The scope of works will be the design and construction of about 282km of an electrified Standard Gauge Railway line from Uvinza in Tanzania (off the Tabora - Kigoma SGR line), across the international border along the Malagarasi river to Musongati and onwards to Gitega (both in Burundi).
The project will be divided into two lots. Lot 1 will be an 156km stretch of railway from Uvinza to the Malagarasi border. Lot 2 will extend from the Malagarasi border to Musongati and Gitega across 126km.
Those contractors interested in acting as a single works contractor and single supervising consultant must prove a minimum average turnover of US$20m in the last five years, and a minimum average construction turnover of US$1bn for the same duration of time.
It is expected the Request for Proposals will be made in May this 2023. The full tender is available to read here.