Country: Ghana

When: 2022 – to date

Client: Ministry of Roads Ghana and Ghana Highway Authority / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Assessment of Trade and Transport Facilitation Activities along the Eastern Corridor Road. Assessment of the conditions of; transit trade procedures, facilities and infrastructure along the whole corridor and its ability to facilitate transit trade along the Eastern Corridor. Definition of the baseline situation for monitoring transit trade and transport facilitation activity along the Eastern Corridor, and make recommendations for options and costs for improvement of the corridor for trade and transport facilitation

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.

Country: Uganda

When: 2022 – to date

Client: Uganda National Road Authority – UNRA / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Consultancy Services for Updating the Third Phase of the Road Sector Development Programme (RSDP3). The overall objectives of this study are to: Evaluate the implementation, performance and impact of the Third phase of the road sector development program (RSDP3) and the investment undertaken between 2012 and 2019; to evaluate the impact of institutional reforms; and to update the third phase of the road sector development program (RSDP3) to cover a revised 10-year timeframe.

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: 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: Romania

When: 2018 – 2021

Client: Sibiu Municipality / Financing: EBRD
Work Description: Corporate improvement of the transport operator TURSIB S.A: Improve the efficiency and operational performance of the public transport operations in Sibiu, mainly through:
– updating and developing the public transport plan, including revised routes and timetables; review of available traffic data, including from the SUMP;
– drafting a new PSC for TURSIB, which is compliant with relevant EU and national regulations, then assist the Company with the PSC approval and implementation;
– supporting TURSIB in the process of development of services and improved efficiency, based on the PSC and the public transport plan.

Country: Romania

When: 2018 – 2020

Client: Romania Ministry of Transport / Financing: EBRD
Work Description: Promotion of improved performance and funding of public transport and road infrastructure sectors, through development of benchmarking, exchange platforms and technical support. This in turn will increase transparency, resulting in an effective operational tool for monitoring performance and encouraging improved performance in the sector. Regarding benchmarking, this assignment shall focus on the urban public transport side. The target for the current assignment is to have at least,8 public transport operators and the related municipalities involved in the pilot benchmarking exercise.

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: 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: Ethiopia

When: 2017 – 2019

Client: Ethiopian Roads Authority / Financing: AfDB

Work Description: Preparation of the legal, institutional and technical arrangements for the creation and operation of One-Stop-Border Posts (OSBP) and trade and transport operations on the corridor. Examination of the performance of trade supply chains to identify procedures, regulations that incur unnecessary costs and delays and increase uncertainty and insecurity, in order to reduce trade transaction costs and design series of measures to improve the performance of the supply chain on the Mombasa – Nairobi – Addis Ababa road corridor linking Ethiopia & Kenya.

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: 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: Mozambique

When: 2014

Client: Ministry of Public Works Mozambique

Work Description: Revision of the Feasibility Study, including investigation and data gathering procedures, modelling and reference scenarios, multi-modal transport system project. Analysis of spatial and socio-economic framework, passenger analysis traffic and forecast, institutional organization, economic analysis of different alternative scenarios, Preliminary design of Tram System, Metropolitan surface transport system, intermodality and construction stages.

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

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: Italy

When: 2008

Client: Municipality of Rimini

Work Description: Consultancy services for the development of a simulation model for the Rimini public transport network: Traffic Analyses and Forecasts and development of a Traffic Simulation Model

Country: Eritrea

When: 2008

Client: Eritrea Ministry of Public Works / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Proposition and comparison of various project solutions concerning road links to Sudan and Djibouti: Comparative study of solutions and a preferred option and drawing up of ToR for any subsequent studies.

Country: Romania

When: 2007 – 2008

Client: CFR – Romanian Railways Companies / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Training Courses to CFR managers for the implementation of the Railway Restructuring process of CFR‘s infrastructures for freight and passenger transportation.

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: Romania

When: 2006 – 2007

Client: Romania Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Technical Assistance for the preparation of a road safety pipeline of projects: Analysis of the accident causes in about 100 pre-identified black spots on National Roads, definition and study of possible solutions and preparation of the detailed design and tender documents for the most adequate safety interventions for about 82 locations. Furthermore the project includes the preparation of tender documents for interventions for the following sub-components: a) Linear villages, b) Signalling and marking, c) Lanes separation, d) Speed measurement devices

Country: Ethiopia

When: 2006 – 2007

Client: ERA – Ethiopian Roads Authority / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Preparation of Wereda Integrated Development and Travel and Transport Plans in eight Weredas located in the Tigray and Afar Regional States (Lailay Adyabo, Naider Adet, Wolkayit, Samre, Tern, Semuna Galalo, Dallol and Erebti). The objectives of the proposed studies are to formulate WIDPs that include WTTPs that will facilitate the development of the Wereda in general, and lead to the reduction of poverty and transport burden of rural households and to assist in the development of the capacity of the Weredas and communities to plan and implement their development projects.

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: 2005 – 2007

Client: Romania Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism / Financing: European Union

Work Description: Diagnosis of the current situation of the various transport networks, including the main aspects related to the infrastructure use (traffic volume, quality of service, accident rate, congestion, bottle necks etc.), for the establishment of a strategic and coherent base for medium-term investment programming in the transport sector.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Country: Russia

When: 1998 – 2000

Client: World Bank / Financing: The World Bank

Work Description: New design and circulation plan for the central ring road (Sadovaye Kalso) and the two major urban roads of Warshavskoe and Shelkovskoe, with detailed design for pedestrian underpasses and traffic light calculation. Include also institutional assistance for Traffic Police in Moscow.