REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTANCY FIRM)
CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS FOR FACILITATING INVESTMENT IN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES(SEZS) IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
PROJECT NAME: East African Community Capacity Building Project
ADF Grant No: 2100155041467
Project ID No: P-Z1-K00-115
Activity Ref: REF: AD12C/03/2025/08
The East African Community (EAC) has received a grant from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the EAC Capacity Building and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract to procure a qualified consultancy firm for the provision of consultancy services to the Directorate of Trade towards the development of Action Plans for facilitating investment in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the East African Community (EAC).
The objective of this consultancy is the improvement of the Partner States' investment environment that facilitates SEZ investments for the economic transformation of the EAC Partner States.
The East African Community (EAC) now invites eligible Individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.). Terms of reference can be downloaded from the EAC website https://www.eac.int/procurement-open
Eligibility criteria and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants”, October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org
Interested consultancy firms may obtain further information from the undersigned at the address below during office hours (from 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs, Monday to Friday (working days only) or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 26th September, 2025, at 1200 hrs (East African Standard Time) and mention “Expression of Interest to develop action plans for facilitating investment in Special Economic Zones(SEZs) in the East African Community” and submitted to the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Secretary General
East African Community
EAC Headquarters, Barabara ya Afrika Mashariki, EAC Close
P. O. Box 1096, Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2162100, Fax: +255 27 2162190,
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