Strengthening Resilience of the Road and Drainage Network in Nepal’s Secondary Cities (Selection #1274867)

The Joint Venture of ICEM Asia Consulting Pte Ltd and GEOCE Consultants (P) Ltd was appointed for this consulting services by World Bank on November 9, 2021. The objective of this Technical Assistance is to support selected municipalities to address the issue of poor planning, design, and quality of road infrastructure in Nepal’s urban areas due to insufficient quality and high vulnerability of urban transport infrastructure to climate-related disasters. The work will contribute towards safeguarding the quality and sustainability of infrastructure investments under Nepal Urban Governance Infrastructure Project and improved capacity to develop and implement design guidelines at the national level. The duration of this consulting assignment is 12 months.

Land Transport Master Plan of State 1

The project was awarded to GEOCE Consultants (P) Ltd – AVIYAAN Consulting Pvt Ltd JV on August 31, 2018 by Local Roads Bridge Program funded by SDC. The project was focused on the road network identification and classification in Province 1. The study also identified the investment requirement and presented various scenario of investment with variable planning horizon. The outcome of the study will provide impetus for further planning and to refine the road network master plan. The project was completed on January 31, 2019.