Consultancy Services for a Pre-Construction Road Safety Audit

Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI)

The Government of Mozambique has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the MUEDA NEGOMANO ROAD PROJECT-PHASE II and intends to apply part of the agreed amount to payments under the contract for a pre-construction road safety for the Mueda- Negomano Road Project -Phase II, Lot A Roma Nambungale – 35 Km.

The services included under this project are Consultancy Services for a Pre-Construction Road Safety Audit for the road section Roma – Nambungale, in Cabo Delgado Province, with the aim to identify potential road safety deficiencies at various stages in the development of the road project so that they can be eliminated or mitigated at the most opportune time to reduce costs and minimize disruption to design, construction and operation, and ultimately to enhance the safety of the road environment.

The scope of services will include the following tasks but not limited to:

• General assessment of the road section with regard to infrastructure design proposed speed limits and road signs;
• Data collection and review of the project designs, historical accident data (where available), traffic data, and other data and information related to the project including the number of communities along the road;
• Conduct discussions with project key stakeholders including a community leader, local authority members, social groups, business owners, vendors, etc. to identify the major risks they are exposed in terms of road safety along the road;
• Conduct a site inspection along the length of the corridor in order to review the information provided by ANE in the detailed design to ensure that the design allows for road functionality and provision of road safety facilities for all road users and allows for the management of vehicle speed;
• Conduct on-job-training for ANE, IP engineer assigned as a counterpart during the assignment.