PAD - LGED

) A specialist of performance-based maintenance contracts to assess the capacity of
LGED, supervision consultants and contractors to implement this innovative type of
contract. The specialist will perform site supervision and spot-checks of repair works
and compliance with maintenance standards. This will require on average two
missions and an input of four weeks per year through the life of the project.
c) An inland water transport specialist to review the feasibility of the two pilots
proposed to be executed under the project, technical specifications and contract
execution arrangements. The specialist will perform field visit at preparation stage
and site supervision and spot-checks of dredging works. This will require a total of
eight missions and a total input of 16 weeks through the life of the project.
d) A transport economist to review economic justification of annual programs proposed
to be funded under the project, use of agreed criteria to select the roads and ex-post
economic evaluation of the project. This will require on average one mission and an
input of one week per year during four years and a two-week mission at project
completion.
e) A gender specialist to assess mainstreaming of gender in LGED programs and the
proposed project. The specialist will review integration of gender in the selection
process of projects, capacity building provided to women operators in the Women
Market Sections, employment of women in civil works contracts and effectiveness of
suggestions and complaint mechanism for women. The specialist will carry out field
visits for consultation with women beneficiaries of or affected by the project. This
input will require on average two missions and an input of three weeks per year
through the life of the project.
9. Technical support for Component B: The Bank's task team will include an institutional
development specialist. The specialist will meet periodically with the LGED’s MIP Steering
Committee and the MIP working groups responsible for designing and overseeing action plans to
implement the MIP, will provide references to best practices, will evaluate quality of technical
advisory services provided to LGED and will assess progress in implementation of the
component and impact. This input will require on average two missions and an input of four
weeks per year through the life of the project.
10. Technical support for Component C: The Bank's task team will include a road safety
specialist with international experience. The specialist will follow up periodically with the
LGED’s counterpart at the PMU, DSC and MSC teams to follow up on the two main activies
envisaged under this component: (i) support for road safety improvement on project roads; and
(ii) strengthening LGED capacity in rural road safety. It is important to ensure safety of roads
will be improved and maintained under the Accessibility Improvement Component of the
Project. In addition the road safety specialist will monitor the progress to support LGED-wide
staff training in road safety engineering and practices as planned.
11. Financial Management (FM): A financial management specialist based in the Bank’s
office in Dhaka will conduct two or more FM supervision missions every year throughout the
life of the project. FM supervision will cover, in addition to the operational status and capability
of financial management systems, quality of financial reports, reconciliation of financial data,
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