General Procurement Notice For Contracts For Consultancy Services

General Procurement Notice For Contracts For Consultancy ServicesProject Title Roads And Employment ProjectNotice No Op00066620The Republic Of Lebanon The Borrower Has Received Financing In The Amount Of Us 200Million From The World Bank Towardthe Cost Of The Roads And Employment Project And It Intends To Apply Partof The Proceeds To Payments For Goods Works Related Services And Consulting Services To Be Procured Under This Project Theborrower Has Designated The Council For Dev Elopment And Reconstruction Cdr To Be The Implementingagency The Project Will Include The Following C Omponents Component 1 Roadsrehabilitation And MaintenanceThis Component Will Primar Ily Finance Works For The Rehabilitation Andmaintenance Of About 500 Km Of Primary Secondary And Tertiary Roads Including Road S Afety And Spot Improvements As Well Assupporting Consultancy Services The Works Include Asphalt Overlays Drainage Works Base An D Subbase Reconstruction On Selectedsections Slope Stabilization Works Retaining Walls As Well As Roadside Improvements On Secti Ons Crossing Towns Sidewalks Planting Trees Most Road Works Will Be Within The Existing Right Of Way Road Rehabilitation Activi Ties Are Estimated At Us 150Million And Will Be Financed Under About 15 Different Local Contracts The Component Will Also Fi Nance Consultancy Servicesfor The Design And Supervision Of The Rehabilitation Works Described Above Estimated At About Us 8 Milli On It Will Also Financethe Piloting Of Multi Year Routine Maintenance Contracts Two Or Three Year Contracts Estimated At A Tota L Of About Us 15Million To Be Undertaken By Small Local Contractors On A Select Number Of The Newly Rehabilitated Road Sections Component 2 Improving Road Emergency Response CapacityThis Component Is Aimed Atimproving The Capacity Of The Mpwt To Deal With Road Emergency Works Especially Those Induced By Snow And Climate Extremes This Coompon Impront Will Finance The Purchase Of Road Vehicles And Equipment Particularly Those Needed For Snow Removal And Landslidesrepairs Component Will Finance The Purchase Of 15 Wheel Loaders 10 Snow Blowers 5 Salt Spreaders And 10 Four Wheel Drivevehicles Component 3 Capacity Building And Implementation SupportThis Component Isaimed At Buildingthe Capacity Of The Lebanese Agencies In The Planning And Management Of The Road Sector It Will Also Contributeto The Training An D Capacity Building Of Contractors And Workers On New And Improved Road Construction And Maintenance Techniques This Component Willfinance Consultancy Services And Related Software And It Equipment To Support The Followingsubcomponents Subco Mponent 1 Strengthen National Road Asset ManagementSubcomponent 2 Support Theplanning And Implementation Of Road Safe Ty Measures This Subcomponent Will Benefit The Secretariat Of The National Road Safetycouncil Snrsc And Will Primarily Finance T He Elaboration Of A National Strategy And Action Plan On Road Safety As Well As Theimplementation Of Select Priority Road Safety M Easures In Collaboration With Other Interested Donors Subcomponent 3 Support Planning And Design Studies This Subcompo Nent Will Finance Studies Undertaken By Council For Development Andreconstruction Cdr To Prepare The Required Planning And Designstudies For Critical Transport Projects Identified As Prioritiesby The Lebanese Government Subcomponent 4 Support Tra Ining Activities This Subcomponent Will Support Trainingactivities To Build The Technical Skills Of Ministry Of Public Works And T Ransport Mpwt And Cdr Staff As Well As Workers Andsmall Contractors In Particular This Subcomponent Will Also Support The Train Ing Of Small Local Contractors And Microenterprisesand Their Workers On Proper Routine Maintenance Requirements And Techniques Env Ironmental And Social Aspects And Health Andsafety Aspects The Implementation Of This Subcomponent Could Be In Collaboration Withother Interested Donors Such As Theinternational Labor Organization Ilo Subcomponent 5 Support For Project Implemen Tation This Subcomponent Willfinance The Hiring Of Required Experts By The Implementing Agency To Properly Undertake The Implement Ation And Monitoring Of Theproject

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