Expression Of Interest For Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan

Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Sao Tome And Principe Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan Assignment Country St Sao Tome And PrincipeFunding SourcesThe World Bank Group Intends To Finance The Assignment Services Under Bb Bank Budget Tf0a8986 Sao Tome E Principe Road Safety Management Capacity Review With An Emphasis On Identifying Motorcycles Related Road Safety ImprovementsIndividual FirmThe Consultant Will Be An Individual Assignment DescriptionThe Main Objective Of This Assignment Is Developing An Integrated Road Safety Strategy And An Agreed On Action Plan With Clear Results Performance Indicators More Specifically The Objective Is To Generate Information On The Road Safety Management Capacity Situation In Stp To Identify Required Measures To Improving The Existing Institutional Framework For The Implementation And Coordination Of Road Safety Activities This Objective Is Aimed To Be Achieved Through The Conduct Of A Diagnostic Review Of The Existing Arrangements For The Management And Coordination Of Road Safety Activities The Findings And Recommendations From The Intermediary Step Will Be One Of The Key Inputs To The Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan For The Country With An Emphasis On Improving Safety Of Motorcycle Users The Assignment Is Required To Be Conducted By An Individual Road Safety Specialist With At Least 15 Years Of Experience Of Carrying Out Similar Studies In Low And Middle Income Countries He She Should Have Relevant Professional Education And Preferably Post Graduate Qualifications And Relevant Fields Proficiency In Portuguese And Or In English French Languages Is Required Terms Of ReferenceFor Lead Road Safety SpecialistSao Tome And Principe Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action PlanBackground1 Road Safety Remains A Major Issue In Sao Tome E Principe Stp The Number Of Fatality Was Estimated To 60 Or A Rate Of 31 1 Persons Per 100 000 Of Population In 2013 This Rate Is Still Ten Times The Rates Experienced In Best Performing Eu Countries Where Fatality Per 100 000 Persons Is As Low As 3 7 In United Kingdom Or 3 9 In Netherlands Who Global Status Report On Road Safety 2013 For Instance The Number Of Accident Along The Road National 1 Have Reached 250 Causing 10 Fatalities There Is Also A Significant Increase In The Number Of Motorcycle Users In Sao Tome And This Pauses An Additional Challenge To Road Safety The Government Of Stp Gostp Seeks To Reach The Level Of These Benchmark Countries By Reducing This Rate By Half By 2020 To Meet The Road Safety Sustainable Development Goal Particularly The Government Would Like To Take Systematic Actions Coordinated Around A Strategy And Action Plan 2 As Part Of A Proposed Transport Development And Coastal Protection Project Tdcp The Gostp Intends To Support The Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan Rssap For Stp For This Purpose There Is A Need To Conduct A Road Safety Management Capacity Review To Gain A Good Understanding Of The Existing Institutional Arrangements For Managing Road Safety Activities In Stp This Should Help Identify Priority Activities For Improvement And Draft Their Respective Terms Of References To Be Implemented A Part Of The Tdcp To This End It Is Proposed To Undertake A Quick Diagnostic Of The Existing Institutional Arrangements For The Management And Coordination Of Road Safety In Stp Objective3 The Main Objective Of This Assignment Is Developing An Integrated Road Safety Strategy And An Agreed On Action Plan With Clear Results Performance Indicators More Specifically The Objective Is To Generate Information On The Road Safety Management Capacity Situation In Stp To Identify Required Measures To Improving The Existing Institutional Framework For The Implementation And Coordination Of Road Safety Activities This Objective Is Aimed To Be Achieved Through The Conduct Of A Diagnostic Review Of The Existing Arrangements For The Management And Coordination Of Road Safety Activities The Findings And Recommendations From The Intermediary Step Will Be One Of The Key Inputs To The Development Of A Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan For The Country With An Emphasis On Improving Safety Of Motorcycle Users Scope Of Services4 The Activities To Be Carried Out To Meet The Above Objective Are Expected To Include But Not Be Limited To I Review Of The Institutional And Legal Arrangements Which Currently Exist In Stp For Dealing With Road Safety Ii Review The Coordination And Monitoring Mechanisms For Road Safety Activities Particularly The Explicit And Implicit Roles And Responsibilities Of Relevant Key Agencies Iii Establish Current Resources Human And Material Devoted To Road Safety Activities In The Key Agencies Both In Terms Of Numbers And Relevant Skills And Or Condition Iv Review Any Existing Mechanism To Collect And Analyze Road Safety Data V Following Sectors Road Safety Planning Information Engineering Road User Education Enforcement Coordination And Financial Resources Vi Review And Comment On Arrangements For Financing Road Safety Activities Vii Collection Of The Data On The Current Deployment Of Road Safety Assets Tow Trucks Ambulances Control Center Computers Etc Viii From The Results Of The Above To Identify The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Current Institutional Legal And Resourcing Arrangements AndIx Prepare A Report Describing The Findings And Make Recommendations For Practical Improvements That Should Be Reflected In The Strategy And Action Plan X Specify The Actions Required To Improve Road Safety In Stp By Developing A Comprehensive Prioritized 5 Year Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan In Close Cooperation With The Stp Road Safety Stakeholders Methodology5 The Proposed Diagnostic Of The Existing Institutional Arrangements Is Expected To Broadly Follow The Methodology Set Out In World Bank Transport Note Tn 1 For Undertaking The Assessment Of A CountryS Institutional Capacity To Manage Road Safety Activities The Principle Focus Of The Proposed Assignment Will Be In Identifying Practical Affordable Short Term Actions Quick Wins That Can Be Taken By The Government To Improve The Existing Institutional Arrangements For Addressing Road Safety Issues Thus The Review In Scope Will Focus On Identifying I The Key Issues That Need To Be Addressed Ii Options For Addressing Them And Iii Presenting These In A Stakeholder Workshop To Obtain Consensus Around The Conclusions Of The Study The Consultant Is Expected To Gather Information Through Visiting Sao Tome During The Visit The Consultant Will Arrange A Meeting Of Relevant Stakeholders To Obtain A Sense Of The Road Safety Situation 6 The Proposed Diagnostic Is Expected To Be Followed By A More Detailed Exercise To Elaborate An Overall Road Safety Strategy And Actions For Improving The Management And Coordination Of Road Safety Activities In Stp As Part Of The Formulation Of The National Road Safety Strategy And Action Plan To Be Prepared Under The Tdcp To This End The Consultant Is Expected To Draft Relevant Targeted Terms Of Reference To Undertake Priority Activities Of The Action Plan An Emphasis Will Be Put To Have A Better Understanding Of The Accidents Related To Motorcycle Users And To Identify A Targeted Strategy And An Action Plan To Improve Their Safety Consultants Qualification And Experience7 The Assignment Is Required To Be Conducted By An Individual Road Safety Specialist With At Least 15 Years Of Experience Of Carrying Out Similar Studies In Low And Middle Income Countries He She Should Have Relevant Professional Education And Preferably Post Graduate Qualifications And Relevant Fields Proficiency In Portuguese And Or In English French Languages Is Required Level Of Effort By Consultant8 Conduct Of The Assignment Is Expected To Require 20 Man Days Including I 1 Day In Home Base Before The Assignment For Background Research And Preparation Ii 14 Days In Stp To Undertake Necessary Investigations And Data Collection Interviews Of Key Stakeholders Including 3 Days For The Preparation And Organization Of The Stakeholder Workshop In Stp Iii 5 Days In Home Base Finalization Of The Final Report Information To Be Provided By The Client 9 The Client For This Assignment Is The Central And West Africa Transport Unit Of The World Bank It Is Responsible For Liaising With The Stp Government And Project Implementation Unit Piu Which In Turn Will Facilitate Meetings With Road Safety Stakeholders Mainly The Directorate Of Transport Of Stp The Piu Will Also Provide And Arrange The Logistics Of The Workshop With Stakeholders And Arranging For The Translations And Interpretations Services Commencement And Duration10 The Assignment Is Expected To Start In July 2019 And Be Completed No Later Than End Of September 2019 Deliverables11 The Findings And Conclusions Of The Assignment Are To Be Reported Upon As Follows I Draft Diagnostic Report Reflecting The Findings Of The Road Safety Management Capacity Review And Strategy Action Plan To Be Presented And Discussed At The Stakeholders Workshop Ii Final Report Reflecting As Appropriate Comments Provided By The Client On The Draft Report And Relevant Tors For The Priority Activities 12 All Reports Are To Be Submitted In English And Portuguese In Electronic Format As Msword Documents

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