Country: Romania

When: 2021 – to date

Client: Sibiu Municipality / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Development and implementation of a RAMS (Road Asset Management System) for the city of Sibiu: The overall objective of this assignment is to ensure road sector sustainability and provide an objective basis for road sector funding, via the development and implementation of a RAMS (Road Asset Management System) – an asset management tool for adequate inventory and multi-annual planning of road maintenance and rehabilitation. Staff from the City roads (and other relevant) departments will be familiarized with the rationale and techniques of a RAMS, by adopting and implementing the system in a pilot trial.

Country: Namibia

When: 2021 – to date

Client: Namibia Ministry of Public Works and Transport / Financing: African Development Bank

Work Description: Management of an international call for proposals for investors, evaluate the results and recommend on the most appropriate institutional, financial and technical arrangements for the implementation of commuter rail services in Windhoek and between Windhoek and Rehoboth.

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

Country: Belarus

When: 2021 – 2022

Client: RUE Minskavtodor-Center – Republic Unitary Enterprise of Automobile Roads

Work Description: Preparation of a feasibility study for rehabilitation and road safety improvements of selected sections of M1 highway and the carrying out of impact evaluations of road sector project interventions.

Country: Belarus

When: 2021 – 2022

Client: RUE Minskavtodor-Center – Republic Unitary Enterprise of Automobile Roads

Work Description: Preparation of a feasibility study for rehabilitation and road safety improvements of selected sections of M1 highway and the carrying out of impact evaluations of road sector project interventions.

Country: Africa

When: 2020 – 2021

Client: African Development Bank

Work Description: Facilitate African regional and international trade by reducing cost and time needed for international road freight transport.
The Overall long-term objective of the project is to facilitate African regional and international trade by reducing cost and time needed for international road freight transport. The reduction will result from increased operational efficiency of transport operators and from increased competition among transport service providers due to a reduction of quantitative restrictions on cross-border road transport

Country: Maghreb Countries

When: 2018 – 2020

Client: Arab Maghreb Union

Work Description: The objective of the study was to define the actions to be undertaken for the total modernisation of the Trans-Maghreb railway link between Casablanca – Algiers and Tunis through a feasibility study to present all the elements necessary to take investment decisions. These actions relate in particular to the sections: In Morocco: Fez – Oujda (354 km); between Oujda in Morocco and Akid Abbas in Algeria (17 km); between Annaba in Algeria and Jedeida in Tunisia

Country: Maghreb Countries

When: 2018 – 2020

Client: Arab Maghreb Union

Work Description: The objective of the study was to define the actions to be undertaken for the total modernisation of the Trans-Maghreb railway link between Casablanca – Algiers and Tunis through a feasibility study to present all the elements necessary to take investment decisions. These actions relate in particular to the sections: In Morocco: Fez – Oujda (354 km); between Oujda in Morocco and Akid Abbas in Algeria (17 km); between Annaba in Algeria and Jedeida in Tunisia

Country: Armenia

When: 2018 – 2019

Client: European Investment Bank

Work Description: Technical assistance for the feasibility study, environmental/social impact assessment and detailed design of the Gyumri Bypass and Gyumri-Bavra road section.

Country: Ukraine

When: 2018 – 2020

Client: C. Lotti & Associati S.p.A for Ukraine State Road Agency / Financing: The World Bank

Work Description: Elaboration of a Feasibility Study for the development of a transport corridor along the route Lviv-Ternopil – Khmelnytskiyi – Vinnytsia – Uman – Kropyvnytskyi – Mykolaiv – Kherson.

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.

Country: Kazakhstan

When: 2017 – 2019

Client: Asian Development Bank

Work Description: Consulting Services for Road Data Collection Surveys and Analysis for Maintenance Planning: (i) Provide baseline condition indicators for the OPBRC, (ii) Provide all the required information for the HDM-4 analysis of the road network, (iii) provide the required inputs for the RAM being developed for Kazakhstan, and (iv) verify the proposed scope of work and provide a cost estimate for the entire project.

Country: Congo

When: 2016 – 2017

Client: Italferr for ECCAS – Economic Community of Central African States / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consultancy Services for the Review of Detailed Design of the Road-Rail Bridge between the cities of Brazzaville and Kinshasa and Preliminary Design for the extension of the Kinshasa – Ilebo Railroad

Country: Kenya

When: 2016 – 2017

Client: Kenya National Highways Authority / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consultancy Services for Trade and Transport Facilitation for Mombasa-Nairobi-Addis Ababa Road Development Project Phase III: Upgrading Of Turbi-Moyale (A2) Road PROJECT: The overall objective of the Trade & Transport Facilitation component is to develop streamlined logistics systems that reduce time and cost and increase reliability and predictability of shipments, through the implementation of a successful OSBP on the road corridor which is expected to reform and modernize border management institutions. The assessment of the present situation is expected to inform Kenya National Highways Authority and policy makers in the trade and transport sector, on how the supply chains for international trade functions and where opportunities exist to improve their performances to reduce transport and shipping costs between Kenya and Ethiopia and increase the volume of Ethiopian goods transiting through Mombasa Port in Kenya. The development of the corridor will expand market sizes beyond national boundaries and foster a conducive and enabling environment for the private sector and for attracting foreign direct investments. In addition to enhancing trade and strengthening regional integration, the project will contribute to poverty reduction in both countries by increasing access to markets and social services for the surrounding areas, and communities, and by empowering women and other disadvantaged groups through adequate roadside socio-economic infrastructure and services.

Country: Bosnia Herzegovina

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: European Union

Work Description: Provision of preliminary designs and studies for specific railway sections on Corridor Vc in Bosnia Herzegovina: Acceleration of activities on the implementation of the Corridor Vc and SEETO Comprehensive Network:
– provide inputs and enable overhaul of railway sections Samac-Doboj, and
– provide inputs and enable preparation of main designs for overhaul of railway sections Maglaj-Jelina and Zenica-Podlugovi.
– Preliminary studies and designs for overhaul of the specific railway sections of the Corridor Vc, including track, electric traction powering facilities, catenary, telecommunication systems and SS devices.

Country: Bosnia Herzegovina

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: European Union

Work Description: Provision of preliminary designs and studies for specific railway sections on Corridor Vc in Bosnia Herzegovina: Acceleration of activities on the implementation of the Corridor Vc and SEETO Comprehensive Network:
– provide inputs and enable overhaul of railway sections Samac-Doboj, and
– provide inputs and enable preparation of main designs for overhaul of railway sections Maglaj-Jelina and Zenica-Podlugovi.
– Preliminary studies and designs for overhaul of the specific railway sections of the Corridor Vc, including track, electric traction powering facilities, catenary, telecommunication systems and SS devices.

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).

Country: Romania

When: 2015 – 2017

Client: Romania National Company of Motorways and National Roads (RNCMNR) / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Revision/Updating of the Feasibility Study for Sibiu – Pitesti Motorway: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Analysis to identify the optimal alignment for Sibiu – Pitesti Motorway

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

Country: Kazakhstan

When: 2015 – on going

Client: Committee for Roads, Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Financing: IBRD

Work Description: Consulting Services for Implementation of the Roads Assets Management System: Creation of a road network database, inventory, road condition and traffic data of the international and republican roads network (23,494.6 km) and evaluation of the road network to prepare a 3-year rolling program of road works. The general objectives of the technical assistance are to decrease financial costs for maintenance, repair and construction of road assets of Kazakhstan and to provide objective and operative information for department users of systems, RoK Ministries and international companies.

Country: Italy

When: 2015

Client: Atlantia S.p.A. / PROTOS S.p.A.

Work Description: The project aim is to identify the air-side, land-side and access interventions needed in the “Leonardo da Vinci airport”, to make it the Olympics airport hub, able to cope with the concentrated (two months) transport demand (arrivals/departures) during the Olympic games.

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

Country: Italy

When: 2013

Client: ADR – Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A.

Work Description: The Master Plan is an obligation of the agreement between the ADR group and ENAC, the Civil Aviation Control body. The Master Plan aimed to plan the development of the airport infrastructures airside and landside in order to cope with the transport demand foreseen in the 2020 – 2040 period.

Country: Armenia

When: 2014 – 2015

Client: Ministry of Communication and Transport / Financing: European Investment Bank

Work Description: Feasibility Study, Environmental Impact Assessment and Detailed Engineering Design of the rehabilitation and improvement of M6 Vanadzor-Alaverdi-Georgian border interstate road.

Country: Haiti

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Office of the National Authorising Officer of the EDF / Financing: European development Fund

Work Description: Feasibility study of Fond Parisien-Frontière-Jimani Road, and Phase 1 and 2 in Haiti: traffic analysis and forecasts, economic assessment of alternatives

Country: Azerbaijan

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Azerbaijan Ministry of Transport / Azerroadservice OJC / Financing: IBRD/IDA

Work Description: Technical Assistance for Implementation of a Pilot Project to Operate and Maintain Motorways and Modernization of Motorway Management Practices in Azerbaijan – Service Level Agreement for performance-based maintenance contracts

Country: Burkina Faso

When: 2012 – 2014

Client: Ministry of Infrastructure / General Directorate for Civil Engineering / AIC Progetti

Work Description: Technical, economic and environmental feasibility studies for the development of Highway Ouagadougou – Bobo Dioulasso

Country: Ghana

When: 2012 – 2013

Client: Ghana Ministry of Transport / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Preparation of a Feasibility Study for the Rehabilitation of the Eastern Railway line and construction of the Boankra Dry Port for Import/export and transit cargo to Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.

Country: Ghana

When: 2012 – 2013

Client: Ghana Railway Development Authority / Financing: Government of Ghana

Work Description: Technical Assistance for the elaboration of the Ghana Railway Master Plan and identification of railway section to be rehabilitated or new railway lines to be constructed

Country: Bosnia Herzegovina

When: 2010

Client: Ministry of Communications and Transport / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Provision of Technical Assistance to Railway Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in harmonizing regulations for maintenance of railway infrastructure and rolling stock with the EU Directives

Country: Bosnia Herzegovina

When: 2007- 2008

Client: JP Direkcija cesta Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / Financing: EBRD

Work Description: Traffic Planning, Feasibility Study and Environment Impact Assessment of Mostar Southern Bypass.

Country: Afghanistan

When: 2007 – 2008

Client: Afghanistan – Ministry of Public Works / Financing: Asian Development Bank

Work Description: Feasibility Study of the Ring Road of Kabul: Determination of the most suitable alignment for constructing the ring road at Kabul City, definition of appropriate standards, cost, traffic pattern, analysis of economic and financial viability, and development of the project in an appropriate form, preparation of detailed design and land acquisition plan.

Country: Romania

When: 2007 – 2008

Client: Romania Ministry of Transport / RNCMNR / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Revision of traffic signs and road markings of the Motorway Bucharest-Costanza, Subsections Drajna-Fetesti, Fetesti-Cernavoda and Cernavoda-Constanta.

Country: Jordan

When: 2006 – 2008

Client: Jordan – Ministry of Public Works & Housing / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Preparation of Feasibility Study including the selection of the preferred Corridor of Amman Ring Road, Environmental Impact Assessment, Preliminary Design, Final Design and Preparation of Tender Documents and Drawings for the construction of the Western and Northern sections of the Amman Ring Road

Country: Romania

When: 2006 – 2009

Client: RNCMNR – National Company of Motorways and National Roads / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Design and Supervision for the construction of Brasov Sibiu Expressway – Construction supervision of Lot C – Road DN 1, (E68) Brasov-Sibiu rehabilitation works (123 km).

Country: Romania

When: 2005 – 2007

Client: Bucharest Municipality / Financing: European Investment Bank

Work Description: Elaboration of a strategy for the rehabilitation of Bucharest Urban roads – Definition of interventions for urban needs and utilities of the city of Bucharest: Phase II – Procurement of Technical Assistanced

Country: Turkey

When: 2004 – 2005

Client: Municipality of Istanbul

Work Description: Analysis of Investment Options for light urban railways in the city of Istanbul: Analysis of transport offer in Istanbul Municipality and definition of best investment options; detailed analysis and economic/financial analysis of pre-selected investment alternatives (financial performance and risk analysis)

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

When: 2004 – 2006

Client: Bosnia Herzegovina – Ministry of Communications and Transport / Financing: Government of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Work Description: Feasibility Study, economic analysis, conceptual design, preliminary design, EIA and other studies and investigation regarding the construction of Corridor Vc Motorway, Lot3, Section Sarajevo South (Tarcin) to Mostar North

Country: Afghanistan

When: 2004 – 2005

Client: Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works / Financing: Asian Development Bank

Work Description: Preparation of Feasibility Study, EIA and Detailed Engineering Design for the Maydan Shar-Bamyan Road and preparation of Tender Documents for the construction.

Country: Italy

When: 2004 – 2005

Client: Catanzaro Municipality

Work Description: Study of the urban mobility and proposal for interventions in the road, railway and regulatory aspects. Involvement of private investment and PPP options in public transport.

Country: Romania

When: 2004 – 2005

Client: CFR – National Railways Company Romania / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Feasibility study and Environmental Impact Assessment for the rehabilitation of the railway line from Curtici to Simeria (185 km):

Country: Romania

When: 2004 – 2005

Client: RNCMNR – National Company of Motorways and National Roads / Financing: European Investment Bank

Work Description: Feasibility study for the Bucharest-Constanta Motorway, Section 6 Cernavoda-Constanta and Constanta By-pass: economic analysis, design, traffic study, environmental and socio-economic analysis, Financing/Implementation Arrangements (financial analysis, PPP structures, project document and maintenance plan)

Country: Romania

When: 2004

Client: NAR – National Company of Motorways and National Roads / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Technical and Financial Analysis for the PPP Contract to rehabilitate the Bucharest-Pitesti Motorway

Country: Romania

When: 2004

Client: NAR – National Company of Motorways and National Roads / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Technical and Financial Analysis for the PPP Contract to build the northern ring road of Bucharest

Country: Romania

When: 2003 – 2004

Client: NAR – National Administration of Roads / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Brasov Sibiu Motorway – Design Lot C – Road DN 1, (E68) Brasov-Sibiu rehabilitation works: detailed design, environmental impact assessment and tender document preparation

Country: Kazakhstan

When: 2002 – 2003

Client: AGIP KCO / Financing: ENI

Work Description: Study of oil transport options – alternative alignments connecting Kashagan field to the Mediterranean Sea. The study on oil transport options included the individuation and analysis of alternative oil transport options.

Country: Moldova/Ukraine

When: 2003 – 2004

Client: European Union

Work Description: Technical and economic Feasibility Study and Environmental impact assessment for the rehabilitation of the railway line between Ukraine and Moldova

Country: Cameroon

When: 2003

Client: Cameroon Ministry of Transport / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Technical assistance and preparation of a National Road Transport Plan in Cameroon: Elaboration of National Road Transport Plan and identification of necessary investments

Country: Italy

When: 2002 – 2003

Client: ANAS – Italian Highway Authority

Work Description: Feasibility study and environmental impact assessment for the construction of a road connecting SS660 State Road and Salerno-Reggio Calabria freeway

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2002 – 2003

Client: ERA – Ethiopian Roads Authority / Financing: AfDB, World Bank, European Union

Work Description: Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment of eighteen roads (Package B) including Financial Analysis, Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Traffic Counts and evaluation of future traffic flows, the analysis of Alternatives for each road and through implementation of Multi-criteria Analysis the Evaluation of feasibility of Projects related to sustainability and economic factors

Country: Italy, France

When: 2001 – 2002

Client: European Union / EU – DG TREN

Work Description: Evaluation of the Studies Co-financed by the European Commission on the international section of the New Trans-Alp Rail Link Lyon-Turin: Analysis of the GEIE-Alps-tunnel activities related to the realisation of the railway tunnel Turin – Lyon

Country: Italy

When: 2001 – 2002

Client: ANAS – Italian Highway Authority

Work Description: Feasibility study for the improvement of the Medio-Savuto national road in Italy, including Economic and Financial Analysis, Cost-benefit Analysis, Traffic Analysis and design

Country: East Caribbean

When: 2001

Client: European Union

Work Description: Review of Airport Options in Montserrat: Montserrat Airport Project (8th EDF 8 million Euro) : The construction of a new airport at Gerald’s Bottom financed jointly by the EU and DFID consisting of a 540 metres long runway able to accommodate twin otter aircraft and an apron with a surface of 70,000 sq. metres
Traffic Analysis and design

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2001 – 2002

Client: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Work Description: Roads sectors II/a and II/b; Review and formulation of the 2002-2006 (Second) Phase: Proposals 2002-2005 for road development projects: Sectors II/a and II/b including main sector report, territorial analysis and elaboration of transportation models

Country: Italy

When: 2000

Client: ANAS – Italian Highway Authority

Work Description: Technical Assistance to ANAS related to the supervision and monitoring of construction works for the freeway Asti-Cuneo

Country: Italy

When: 2000

Client: ANAS – Italian Highway Authority

Work Description: Technical Assistance to ANAS related to the supervision and monitoring of construction works for the freeway Asti-Cuneo

Country: Bulgaria

When: 1999 – 2000

Client: European Union

Work Description: The Feasibility study and design for the construction of the Sofia-Kulata Motorway in Bulgaria) included the design and the evaluation of economic feasibility of the project, the analysis of alternatives and the environmental impact assessment of the alternatives

Country: Romania

When: 1999 – 2000

Client: NAR – National Company of Motorways and National Roads / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Feasibility study, environmental cost assessment, design and economic analysis of five motorway by-passes along Corridor IV

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2000 – 2002

Client: RTA –Road Transport Authority / MEDaC / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Review of road transport legislation in Ethiopia including the drafting of a new regulatory framework for the transport sector of the country and identification of institutional strengthening needs for national and regional road transport authorities; the project included the conduction of a national workshop at Addis Ababa related to the restructuring of road transport administration

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

Country: Italy

When: 1998 – 2001

Client: ANAS -Italian Highway Authority

Work Description: Technical and legal assistance to ANAS in monitoring road construction works from bidding procedures to works administration and completion (875 road contracts, Torino-Bardonecchia Highway)

Country: Italy

When: 1998 – 2000

Client: Catania Port Administration

Work Description: Design, feasibility and project financing of the rehabilitation and expansion project of the port of Catania

Country: Ethiopia / Djibouti

When: 1998 – 2000

Client: European Union (DG VIII)

Work Description: Preparation of the Project Dossier for the Concession of the “Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Ethiopien”, Addis – Djibouti railway, project document, concession agreement and guidelines for minimum rail safety works

Country: Angola

When: 1998 – 2000

Client: Angola – Ministry of Transport / Financing: The World Bank

Work Description: Technical assistance (two years) for the institutional strengthening of the GEPE (Bureau of Studies, Planning and Statistics) of the Ministry of Transport and preparation of the Transport Development Strategy of the country