Consultancy Services for Visual Inspection and Non- Destructive Testing of Bridges along Abakaliki-Mbok and Ikom-Mfum Section of Route at Road Sector Development Team

Federal Ministry of Works, Nigeria

Road Sector Development Team

Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)

Consultancy Services for Visual Inspection and Non- Destructive Testing (NDT) of Bridges Along Abakaliki – Mbok (Ogoja Junction) Section of Route 25/A.343 and Ikom-Mfum Section of Route 90/A. 4-2 in Nigeria

Federal Reproduction of Nigeria/African Development Bank

Nigeria – Cameroon Highway Transport Facilitation Programme

Transport Sector

Consulting Services

Project ID No: NCHP/FMW/Ser/002

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) towards the cost of the BAMENDA (Cameroon)-NUGU (Nigeria) MULTI-NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION PROGRAMME and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultancy services

1.1            The objective of the consultancy services is to engage a consultant to assess the structural soundness of seven bridges along the Abakaliki-Ogoja Junction and Ikom-Mfum sections of the route and make appropriate recommendations for improvement. Payment for the consultancy services will be made through the road works contract which is presently on-going.

1.2            The consultancy service is to assess the condition of all the 7 No bridges along the Abakaliki-Mbok (Ogoja Junction) Section and Ikom-Mfum Section, and to determine their adequacy to carry the anticipated traffic loading  from the heavy vehicles travelling along the Enugu – Cameroon corridor after the road has been re-constructed.

1. The assignment   is therefore to carry out visual inspection and  non destructive testing of all the seven bridges along the two road sections and prepare an inspection report detailing those bridges that are in good structural condition and do not require strengthening and those that are not structurally adequate and the detailed tests required to be carried out on them. The consultant will also prepare scope of works, cost estimate and bill of quantities for all repairs works on all the inspected bridges.

2.1            The assignment should be completed within a period of 6 weeks or 11/2 months.

1. The Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Works now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants should indicate by sending the following;

1. I.            A comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV) which must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services;
2. II.            A submission stating the tests to be carried out, methodology, work plan, and time frame for completion of the assignment, bearing in mind that the time allocated for completion of the assignment is limited
3. III.            Any other document to support his application

3.1              The right candidate will be selected on the basis of comparison of the submissions made. The selected candidate will he requested to negotiate a contract with the RSDT and thereafter undertake the assignment

1. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below between 9.00am to 4.00pm from Monday to Friday, or through the e-mail address; unitmgr.rsdt@yahoo.co.uk

4.1            Expressions of Interest with all the afore-mentioned submissions must be delivered to the address below on or before 1600Hrs (4.00pm) local time on Monday, 10^th January 2011.

Road Sector Development Team

6 Niagara Close, off Erie Crescent,

Off Nile Street, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria.

Attn Eng. L.A. Audi

Tel: +234(0)7034044403, +234(0)8033276182

E-mail: unitmgr.rsdt@yahoo.co.uk

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