Consultancy Services for Reviewing Environmental and Social Management Manual of the Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) Developed in 2008 and Establishing an Environmental, Social Health and Safety Management System (ESHSMS).

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Project: Horn of Africa Initiative: Regional Economic Corridor Project (Addis-Djibouti Corridor) Grant No.: IDA-E2160 Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Reviewing Environmental and Social Management Manual of the Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) Developed in 2008 and Establishing an Environmental, Social Health and Safety Management System (ESHSMS) Proc. Reference No: ET-ERA-481600-CS-QCBS The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Horn of Africa Initiative: Regional Economic Corridor Project (Addis – Djibouti Corridor), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting service (“the Services”) is to review the Environmental and Social Management Manual of the Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) Developed in 2008 and Establishing an Environmental, Social Health and Safety Management System (ESHSMS) and will focus on strengthen ERA’s environmental and social risk management by updating its 2008 manual and developing a World Bank ESF-compliant ESMS through gap assessments, policy and document reviews, enhanced management procedures, monitoring tools, and capacity-building programs for key stakeholders. The Consultant is expected to conduct: Objectives of the Service Review and update ERA’s 2008 Environmental and Social Management Manual and develop a comprehensive Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) tailored to the Ethiopian context. Align the ESMS with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), including all ten Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), and ensure compliance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP). Assess national policies, legal and institutional frameworks, and ERA’s existing environmental, social, occupational health and safety (OHS), and climate change management systems to identify regulatory and compliance gaps. Review ERA’s existing manuals