Consultancy Services for carrying out Technical Audit for Package 1 Contract of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure, World Bank Funded (IDA: CREDIT # (REGULAR) 5957 -TZAND (SUF) 5958-TZ): Contract No. TRD/HQ/1019/2017/18)

CLIENT

Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS)

DATES

December 2017 – May 2018: Technical Audit

SCOPE OF WORKS

The main objective of the technical audit is to allow an independent team to form a professional opinion on the compliance of works carried out under the Package 1 Contract with the technical specifications and standards described in the Contract documents. The technical audit will be a part of the due diligence activities for the Government and IDA. Specifically, to do the following:

1. Provide a simplified and quantified description of the audited works;
2. Verify and evaluate the conformity of the works and their costs with the underlying principles as described in the Contract document;
3. Assess the quality of the works and their conformance with the specifications indicated in the bidding documents and works contract, and whether the contract terms were respected by the parties; and
4. Assess the nature of disputes brought up by the Contractor to the DB and provide independent opinion regarding the decisions made

The Main features of Package 1 Contract included the followings:

• Construction of mixed traffic lanes and BRT lanes: 20.9km namely Kivukoni – Kimara (16.8km), Magomeni – Morocco (3.4km) and Fire – Kariakoo (1.7km);
• Construction of three pedestrian bridges at Kimara, Ubungo and Morocco;
• Construction of twenty-seven (27) bus stations;
• Construction of three (3) bus terminals; and
• Widening of Msimbazi Bridge and two (2) box culverts at Jangwani flood plain.sign,

LOCATION

Ilala, Kinondoni and Ubungo Districts in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

PARTNERS

KAPSEL (Tanzania)