Preparation of a Road Safety Plan (RSP) for Public Electric Bus Operations in Greater Cairo.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST “REOI” (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Arab Republic of Egypt GREATER CAIRO AIR POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE "GCCC" PROJECT Project ID: P172548 Assignment Title: Preparation of a Road Safety Plan (RSP) for Public Electric Bus Operations in Greater Cairo Reference No.: EG-EEAA-542759-CS-CQS I. Background As part of the “Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS): Egypt Vision 2030” the country committed to halving its fine particulate matter (PM10) air pollution by 2030. Significant improvements have been made towards that goal in recent years. In fact, Cairo’s PM10 concentration fell by about 25 percent over the past decade. Despite these improvements, the city’s pollution levels are still several times the WHO recommended concentrations and higher than national guidelines taking as these high levels are taking their toll on the health and quality of life of the population, in particular poor people. In response to this situation, the approved World Bank-financed Greater Cairo Air Pollution Management and Climate Change Project aims at reducing air emissions from critical sectors and increase resilience to air pollution in Greater Cairo. The Project aims more specifically at reducing air emissions which is a key step toward the reduction of pollution concentrations and improvement of air quality. The Project will focus on the two main sources of air pollution: open burning of solid waste and vehicle emissions and will geographically cover Greater Cairo (i.e., Cairo, Giza and Qalyoubia Governorates --GC); and will include four main components aiming at: (i) enhancing the air quality decision support system in Egypt; (ii) improving Solid Waste Management services; (iii) reducing air and climate pollutants from vehicle emissions; and (iv) furthering stakeholder engagement, awareness and communication. Component 3 Vehicle Emission Reduction Under this component, the Project will support activities aimed at reducing vehi