RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 1: Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project: Consulting Services for Final Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Implementation Supervision and Commissioning for the Zambia-Tanzania Transmission
RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 1: Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project: Consulting Services for Final Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Implementation Supervision and Commissioning for the Zambia-Tanzania Transmission
Last update: Oct 29, 2025
Last update: Oct 29, 2025
RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 1: Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project: Consulting Services for Final Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Implementation Supervision and Commissioning for the Zambia-Tanzania Transmission

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Location:
Zambia
Zambia
Category:
Consulting services
Status:
Awarded
Sectors:
Energy, Procurement Management
Languages:
English
Contracting authority type:
Government / Public Sector
Eligibility:
Organisation
Budget:
N/A
Date posted:
Feb 24, 2025

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NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P507033

Project Title: RETRADE-SA MPA Phase 1: Zambia - Tanzania Interconnector Project

Country: Eastern and Southern Africa

Notice No: OP00353891

Notice Type: Request for Expression of Interest

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: ZM-ZESCO-483501-CS-QCBS

Procurement Method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection

Language of Notice: English

 

Description: Consulting Services for Final Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Implementation Supervision and Commissioning for the Zambia-Tanzania Transmission

 

Details:

Request for Proposal

Consulting Services


Name of Assignment: Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Project for the Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Tender Management, Implementation Supervision, and Defect Liability Period Observation
RFP Reference No.: ZESCO/WB/LB/016/2024
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No._________________________________
Country: ZAMBIA
Date: 21 February 2024

To:
Norconsult
AF Consult
Mott MacDonald
POWER Engineers
SMEC International Pty Ltd
Sweco International AB
Tractebel Engineering GmbH
WSP South Africa

Dear Mr. /Ms.:

1. ZESCO Limited the Client has been allocated grant funds (the “Grant”) from the World Bank/European Union which are administered by the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) and executed by ZESCO Limited (“the Client”). The Client intends to apply the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the Client and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the grant agreement. The grant agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the grant account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Client shall derive any rights from the grant agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the grant.
2. The Client now invites proposals to provide the following consulting services (hereinafter called “Services”): Zambia-Tanzania Interconnector Project for the Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents, Tender Management, Implementation Supervision, and Defect Liability Period Observation. More details on the Services are provided in the Terms of Reference (Section 7).
3. This Request for Proposals (RFP) has been addressed to the following shortlisted Consultants:
S/N NAME OF CONSULTANT/FIRM COUNTRY
1. Norconsult Norway
2. AF Consult Switzerland
3. Mott MacDonald South Africa
4. POWER Engineers USA
5. SMEC International Pty Ltd Australia
6. Sweco International AB Sweden
7. Tractebel Engineering GmbH Germany
8. WSP South Africa South Africa

4. It is not permissible to transfer this RFP to any other firm.
5. A firm will be selected under Quality- and Cost- Based Selection Method procedures and in a Full Technical Proposal (FTP) format as described in this RFP, in accordance with the Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), which can be found at the following website: www.worldbank.org
The RFP includes the following documents:
Section 1 – Request for Proposals Letter
Section 2 - Instructions to Consultants and Data Sheet
Section 3 - Technical Proposal - FTP - Standard Forms
Section 4 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms
Section 5 – Eligible Countries
Section 6 – Fraud and Corruption
Section 7 - Terms of Reference
Section 8 - Standard Forms of Contract Lump-Sum and Time-Based
6. Please inform us by 27 February 2024, in writing at address below, or by E-mail [email protected] and [email protected] and copied to [email protected];
(a) that you have received this Request for Proposals; and
(b) whether you intend to submit a proposal alone or intend to enhance your experience by requesting permission to associate with other firm(s) (if permissible under Section 2, Instructions to Consultants (ITC), Data Sheet 14.1.1).
7. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful Consultant’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the Request for Proposals.

8. Details on the proposal’s submission date, time and address are provided in ITC 17.7 and ITC 17.9.

Yours sincerely,


ZESCO Limited
Attention: Felix Munsaka, Head - Procurement
Ground Floor, Procurement Department Offices
Situated at RCC Building within ZESCO Limited Head Office Premises
Adjacent to ZESCO Limited Filling Station at Central Stores
Stand Number 6949, Great East Road
P.O. Box 33304, 10101
Lusaka, Zambia.
Tel: +260(211) 362315
Email: [email protected] and [email protected] copied to [email protected]
Website: www.zesco.co.zm
 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Zambia Electricity Supply Coorporation Limited

Name: Hilner Mulapani

Address: Great East Road Stand No. 6949 P O Box 33304 Lusaka

City:

Province/State:

Postal Code:

Country: Zambia

Phone: 0952036666

Email: [email protected]

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About the Funding Agency

European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.

 

Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:

 

Departments / Directorate Generals

  • AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
  • BUDG - Budget
  • CLIMA - Climate Action
  • COMM - Communication
  • CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
  • COMP - Competition
  • ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
  • EAC - Education & Culture
  • EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
  • ENER - Energy
  • ENV - Environment
  • ESTAT - Eurostat
  • FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
  • SANTE - Health & Food Safety
  • ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
  • HR - Human Resources & Security
  • DIGIT - Informatics
  • GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
  • DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
  • SCIC - Interpretation
  • JRC - Joint Research Centre
  • JUST - Justice & Consumers
  • MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
  • HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
  • MOVE - Mobility & Transport
  • NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
  • REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
  • RTD - Research & Innovation
  • SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
  • FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
  • TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
  • TRADE - Trade
  • DGT - Translation


Agencies

  • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Eurojust
  • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • European GNSS Agency (GSA)
  • European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
  • The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
  • European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
  • Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
  • European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
  • European Fisheries Control Agency
  • Single Resolution Board
  • Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
  • The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
  • European Asylum Support Office
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office
  • European Union Agency for Railways
  • European Environment Agency
  • European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
  • Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
  • European Defence Agency
  • EU Grant Programmes

 

EU Bodies

  • European Parliament
  • Council of the European union
  • Court of Justice of the European Union
  • European Court of Auditors
  • European Economic and Social Committee
  • European Committee of the Regions
  • Publications office of the European Union
  • European Patent Office
  • European External Action Service
  • Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
  • Energy Community Secretariat

About the Sectors

Energy

Involves the production, transformation, transportation, and distribution of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources.


Key areas:
  • Renewable and non-renewable energy production
  • Energy infrastructure and distribution systems
  • Power generation and energy supply solutions

Procurement Management

Encompasses initiatives that improve how organizations plan, source, and manage the purchase of goods and services to ensure value for money, compliance, and supplier performance.


Key areas:
  • Public procurement and tender management
  • Bidding documents and TOR development
  • Supplier sourcing, selection, and contract negotiation
  • Contract administration and procurement compliance

Locations

Zambia

Zambia’s development strategy emphasises transport corridors, power generation and mining-linked infrastructure to support economic diversification and regional trade. Investments in hydropower, road upgrades and cross-border rail links aim to strengthen Zambia’s role as a Southern African logistics node. Following recent debt restructuring efforts, maintaining fiscal discipline and improving public investment governance are key to sustaining infrastructure expansion and enhancing private sector confidence.

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Nr. of jobs: 53
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