Consultancy services for environmental and social impact assessment and resettlement action plan reports — TRACER

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

TRANSPORT CORRIDORS FOR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE (TRACER)

Project ID No: P180801

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) AND THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) REPORTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAKONDE ONE STOP BORDER POST (OSBP).

The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received funding from the World Bank (WB) to undertake consultancy services for the preparation of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) reports for the development of the Nakonde One Stop Border Post (OSBP) under the Transport Corridors for Economic Resilience (TRACER) project. Nakonde border is a major border on the North South Corridor through which international cargo and bulk commodities between Tanzania, DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and on to South Africa pass through. The improvement of the border facilities at Nakonde would contribute to an increase in trade between Zambia, its immediate neighbors and those countries that benefit from the North–South Corridor. GRZ intends to utilize the services of an Independent Environmental Consulting Firm to prepare the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) to inform decision-making for the development/improvement of the Nakonde OSBP.

The RDA, an implementing agency of the Client, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of these funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this REOI is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement for the Transport Corridors for Economic Resilience (TRACER) project. The Financing Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the credit 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 Borrower shall derive any rights from the financing agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the grant.

The RDA as the implementing agency now invites the following shortlisted consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the required Services:

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