Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited

Schedule-1:Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference (TOR)
1. General
1.1 The Authority seeks the services of a qualified firm for acting as a Transaction
Adviser and for appraising the Project, developing a revised revenue model
and assist the Authority in preparation of bid documents for the Project
(collectively the “Consultancy”). The Terms of Reference (the “TOR”) and
the scope of the Consultancy for this assignment are specified below.
1.2 The Consultant shall be guided in its assignment by the Model Concession
Agreement (the “MCA”) and the Manual of Specifications and Standards for
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project to be developed through DBFOT in PPP mode.
1.3 The Consultant shall assist the Authority and its Technical Consultant and the
Legal Adviser by furnishing clarifications as required for the structuring,
documentation and award of the Project.
1.4 The Consultant shall also participate in the pre-bid conferences with the
Bidders of the Project and assist the Authority in clarifying the financial
aspects arising from the Bid Documents.
1.5 The Consultant shall make available the Financial Expert and other Key
Personnel to attend and participate in meetings, conferences and discussions
with the Authority and shall otherwise advise on and assist the Authority in the
diverse commercial issues that may arise from time to time.
2. Objective
The objective of this Consultancy (the “Objective”) is to procure transaction
related advice, develop a revenue model, undertake a financial appraisal and
assist in the bidding process and award of the Project in a manner which
ensures:
(a)
(b)
(c)
participation by the best available companies in the bidding process;
financing of the capital cost by the Concessionaire; and
optimising the revenue potential of the Project.
3. Scope of Services
3.1 The scope of services shall include:
(i) assisting the Authority in the entire bidding process up to the signing of
the concession agreement;
(ii) evaluation of the strategic objectives of the Authority in relation to the
Project and advising on the commercial and corporate structuring,
especially with reference to Applicable Laws;
(iii) collection, compilation and analysis of relevant financial data relating to
all costs & revenues;
RFP for Financial Consultant: Hyderabad Metro Rail (MRTS) Project 35