 2026 and the bidders are requested to meet at Serenje Town Council at 09:00 hours to clarify all issues that bidders may raise. The timing of the pre-bid meeting shall be determined by RDA after the site visit.
2. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Friday, 18th December, 2026 at 10:30 AM hours, Local Time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID,” and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on Friday, 18th December, 2026 at 10:30 AM hours, Local Time, in the RDA Main Conference Room. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
3. All Bids must be accompanied by a: Bid Security of USD$1,500,000.00 per Lot; (ii) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration; and (iii) Local Labour Method Statement.
4. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
5. The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Silas Simweleba

Chief Procurement Manager

Road Development Agency HQ,

P.O. Box 50003,

Corner of Fairley and Government Roads

Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia

rda_hq@roads.gov.zm or ssimweleba@roads.gov.zm

[1]       Substitute “contracts” where Bids are called concurrently for multiple contracts. Add a new para. 3 and renumber paras 3 - 8 as follows: “Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.”