Committee For Roads Tender

Expression of Interest: Consultant for International bridge engineer The knowledge and support technical assistance (ta), road subsector development strategy and action plan, will provide advisory support to guide road subsector governance reforms in uzbekistan, which will help strengthen relevant institutions, improve the country’s road network, and make infrastructure assets more sustainable. The government requested the asian development bank’s (adb) assistance for the ta on 17 february 2020. The ta is aligned with the following impacts: (i) long-term prosperity driven by increased trade competitiveness resulting from the development of viable and environmentally and socially sustainable transport infrastructure and services realized, and (ii) public health through safer roads and traffic conditions promoted. The ta will have the following outcome: road subsector governance improved. The ta will support the design of priority reforms in the road subsector, and guide the government in the initial phases of their implementation. Ta activities have been designed according to four criteria: (i) alignment with government priorities; (ii) harmonization with the support provided by other partners; (iii) likely feasibility of interventions; and (iv) synergies with other adb operations. The aim of the ta is to (i) support the design of priority reforms in the road subsector and (ii) help the government in the initial implementation phases, through updating of relevant norms and standards. Scope of Work: The ta will produce a road subsector development strategy and an accompanying time-bound gender- and socially inclusive action plan, to clearly lay out the priority reforms needed in the road subsector and guide the government in their implementation. The strategy will outline enhanced institutional arrangements in the road subsector, including the roles and responsibilities of existing government institutions as well as the private sector. It will also generate options for the further development of subsector institutions. It will also include a methodology for prioritizing investments in the road subsector, and also articulate additional financing options for private sector investments. The action plan will be closely monitored by the government against a monitoring framework containing key sex-disaggregated performance indicators. This includes the modernization of road standards and adoption of emerging and innovative construction methods, using asphalt surface layers. The committee for roads will act as the executing agency, with the republican road fund being the implementing agency. The consultants will be selected and engaged as individual consultants. The consultant team will closely work with the committee for roads and the steering committee to carry out the tasks assigned to them. Each international expert will be matched with a national expert. Consultants will be recruited, who will (i) conduct assessments, (ii) review policies incl ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB),