Tanzania and Burundi launch tender for 280km electrified standard gauge railway

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The tender marks phase one of the project, with the governments of both countries jointly applying for financing from the African Development Bank. This bilateral agreement will see the Tanzania Railways Corporation acting as the implementing agency for the multinational project.

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.