Preparation of a Quarry map and Quality of materials to be used in construction — The Gambia Infrastructure Project

CENTRAL PROJECTS COORDINATION UNIT (CPCU) Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs The Gambia Infrastructure Project (GIP) Request for Expressions of Interest for Consulting Service Country: The Republic of the Gambia Project Title: The Gambia Infrastructure Project (GIP) Assignment Title : Consultancy Services for the Nationwide Quarry Mapping and Quality of Materials used in Road construction Procurement Method: Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) Reference No . GM-CPCU - MOFEA-535340-CS-CQS Background: The government of the Republic of the Gambia, under the World Bank (WB) Infrastructure Project has received an IDA Grant in an indicative amount equivalent to US$52.56 million available through The Gambia’s national IDA. The bank intends to apply a portion of this grant to eligible payments under a consultancy contract for the provision of Consultancy Services for the Nationwide Quarry Mapping and Quality of Materials used in Road construction . The consulting services include Consultancy Services for the Nationwide Quarry Mapping and Quality of Materials used in Road construction The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be collected from the address bellowed. Ms. Ndey Anta Taal Project coordinator, Central Project Coordination Unit, Royal Insurance Building, OIC highway, Kotu Tel:7555502/3971756. Email:/msanyang@cpcumof.gm /gip.procurement@cpcumof.gm / rsey@cpcumof.gm The Central Project Coordination Unit – Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.: Firm Qualifications and Experience The firm shall have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience in consulting services related to natural resource assessment, quarry or mining sector studies, geo-spatial mapping, or environmental and social risk assessments. The firm shall have successfully completed at least three (3) similar assignments in the last ten (10) years involving nationwide or large-scale quarry mapping, mineral resource inventories, GIS-based spatial data collection, or equivalent natural resource sector assignments. At least one (1) of the referenced similar assignments shall have been implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa or a comparable developing country context. Experience working on World Bank-financed projects or other Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) funded projects will be considered an advantage. Key Experts and Required Qualifications The team should be composed of the profiles: Key Personnel as per the TOR: Team Leader/ Mining and Natural Resource Specialist GIS and Spatial Analysis Specialist Geotechnical Engineer Environmental Specialist The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (September 2023 revised February 2025 seventh edition September 2025) (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 GMT Mondays to Thursday and from 8:00am to 12:30pm GMT on Fridays. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the email address below via email on or before 29th June 2026 at 12:00 noon GMT , to the address below clearly marked Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Nationwide Quarry Mapping and Quality of Materials used in Road construction Anta Taal Project Coordinator Central Project Coordinating Unit Gambia Infrastructure Project (GIP) Tel: +220 7555502/3971756 Email:/msanyang@cpcumof.gm/gip.procurement@cpcumof.gm/ mbt.senghore@cpcumof.gm/ rsey@cpcumof.gm