Twelve firms have passed the evaluation criteria by Ghana’s Ministry of Railways Development to develop the Ghana-Burkina Faso Railway Interconnectivity Project. The created Joint Evaluation Committee with membership from relevant public institutions from Ghana and Burkina Faso scrutinized the Expression of Interest Proposals and related documents submitted by 16 interested companies.

The next stage of the selection process is the issuance of Request for Qualification (RfQ) documents to the 12 shortlisted firms for further evaluation after which they would proceed to the final stage of selection - the Request for Proposals (RfP). 

The chosen company among the bidders will construct the project with more than 1,000 kilometers standard gauge rail line from Tema to Ouagadougou on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis.

The Transaction Advisory Services for the project will be delivered by Messrs TEAM Engineering of Italy and Vision Consult Limited of Ghana. The two companies will review existing studies on rail transport and undertake further studies including survey works on the designated corridor. They will act as technical advisors for the selection of the private investor and during the procurement process as well as offer other technical services during, before and after the project.

The project is expected to commence operation after four years of construction that will start in 2019.