Road Safety Audit, Maputo Metropolitan Urban Mobility Project

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTS AND LOGISTICS MAPUTO METROPOLITAN AREA URBAN MOBILITY PROJECT Grant No.: IDA-E0660-MZ REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTANCY SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR UNDERTAKING ROAD SAFETY AUDIT OF THE PROPOSED MAPUTO METROPOLITAN AREA URBAN MOBILITY PROJECT (MMAUMP) Reference No.: 105/CONS/MMAUMP/26 • INTRODUCTION

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MTL) is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified and experienced Consultancy Firms to provide “Consultancy Services Undertaking Road Safety Audit of the Proposed Maputo Metropolitan Area Urban Mobility Project (MMAUMP)”. The EOI will lead to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the below-mentioned Consultancy Services package from the short-listed Consultants. • BACKGROUND

The Government of Mozambique, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maputo Metropolitan Area Urban Mobility Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The specific objective of the assignment is to undertake independent Road Safety Audits of the proposed BRT system at key stages of project development, implementation, and operation to identify existing and potential road safety risks and recommend practical measures to eliminate or mitigate those risks, with particular emphasis on preventing fatal and serious injuries. The consulting services (the Services) include, but not limited to assess, identify and evaluate road safety risks associated with: station access and egress, pedestrian crossing facilities, sidewalks along BRT corridors, grade-separated pedestrian facilities, speed management, depot and terminal operations, operational safety, traffic signal operation, safe System performance. • SCOPE OF SERVICES

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics now invites eligible consulting firms (Consultants) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The consulting firm that is to be selected shall have its core business and experience as consultancy in design and supervision in the urban highway-roads, supervision of mass transit transport infrastructure being an advantage. Must be an officially registered consulting firm on its country of origin. The short-listing criteria will be as follows: (i)Core Business: experience as consultancy in road safety audits, over the last 10 years; (ii)experience in project supervision consulting in the field of mass urban transport (Metro, Tramway, BRT, bus, etc.) in PPP or not, over the last 10 years; (iii) provide information necessary for the execution of the services, providing the conditions for the Audit Consultant to fulfill the contract; (iv) experience over the last 10 years in technical consulting missions relating to projects in the field of road safety and urban mass transport (Metro, Tramway, BRT, bus, etc.); (v) provide information necessary for compliance with environmental and social standards, over the last 10 years; Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The Consultancy will have a duration of 30 months, from the effectiveness day of the assignment. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. Any party to the association, either joint venture member’s or sub-contractor’s experience will count on the qualifications criteria. In the case of a Joint Venture (JV), the Consultant shall specify the lead partner and all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023, February 2025 and September 2025 setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on Conflict of Interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. Only shortlisted Consultants will be approached directly by Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MTL) to submit proposals for the services required in the RFP phase. The EOI document shall be prepared and submitted in a written form to the address below (in person or by e-mail) until 10:00 a.m., October 16, 2026. Ministério dos Transportes e Logística Projecto de Mobilidade Urbana na Área Metropolitana de Maputo Avenida Mártires de Machava nº 1050 Email: aquisicoes@movemaputo.gov.mz Maputo – Mozambique