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Request For Expressions Of Interest For Support For The Project Preparation And Structuring Of Mazar E Sharif To Herat Railway ProjectSupport For The Project Preparation And Structuring Mazar E Sharif To Herat Railway ProjectThe Afghanistan National Railway Plan Anrp 2013 Envisions Construction Of More Than 5 000 Km Of Railway Track 11 Dry Ports And 4 Multimodal Hubs In The Country A Projected Investment Requirement Of Over 12 5 Billion The Anrp Is Being Implemented By The Afghanistan Railway Authority Ara An Independent Agency Established In 2012 By The Government Of The Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan Goa Endorsed By The High Council On Infrastructure Development One Of The Top Priorities Outlined In The Transport Master Plan 2016 And Anrp Is The Majar E Sharif Hairatan Railway Project The Project The Project Would Connect With The Existing Hairatan To Mazar E Sharif Railway And A Railway Under Construction From Khaf Iran To Herat Enabling A Continuous Alternative Railway Route For Central Asia To The Seaports Of Iran The Project Will Also Connect To The Existing Cross Border Railway Stations With Turkmenistan The Project Would Form Part Of Regional Operational Railway Lines And Other Railway Initiatives Under Discussion Including The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Carec Corridors Lapis Lazuli Corridor The Proposed Turkmenistan Afghanistan Tajikistan Tat Railway Corridor The Five Nations Railway Corridor Being Planned Among The Prc The Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Afghanistan And Iran And Trans Afghan Railway Afghanistan Uzbekistan Iran Chabahar Transport And Transit Corridor And International Northsouth Transport Corridor Instc On The Request Of Goa The World Bank Undertook A Feasibility Assessment And Gap Analysis Study Fagas In The Second Half Of 2018 To Validate The Viability Of The Project Collect New Information To Address Some Of The Gaps In The Previously Available StudiesIdentify The Conditions That Would Underpin The Projects Viability Identify The Risks Associated With Achieving The Conditions Of Viability AndExamine Institutional Environmental Social And Security Risks That Could Impact The Implementation Of The Project A Copy Of Fagas Report Is Attached With These Terms Of Reference The Main Objective Of This Consulting Firm Assignment Is To Support The Goa In Proceeding Ahead With The Project Specifically The Consultant Shall Support Project Preparation And Structuring Covering Inter Alia I Support To Harness Regional Cooperation For Effective Project Initiation Ii Project Structuring And Financing Options At Regional And Domestic Level Iii Preparation Of A Detailed Risk Analysis Relevant To This Stage Of The Project And Iv Identification Of The Necessary Institutional Strengthening Activities At The Goa Level Including To Ensure The Regulatory Mandate Of The Ara The Services Will Be Bank Executed And The Goa Will Be The Main End Beneficiary Frequent Travels To Kabul Will Be Necessary The Firm Will Report To Both Ara And Ministry Of Finance Of The Goa Mof And The World Bank And Will Focus On The Following 1 Supporting The Regional Cooperation Dialogue And Project InceptionObjective Support The Goa In Advocating Regional Project Benefits And Securing The Necessary Political And Financial Commitment From Interested Regional Stakeholders And Assist Project Preparation Financing And Implementation Activities The Consultant Will Develop Stakeholder Strategy And Support Initiation Of Structured Regional Dialogue Through Relevant Existing Regional Platforms Such As Carec And Regional Integration Initiatives To Share And Discuss The Key Benefits To The Countries In The Region Confirm The Respective Countrys Benefits From The Baseline Economic Scenarios Identified In The Banks Fagas And Identify Some Of The Theoretical Potential Longer Term Economic Development Benefits For Afghanistan And The Region Based On The Above Propose Equity Participation Share And In Kind Contributions From Regional Stakeholders For The Project According To I Their Respective Capacity To Provide Sovereign Financing See For Instance Wb Eligibility Criteria For Ida And Ii Their Respective Direct And Indirect Benefits Accruing From The Project Benchmark With Regional Project Structuring Three Examples Of Regional Projects Are Road 3 In Laos Maputo Development Corridor And Baku Kars Railway Link As Well As Energy Projects Such As Tajikistan Afghanistan Pakistan India Pipeline Project Or Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project Completed Or Under Way Regional Hydropower Or Gas To Power Projects And Highlight Lessons Learned Considering I Effectiveness Of The Regional Tools To Share Project Equity Ii Efficiency In Delivering The Project And To Sustain Operations And Iii Efficiency In Ensuring Delivery Of The Projects Indirect Benefits 2 Risk AnalysisObjective Assess The Risk Sharing Options For The Regional Stakeholders In Financing Investments And Participating In Rail Operations Activities The Consultant Will Identify The Risks During Project Design Construction Operation And Maintenance Of The Project Including Security Demand And Traffic Risk Identify Risks Related To Readiness Of Asset Management Approaches And Tools For Both Infrastructure And Operations Identify The Regulatory Governance And Fiduciary Risks Associated With The Project Highlighting Potential Reputational Risks Assess The Robustness Of Freight Traffic Including Diverted Traffics Adopt A Value For Money Analysis Approach To Assess The Different Risks For The Potential Stakeholders At Domestic And Regional Levels Develop A Swot Analysis Based On The Perspective Of Each Potential Stakeholder AndPropose A Risk Allocation Matrix Based On Several Options Between The Project Stakeholders Including Public Shareholders Potential Sovereign And Sub Sovereign Financiers Including Multilateral Bilateral Institutions Guarantors Which Could Include Governments As Well As Multilaterals As Well As Contractors

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