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feasibility studies and Business case for Terrestrial cross borders Networks in Central and West Africa

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Invitation for Bid for feasibility studies and Business case for Terrestrial cross borders Networks in Central and West Africa

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) is the technical body of Africa Union in charge of facilitating the implementation of continental priority projects, among them, the development of broadband connectivity across the continent.

The NPCA is looking for a consulting firm to carry out a feasibility study and develop a business plan for a seamless cross-border broadband network for Central Africa region (Ref: NPCA/EAP/003/2012) and West Africa region (Ref: NPCA/EAP/002/2012). The deadline for bids is 16 April 2012. For more details click on the link below

The consulting firm will provide:

  • Database of existing , under construction and planned fibre –optic links in the region and their characteristics,
  • Identify missing links
  • Design a draft network, with different sceneries of implementation, taking in consideration traffic projections in the region (for the next 15 years) and existing infrastructures (terrestrial links, submarine landing points...).
  • Estimate the cost of rollout
  • Determine the viability of the proposed network by developing the business plan for implementation of the same.
  • Determine the Gap between regional economic policy , regulatory acts, guideline, directive, etc and the Kigali Protocol under Review which can be downloaded directly from NEPAD website http://www.nepad.org/regionalintegrationandinfrastructure/knowledge/doc/1894/protocol-policy-and-regulatory-framework-nep)
  • Propose an interconnection and right of the way model for the region preferably base on usage bearing in mind land locked countries.
  • Assessment of the nature of potential investors and recommend the different possible legal and financial PPP structures to be retained for the SPV(s) to be created.

Interested firms can obtain tender documents at the following address:

NEPAD PLANNING AND COORDINATING AGENCY

THE SECRETARIAT OF NEPAD e-AFRICA PROGRAMME,

CSIR BUILDING 43B SECOND FLOOR,

MEIRING NAUDE ROAD,

LYNNWOOD, PRETORIA 0081,

GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA

Email: lazaree@nepad.org

Telephone: +27 12 841 4661

Fax: +27 12 841 29 96/4096

The consulting firm must be able to mobilize and confirm the availability of the experts required for carrying out this exercise.

The consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the procedure set out in the NEPAD Procurement Guide Line. The study will be funded by an EU-Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-ITF) grant.

Interested Firms are requested to submit their proposals in line with the tender document by 15H00 on April the 16th

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

Block B, Gateway Park, Corner Challenger & Columbia Avenues, Midridge office Park, Midrand Private Bag218, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Phone : +27 11 256 3600/3642

Website: http://nepad.org/crosscuttingissues/ict

Downloads:

Click at the following links to download/view respectively the request for both

West Africa - http://www.nepad.org/system/files/RFP%20FOR%20FESABILITY%20STUDY%20FOR%20AU-NEPAD%20ICT%20BROADBAND%20INFRASTRUCTURE%20NETWORK%20AND%20BUSINESS%20CASE%20FOR%20WEST%20AFRICA%20final%20release%20%2002%202012F.pdf

Central Africa - http://www.nepad.org/system/files/RFP%20FOR%20FESABILITY%20STUDY%20FOR%20AU-NEPAD%20ICT%20BROADBAND%20INFRASTRUCTURE%20NETWORK%20AND%20BUSINESS%20CASE%20FOR%20CENTRAL%20%20AFRICA%20%20REGION%20final%20%20release%2002%202012F.pdf

Questions and Answers on the tenders - www.nepad.org/system/files/Questions%20%20%20%20answers%20%20summary%20for%20%20Central%20%20and%20%20West%20aFrica%20%20tenders%20mars%20%202012.pdf

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