eConsultant2:National Quality Infrastructure – Development of Diagnostic Tools

Deadline: 24-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice (TCGP) within the World Bank Group
is seeking to hire an expert to assist in the development of a NQI value proposition in the following two areas (A)and (B):India building
(A) Developing a diagnostic tool(s) that assesses a country’s status quo and readiness for NQI reform
(B) Contribute to increasing knowledge of the project team through:
a) Design and conduct a training session about the developed diagnostic tool
b) Participate in dialogue among T&C staff to refine the NQI value proposition
c) Test the diagnostic tool in a selected pilot country

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eConsultant2: PREPARATION OF A RAPID CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR BHOPAL INDORE SUPER CORRIDOR

Deadline: 21-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Govt of Madhya Pradesh is keen to develop the region between Indore and Bhopal as India buildinga network of urban and economic clusters, with focus on creating employment opportunities and providing high quality infrastructure and social amenities. This region is being referred to as the Bhopal Indore Super Corridor (BISCO) Region. As part of its preparation of the proposed Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Project, Urban Administration and Development Directorate, GoMP, has asked the World Bank to support the drafting of the strategic corridor development strategy for BISCO region. The objective of this consultancy is to hire a consultancy firm, or a consortium of firms, to prepare a strategic corridor development strategy that will outline how the existing transportation corridor can be catalyzed into an urban and economic corridor, underpinned by regional development approaches.

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eConsultant2: Project preparation for DRM Project in Cambodia

Deadline: 11-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank is considering supporting 6 provinces in Cambodia Rural Infra in Cambodiathrough a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project with tentative size of US$60 million. This assignment would prepare the project and support the government to develop an investment plan and feasibility study to prioritize resilient rural infrastructure investments and strengthen DRM systems.

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eConsultant2: Infrastructure Risk Assessment in Turkey

Deadline: 21-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Consultancy will be responsible for carrying the High-level Critical Turkey InfraInfrastructure Risk Assessment (CIRA) for the Cukurova Region. In order to achieve this, the Consultancy will manage the consultation process with stakeholders; facilitate discussions, organize and moderate workshops; collect data and conduct analyses; and, prepare draft and final documents for approval.

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eConsultant2: PPP Support to Sudan

Deadline: 11-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Support for Public Private Partnerships to the Republic of the Sudan.PPPs

The consultant will establish a framework that can jump-start Sudan’s PPP program, provide recommendations for building a PPP Unit, develop a PPP pipeline, and assess the capabilities of the private sector.

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eConsultant2: Assessment of Potential Public Private Partnerships

Deadline: 31-Dec-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Preliminary assessment of potential infrastructure projects to develop aInfra in Ethiopia pipeline of feasible PPP projects in Ethiopia. The result of the assessment will serve to inform future government decisions on which projects to prioritize for further development as PPPs.

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eConsultant2: Support Services to IGAD for Development of the Berbera Corridor

Deadline: 28-Dec-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The primary objective of this assignment is to Berbera Corridorassist IGAD in the technical development and coordination of preparatory activities required to market and implement the Berbera Corridor Programme.

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eConsultant2: Ethiopia – Development of Transit Oriented Development Implementation Program for the City of Addis Ababa

Deadline: 20-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The services include institutional Ethiopia-Road-Constructiondevelopment support and capacity building services to help Addis Ababa City government (AACG) achieve the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) aspects of the new Structure Plan for the city of Addis Ababa. The consultants will report to the World Bank Task Team Leader, and interact directly with the Addis Ababa Land Management and Development Bureau (AALMDB), which is primarily responsible for implementation of the structure plan, throughout the assignment. The consultancy’s main objectives are to: Continue reading

Infrastructure Financing through PPPs in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Date: October 06, 2015Infrastructure_Financing_PPPs_MENA
Time: 10:00AM EST

This webinar discusses how PPPs can be a mode for infrastructure financing, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Topics to be covered include:

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World Bank Webinar: Recent Global Trends in Infrastructure Project Finance

Date: September 29, 2015Recent_Global_Trends_PPP
Time: 10:00AM EST
In the first quarter of 2014, many emerging countries were still struggling to mobilize financing flows to infrastructure, although there were key signs of a revival. A year later, some countries and regions appear to have been successful in reviving their PPP markets, others less so. In addition, against the back drop of developments in the project finance market, international financial institutions and bilateral aid organizations discussed the future of financing of infrastructure in Addis Ababa this year. What does the future look like? This webinar looks at the current trends in PPP financing in major regions of the world from lender and MDB perspectives.

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