CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION MIZAN -DIMA-BOMA (CONTRACT 1), KOMBOLCHA-BATI-MILLE (CONTRACT 1&2), AMBO-WOLISO, KONSO-YABELO, DEBREBIRHAN-ANKOBER

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia-Transport Sector Project in Support of RSDP4

(CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY:Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: Ethiopia Transport Sector Project in Support of RSDP4.

SECTOR: Transport

CREDIT No (Applied)

PROJECT ID No. P117731

Assignment Title:Consultancy Services for construction Supervision.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiahas applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Transport Sector Project in Support of RSDP4 Projects and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services ("the Services") includesupervision of the construction works, contract management, implementation of associated environmental, safety, and resettlement plans and adverse social impact mitigation for the road upgrading projects listed below: -

Table 1: Project Description

The Consulting services will be conducted over a period of 36 months and the assignment is expected to commence by December 2012.

TheEthiopian Roads Authority, representing the FDRE,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 Services. The shortlisting criteria are: Experience of the consulting firm in construction supervision of road contracts with similar nature and complexity to the subject projects, experience of the consulting firm in detailed engineering design of road projects, appropriatequalifications and experience of key staff in the field and region ofthe assignment, .

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 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 5:00P.M hours on Fridays, starting June 23, 2012.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) by July 10, 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

Ethiopia