Engagement of an Independent Individual Consultant to review the Feasibility Study Report for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP)

REPUBLIC OF GHANA

MINISTRY OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

DEPARTMENT OF FEEDER ROADS

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES)

Name of Project

Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP)-Project Preparatory Grant

Grant Number

IDA-E6230

Assignment Title

Individual Consultant to review the Feasibility Study Report for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP)

Procurement Plan Ref Number

GH-MRH-DFR-563699-CS-INDV

Country of Delivery

Ghana

• The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received a Grant from the World Bank toward the cost of the Project Preparation for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for an Individual Consultant to review the Feasibility Study Report for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP).

The primary objective of this assignment is to provide an independent technical review of the GMACP Feasibility Study Report prepared by the DFR in-house team.

The Consulting Services ("the Services") include review and validation of the Feasibility study report and deliverables prepared by the DFR in-house team to ensure technical accuracy, completeness, compliance with the Feasibility Study TOR, national and international standards, and good practice guidelines. The Individual Consultant is required to undertake the following activities among others:

• Review the preliminary, detailed technical assessments and environmental and social baseline surveys to verify the adequacy of the road prioritization, engineering investigations, design proposals, climate resilience measures, environmental and social risks assessments.
• Review the economic and financial analyses to verify the accuracy and adequacy of cost estimates, economic viability, financial feasibility, funding arrangements, and long-term fiscal sustainability of the proposed investments.
• Review the institutional and DFR’s implementation capacity, governance and...