General Procurement Notice for Federated States Of Micronesia Prioritized Road Investment And Management Enhancements Project

Federated States Of Micronesia Prioritized Road Investment And Management Enhancements Project The Project Will Include The Following Components: Component 1: Spatial And Sector Planning Tools. This Component Involves Technical Assistance For Sectoral And Spatial Planning Tools That Will Improve The Way That Climate Change Is Addressed In Fsm’S Road Sector To Enable Policymakers To Make Informed Decisions Based On The Most Accurate And Up-To-Date Information Available. The Following Sub-Components Are Proposed: Vulnerability Assessment (Va) And Climate Resilient Road Strategy (Crrs). Preparation, Implementation And Updating Of A Road Sector Va And A Crrs To Assess Levels Of Vulnerability To Climate Change And Severe Weather Events Across Fsm’S Existing Primary Road Corridors.. Training Will Be Provided To Relevant National And State Officials In The Use Of Va And Crrs Tools. Climate-Informed Road Asset Management System. Provision Of Hardware, Software And Ancillary Tools To Establish And Maintain A Climate-Informed Road Asset Management System To Be Used By Dotc&I And The Governments’ Respective Transport Departments. Training Will Be Provided To Relevant National And State Officials In The Use Of The System. Component 2: Climate Resilient Infrastructure Solutions. This Component Involves Feasibility Studies, Design And Construction Of Identified Priority Road Assets To Improve Their Resilience To Climate-Related Hazards. The Integration Of Climate Change Considerations Into Infrastructure Activities Will Help Strengthen The Resilience Of Assets And Improve Functionality Of The Road Network. Component 2 Is Split Into Two Parts: Urgent Priority Works (Including Design And Supervision). Critical Climate Resilient Road, Bridge, Causeway And Drainage Improvement Works That Should Be Implemented Urgently To Maintain A Basic Level Of Road Connectivity In Each State. Works Informed By The Va And Crrs (Including Design And Supervision). In Addition To The Urgent Priorities Under Sub-Component 2A, A Selection Of Near, Medium And Long-Term Road Works Would Be Financed To Enhance The Resilience Of The Network In Each State To Climate Change Impacts And Natural Hazards, As To Be Agreed By Fsm And The World Bank Based On The Recommendations From The The Va And Crrs Undertaken As Part Of Component1. Component 3: Strengthening The Enabling Environment. This Component Will Provide Funding To Support Institutional And Regulatory Reforms For Road Sector Asset Management And Maintenance, Including Measures To Strengthen Local Capacity And To Increase The Sustainability Of Climate Resilient Road Sector Investments. In Addition, This Component Will Help Strengthen Coordination Among Relevant Institutions, Will Look At Ways In Which Road Sector Management Can Be Improved, And Will Address Any Emerging Priority Issues That Can Help Support Gofsm In Addressing Climate Change Risks.