Monitoring/Supervision of Modjo-Hawassa Highway Project; Phase-II, Lot-1: Zeway-Arsi Negele Section

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia- Expressway Development Support Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic ofEthiopia

NAME OF PROJECT:  Ethiopia Expressway Development Support Project

SECTOR: Transport

CONSULTING SERVICES: Monitoring / Supervision of Civil Works

PROJECT ID No.:  P148850

Expressions of Interest

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE)has applied for financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Ethiopia Expressway Development Support Project and it intends to apply part of theproceeds for consultant services.

The consulting services include Monitoring/Supervision of Modjo-Hawassa Highway Project; Phase-II, Lot-1: Zeway-Arsi Negele Section, which is to be implemented in Design-and-Build contract delivery strategy. The road section will have an approximate length of 57.1km; dual carriageways of two lanes each with a width of 3.65 meter with shoulders, and a nine meter wide median; viaducts; underpass and overpass bridges; and road safety and ancillary Works. Grade separated junctions will be provided which are essential for reduction of accidents. Local crossings for animals and pedestrian will be provided at an average distance of 2.5 kilometers, with a minimum clearance of 3.4 meters. Exits will be provided to connect the major towns along the corridor which will be serving as service centers. The road will be accesscontrolled and there will be provision for future modest toll collection at the main entrances and exits; and additional service centers will be provided at critical locations. Ensuring compliance with social and environmental safeguards will form an important part of the services.

The proposed Zeway-Arsi Negele Highway Section is part of the approximately 202 km long new Modjo-Hawassa Highway which is a high speed highway connecting Modjo and Hawassa Towns/Cities, serving the proposed Industrial Zone, highly productive farming areas in the southern and south- western part of the country, several urban centers with inhabitantstotaling more than a million, and a number of tourist attractions andrecreation sites. The Modjo-Hawassa road is also part of the Trans-East African Highway stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. 

The duration of the Monitoring/Supervision of the Civil (Design and Construction) Works Contract is 54 months; i.e. 42 (Forty Two) months for the Design and Construction period and additional 12 (twelve) monthsfor the Defect Liability Period. The expected time of commencement will be January 2016.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Monitoring/Supervision of Civil (Design and Construction) Works Contract (brochures, core business, years of experience inthe 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 amongstaff, general qualification etc.). The following criteria will be used to assess the Expression of Interest documents;

• Eligibility
• General Experience in Design and/or Design Review and supervision of road projects
• Specific Experience in Monitoring/Supervision of Design-and-Build type Asphalt Highway Projects
• Company establishment, number and diversity of permanent personnel related to the service
• Knowledge and experience in the region (in Ethiopia and other 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 conflictof interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The Expression of Interest should clearly specify the type of relationship the consultants propose to establish.

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 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.Mhours on Fridays.

Expression of Interest must be delivered in three (3) hard copies or electronically to the address below (in person, or by mail) on or before March 18, 2015.Please note that the number of pages of the Expression of Interest document shall not be more than 75 (seventy five) pages.

Tirsit Tamiru,

Director, Engineering Procurement Directorate

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: tirsittamiru@gmail.com, epdteam3@gmail.com

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Roads Authority