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Feasibility study and Detail design of Improvement of Kathmandu Naubise Mugling Road, Construction Supervision of Improvement of Narayanghat-Mugling Road and Road Safety Audit of Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor

Government of Nepal Ministry ofPhysical Infrastructure and Transport Department of Roads Foreign Cooperation Branch Feasibility study and Detail design of Improvement of Kathmandu Naubise Mugling Road, Construction Supervision of Improvement of Narayanghat-Mugling Road and Road Safety Audit of Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor Contract Identification Number: NIRTTP/Cons/KNM/01 Notice No. NIRTTP/02/070-71 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OFINTEREST (REOI) Date of first publication: February 23, 2014 Name of project: Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project Credit No.: 5273-NP Grant No.: H863-NP The Government of Nepal has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.The scope of the consulting services is Feasibility study and Detail design of Improvement of Kathmandu-Naubise-Mugling Road, Construction Supervision of Improvement of Narayanghat-Mugling Road and Road Safety Audit of Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor . Anticipated date for commencement of the services is December 2014 and the tentative duration of the assignment is about 36 months . The existing Kathmandu (Nagdhunga) Naubise Mugling Road is about 96 Km having approximate 7000 AADT. The Consultancy services is required to explore various options for improvement of capacity of existing double lane road to cater the present and future traffic in feasibility study. Similarly, it isexpected to present detailed design of the road and bridges with adequate road safety and environment/social measures for the most feasibleoption. The consulting services ("the Services") include Feasibility study and Detail design of Improvement of Kathmandu-Naubise-Mugling Road, Construction Supervision of Improvement of Narayanghat-Mugling Road and Road Safety Audit of Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor . Consultant shall provide engineering expert service in Feasibility Study, Detail Design of road including detail design of New Bridges and suitable maintenance intervention of existing bridges, Environmental Management Action Plan and Resettlement Action Plan for improvement of Kathmandu-Naubise-Mugling Road, Construction supervision of Improvement of Narayanghat-Mugling Road and Road Safety Audit of Kathmandu-Birgunj Corridor. Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project, Foreign Cooperation Branch, Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport now invites eligible International 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 short listing criteria are: · Business Objective and Expertise ofthe Firm. · Corporate Capacity of the Firm (Annual Turnover, Financial Information for last 5 years) · General Work Experience of the Firm. · Similar Work experience of the Consulting Firm and its complexity, similar geographical experience. · A list of personnel with qualification, experience and association with the Firm. · Adherence to the code of ethics and Government's anticorruption policy The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, dated January 2011 ('Consultant Guidelines') setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines, Dated January 2011. It is intended that short listed consultants will be invited to submit their technical and financial proposal as per the Request for Proposal documentto be issued to them. Consultant may associate to enhance their qualification. Consultant shall clearly state their association if any whether in the form ofjoint venture or sub consultant in the