Sheladia – 16 person months, GEOCE-17 person months and SILT-10 person months
Salient Details
The main objective of the consulting services was to support the Government of Nepal through Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and DoLIDAR in improving [rural road] sector management performance by implementing institutional development initiatives. The focus of the TA was to (i) redefine and restructure the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) (now Department of Local Infrastructure) to a state-of-the-art sub-national road agency; and (ii) implement new business procedures and provide training to DoLIDAR, provincial and district officials to enable DoLIDAR to restructure and adopt a new institutional and management structure. New business procedures covered (i) procurement and contracting processes; (ii) planning processes; (iii) quality assurance systems; and (iv) engineering (pavement design, road maintenance, and road safety).
The key outputs of the TA consultant’s services were:
1. Institutional Framework and Management Structure
Role of Department of Local Infrastructure (DoLI)
Draft Business Plan and Organization Structure of DoLI
Support and Backstopping of Local Government Organizations
Support and Backstopping of Provincial Road Authorities
Delivery of Provincial & Local Infrastructure Works
Performance-Based Budgeting and Auditing
2. Re-engineering of DoLI’s Business Processes
Re-Engineering of Project & Contract Management and Procurement Processes Project and Contract Management Review of e-Procurement Processes Review of Standard Bidding Documents Standard Bid Documents for Output/ Performance Based Maintenance
Re-Engineering of Planning Processes Planning Processes of Provincial and Local Roads
Re-Engineering of Quality Assurance Processes Quality Control & Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Manual
Re-Engineering of Road Engineering Processes Road Maintenance • Road Maintenance Manual • Guidance Notes on Do’s and Don’ts for Maintenance of Pavement, Shoulders & Drainage Road Safety • Road Safety Audit Guidelines for Sub-National Roads • Technical Notes on Road Safety, Safety Barrier, and Safety Fence for Sub-National Roads • Technical Note on Community Road Safety for Local Infrastructure Roads
Legal Advice – legal Assessment regarding DOLI support to Provincial Government and Local Government (in changed context)
Capacity Development Training to 164 engineers from Central, Provincial and Local Level on pavement design, road maintenance, quality assurance and quality control, project and contract management
