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title: "Consulting engineering services for feasibility, road designs, environmental assessment and construction monitoring in Zambia"
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# Consulting engineering services for feasibility, road designs, environmental assessment and construction monitoring in Zambia

MCA-Zambia II invites legally constituted consulting engineering firms to provide a feasibility study, concept designs, environmental and social impact assessment, and construction monitoring for improvements to the T5 and D274/R185a roads. Offers are due electronically by 15:00 CAT (GMT+2) on 3 December 2026. Only firms may apply; individual consultants are excluded.

- Status: open
- Country: US
- Buyer: Millennium Challenge Account Zambia II (MCA-Zambia II)
- Submission deadline: 2026-12-03T15:00:00+02:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://sam.gov/opp/0807861c57f848f3912d635aed35ce6b/view
- Source checked: 2026-10-12T08:47:53Z

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    "text": "SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE\nLusaka, Zambia\n9 October 2026\nFeasibility Study, Concept Designs, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Construction Monitoring Services for the Improvement of the T5 and D274/R185a Roads\nRef: MCAZII-26-4009\n\nThe United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) and the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) (“the Government”) signed a Compact on 17th October 2024 to facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Zambia (the “Compact”) in the amount of Four Hundred and Fifty-Eight Million United States Dollars (US$ 458 million) (“MCC Funding”).\nThe Compact also includes an additional US$ 33.75 million from the Government (the “Country Contribution”), bringing the total Compact proposed investment to US$ 491.75 million.\nThe Compact program consists of four Projects: (1) the Roads and Access Project; (2) the Asset Finance Project; (3) the Agriculture Policy Reform and Institutional Strengthening Project; and (4) the American Catalyst Facility for Development (ACFD) Project.\nThe Government has designated Millennium Challenge Account – Zambia II (“MCA-Zambia II”) as the Accountable Entity (AE) to manage the implementation of the Activities, including entering into and managing the Government Service Provider Contracts. MCA-Zambia II now intends to apply a part of the proceeds of the Compact Funding to payments for contracts for goods, works and services.\nThe MCA-Zambia II now invites Offers from legally constituted consulting engineering firms to provide Consultant Services for the Feasibility Study, Concept Designs, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Construction Monitoring Services for the Improvement of the T5 and D274/R185a Roads under the Compact. More details on these services are provided in the Terms of Reference in Section V of this Request for Offers (RFO).\nThis RFO follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket and UNDB Online on 5 March 2024.\nThis RFO is open to all eligible entities (“Offerors”) who wish to respond. 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Prospective Offerors should provide their correct email contact details. This will ensure that the Offerors receive updates regarding this RFO. Please take note that this RFO is not open to Individual Consultants.\nPlease note that a Pre-Offer Conference will be held as described in the Offer Data Sheet (“DS”), Section II of the RFO. Attendance at the Pre-Offer Conference is not mandatory but is strongly advised for all interested Offerors or their representatives.\nOffers must be delivered electronically to the address and in the manner specified in the DS ITO 17, no later than 15:00 hours CAT (GMT+2), on 3 December 2026. Please note that only electronic Offers will be accepted. Late Offers will not be accepted under any circumstances.\nYours sincerely,\nPamela Kasese Bwalya\nChief Executive Officer",
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