Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-30
Buyer: Ministry of Infrastructure
Country: 1A
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works | 45233140: Roadway works | 71310000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services | 79412000
Submission deadline: 2018-06-21
Award criteria: Other
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: EBGU - Hovedvejen mellem Kijeve og Zahaq — Kapacitetsudvikling og vurdering af vejsikkerheden (1A-Pristina)
Betim Reçica, Head of PIU of Kijevë- Zahaq project, St. Nena Tereze ex Germia Building, 1st floor, Tel: +38649299655 — E-mail contact: Betim.reqica@rks-gov.net
William Power, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, One Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN, Tel: + 44 20 7338 6409 — E-mail: POWERW@ebrd.com
In most regions of the world the number of road traffic fatalities and injuries is increasing. As a result over the past seven years The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (the “EBRD” or the “Bank”) focus towards Road Safety has gained significant impetus. This has mainly been driven by the Banks commitment to support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety (2010-2020), the Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 11 (SDGs), and provisions within the EBRD Environmental and Social Policy and Transport Strategy.
A Road Safety Benchmarking assignment for the Balkans Region was undertaken by the Bank in 2017 and this highlighted that several Countries in the Region lacked significant capacity under all the Pillars of road safety as highlighted in the UN Decade for Action and in particular Pillar One, Road Safety Management and Pillar Two, Safer Roads. Kosovo was identified as one of Countries in the Region that requires assistance with capacity building in those specific areas.
The Bank has extended a sovereign loan of up to EUR 71 million to Kosovo to co-finance the construction of a new highway section approximately 31 km in length between Kijeve near the capital Pristina and Zahaq near the city of Peje in eastern Kosovo (the “Project”). The entity responsible for implementing the Project will be the Ministry of Infrastructure (the “Ministry”).
As part of this Project the Bank now requires a consultant (the “Consultant”) to provide assistance with strengthening the Client Road Safety Management Capacity Development as well as supporting the development of Road Safety Audit legislation/certification (the “Assignment”) in Kosovo. In addition, the Consultant will be required to undertake a review of the existing crash database system in operation within Kosovo and identify areas for improvement.
The Consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks in order to address each of the aforementioned Assignment components:
a) Review the existing Road Safety Strategy and Action Plans produced in 2015 and evaluate their progress. The existing Road Safety Strategy and Action Plans should be updated to reflect any changes in road safety capacity within Government Agencies. The consultant will fully consult with all relevant stakeholders to ensure any changes to the Strategy and Action Plan are fully endorsed;
b) Address Road Safety Legislation for Road Safety Audits by developing appropriate legislation to transpose the EU Directive 2008/96 relating to road safety audit. The Consultant will also assist the Ministry with establishing a structure for managing the road safety audit process. In order to provide a sustainable solution, the Consultant will investigate engaging educational establishments to provide future training and certification of auditors;
c) In order to Certify Road Safety Auditors the Consultant will firstly establish the Issuing Agency for certifying Road Safety Auditors in Kosovo. The Consultant will then develop an appropriate curriculum for Road Safety audit training that will be used as the minimum standards to gain certification in Kosovo. Subsequently the Consultant with undertake audit training and certify at least five road safety auditors under the new Road Safety Certified system and regulations of the Republic of Kosovo. The Consultant will also be expected to provide additional “train the trainer” courses and transfer of training materials to ensure sufficient internal capacity for future certification courses;
d) The Consultant will undertake a review of the existing crash database system and provide recommendations for improvement. The Consultant will also review how crash data is currently used for black spot programs and how these processes could be improved including identifying potential funding streams.
Throughout this process the Consultant shall report to the Ministry of Infrastructure. The Consultant shall also work closely with the EBRD’s Operation Leader throughout the duration of the assignment.
c) Curriculum for Road Safety Audit training and a plan for a sustainable solution to meet future training needs;
g) Final report detailing all outputs, summarising changes to the Strategy, road safety audit training and certification, crash database and black spot programmes.