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Rwanda Introduction
The Government of Rwanda(GoR) has developed a strategy for active participation and involvement of the private sector in infrastructure development towards national growth, through Public Private Partnerships. In this regard, the Government intends to build a new airport - The Bugesera International Airport under a PPP contract. The Government now invites Expressions of Interest from qualified and reputable airport operators for a Design, Build, Finance, Maintain and Operate 25 year concession agreement.
Levels of Foreign Direct Investment inflows have also been increasing and they reached USD 119 million in 2009 from USD 11.2 million in 2006. The countrys leadership intends to keep the momentum and is committed to continue efforts to sustain this strong economic growth. The Bugesera International Airport project is one of the strategic projects that the Government seeks to implement in the coming few years in order to provide an efficient infrastructure underpinning the growth of various economic sectors.
Procurement Process
The procurement process entails two consecutive stages, the current Pre-qualification Stage and the Requestfor-Proposal (RFP) Stage. Pre-qualified Parties will be invited to enter into a consultative dialogue with the GoR after which the RFP will be finalized. Interested parties are now invited to submit an Expression of interest which should include the following information: 1. 2. Confirmation of the firms interest to be considered for short-listing for the RfP stage General information on the firm including main business, country(ies) of establishment and operation and duration of business activities Technical capacity to design, construct, finance, maintain and operate a civil aviation airport. Interested bidders will need to demonstrate sufficient level of experience to operate the New Airport in addition to capabilities in airport design, construction, maintenance and operation of at least one airport of similar size. Financial capacity to undertake this transaction The annual turnover of the firm in each of the last three financial years should exceed US$ 80 million (audited financial statements are required for the last three years).
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A signed statement by a duly authorized representative of the firm to the effect that the firm is in good financial order, is not bankrupt, is not having their affairs managed by a court, has not entered into an arrangement with its creditors, or has not suspended its business, or similar or related situations
PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd C/O PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rwanda 5th Floor, Blue Star House, Kacyiru Email: julius.ngonga@ke.pwc.com