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, pavement, geotechnical and bridge/structural design, including an independent bridge design check; road safety design and audit; utilities and private accesses; estimate of the construction contract period; final ESIA and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP); and preparation of bidding documents based on the World Bank Standard Procurement Documents, including technical specifications, drawings, bills of quantities and the Engineer’s cost estimate. The implementation period is three (3) months from the date of commencement, and the assignment is expected to start in December 2026. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Afar National Regional State, Office of the President, Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP-II) Regional Project Coordination Unit now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: (a) Core business and years in business: the firm’s core business shall be in road/highway engineering consultancy services. Provide the company profile, certificate of registration and number of years in business. (b) General experience: experience in civil engineering consultancy services (studies, design and/or construction supervision of roads, bridges or other civil infrastructure) during the last ten (10) years. (c) Specific experience: experience in assignments of similar nature and complexity, i.e. feasibility studies and detailed engineering design of roads (new construction, rehabilitation or upgrading, including gravel/low-volume roads), covering route selection, topographic surveys, drainage and bridge structures, ESIA and preparation of bidding documents, preferably in arid, semi-arid or lowland areas and under projects financed by the World Bank or other international development partners. For each assignment, indicate the client, location, road length, contract value, duration, scope of services and the firm’s role, supported by contract or completion certificates.

(d) Technical and managerial capability of the firm: organizational structure, survey equipment (e.g. GPS and total stations), access to soil and materials testing laboratories, road design and economic evaluation software, quality assurance systems, and capacity to mobilize multidisciplinary field teams to remote areas of Afar Region. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. local time, on working days. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, in hard copy) by [ 29 October ], 2026 at 9:00 A.M. local time.

Afar National Regional State, Office of the President Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project (LLRP-II) Afar Regional Project Coordination Unit (RPCU)

Attn: [contact details removed]

Semera, Afar Region, Ethiopia

Tel: [contact details removed]

E-mail: [contact details removed]