Individual Consultancy Service of Traffic Engineer

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP)

Request for Expression of Interest

Individual Consultancy Services of Senior Traffic Engineer

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: Transport Systems Improvements Project /TRANSIP/

PROJECT ID: P151819

CREDIT No.: 5816-ET

The Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank to improve the transport system in the City of Addis Ababa.

The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) intended to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Credit to eligible payments under the contract for Individual Consultancy Service of Senior Traffic Engineer.

The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) now invites eligible individual consultants who are qualified to provide the required service as listed below.

The Senior Traffic Engineer will undertake; but not limited to the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Reviewing design document and advising on proposals in respect of transport systems engineering in reference to relevant technical standards and documents, available data and collected field data;
• Reviewing methodologies proposed by Consultants, Contractors or Suppliers;
• Reviewing design drawings and reports;
• Preparing Quality Assurance Plans and overseeing quality control;
• Preparing reports as required;
• Developing user requirements including terms of references and technical specifications as required, and ensuring that these are put through the formal approval process and meet all stakeholder requirements;
• Supervising data collection for traffic engineering analysis, parking study, accident data and other related activities;
• Conducting assessments, performance and qualitative evaluation and the designs of the measures to improve traffic flow and safety;
• Developing transport concepts including transport planning concepts, and carrying out network and system assessments;
• Conducting intersection capacity analysis, and traffic analysis and projections;
• Designing signal setting strategies for isolated intersections and analyzing signal settings for coordinated intersections; and
• Perform other duties as the supervisor and/or the Client may from time to time deem necessary.

The Senior Traffic Engineer shall have the following qualifications and experience;

• M.Sc. Degree in Transport Planning or Transportation Engineering or related fields. Internationally recognized professional qualification shall be an advantage;
• Fifteen (15) years of professional experience in transport projects for metropolitan cities having various scales of complexities;
• Specific experience as Traffic Engineer in five (5) similar projects for metropolitan cities having various scales of complexities; and
• Having experience in developed countries is an advantage.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Duration of the Contract: Fixed - term contract for a duration of one year (12 month), but extendable depending on satisfactory performance and the possibility of the Project extension.

Salary:  Negotiable

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011, Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual consultant selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 A.M hours and from 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours, Mondays to Thursdays and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours on Fridays.

Expressions of interest including CVs, non-returnable copy of testimonials and other supporting documents must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person on or before February 6, 2023.

Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA)

Engineering Procurement Directorate  

Attn:  Eng. Mohammedawel Seid, Engineering Procurement Directorate, Director

Email: aacraepd@gmail.com and/or copied to: abelaltaseb1991@gmail.com

Ground Floor, Room No. 39, Head Office, Infront of Pushkin Square

Tel: +251-1-372-89-48,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia