The programme sets out where Madagascar intends to spend under Phase III of the Trade Corridor Development and Facilitation Project, with improvement and paving of the RNT55 between Bevoay and Morombe as the principal works package and a large group of port, customs, metrology and maritime security activities routed through UNOPS.
No railway activity appears in the notice. The programme is a road, port and trade facilitation undertaking, and the Toliara to Beira connectivity work it covers sits alongside rather than within the rail procurement MADARAIL has set out under the Multimodal Transport and Logistics Project.
The Government of Madagascar has issued a General Procurement Notice for Phase III of the Trade Corridor Development and Facilitation Project, known as PACFC III, financed by the African Development Fund.
- The principal works package covers improvement and paving of the RNT55 between Bevoay and Morombe, including the access road to the aerodrome, and is planned for open international competitive bidding.
- Consulting assignments include supervision of the RNT55 works and implementation of the associated Resettlement Action Plan, project audits, environmental and social management, road safety and impact monitoring.
- A separate consultancy covers preliminary and detailed design and an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the development of Toliara Airport, including rehabilitation of the terminal and runway.
- Activities to be implemented through UNOPS include strengthening connectivity between the Port of Toliara and the Port of Beira, benchmarking two reference ports and studies to bring seven ports of national interest into compliance with International Ship and Port Facility Security requirements.
- ISPS Code implementation is planned at Nosy Be, Antsiranana, Mahajanga and Vohémar, alongside establishment of a Maritime Single Window.
Madagascar has set out a new procurement programme under Phase III of the Trade Corridor Development and Facilitation Project, covering road works, port connectivity, trade facilitation, maritime security and a range of supporting infrastructure and consulting assignments.
The Government of Madagascar has received financing from the African Development Fund for the project, known as PACFC III, which is intended to improve links between southern Madagascar, the rest of the country and the African continent while strengthening trade facilitation between the ports of Toliara and Beira.
The principal works package covers the improvement and paving of the RNT55 between Bevoay and Morombe, including the access road to the aerodrome. The contract is planned for procurement through open international competitive bidding.
Consulting assignments include supervision of the RNT55 works and implementation of the associated Resettlement Action Plan, together with project audits, environmental and social management, road safety, impact monitoring and studies supporting economic development in southern Madagascar.
A separate consultancy is planned for preliminary and detailed design and an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the development of Toliara Airport, including rehabilitation of the terminal and runway.
The procurement programme also includes a substantial group of activities to be implemented through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
These include strengthening connectivity between the Port of Toliara and the Port of Beira, developing infrastructure in ports and unoccupied areas, benchmarking two reference ports and preparing studies to bring seven ports of national interest into compliance with International Ship and Port Facility Security requirements.
Implementation of the ISPS Code is also planned at Nosy Be, Antsiranana, Mahajanga and Vohémar, alongside establishment of a Maritime Single Window and measures intended to improve trade facilitation.
Other UNOPS-managed procurements include patrol boats, radio communications and IT equipment, equipment for the Customs Academy and Madagascar Metrology Centre, construction of the Customs Academy and laboratories, and studies for the development of ports of regional interest.
The wider project is intended to improve economic and social integration in southern Madagascar by opening and operationalising transport corridors and improving access to markets. Over the longer term, it is intended to support greater intra-regional trade and investment and strengthen Madagascar's trade links with the African continent under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
