Project Name

Short description of the project:

In 2022, TradeMark Africa (TMA) set up a catalytic finance fund, Trade Catalyst Africa (TCA), that will pilot commercially viable projects for creating trade infrastructure (both physical and digital) as well as increasing access to Trade Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). TMA, through TCA is supporting the Government of Zambia to improve infrastructure at Nakonde border and enhance its capacity with the aim of making it a fully-fledged OSBP. The Nakonde OSBP project was implemented through a Development Financing Agreement based on a cost recovery model.

Consultancy services for design review for the engineering and architectural detailed designs for Nakonde one stop border post infrastructure improvement was initiated in July 2023 where the proposal by NORPLAN Tanzania Limited was accepted and awarded.

The service provided in this assignment included the following:

• Environmental Impact Assessment.

• Preliminary Design
• Detailed Architectural Designs
• Detailed Engineering Designs
• Detailed Bill of Quantities and Cost Estimates
• Preparation of Tender Documents
• Construction Supervision.