Tenders Are Invited For Recruitment Of A Consulting Firm For The Monitoring And Supervision Of Fiber Optic Link Construction Works For The Pactdigital Project

Tenders are invited for Recruitment of a Consulting Firm for the Monitoring and Supervision of Fiber Optic Link Construction Works for the Pactdigital Project The general objective of this consultancy is to select a consulting firm or a consortium of firms (hereinafter referred to as "the Firm") to ensure the monitoring and supervision of the construction of fiber optic links along the following routes: Guiba-Tenkodogo; Kaya-Yako; Sapaga-Zorgho; and MogandéCinkansé, in accordance with the contractual clauses of the contracts signed with the winning contractor(s). The specific objectives are as follows: § to ensure the monitoring and supervision of the execution of civil engineering works and fiber optic cabling; § to ensure the monitoring and supervision of all services related to the construction of Points of Presence (PoP) sites; § to ensure the monitoring and supervision of all services related to the installation, configuration, and commissioning of transmission network equipment; § to assist the Administration in all operations related to the technical and provisional acceptance of the contract(s) with the winning contractor(s). 3. DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT The firms work shall span the same duration as the fiber optic deployment along the various routes. This duration is estimated at seventy (70) days for the Mogandé-Cinkansé route and 11 months for the other routes. These timeframes include technical and provisional acceptance procedures. However, the firm shall be remunerated on a time-spent basis, in accordance with the actual duration of the work execution. In the event of a suspension of the contract held by the service provider responsible for the fiber deployment, the contract of the monitoring and supervision firm shall be automatically suspended as well. The actual mobilization period for each expert shall be agreed upon in advance with the Project Owner prior to their intervention. The firm shall plan for the deployment of the personnel necessary to ensure the monitoring and supervision of all operations carried out by the service provider. 4. Consultants may form associations with other firms to pool their respective expertise in the form of a consortium. In the event of a consortium, all members thereof shall remain jointly and severally liable for the execution of the assignment should the consortium be selected. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : Burkina Faso