Carrying-out Environmental and Social Audit services for Lusahunga - Rusumo Road rehabilitation, and CERC interventions

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF WORKS TANZANIA NATIONAL ROADS TANZANIA TRANSPORT INTEGRATION PROJECT (TanTIP) PROJECT ID: P165660 CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CONSULTING FIRM FOR UNDERTAKING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL AUDITING FOR LUSAHUNGA - RUSUMO ROAD AND CERC PROJECTS UNDER TANZANIA TRANSPORT INTEGRATION PROJECT (TANTIP) Tender No; TR36/2026/2027/C/22 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received the financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Tanzania Transport Integration Project (TanTIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for eligible payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for undertaking Environmental and Social Auditing for Lusahunga - Rusumo Road and CERC Projects under Tanzania Transport Integration Project Project Location and Description The Lusahunga – Rusumo road section (92 Km), forms part of the T3 (Central Corridor Highway) which connects the Dar es Salaam port with the land locked neighboring countries of Rwanda and Burundi. The project road starts at Lusahunga centre through Nyakasanza and ends at Rusumo Border (Tanzania and Rwanda). The Lusahunga – Rusumo road was upgraded in 1985 to bitumen standard for a design life of 15 years. The road consists of 27 box culverts 52 steel pipe culverts and 8 reinforced concrete culverts. Out of 92 Km of the project road 63 Km are located in Biharamulo district and the remaining 29 Km are located in Ngara District. The Project Road traverses through four villages in Biharamulo district namely Lusahunga, Kikoma (Lusahunga Ward), Ngararambe and Nyabugombe, (Nyakahura ward) while on the Ngara district side there are two villages of Kasulo (Kasulo ward) and Rusumo (Rusumo ward). Currently, the road is under construction after had deteriorated drastically due to pavement aging despite the efforts that had been carried out by TANROADS - Kagera Regional Manager, to maintain and repair. T