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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS REGIONAL OFFICE VIII Baras, Palo, Leyte TERMS OF REFERENCE Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of the Proposed Road Opening/Construction of Junction Himay-angan- Silago-Abuyog Boundary Road (Bagacay-Tib-o), Abuyog, Leyte 1.0 INTRODUCTION Basic needs, goods, services and information must be effectively established and prioritized by the growing infrastructure development in Eastern Visayas and should be an inclusive opportunity for everyone. This will help decongest urban areas, interconnect growth hubs and provide basic services. Bypasses and diversion roads and other infrastructure projects, a primary task of the department, is now a proposal thing that should provide appropriate and economical infrastructure while being ensured that these projects meet and fulfill their purpose. A measure to attain this goal is the proper conduct of feasibility study with feasible results prior to funding the construction of the project. This proposed consultancy services of the feasibility study of the above-named project is outsourced to bypass the DPWH, Regional Office VIII, Baras, Palo, Leyte with the assistance of the Project Preparation Division, Planning Service (PDD, PS). The feasibility study must contain the extent and nature of improvements/construction needed with the economic and technical justification thereof, environmental and social impacts and development program for suitable and optimal investments. Results from the study, if determined and found feasible, will be used by DPWH for programming purposes and its implementation through local financing/external sources. Abuyog, being a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte with recognized tourist destinations, will eventually attract a significant number of tourists and future dwellers – both from the International and Domestic areas which may live and/or invest in it. However, it has been recognized that some travelers/tourists find it hard to reach their destination since the access route in the said area has not been fully developed. For a municipality to fully thrive and be known for its tourism, proper urban planning and road network connectivity should be implemented. The proposed project is a 2-lane kilometer roadway with an estimated 7.85-kilometer alignment which aims to provide another road network connectivity in the Municipality of Abuyog by connecting two (2) National Roads, namely; (1) the Abuyog-Silago Road, and; (2) Junction Himay-angan-Silago-Abuyog Road, which is also safe for transporation of people, goods and services. Furthermore, it will serve as an alternate route whenever other neighboring road networks are inaccessible due to natural disasters or road maintenance, and for the constituents of the Municipality of Abuyog and its neighbouring municipalities to access various evacuation centres in emergency cases, such as, but not limited to natural disasters. TOR Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of the Proposed Road Opening/Construction of Junction Himay-angan-Silago-Abuyog Boundary Road (Bagacay-Tib-o), Abuyog, Leyte Page 1 of 31 2.0 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this undertaking are: 2.1 To delve on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)/ Regional Development Plans (RDP) and Provincial Development Plans (PDP)/ Municipal Economic Profile and produce an in-depth socio-economic profile of the study area; 2.2 To determine the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) in major and abutting road sections relevant to the project influence area; and assess the existing and future condition of the relevant road network based on capacity and safety measurements such as Level of Service and other network performance parameters or factors; 2.3 To establish zonesˡ based on the existing and future land use in the study area and identify volume distribution in major and abutting road sections during peak and non-peak hours; 2.4 To establish Traffic Growth Rate (TGR) based on ecological factors such as population distribution, average income per family and product consumption per capita; 2.5 To develop an updated travel time-based Vehicle Operating Cost (VOC) and running cost based on transportation related expenditures such as productivity cost, fares, vehicle (or any part of) acquisition cost, fuel cost, etc.; 2.6 To determine the soil profile at the project site, identify possible geological and geotechnical hazards and recommend structural and non-structural measures to reduce the effect of these hazards; 2.7 To produce a complete plan and profile of the project to the environment and identify the potential project affected persons/families with the estimated cost for right-of-way acquisition; and 2.8 To estimate at 20% accuracy, the principal quantities and total cost of each component of the project taking as reference the recent bids under similar Government Projects. 2.9 to determine the viability of the project based on technical and economic merits and recommend to the government the best possible alignment/ structural configuration in consideration of the construction cost, impact on the environment, social safeguard and other relevant factors such as on- going and proposed projects of other private and government agencies. 2.10 to identify the potential project affected persons/families with the estimated cost for right-of-way acquisition and proposed timetable, manner of payment and/or institutional arrangement for RAP implementation; ____________________________ ˡA zone is an area, especially one that has different characteristics from the ones around it or used for different purposes (Cambridge Dictionary) TOR Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of the Proposed Road Opening/Construction of Junction Himay-angan-Silago-Abuyog Boundary Road (Bagacay-Tib-o), Abuyog, Leyte Page 2 of 31 2.11 to determine the possible significant impacts of the project to the environment and provide appropriate mitigating measures to address these impacts; 3.0 SCOPE OF CONSULTING SERVICES The scope of consulting services will involve data gathering, surveys and investigations with preliminary environmental impact assessment, Gender and Development (GAD), Resettlement Plan and road strip planning which is the subject of this Terms of Reference. The Consultant’s scope of work will cover but not necessarily limited to the items listed hereunder. 3.1 Socio-Economic Data Gathering 3.1.1 Review existing national, regional, provincial, local, metropolitan, and transportation infrastructure development plans, such as Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Regional Development Plans, Provincial Development Plans and other related studies relevant to the project; 3.1.2 Collect primary data and information, assess and forecast growth and development trends in: population growth and distribution, average income generation per family, extent of urbanization, land use, car/vehicle ownership, transport related expenditures, employment, poverty threshold, economic sectors (agriculture, industry, services), etc. for the influence area of the project. The data shall be presented in tabular format showing the growth trends and summarize the results in narrative form; 3.1.3 Assess information on national and regional macro-economic growth development plans and trends and economic sectors (services, industry, manufacturing, agriculture, etc.) and how the Project will have impact on these. 3.1.4 Establish Traffic Growth Rate (TGR) based on demographic characteristics and other information gathered in section 3.1.2 and develop updated travel time-based vehicle operating cost (VOC) and running cost based on but not necessarily limited to the minimum parameters set by Statistics Division of Planning Service, Department of Public Works and Highways; 3.1.5 Prepare a complete socio-economic profile of the study area which contain population distribution, income generation, product consumption, infrastructure, existing land use, poverty incidence and all economic activities including agriculture, fishery, labor and employment, etc. 3.2 Alignment Survey 3.2.1 Identify at least three (3) possible alignments and/or structural configuration considering among others, technical difficulties, connectivity TOR Consultancy Services for the Conduct of Feasibility Study of the Proposed Road Opening/Construction of Junction Himay-angan-Silago-Abuyog Boundary Road (Bagacay-Tib-o), Abuyog, Leyte Page 3 of 31 to the existing national road network, investment requirement, impact on the environment and social aspect of the project; and 3.2.2 Present to the Implementing Office, Planning and Design Division Region VIII, the best alignment or structural configuration based on the appropriate and agreed selection method (multi-criteria analysis) for approval, using geographic information system (GIS) maps (referenced to WGS 84). 3.3 Traffic Survey 3.3.1 Conduct 12-hrs Manual classified volume count on relevant midblock sections and intersections within the project influence area as identified in Annex 1 for three (3) days consolidated every hour – two (2) during the midweek and one (1) during the weekend (survey form template is provided in Annex 2); 3.3.2 Collect and review previous traffic data on road sections within the study area from the Department of Public Works and Highways Traffic Database and/or other credible sources and develop traffic daily factors and seasonal factors. The consultant shall utilize the obtained adjustment factors together with the results of the required surveys