Procurement of Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering Design for Two (2) Gravel Access Roads.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA LOWLANDS LIVELIHOOD RESILIENCE PROJECT – PHASE II (LLRP-II) Credit No.: 7519-ET Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Route Selection and Survey, Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, ESIA and Tender Document Preparation of Two (2) Gravel Roads: Gereni – Dubti Woreda and Abida – Gelealu Woreda Gravel Road Projects, Afar Region Reference No .: ET-AFR-RPCU-569662-CS-QCBS The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project – Phase II (LLRP-II), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include route selection and survey, feasibility study, detailed engineering design, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and preparation of tender documents for two (2) gravel roads in Afar Region: (i) Gereni – Dubti Woreda Gravel Road, approximately 85 km, in Zones 01 and 06; and (ii) Abida – Gelealu Woreda Gravel Road, approximately 30 km, in Zone 03. The Services will be carried out in two phases, following the latest Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) design manuals and quality manual, the LLRP-II environmental and social instruments and the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF): (a) Phase I – Route Selection and Survey, and Feasibility Study: identification and multi-criteria comparison of at least three alternative routes; site reconnaissance and investigation; stakeholder consultation; traffic counts and axle load surveys; full topographic survey and Digital Terrain Model; preliminary design; ESIA of the selected route; preliminary cost estimates; economic evaluation; and climate and natural hazard vulnerability assessment. (b) Phase II – Detailed Engineering Design, ESIA and Preparation of Bidding Documents: materials and site investigation; geometric, drainage,