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5 Inception Report The purpose of this Inception Report is to cover the following:

 preparatory activities;

 mobilization of Consultant’s team;

 confirmation of the methodology for the assignment, and

 clarifications on the TORs and a detailed work plan.

The Inception Report is structured as follows:

Section 1: An Executive Summary that summarizes the key issues addressed in the Inception Report.
Section 2: An Introduction to the report that covers

- the background to the project, as well as

- the mobilization of the Consultant’s team,

- the purpose and scope of the project and the project

deliverables and milestones.

Section 3: The outcome of the review undertaken of the Terms of Reference. Low Volume Road Trial
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Section 4: The Approach, Methodology and Work Programme for the project, following the outcome of
the Kick‐off meeting that was held with the RDA and AfCAP at the commencement of the project.

Section 5: The outcome of the field visit to the project area, including the selection criteria used to select
the trial sections and the recommended section for construction.

Section 6: The outcome of the Stakeholder’s Workshop.

Section 7: A summary of the first stage of the project and the anticipated way forward to the remaining
phases of the project.

Annex A: A Record of the Kick‐off Meeting

Annex B: Work Programme

Annex C: Summary of Site Observations

Annex D: A Record of the Stakeholder’s Workshop