Early Market Engagement (EME) – West Coast Beaches (Fajara–Senegambia) Beach Nourishment Works 44 views
Job Overview
West Coast Beaches (Fajara–Senegambia) Beach Nourishment Works
Date of Issue: March 11, 2026
Venue: Tuesday, 7 April 2026. Venue: PIU Conference Room. Opposite Futurelec Building, Bertil Harding Highway, Kotu East, The Gambia. Time: 12:00 GMT. (Hybrid – Face-to-Face and Virtual participation). Contact Email: [email protected]. Tel: +220 2395117 / 7504477 / 2107728.
Project Information: This Early Market Engagement (EME) relates to Component 2A: West Coast Beaches (Fajara–Senegambia) Beach Nourishment Works under the Tourism Diversification and Resilience in The Gambia Project. Through this engagement, the project team seeks to inform the market and obtain feedback from experienced dredging and coastal construction contractors regarding the proposed works and execution considerations.
Project Objective: Infrastructure support for the diversification and resilience of the tourism sector.
Project Overview – The West Coast Beaches project involves a major beach nourishment and dune restoration program along approximately 4.5 km of shoreline between Fajara and Senegambia on The Gambia’s Atlantic coast. The proposed works will include offshore dredging and hydraulic placement of approximately 2.2 million cubic meters of sand along the project shoreline, together with dune creation using a portion of the dredged material to strengthen natural coastal defenses. Potential offshore sand sources have been identified through recent geophysical investigations near the mouth of the River Gambia. Detailed engineering designs for the project are currently in the final stages of completion, with procurement of the works expected to commence shortly. Works are expected to commence early 2027.
Participation – This engagement is open to experienced international and regional contractors with demonstrated expertise in large-scale beach nourishment projects and offshore dredging operations for sand extraction.
Mode of Registration: Interested firms are invited to express their interest by completing the Early Market Engagement Questionnaire available at: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/fSfXxahy
Firms that submit the questionnaire will receive access details for the Technical Workshop.
Information can be obtained on the following link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pl1GuoASt_CoAiFhVoKnVWsgHzXg4PvI
Technical Workshop: A Technical Workshop will be held to provide additional information on the proposed works and allow structured dialogue with interested market participants.
Disclaimer: Please note that this engagement is planned surely for consultative and informational purposes and should not be construed as part of a procurement process.
Participation in this early market engagement does not confer any advantage or priority in any subsequent selection process. This is neither a call for tenders nor a prequalification exercise. All information shared will be treated as strictly confidential and used exclusively for market analysis, technical planning, and design optimization of the Project described in this notice.
