Rwanda to upgrade Mahama camp road

The successful bidder for project will be responsible for the design and construction of the road from Rusozi to the camp, as well as maintenance for three years.
By David Arminas December 19, 2022 Read time: 2 mins
A wide 14km-long dirt track, similar to this one, runs from Rusozi leads to the Mahama camp, home to thousands Burundian refugees since 2015 (image © Mogo Art/Dreamstime)

Rwanda is tendering for a 14 km road from Rusozi to the Mahama refugee camp road as part of its international obligation towards refugees.

The successful bidder for the Lot 1 project will be responsible for the design and construction of the road as well as maintenance for three years, according to Rwandan government documents. However, the maintenance cost of the last of the three years will be borne the central government.

The Mahama camp is in the Kirehe District within Rwanda's Eastern Province. There is currently a paved road up to the town of Rusozi from where it becomes a 7.5m-wide dirt track for the 14km to the camp, home to thousands Burundian refugees since 2015.

In 2021 there was estimated 125,000 refugees in Rwanda, despite 27,000 returning to Burundi. The vast majority of these were in Mahama and remain there today.

The road from Rusozi to Mahama is used by cars carrying food to Mahama camp and well as vehicles carrying construction materials, motorbikes, bicycles and ambulances – not mention hundreds of pedestrians. Accidents are all too frequent, according to government and non-government organisations helping refugees.

A large number of accidents occur during and right after heavy rains that can very quickly create large ruts in the track surface. There has been for many years concerted efforts by local residents and farmers to maintain sections adjacent to their properties.

Bidding will be done through the International Competitive Bidding Procedures as set out in World Bank regulations for its borrowers.

Deadline to submit the responses is January 20, 2023.

Asphalt milling, paving & compaction

Related Content

  • Kazakhstan’s London road show woos consortia for Almaty ring road
    March 2, 2015
    Kazak and EBRD officials visited London to highlight the possibility of a public-private partnership under the country’s revised PPP legal framework. David Arminas reports. To build a road, you go on the road, and that is what Kazakhstan did in London in mid-December. Representatives of more than 100 organisations, a mix of construction companies and financial institutions, attended the roadshow-style presentation to attract foreign capital for BAKAD, the Almaty Ring Road Concession. The message was that Ka
    Read More
  • Rainforest road repair and rehabilitation with stabilisation
    May 23, 2014
    A limited amount of aggregate and resources, including fuel, in the Riau province of Indonesia can challenge roadbuilders, but Indonesian contractor PT Harap Panjang overcame the obstacles on a recent project. The province rests in a tropical rainforest. The 2600mm of annual rainfall take a toll on the area’s roads, particularly those developed by oil company Chevron Pacific Indonesia. The remote roads were built to service Chevron operations, crucial to the economies of the city, region and country. The r
    Read More
  • Work underway on key bridge in Vietnam
    October 30, 2013
    Construction work is underway on a key bridge connection in Vietnam. The Cao Lanh Bridge is located in Vietnam’s Dong Thap Province and its construction is costing an estimated US$145 million. The bridge will span the Tien River and the link is expected to open for traffic in 2017. The structure is designed to carry six lanes of traffic, with provision also for cyclists and pedestrians. Once complete it will connect Lap Vo District with Cao Lanh Town. Funding for the bridge project has been provided jointly
    Read More
  • Smaller contractors wanted for Melbourne’s North East Link project
    September 27, 2018
    Australia’s Victoria state government has moved to ensure smaller contractors get a share of the US$12 billion worth of Melbourne city’s North East Link contracts. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, Victoria state treasurer Tim Pallas said that consortiums bidding for North East Link could not include more than one of the top three local contractors. This is to encourage more international companies and smaller Australian contractors to tender for the proposed 26km project.
    Read More

Highlighted Content