Local Roads Asset Management

The objective of the assignment is to provide technical assistance and capacity-building activities that will build central and local government capacities to manage local roads and streets by introducing a sound planning and governance frameworks and improved contracting approaches.

Task 1: Project Management

• Project management support to MoTC and municipalities;
• Monitoring and evaluation support to MoTC and municipalities;

Task 2: Institutional Strengthening

• Legislative – Assess current state and develop a national policy/changes in the legislation for local roads management;
• Financing – Assess current state and propose national policy/changes in the local roads financing;
• Engineering – Assess current state and develop proposal for local roads design, construction and maintenance procedures that include resilience and safety considerations;
• Asset management – Develop simple road assets management system road inventory, and Methodology for sustainable municipal sub-projects planning with prioritization, preparation of the road asset management manuals, support to the road assets working group and training to the municipal staff;
• Maintenance contracting – Assess the current maintenance contractual arrangements and standards, estimate future needs and make recommendations for alternative maintenance contracts. Develop a system of capital and maintenance expenditure monitoring;
• Strategy – Develop a road map for sub-national transport development including infrastructure and mobility services.

Task 3: Training

• Institutional & Operational Analysis;
• Experience Gap Analysis and Training Needs Assessment;
• Development and delivery of Training Programs for MoTC and municipalities.

Implementation 24 months, 2021 to 2023.