CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR SECTOR WIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE ROAD TRANSPORT CAPACITY BUILDING

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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANT SERVICES)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PROJECT: Road Sector Development Phase IV Projects (APL 4)

SECTOR: Transport

CONSULTING SERVICES: Study

Credit No. 45610-ET

Project ID. No. P106872

Expressions of Interest

Ref: S/11/ICB/RP/IDA/2005 EFY

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received a credit from the World Bank toward the cost of the Road Sector Development Program Stage IV Project (APL 4) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consultancy Service for Sector Wide Needs Assessment for Comprehensive Road Transport Capacity Building.

The expected time of commencement will be April 2013.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority now invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultantsmust provide information indicating that they are qualified to 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.).Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

The scope of the service is to identify short term training requirements for the transport sector by undertaking needs assessment surveys involving different institutions in the transport sector focusing but not limited to the following areas a) Procurement activities related tothe road sector; b)Ethics, governance and transparency in the road transport sector, c) Road Construction projects management, d) Road safety issues, e) Labor based construction management, f) Road asset management, g) Human resource management, h) Traffic management, i) Transport operations management, and j) Transport regulation. The anticipatedduration of the services is 4 months.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank'sGuidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loansand IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers (January, 2011) ("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.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and CostBased selectionmethod set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hoursfrom 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 5:00P.M hours on Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by September 05, 2012.

Ethiopian Roads Authority

Attn: Ato Amare Assefa,

Engineering Procurement Directorate, Director

P.O. Box 1770

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Tel. 251-11-5515002

Telex: 21180

Fax: 251-11-551 48 66/5544434

Email: amare.assefa@era.gov.et

Addis Ababa