Social & Environmental Studies

Poverty Assessment

Gender Studies

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs)

Disaster Risk Management

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Energy transition and De-carbonization in Transport

Preparation of Armenia Lifeline Roads Network Strategic development Plan 2022-2026

Country: Armenia

When: 2022 – to date

Client: Armenia Road Department Fund / Financing: World Bank Group

Work Description: The strategic study for the Armenian Road Networks will define an updated Lifeline Road Network (LRN) – with the aim of the government officially defining the network through a decree or regulation – and develop an action plan and a financing plan to rehabilitate and maintain lifeline roads, and define data required for input into Roads Management System. The study will prepare a strategic development plan for the Republic of Armenia’s LRN aiming to achieve better access to economic and social and health infrastructure and services, reduced transport costs, contribution to poverty reduction, and sustained maintenance of the LRN.

Integrated Urban Upgrading of Gjirokastra

Country: Albania

When: 2021 – 2021

Client: Albanian Development Fund-Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development / Financing: Albanian Development Fund

Work Description: Mobility Plan and Detailed Design of Project Investments for Integrated Urban Upgrading of Gjirokastra. The Scope of works and objectives of this consultancy service are:
o conduct mobility assessment in the study area and develop a mobility plan (including practical and cost-effective measures to overcome the identified urban transport mobility challenges);
o the identification and prioritization of Year 2-5 cohesive investment program to be financed under PIUTD;
o the development of preliminary designs, guidelines and preliminary estimates for the investment projects selected for PIUTD financing; and,
o the development of detailed designs for selected investments projects and support the Client in the preparation of the bidding documents, for approved investment projects.

National Integrated Transport Master Plan Study

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2020 – 2022

Client: Ethiopian Roads Authority / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Consulting Services for National Integrated Transport Master Plan Study and Enhance Sector Capacity in Planning and Research & Development: The main objective of the consultancy service is to come up with a 20 year (2020 – 2039) master plan, formulated based on a detailed assessment of the existing national transport network and the results of a comprehensive analysis of the gaps, therein as well as the relevant national policies, strategies, and macroeconomic frameworks

Agadir - Laayoune (700 km) High Speed Railway

Country: Morocco

When: 2017 – 2019

Client: Office National Chemin de Fer (ONCF) du Maroc / Financing: ONCF

Work Description: Preliminary Design and Financial & Economic Feasibility Study and PPP Analysis for the Agadir – Laayoune (700 km) High Speed Railway.

Edea-Kribi, Douala-Limbe and Ngaoundere-Douala Railway Itineraries

Country: Cameroon CPCS

When: 2016 – 2019

Client: Cameroon – Ministry of Public Works / Financing: Gov. of Cameroun

Work Description: Feasibility, including a technical study, a socio-economic and an environmental study of Edea-Kribi (Lot 1), Douala-Limbe (Lot 2) railway lines: The technical study is to analyse several development variants of the railway lines, and propose to stakeholders a solution on the basis of a multi-criteria analysis, that will then be subject to validation by the Railway Commission Cameroon – Chad.
The project includes all research on and collection of necessary data, in order to achieve technical, economic, financial, environmental and social studies, including gender and poverty reduction issues.
The study examines the technical, economic, financial and institutional aspects of rail transport and its future developments.

Analysis of Climate Risks in Transport Infrastructures in the Western Balkans

Country: Western Balkans

When: 2016 – 2017

Client: EBRD – Central European Initiative

Work Description: Analysis of the existing evidence of changing weather patterns and assess their impact on road transport infrastructure. Critical areas of focus for transport planners and transport operators have been identified and appropriate interventions indicating investment requirements and potential institutional and organisational arrangements needed to reduce climate risks, mitigate the effects of climate change and maximise the economic return for local communities.

Connection between Al Muzahimiyah-Al Rain/Bisha and Al Qassim Road

Country: Saudi Arabia

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Transport

Work Description: Feasibility study and detailed design of the new connection between Al Muzahimiyah – Al Rain/Bisha Road and Al Qassim Road (140 km, 4 lanes 3.8 m wide, full profile AC pavement, Design Speed: 110-140 km/h).

Mchinji to Nkaya Railway Line

Country: Malawi

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: Malawi Ministry of Transport (MoT) / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Feasibility Study for the Rehabilitation of the Mchinji to Nkaya Railway Line

Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone - Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

Country: Zambia

When: 2014 – 2017

Client: Ministry of Transport, Works , Supply and Communication / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consulting Services for Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone – Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone - Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

Country: Zambia

When: 2014 – 2017

Client: Ministry of Transport, Works , Supply and Communication / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consulting Services for Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone – Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

SUMP (Sustainable Urban Development Plan) of the city of Cluj-Napoca and North-West Region of Romania

Country: Romania

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Government of Romania, Ministry of Economic Development / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Create a sustainable urban transport systems for the city of Cluj-Napoca (350,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding counties, ensuring easy accessibility, improving safety and security, reducing air and noise pollution, improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the transport system, contributing to enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and improving the resilience of transport networks to extreme weather and natural events in line with EU policies on “adaptation to climate change”

SUMP (Sustainable Urban Development Plan) of the city of Timisoara and West Region of Romania

Country: Romania

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Government of Romania, Ministry of Economic Development / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Create a sustainable urban transport systems for the city of Timisoara (300,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding counties, ensuring easy accessibility, improving safety and security, reducing air and noise pollution, improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the transport system, contributing to enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and improving the resilience of transport networks to extreme weather and natural events in line with EU policies on “adaptation to climate change”.

Development Master plans of for Ba’adre, Zawita, Bamarne and Shekhan towns

Country: Kurdistan

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Kurdistan Ministry of Municipalities & Tourism

Work Description: Consulting services for the Development Master plans of for Ba’adre, Zawita, Bamarne and Shekhan towns /Dahuk Governatorate.

Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network

Country: Tunisia

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Ministry of Transport / General Roads and Bridges Directorate / Directorate for Road Maintenance / Financing: European Investment Bank /

Work Description: Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network: definition of measures to be undertaken in order to upgrade road infrastructure, and develop a traffic and environmental design model adopted to the requirements of road safety

Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network

Country: Tunisia

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Ministry of Transport / General Roads and Bridges Directorate / Directorate for Road Maintenance / Financing: European Investment Bank /

Work Description: Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network: definition of measures to be undertaken in order to upgrade road infrastructure, and develop a traffic and environmental design model adopted to the requirements of road safety

Upgrading of Baku - Shamakhi Road

Country: Azerbaijan

When: 2011 – 2012

Client: Azerbaijan Ministry of Transport, Azerroadservice OJC / Financing: The World Bank

Work Description: Upgrading of Baku – Shamakhi Road, Section Baku-Shamakhi-Yevlakh: Preparation of an Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management Plan

M03 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyy Road

Country: Ukraine

When: 2011 – 2012

Client: State Road Service of Ukraine – “Ukravtodor” / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Supervision of Civil Works on the section M03 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyy Road: Environmental Analysis and Environmental Management Plan

Development of Infrastructure Master and Action Plans for8 Municipalities in Serbia

Country: Serbia

When: 2009

Client: UNDP

Work Description: Technical Assistance to 8 Municipalities in SW Serbia for the Preparation and Development of Infrastructure Master and Action Plans

Technical Assistance on the National Flood Relief Project (NFRP

Country: Malta

When: 2009 – 2010

Client: Malta Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Consultancy Services for carrying out of EIA and CBA Studies with Technical Assistance on the National Flood Relief Project (NFRP)

Central Asia Rail Rehabilitation Project

Country: Central Asia

When: 2005

Client: European Union

Work Description: Review of Railway rehabilitation projects in Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – Technical and Environmental Analysis

CFR Modernisation Project

Country: Romania

When: 2002

Client: CFR – Romanian Railway Authority

Work Description: Preparation of the environmental action plans related to the refurbishment of city stations and modernisation of rolling stock

Ukraine Railway Development Project

Country: Ukraine

When: 2001 – 2002

Client: Ukraine Railway Administration (UZ) /BERD / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Provision of support to the Project Implementation Unit; facilitation of the establishment of a procurement plan and preparation of tender documents; advise on the organisation and management of the tendering process; advise on the track renewal programme; assistance in the development of a business plan and financial and operational performance targets

ETSS - Eritrea Transport Sector Study

Country: Eritrea

When: 1999 – 2001

Client: Eritrea Ministry of Transport / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Restructuring the transport sector and strategies for the institutional and infrastructural development – Feasibility study of main roads

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Preparation of Armenia Lifeline Roads Network Strategic development Plan 2022-2026

Country: Armenia

When: 2022 – to date

Client: Armenia Road Department Fund / Financing: World Bank Group

Work Description: The strategic study for the Armenian Road Networks will define an updated Lifeline Road Network (LRN) – with the aim of the government officially defining the network through a decree or regulation – and develop an action plan and a financing plan to rehabilitate and maintain lifeline roads, and define data required for input into Roads Management System. The study will prepare a strategic development plan for the Republic of Armenia’s LRN aiming to achieve better access to economic and social and health infrastructure and services, reduced transport costs, contribution to poverty reduction, and sustained maintenance of the LRN.

Integrated Urban Upgrading of Gjirokastra

Country: Albania

When: 2021 – 2021

Client: Albanian Development Fund-Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development / Financing: Albanian Development Fund

Work Description: Mobility Plan and Detailed Design of Project Investments for Integrated Urban Upgrading of Gjirokastra. The Scope of works and objectives of this consultancy service are:
o conduct mobility assessment in the study area and develop a mobility plan (including practical and cost-effective measures to overcome the identified urban transport mobility challenges);
o the identification and prioritization of Year 2-5 cohesive investment program to be financed under PIUTD;
o the development of preliminary designs, guidelines and preliminary estimates for the investment projects selected for PIUTD financing; and,
o the development of detailed designs for selected investments projects and support the Client in the preparation of the bidding documents, for approved investment projects.

National Integrated Transport Master Plan Study

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2020 – 2022

Client: Ethiopian Roads Authority / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Consulting Services for National Integrated Transport Master Plan Study and Enhance Sector Capacity in Planning and Research & Development: The main objective of the consultancy service is to come up with a 20 year (2020 – 2039) master plan, formulated based on a detailed assessment of the existing national transport network and the results of a comprehensive analysis of the gaps, therein as well as the relevant national policies, strategies, and macroeconomic frameworks

Agadir - Laayoune (700 km) High Speed Railway

Country: Morocco

When: 2017 – 2019

Client: Office National Chemin de Fer (ONCF) du Maroc / Financing: ONCF

Work Description: Preliminary Design and Financial & Economic Feasibility Study and PPP Analysis for the Agadir – Laayoune (700 km) High Speed Railway.

Edea-Kribi, Douala-Limbe and Ngaoundere-Douala Railway Itineraries

Country: Cameroon CPCS

When: 2016 – 2019

Client: Cameroon – Ministry of Public Works / Financing: Gov. of Cameroun

Work Description: Feasibility, including a technical study, a socio-economic and an environmental study of Edea-Kribi (Lot 1), Douala-Limbe (Lot 2) railway lines: The technical study is to analyse several development variants of the railway lines, and propose to stakeholders a solution on the basis of a multi-criteria analysis, that will then be subject to validation by the Railway Commission Cameroon – Chad.
The project includes all research on and collection of necessary data, in order to achieve technical, economic, financial, environmental and social studies, including gender and poverty reduction issues.
The study examines the technical, economic, financial and institutional aspects of rail transport and its future developments.

Analysis of Climate Risks in Transport Infrastructures in the Western Balkans

Country: Western Balkans

When: 2016 – 2017

Client: EBRD – Central European Initiative

Work Description: Analysis of the existing evidence of changing weather patterns and assess their impact on road transport infrastructure. Critical areas of focus for transport planners and transport operators have been identified and appropriate interventions indicating investment requirements and potential institutional and organisational arrangements needed to reduce climate risks, mitigate the effects of climate change and maximise the economic return for local communities.

Connection between Al Muzahimiyah-Al Rain/Bisha and Al Qassim Road

Country: Saudi Arabia

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Transport

Work Description: Feasibility study and detailed design of the new connection between Al Muzahimiyah – Al Rain/Bisha Road and Al Qassim Road (140 km, 4 lanes 3.8 m wide, full profile AC pavement, Design Speed: 110-140 km/h).

Mchinji to Nkaya Railway Line

Country: Malawi

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: Malawi Ministry of Transport (MoT) / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Feasibility Study for the Rehabilitation of the Mchinji to Nkaya Railway Line

Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone - Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

Country: Zambia

When: 2014 – 2017

Client: Ministry of Transport, Works , Supply and Communication / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consulting Services for Feasibility, Preliminary Design and Detailed Engineering Design of the Livingstone – Kazungula -Sesheke and Nseluka-Mpulungu Railway Spurs

SUMP (Sustainable Urban Development Plan) of the city of Cluj-Napoca and North-West Region of Romania

Country: Romania

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Government of Romania, Ministry of Economic Development / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Create a sustainable urban transport systems for the city of Cluj-Napoca (350,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding counties, ensuring easy accessibility, improving safety and security, reducing air and noise pollution, improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the transport system, contributing to enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and improving the resilience of transport networks to extreme weather and natural events in line with EU policies on “adaptation to climate change”

SUMP (Sustainable Urban Development Plan) of the city of Timisoara and West Region of Romania

Country: Romania

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Government of Romania, Ministry of Economic Development / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Create a sustainable urban transport systems for the city of Timisoara (300,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding counties, ensuring easy accessibility, improving safety and security, reducing air and noise pollution, improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the transport system, contributing to enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and improving the resilience of transport networks to extreme weather and natural events in line with EU policies on “adaptation to climate change”.

SUMP (Sustainable Urban Development Plan) of the city of Timisoara and West Region of Romania

Country: Romania

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Government of Romania, Ministry of Economic Development / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Create a sustainable urban transport systems for the city of Timisoara (300,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding counties, ensuring easy accessibility, improving safety and security, reducing air and noise pollution, improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of the transport system, contributing to enhancing the attractiveness and quality of the urban environment and improving the resilience of transport networks to extreme weather and natural events in line with EU policies on “adaptation to climate change”.

Development Master plans of for Ba’adre, Zawita, Bamarne and Shekhan towns

Country: Kurdistan

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Kurdistan Ministry of Municipalities & Tourism

Work Description: Consulting services for the Development Master plans of for Ba’adre, Zawita, Bamarne and Shekhan towns /Dahuk Governatorate.

Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network

Country: Tunisia

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Ministry of Transport / General Roads and Bridges Directorate / Directorate for Road Maintenance / Financing: European Investment Bank /

Work Description: Technical Assistance for the improvement of road safety on the Tunisian road network: definition of measures to be undertaken in order to upgrade road infrastructure, and develop a traffic and environmental design model adopted to the requirements of road safety

Upgrading of Baku - Shamakhi Road

Country: Azerbaijan

When: 2011 – 2012

Client: Azerbaijan Ministry of Transport, Azerroadservice OJC / Financing: The World Bank

Work Description: Upgrading of Baku – Shamakhi Road, Section Baku-Shamakhi-Yevlakh: Preparation of an Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management Plan

M03 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyy Road

Country: Ukraine

When: 2011 – 2012

Client: State Road Service of Ukraine – “Ukravtodor” / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Supervision of Civil Works on the section M03 Kyiv-Kharkiv-Dovzhanskyy Road: Environmental Analysis and Environmental Management Plan

Development of Infrastructure Master and Action Plans for8 Municipalities in Serbia

Country: Serbia

When: 2009

Client: UNDP

Work Description: Technical Assistance to 8 Municipalities in SW Serbia for the Preparation and Development of Infrastructure Master and Action Plans

Technical Assistance on the National Flood Relief Project (NFRP)

Country: Malta

When: 2009 – 2010

Client: Malta Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Consultancy Services for carrying out of EIA and CBA Studies with Technical Assistance on the National Flood Relief Project (NFRP)

Central Asia Rail Rehabilitation Project

Country: Central Asia

When: 2005

Client: European Union

Work Description: Review of Railway rehabilitation projects in Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – Technical and Environmental Analysis

CFR Modernisation Project

Country: Romania

When: 2002

Client: CFR – Romanian Railway Authority

Work Description: Preparation of the environmental action plans related to the refurbishment of city stations and modernisation of rolling stock