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Public Works DepanmentNIT No. 241J 31 Road Safety IUPADB/CEEAP/2016 Date: 3\110/2017

Expression of Interest for Shortlisting of Road Safety Consultant

Proposed Uttar Pradesh Major District Roads Improvement Project (UPMDRIP)(UP-RS-l)

1. The Government of India has obtained a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)towards the cost of Uttar Pradesh Major District Roads Improvement Project (UPMDRIP), and itintends to utilize part of the proceeds of this loan towards the cost of the contract for consultingservices related to Road Safety Audit of the Major District Roads (MDRs) under Core RoadNetworks including all 8 roads taken up under UPMDRIP. A project implementation unit (PIU)under the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (UPPWD) is designated as the ImplementingAgency (IA) for the project. The government of Uttar Pradesh, acting through the UPPWD willbe the executing agency (EA) for the project.

2. The general scope of consulting services includes an overall assistance to Road SafetyCapacity Building and Strengthening in the Department in line with best practices, mandatorylegal requirements as per Transport and Road Safety Bill 2015 Draft, assessment of road safetyscenario in the state, analyzing the situation, proposing solutions, based on agreed approach toaddressing road safety issues in consultation with state authorities (i) conduct a detailed safetyaudit of the MDRs under the CRN, and including all eight roads(10 contract packages) taken upunder the UPMDRIP; (ii) designs and drawings for improving identified accident prone locations(black spots); and (iii) supervising the contractor(s) implementing such improvement measures ..A full description of the services is detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) which can bedownloaded from the ADBIUPPWD website.The services are expected to be carried outcommencing from Aug., 2018 and is expected to be completed by Aug., 2021.

3. UPPWD now invites eligible consulting firms to express interest in providing theconsulting services. Only the firms from the ADB member countries are eligible for submittingthe EOIs.

4. The consultant will be selected in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use ofConsultants and applying the Consultant's Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method.

5. Simultaneous to this invitation, a Consulting Services Recruitment Notice (CSRN) ispublished on ADB's website. The website includes a link to standard expression of interest (EOI)form that firms can download, fill out and submit online through ADB's website"www.adb.org". Expressions of Interest MUST be submitted through ADB's CMS through theCSRN and manual submissions to ADB or UPPWD will not be accepted.

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6. For online submission: (1) register with ADB's CMS (Consultant Management Sys~'m)at http://cms.adb.org (2) go to http://csm.adb.org, (3) Click on "INDIA", (4) find the captic.. dproject name and click on "view", (5) click on submit "EOI" and (6) follow the instructions. Allrequired information must be filled in completely.

7. . Notice Inviting Expression of interest, Project details and the Terms of Reference canalso be viewed by downloading it from UPPWD's website:http://www.uppwd.gov.in/pages/en-topmenusecond/-e-a-projects/adb-projects

8. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 29.11.2017 at 15.00 hours in the office of theundersigned. EOIs must be submitted online only on or before 12.12.2017 up to 15:30 Hrsthrough ADB's website www.adb.org.Incaseofanychange.this will be reflected on ADB'sCSRN and only such date and time shall be valid.

9. Any further information, if required, may be obtained on any working day, before5.12.2017 during normal office hours (10:30 hrs to 17:00 hrs) from the office of the undersigned.

Contact Person:-Anaya Kumar SrivastavaExecutive Engineer, Road Safety DivisionPhone +91 9935212103E-mail: roadsafetypwd@gmail.com

~~J K Srivastava

Chief Engineer, Externally Aided Project~ Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department, 96, M.G. Marg, Lucknow - 226001

Phone +91 522 2236496 Fax: +91 522 2236556E-mail: ceeapuppwd@gmail.com