Advisory services & training for preparation of strategic master plan, legal & regulatory framework preparation for expressway & high capacity highway development & management.

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia- Expressway Development Support Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

For

Consultancy Services for the Preparation of Strategic Master Plan and Regulatory & Legal framework for Expressway Development and Management.

COUNTRY:                                    Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT:                 Expressway Development Support Project

SECTOR:                                        Transport

CONSULTING SERVICES:       Technical Assistance

CREDIT No.:                                 5371-ET

PROJECT ID No:                         P148850

Expression of Interest

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Ethiopia Expressway Development Support Project; and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to the preparation of Strategic Master Plan and Regulatory & Legal framework for Expressway Development and Management.

The consulting services include providing an overall economic assessment in view of identifying potential growth poles like, manufacturing and urban centers where modern services will be provided and also looking into central logistics hubs that could consolidate agricultural produces from surplus producing areas and developing a strategic framework which leads identify high capacity highways, and potential expressway that connects economic hubs, such as light manufacturing, growth poles, high quality service providing urban centers, logistic hubs that facilitates domestic, regional and international trade. The service is also about developing regulatory and legal framework for development and management of expressways. The regulatory framework to be developed includes strategies for delivery and management through different mechanisms, including public private partnership (PPP). The services will be expected to be completed over a period of 18 (Eighteen) months.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority, representing the FDRE, now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the above Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience for a minimum of Ten (10) years to perform the service (brochures, core business, years of experience in the business, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, technical and managerial organizational structure of the firm, number of key staffs, availability of appropriate skills among staff, general qualification etc.). The following criteria will be used to assess the Expression of Interest documents;

• Eligibility:
• General Experience in highway projects [Feasibility Studies, Design, Construction Supervision, Transport Planning, and network analysis]:
• Specific Experience in preparation of national strategic master plan and Regulatory & legal framework for road/highway projects:
• Company establishment, number and diversity of permanent personnel related to the service:
• Background and experiences of key personnel in the company, who will represent the consultant in performing the services. The expert composition has to be diverse and capable enough to meet the minimum requirements set. To achieve the desired project outcomes, the consultant will leverage its ability to seamlessly combine all of the above in integrated, collaborative and, highly experienced project team approach to maximize the value of the available expertise.
• Knowledge and experience in transportation infrastructure development in the region (in Ethiopia and other Sub Sahara Countries) is an advantage, but not mandatory.

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

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Consultants are advised to specifically indicate the type of association in their application.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based selection method set out in the above mentioned Consultants Selection 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 must be delivered in three (3) hard copies or electronically to the address below (in person, or by mail) on or before July 13, 2017. Please note that the number of pages of the Expression of Interest document shall not be more than 50 (fifty) pages.  

Attn: Ms. Tirsit Tamiru

Engineering Procurement Directorate, Director

2nd floor, Room No. 207

P. O.  Box 1770

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Tel.: +251 11 551 5002

Fax: +251 11 554 4434

E-mail: tirsittamiru@gmail.com/ eth.exp.sup@gmail.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Roads Authority