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INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR ON TENDER FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRE FOR SUB-SAHARAN TRANSPORT LEADERSHIP

Date

July 31, 10:00 a.m. BST (GMT +1)

Location

Online Webinar

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Background

It has long been recognized that one of the main constraining factors to the development of the roads and transport sector throughout Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), is the availability of capable, confident and professional leaders. This lack of leadership is evident in government roads agencies and the private sector, and contributes to inefficiency in the management of the transport sector, as well as corruption.

Weak leadership in technical areas has meant a reluctance to champion new and innovative approaches with the consequent continued application of inappropriate technical standards. The result is inadequate and expensive transport infrastructure and services in all sectors. The Transport Sector Leadership Development Programme (TSLDP) is a capacity building project designed to enhance the technical, managerial and leadership skills of transport professionals in sub-Saharan Africa.

About the tender

ReCAP, managed by Cardno Emerging Markets (UK) Ltd, is seeking proposals for the establishment of a Centre for Sub-Saharan Transport Leadership. The aim is to provide a sustainable Transport Sector Leadership Development Programme (TSLDP) that can be expanded into the whole of the SSA region and beyond for the ongoing development of a professional leadership core for roads and transportation. The output of the TSLDP will be a group of forward-looking, confident and competent young professionals for the roads and transport sector in SSA with the impact of improving technical quality and management efficiency in areas influenced by the participants in their future careers.

A recognized tertiary institution/university or a consortium of tertiary institution(s)/university(s) and company with complementary competencies is required for participation in this tender.

ReCAP will accept proposals from consortia made up of tertiary academic institutions and commercial companies. It is, however, a requirement that a tertiary institution/university is part of the consortium.

Interested tenderers are advised that the indicative budget available for this contract is a total of GBP 500,000.

A tender information meeting will be held on July 31, 2018 at 10:00 am BST (GMT+1) for ReCAP to provide an overview of the objectives of the project, discuss the terms of reference and answer any questions raised about the tender.

Interested organizations can request the full tender documents by sending an e-mail to [email protected] with [email protected] in copy, stating the project reference No.RAF2147A in the subject line.

All submissions of proposals must be received no later than September 3, 2018, 17:00 UK time. Cardno Emerging Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to Child Protection.

For further information about ReCAP please visit www.research4cap.org.

Speakers

Nkululeko leta

Deputy Team Leader – Infrastructure Research Manager, ReCAP

Nkululeko Leta holds an MSc degree in Highway Engineering and has more than 25 years of experience as a professional engineer. His professional experience covers working for national roads authorities in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) as technical adviser; for international consulting engineering firms as road design and training engineer, and for international development agencies as roads expert and adviser on the various infrastructure development programmes across SSA. He has been working for AfCAP/ReCAP programme for the last 7 years and is currently the Deputy Team Leader – Infrastructure Research Manager for ReCAP.

Edson Madeira

Procurement Specialist, ReCAP

Edson Madeira is a Procurement Specialist with extensive experience in conducting and managing procurement procedures for sub-contracts under DFAT and DFID funded programmes. He is fully disciplined with best practice procurement including Commonwealth Procurement Rules and EU Public Procurement Regulations. Edson is able to operate a flexible and responsive procurement system within a high pressured, quick turn-around, and client focused environment, and has experience procuring high volume specialised advisers within tight timeframes. His good understanding of development assistance principles and practices make him suitable to working in a dynamic donor-driven work environment. Edson has been working as a Procurement Specialist under ReCAP since September 2015. Edson is Mozambican.