EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Lutembwe Consulting Company Limited is a Zambian owned private Company incorporated in 15th September 2023. The directors of the company have vast experience in the Construction and Consultancy Services.

The Katete – Chanida, start from Great East Road (T4) and Katete – Chanda Road Junction and stretches for 55 Km to Chanida Border post (Zambia – Mozambique) and comprises a bituminous flexible pavement with a two-lane surfaced carriageway and narrow unsurfaced shoulders, its total length is 55Km. The road was first upgraded to bituminous standard in the late-1970s. This section of road was first rehabilitated between 2008 and 2010 under ROADSIP II implemented by the Road Development Agency (RDA) with funding from the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) with Raubex as Contractor. In 2020, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), through the Road Development Agency (RDA), awarded the contract for the Emergency Maintenance Works on Katete – Chanida Road T6 (55kM) to Buildcon Investment Limited. This contract was later terminated in March 2023 on grounds of non-performance. Only the initial 2.8Km of the project road had works executed though not complete.