Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project-II (RNIMP-II), RHD, financed by ADB
a. Road Improvement Component:
(i) Review the detailed design prepared and updated by other consultants to identify inconsistencies, etc. and advise the employer on their potential impacts; (ii) approve the contractor’s work program, method statements, material sources, etc.; (iii) approve and issue working drawings, approve the setting out of the works and give insructions to the contractor; (iv) make measurements and keep measurement records; (v) certify work volume and interim certificates of progress payments; (vi) certify completion of part or all of the works; (vii) inspect the works at appropriate intervals during the defects liability period and certify the defects liability certificate for issuance by the engineer; (viii) ensure compliance with the environmental and social impact mitigation requireemnts; (ix) monitor women’s participation in civil works; (x) undertake benefit monitoring and evaluation of the project; (xi) check and certify as-built drawings for the works prepared by the contractors; (xii) provide the employer with complete records, and inception, monthly and completion reprots; and (xiii) develop and implement for RHD staff at site training programs on project management including quality assurance and contract administraiton.
b. Periodic Road Maintenance Component:
(i) Assist RHD with selecting the project roads based on the HDM rankings in the annual road maintennace plan; (ii) prepare design and bidding documents for the civil works contracts; (iii) assist RHD with procurement of civil works; (iv) approve the contractor’s work program, method statements, material sources, etc.; (v) approve and/or issue working drawings, approve the setting out of the works, and give instructions to the contractor; (vi) make measurements and keep measurement records; (vii) certify work volume and interim certificates for progress payments; (viii) inspect the works at appropriate intervals during the defects liability period and certify the defects liability certificate for issueance by the engineer; (ix) at the completion of each cycle, review the implementation of the maintenance program and make recommendations for the next cycle; and upon completion of the second and final cycle prepare a project completion report including evaluation of the program; (x) check and certify as-built drawings for the works prepared by the contractors; (xi) provide the employer with complete records and inception, monthly and completion reports; and (xii) develop and implement for RHD staff at site training programs on project management including quality assurance and contract administration.
c. Road Safety Improvement:
(i) audit 800 km of roads that will be selected in coordination with RHD, to comply with safety requirements; (ii) conduct traffic accident surveys, determine accident-prone areas, examine accident causes; and recommended solutions, including black spot improvement and public awareness; (iii) conduct a heavy vehicle survey, and propose heavy vehicle management including selection of suitable locatons for providing axle-load control and necessary public campaigns; and (iv) develop a road safety improvement program for audited roads, and assist RHD in implementing it.
d. Performance-Based Maintenance:
(i) establish a performance indicators standard for 50 km of regional or type-A feeder roads to be contracted out to domestic contractors based on a performance-based contract for of 3-5 years; (ii) prepare a basic design indicating the minimum standards to apply; (iii) propose contract packages and produce tender and contract documentation suitable for performance-based maintenance to be procured under LCB methods; (iv) produce cost estimates for the cost of works (including the performance-based maintenance); (v) assist RHD in procuring civil works, and supervise and monitor the works for the first year of the contract period; (vi) train RHD staff to properly supervise and monitor the contractor’s works for the remaining period of contract; and (vii) conduct a feasibility study for privatizing RHD’s road maintenance equipment and workshops, and develop a time-bound action plan to implement the recommendation of the study.
