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  ADVANCE CONTRACTING NOTICE  Date: 8 December 2020  Country/Recipient: Samoa  Title of Proposed Project: Central Cross Island Road Upgrading Project  Name and Address of Executing Agency:  Executing Agency: Ministry of Finance Address: P.O. Box 30017, Apia, Samoa Telephone: (685) 34333, 34334 Fax: (685) 21312, 24779 Email: [email protected]   Through:  Land Transport Authority (Implementing Agency)                  Acting Project Manager: Malcolm Esera                  Email: [email protected]     Brief Description of the Project:  The Government of Samoa requested assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Central Cross Island Road Upgrading (the ensuing Project) a priority investment in transport sector. Samoa’s land transport depends on key arterial roads that serve the two main islands, Upolu where capital Apia is located, and Savai’i. Upolu is served by three cross-island roads strategically located at the eastern, western, and central sections. The Central Cross Island Road is the key arterial road connecting West Coast Road in Apia with the South Coast Road in Siumu. The project road is 19.70 kilometers (km) that provides access to 8 villages to the capital, Apia. The existing two-lane narrow carriageway (4 meters–5 meters) road with surface seal carrying up to 6,000 average daily traffic (ADT) along first 5 km, and up to 1,500 ADT thereafter, is unsafe for road users and in need of upgrading. The project will also improve institutional capacity of executing and implementing agencies to plan, execute and maintain investment projects and will provide support to the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MNRE) to improve their capacity in updating the current cadastral system.  Although passable throughout the year, significant sections of the project road have fallen into disrepair and become a safety concern for commuters as well as pedestrians walking along the roadside. This is especially an issue along the first 3 km of the road which is situated in a semi-urban area. In 2012, tropical cyclone Evan hit Samoa and caused significant damage to its road infrastructure. Some of the critically damaged road sections (5 locations total of 3,720 km) were since widened and resurfaced by the Government. The existing narrow road lanes without adequate pedestrian facilities in semi-urban areas, deficient drainage throughout the entire length, as well as unsafe horizontal and vertical alignment in hilly road sections will become a significant hazard as traffic levels increase, particularly in wet conditions. Brief Description of Goods and Related Services, Works or Consulting Services to be Procured and Retroactive Financing:  Advance contracting under this project will include the following: 1.   Civil works for the Construction of the Central Cross Island Road Upgrading Project bidding (Package CW-1: KM 0+000 to 15+500 Urban Section: Km 0+000 to Km 4+420 and Rural Section: 4+420 to 15+500) is planned to be carried out over Q4 2020, with construction commencement planned for Q1 2021. The expected contract duration is 30 months. International competitive bidding (ICB): International advertising will be undertaken in conformity with ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope (1S1E) procedure.  2.   Civil works for the Construction of the Central Cross Island Road Project bidding (Package CW-2: KM 15+500 to KM 19+686 [Lot 1 (CW-2A): km 15+500 to km 17+500 and Lot 2 (CW-2B): km 17+500 to km 19+686]) is planned to be carried out over Q4 2020, with construction commencement planned for Q1 2021. The expected contract duration is 12 months. Open competitive bidding (OCB): National Advertising will be undertaken in conformity with ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope (1S1E) procedure.  3.   Recruitment of consulting firm for project implementation support using quality- and cost-based selection (Package CS-1: Project Implementation Consultant) commenced in Q2 2019 and is currently in progress with expected contract awarding in Q4 2020 and contract duration of 36 months. Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: June 2019   Central Cross Island Road Upgrading Project Samoa Not cancelled General Procurement Notice Consulting Service- Unclassified Goods Non-Consulting Services Works ADB-P615657-12/20 Miscellaneous General- Miscellaneous Tuesday, December 8, 2020 English Tuesday, December 8, 2020- 21:17 Asian Development Bank