Liberia Economic Corridors GFPP

Republic of Liberia Ministry Of Public Works Liberia Economic Corridor (LECO) Project Project No. P513497 GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE COUNTRY : Liberia NAME OF PROJECT : Liberia Economic Corridor (LECO) Project GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Grant No.: IDA-E7460 Project ID No. P518023 The Government of Liberia has received a Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP) from the International Development Association (IDA), toward the preparation of the Liberia Economy Corridor Project (LECO) and intends to apply the proceeds thereof toward payments for specified Services in support of the preparation of the Liberia Economic Corridor Project through the procurement of Consultant Services, Surveys, Technical Studies, Environmental and Social Assessments, Engineering designs. The LECO project will include four components intended to transform Liberia’s priority transport corridors into catalysts for regional economic development: Backbone Regional Connectivity; Support to Value Chains and Rural Accessibility; Foundational Mining Sector Development; and Institutional Strengthening. The Components are as follows: Component 1: Backbone Regional Connectivity. This component will rehabilitate and upgrade the primary regional corridors that form the spine of Liberia's connectivity to the Mano River Union sub-region. It focuses on three strategic investments. First, it will finance the rehabilitation of the Southeastern Corridor, completing the missing link connecting Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire's east, which is a critical gap on the Dakar–Abidjan Trans-African Highway (TAH7). Second, it will upgrade the remaining section of the Coastal Corridor connecting Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire, complementing investments by the African Development Bank and the European Union on adjacent sections. Third, it will finance the Buchanan–Nimba Corridor, envisioned as Liberia's second inland spine linking the highest agricultural and mining areas to the Port of Buchanan. Component 2: Support to Value Cha