Zambia - Chinsali – Nakonde – Road Rehabilitation Project (North-South Corridor)

The Chinsali – Nakonde Road Section forms a part of the Zambian Great North Road (T2) that is a section of international routes: the Trans-Africa Highway and the North-South Corridor (NSC). The NSC is a joint COMESA/EAC/SADC Aid for Trade initiative, the primary aim of which is to reduce the transport costs along this priority Corridor which links the port of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania to the Copper-belt (Southern DRC and Northern Zambia) and connects to the southern ports of South Africa (Durban). The Corridor system, with its spurs, services eight countries in the region- Tanzania, DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa. The rehabilitation of the Chinsali – Nakonde road (210 km) civil works encompasses the reconstruction of the road under two Lots; Lot 1: Chinsali – Isoka (100 km) and Lot 2: Isoka – Nakonde (110 km), to be implemented concurrently, over a period of 40 months with due cognisance taken of the rain patterns in the region. The project includes consultancy services for the supervision of the civil works, and technical audits to foster quality and enhance sustainability. Other activities have been integrated as Technical Assistance to the Borrower for: (i) Project Management Advisory services; (ii) Maintenance Management – to assist GRZ roll-out the Road Maintenance Strategy (2015-2024) and (iii) Development of a Road Sector Investment Programme (RoadSIP). Support for the capacity building for women contractors is also included with the objective of empowering women, and contribution to developing road maintenance capacity for the sustainability of the road network. The total project cost is estimated as USD 255.76 million.