India: Advanced Project Preparedness for Poverty Reduction - Preparing an Investment Plan for Himachal Pradesh Urban Development (Subproject 7)

Transport / Road transport (non-urban) - Transport policies and institutional development

Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply

India?s 11th Five Year Plan (FYP; April 2007 to March 2012) has set out 27 national targets, covering both economic and social goals which include: (i) clean drinking water to be available to all by 2009, ensuring that there are no slip-backs by the end of the 11th FYP; and (ii) to treat all urban wastewater by 2011?12 to clean the river waters. Also, the 11th FYP recognizes infrastructure bottlenecks and lack of long-term funds for infrastructure investment as the binding constraints for achieving the goals. The 11th FYP calls for public sector investment in meeting the infrastructure requirements where private participation is unlikely to be forthcoming.

The Country Partnership and Strategy (CPS) and ADB?s assistance program for 2009?2011 have been designed to support the Government of India?s efforts to address the binding constraints in the 11th FYP through four strategic pillars. One of the strategic pillars puts emphasis on the continuation of ADB?s assistance to infrastructure development in various sectors, including urban.

Outputs

1. A statewide urban sector development roadmap for 2011-2020 prepared.

2. An investment program prepared

3. Subproject appraisal reports prepared.

4. Draft standard bid documents and request for proposal prepared.

5. Management contract template prepared.

6. Technical and financial information on water supply and sewerage system in Tranche 1 towns prepared.

7. A guide for adopting eco-friendly and economical urban development prepared.

8. PPP financing structured for selected projects.

An appropriate consulting firm that can supply a team of national consultants in the areas of urban master planning, water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and traffic management will be recruited for the TA Cluster subproject. It is anticipated that a total of 49 person-months national consultants' inputs will be required. ADB will engage consultants in accordance with the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (April 2010, as amended from time to time).

A consultant firm will be selected according to quality-and cost-based selection (QCBS) procedure. Simplified technical proposals will be requested from shortlisted firms.