GPN ECOWAS Praia_Dakar_Abidjan Transport Corridor Study NEPAD_IPPF 1_ECW_FINAL

The ECOWAS Commission has received a Grant from the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (“NEPAD- IPPF”) with Africa Development Bank (AfDB) acting as administrator of grant funds towards the financing of the Study for the Praia- Dakar-Abidjan Transport Corridor Project. [...] The proceeds of this Grant is intended to be used for procurement of services under the Study. [...] The objective of the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Transport Corridor Study is to improve the essential transport infrastructure and services with the view to support regional trade, regional integration, and economic development primarily. [...] The Study has the following Components: COMPONENT NAME COMPONENT DESCRIPTION The Highway Alignment study shall consist of: (i) an assessment of the corridor to illustrate the current state of the proposed road network considering the immediate and future plans by the member states to rehabilitate or construct sections of the highway on new alignments; and (ii) Highway Alignment 1 determining the o. [...] Financial, Socio- The studies shall include: (i) conducting a financial and socio-economic 2 economic, Legal analysis (economic analysis (CBA), financial analysis (in NPV terms), fiscal Page 2 of 2 COMPONENT NAME COMPONENT DESCRIPTION framework and analysis, VFM analysis, Procurement strategy etc.); (ii) propose a management management model for the maritime link, which will include institutional.