- The Arab Republic of Egypt has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the partial financing of Phase2 Part 1 of the Establishment of a Navigational Line Between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea (VICMED) Project, implemented by Ministry of Transport/ River Transport Authority and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the activity “Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment Study Report”
- The purpose of the assignment is recruiting a Consultancy Firm for the preparation of the VICMED Project Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment (SESA) as part of the VICMED Project Feasibility Study (Phase 2), the main strategic objectives of VICMED Project are as follows:((i) Achieve socio-economic integration and cohesion among Nile river basin footprint countries (ii) Achieve a sustainable integrated multimodal transport system among Nile river basin footprint countries (iii) Enhance trade and tourism among river basin footprint countries.(iv) Poverty reduction (v) Contribute in the development among Nile river basin footprint countries).
- The expected duration of the Consultancy service is estimated to 15 Months starting February/March 2026.
4. The project’s Executing Agency-River Transport Authority-Ministry of Transport (RTA) invites eligible Consulting Firms to indicate their interest in providing these services.
5. Interested consultancy firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (Cover letter addressed to VICMED Project Coordinator, brochures, company profile, commercial registration certificate, key experts’ bios, description of similar assignments, availability of appropriate skills among staff, CVs or bios, etc.).
- Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Framework, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. using Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method.
- The Interested firms may obtain further information and could ask for the full text of draft Terms of Reference (TORs) and the final will be shared only with the shortlisted firms. at the address below during office hours, Sunday – Thursday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Cairo local time or by sending an email to tsileet@yahoo.com with copy to vicmed@gmail.com,
- Expressions of interest must be delivered in hard or soft copy (by email) to the address below on or before Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM (Cairo time), marked “VICMED’s Strategic Environmental & Social Assessment”
Attn: VICMED Project Coordinator – River Transport Authority – Ministry of Transport
Address: 151 El Nasr Road – Ministry of Transport Building – Nasr City -Cairo -Egypt 1st floor -VICMED office
Number: +20 100 158 3037 / +20 112 302 3920
Email Address: tsileet@yahoo.com with copy to ahashem.vicmed@gmail.com
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