| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Name of Project | Pre – Feasibility and Appraisal Study for Gilgil – Nyahururu – Rumuruti (A4), Kiarutara – Gatanga – Thika (B20), Buuri-Katheri-Meru-Chaaria-Mitunguu-Kathwana-Ishiara-Ena (B65). |
| Name of Client | Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) |
| Financier | Government of Kenya (GoK) |
| Objectives of the Project | To guide the Road Authority in deciding on whether the project is sound on technical, economic, social and environmental perspectives and its overall viability. |
| Description of Services | Undertake poverty and social assessment of the project area including public consultation, gender assessment and social action plan. Undertake traffic surveys to determine current levels, possible generated traffic and estimated traffic growth rate given the proposed intervention. Undertake travel surveys and analyses including review of existing traffic studies on roads with similar characteristics. Estimation of costs for the “without” and “with” project. Costs included estimates for design, supervision consultancy services, right of way, social and environmental impacts and mitigation costs, resettlement costs, construction and future maintenance costs. Map the project road alignment, provide preliminary survey information, and land use. Map stakeholder’s needs and the approach in engaging them towards the project implementation. Utilize roads economic decision models including HDM – 4, Roads Economic Decision (RED), Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) in the study. Assess and clearly quantify the life cycle cost and benefits of the “without” and “with project” case. Present investment choice using decision criteria such as Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net present value/cost (NPV/C) ratio. Undertake risk analysis for the investment options. Produce proper sensitivity, switching values, user impacts, and distribution of benefits analyses Perform budget constraint optimization Propose suitable means of funding the project (Government Exchequer, Development partner, PPP or others) Enumerate non-quantifiable social benefits and other effects of the proposed intervention. Identify impact, outcome, output, input indicators, and develop a comprehensive Logical Framework that will be utilized for project performance monitoring during implementation and post completion period. Document lessons learned during the study and how such can be utilized to improve future prefeasibility studies. |