Lome Ouagadougou Niamey Tender

Scope Component 1 Improvement of infrastructure and introduction of intelligent transportation systems on the LON corridor Total Cost US124 million of which US88 million in Togo US23 million in Burkina Faso and US13 million in Niger 34. This component will finance associated works services and goods for the following sub- components 35. 1a Corridor infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrades. This sub-component is specific to Togo and will finance the rehabilitation of the Aouda-Kara section 110 km which is part of the RN 1 regional corridor with climate resilient standards and related consultants services for design supervision and implementation of safeguards instruments including the relevant COVID-19 health protocols. 36. 1b Pilot smart corridor through the deployment of Integrated Transport Information System ITIS along the LON corridor. It will finance implementation of ITIS systems aimed at facilitating trade between the countries on the corridor through simplification of transport administrative processes and provision of real-time information to monitor cargo clearance and movement and safety enhancement measures. The system will be managed by the Directorates of land transport and will include i electronic cargo tracking systems for transit which will enable to monitor in real time cargo and vehicle movements ii X-ray cargo-scanners remote image iii traffic safety status and alert report iv electronic payments and v interconnexion of all the weighing stations along the corridor to ensure a real-time statistical data on compliance to WAEMU Regulation 14 on truck load standards. 37. 1 c Logistics infrastructure and road safety improvement along the LON Corridor. The sub- component will finance implementation of the recommendations of an ongoing logistic study road safety audit and the road safety screening and appraisal tools including i safe and energy-efficient platforms and rest stops for trucks along the LON corridor and ii treatment of identified road safety black spots. The road safety activities will be based on the safe system approach comprising of safe road infrastructure along the corridor and the adjacent roads improvement of post-crash response to save lives and awareness raising measures. The road design will embed safety features meant to keep the Project Safety Index PSI along the corridor below 124. Component 2 Improvement of quality of transport and transit services along the corridor Total Cost US61 million of which US17 million in Togo US17 million in Burkina Faso and US27 million in Niger 38. This component will finance works goods and services and for the following sub-components 39. 2a Harmonization of professionalization frameworks in the trucking sector to be implemented through a comprehensive Technical Ass