ROUTINE ROAD MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS AWARD ONGOING
February 14, 2023.
The Road Development Agency (RDA) is mandated to undertake routine maintenance of public roads.
The off-carriageway portion of the routine maintenance contracts is performance-based, covering vegetation control, removal of debris and garbage, cleaning drains, repair of erosion, road line marking, cleaning of road signs and guardrails and minor bridge maintenance.
Routine maintenance works of public roads is undertaken by small-scale local contractors.
The RDA has commenced the process of awarding routine maintenance contracts of Trunk, Main and District (TMD) roads. A total of 467 Lots were tendered out with the following breakdown per Province: Central 59, Copperbelt 50, Southern 61, Lusaka 83, Muchinga 33, Luapula 71, Western 52 and Northern 58.
In order to expedite the award process and complete by the target date of April 30, 2024, the Agency intends to set up a Sub-Committee of the RDA Procurement Committee to specifically consider routine maintenance awards in accordance with Section 31(1)(b) of the Public Procurement Act No.8 of 2020.
Meanwhile, the RDA recently advertised tenders for routine maintenance of public roads in Eastern Province and the tenders will close on February 24, 2024, while the tenders for North-Western Province will soon be advertised.
Issued by:
SIGNED
Anthony Mulowa
ACTING DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
