Consultancy Service to Address Traffic Congestion and Study Alternative Routes for Trunk Roads Radiating from Addis Ababa

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia-Road Sector Development Program APL4

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT:  Road Sector Development Stage IV (APL-4) Projects in Support of the Government'sRoad Sector Development Program (RSDP)

SECTOR: Transport

CONSULTING SERVICES: Consultancy Service to Address Traffic Congestion and Study Alternative Routes for Trunk Roads Radiating from AddisAbaba

CREDIT No.: 4561-ET

PROJECT ID No: P106872

BorrowerReference No. S/31/ICB/RPIDA/2007EFY

Expressions of Interest

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Ethiopia Road Sector Support Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services.

Trunk roads that radiate from Addis are becoming congested at the exits from the city, negatively impacting free flow of traffic to and from Addis Ababa. Therefore, it isimportant to improve the traffic flow through either introducing alternate routes or widening of the existing roads. Thus, the overall aim of this service is to conduct a comprehensive study to analyse the current congestion problems at the exit of Addis so as to come up with solutions that enhances the smooth and safe mobility of traffic and reduces the negative economic impact of congestion on the trunk roads.

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This service focuses on traffic management and addressing congestion problems that occur on trunk roads radiating from Addis Ababa, and aimed at solving the problem so that smooth flow from and to the city is ascertained. Alternative routes to all selected routes (excluding the existing road) to be studied in this service will be assessed and recommended. This study will becarried out on the selected routes within 100km radius from the centre of Addis Ababa in all directions.

The Trunk Roads Radiating from Addis Ababa comprise of the following two Packages;

1)      Package I  comprises of two Trunk Roads namely,

a)    A2 TrunkRoad (Addis - Dessie)

b)    A3 Trunk Road (Addis- D/Markos)

2)      Package II  comprises of two Trunk Roadsand one link road namely,

a)      A4 Trunk Road (Addis -Nekemte)

b)      A5 Trunk Road (Addis - Jimma)

c)      B5 Link Road (Alemgena - Butajira)

The duration of consulting services is 7 and 9 months for package I and II respectively. The expected time of commencement will be September 2015.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority now invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in providing Consultancy Service to Address Traffic Congestion and Study Alternative Routes for Trunk Roads Radiating from Addis Ababa. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experienceto perform the services (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 criteriawill be used to assess the Expression of Interest documents;

• Eligibility
• Experience in Feasibilityand EIA studies, Detailed Engineering Design and/or Design Review andTender Document preparation of Road projects
• Experience of urban road and high-capacity highway design
• Experience in traffic management (primarily congestion problems study) , facilities designs, traffic forecasting and traffic analysis for  urban road projects
• Experience in Long Term Transport Demand Forecasting, national transport master-plans and analysis of road networks and major corridors
• Company establishment, number and diversity of permanent personnel related to the service
• Knowledge and experience in the region (in Ethiopia andother Sub Sahara Countries)

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 & 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 ora sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans & IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (Revised July 2014) ("Consultant Guidelines") through a Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS).

Further information can be obtained at theaddress below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30A.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.

Expression of Interest must be delivered in three (3) hard copies or electronically to the address below on or before April 16, 2015 at 5:00 P.M Local time.  Interested Consultants can bid for one or both packages and are required to explicitly indicate for which package (s) they are interested on. Please note that the number of pages of the Expression of Interest document shall notbe more than 75 (seventy five) pages.

Tirsit Tamiru, Engineering Procurement Directorate Director

Ethiopian Roads Authority

2^nd floor, Room No. 207

P. O.  Box 1770

Tel: 251-1-551 50 02

Fax: 251-1- 554-44-34

E-mail: Tirisit.Tamiru@era.gov.et  OR eraengprocteam1@gmail.com

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Roads Authority