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Upgrading of M12 to Ludzi Road

Upgrading to bituminous standard 6km

Ease of transport to main district headquaters

Start date: 2019-08-22 Due date: 2020-04-30 Approval date: 2019-06-30
1,300,000,000.00   MWK
Total Funding
2021-11-15
Date Created
2021-11-15
Last updated
Construction
Project Type
Completion
Project Status
Absence of a clear feasibility study Unrealistic budgets Limited assessment of environmental impacts Limited assessment of social impacts Limited assessment of economic impacts Weak stakeholder engagement Change of scope Cost overruns and budget inflation Lack of transparency in procurement processes Limited competition Favoritism in bidding processes Political interference Weak accountability mechanisms Frequent project delays (time overruns) Environmental violations Social violations Lack of maintenance plans Under-utilization of project Abandonment of project

Locations

Description Junction M12 to Ludzi Parish
District Mchinji
Region Central
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Postal code

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Parties

Description Roads Authority
Locality Lilongwe
Region Central Region
Street address Functional Building Off Paul Kagame Road P/Bag B346 Lilongwe 3 Malawi
Postal code 0000
Country Malawi
Telephone 01 759 154
Fax Number 1 750 307
URL https://www.ra.org.mw
Description The Malawi Roads Authority (RA) is a quasi government body which was established by an Act of Parliament in year 2006 with a mandate to ensure that public roads are maintained, rehabilitated at all times. The network is made up of Main Roads, Secondary Roads, Tertiary Roads ending with trucks and trails on the lowest level.

Contracts

OCID 001
External Reference
Title Upgrading to Bituminous standard 6 km
Description Completed and handed over
Status Closed
Contract Value MWK 1,300,000,000.00
Cost Estimate MWK 1,300,000,000.00
Final Value 0.00
Start Date 2019-08-15
End Date 2020-04-15
Max Extent Date
Duration In Days 244
Procurement Method Open
Method Details Best value to government
Procuring Entity Roads Authority-Lilongwe-MW
Administrative Mchinji District Council-Mchinji-MW

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Completion

End Date: 2020-09-30
End Details:
Final Scope: Upgrading to bituminous standard 6km
Final Scope Details: Upgrading to bituminous standard 6 km
Final Value Amount: MWK 1,300,000,000.00
Final Value Details: 1300000000

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