Monitoring & Evaluation for TRANSIP to be supervised by the Ministry of Transport. Local Universities only

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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

(LOCAL UNIVERSITIES ONLY)

MONITORING & EVALUATION CONSULTANCY SERVICEREF No ET-FTA-48097-CS-QCBS

FOR THE

FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (TRANSIP)

CREDIT No. 15816

The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the consulting services mentioned above.

The Project Development Objective is to improve mobility along selected corridors in Addis Ababa and the effectiveness of road safety compliance systems throughout Ethiopia.

TRANSIP comprises 3 components, i.e.

Component A: Traffic Management and Road Safety in the City of Addis Ababa, with 4 sub-components;

Component B: Improvement of Integrated Urban Planning and Transport System;

Component C: Road Safety Interventions and Institutional Strengthening of Selected Federal Transport

Institutions, with 3 sub-components.

Addis Ababa Roads and Transport Bureau (AARTB) is the implementing agency for Components A and B, while the Federal Transport Authority is the implementing agency for Component C.

The Consulting service is a long-term assignment to be carried out under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport and the ‘Services’ includes, but not limited to,

• collection of baseline information;
• regular collection of actual data on Project performance;
• monitor the evolution and impacts of the risks identified in SORT Framework;
• ensure that all indicators are reported on within set timeliness and recommendations based on findings;
• make recommendations to improve performance, identify bottlenecks, achievements and lessons learned;
• Monitor progress toward achieving the Project objectives during the execution of the Project and
• terminally determine the extent to which the Project objectives were achieved.

The Federal Transport Authority now invites eligible local Universities to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Universities should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The short-listing criteria for the local Universities are:

• must have been engaged in academic for the last 15 years;
• must have been  be involved in teaching engineering and information technology fields;
• must have a consultancy experience in at least 3 projects;
• must have any practical experience which is directly or indirectly related to monitoring and evaluation of some works.

The attention of interested Consultants (Universities) 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 January 2011 Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Universities may associate with other Universities in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their combined qualifications.

A local University will be selected in accordance with the Quality & Cost Based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Universities may obtain further information from the address below during office hours: 9:00 A.M -11:30 Noon and 1:00 P.M -4:30 P.M from Monday to Thursday, and  8:30 A.M -11:30 A.M and 1:30 P.M - 5:30 P.M on Friday.

Expression of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below on or before April 12, 2018.

Transport Systems Improvement Project

Federal Transport Authority (near the National Stadium)

Ms. Banchealem Addis, Project Implementation Unit Head

4th floor, Room no 411,Woreda7,  Kirkos Sub-City, P o Box 2504

 Tel +251-1-51-5842, +251-1-51-0244, Fx+251-1-51-0715

Email : transip.fta.banchi@gmail.com, banad2007@gmail.com, transip.fta.kebre@gmail.com

Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia