Detailed Transport & Financial Study for Karachi – Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) under BOT Arrangement

For the above project the following was the scope of work and activities for EE:

• Description of Actual Services provided by your staff within the assignment:
• For the above project the following was the scope of work and activities for EE:
• Review previous traffic studies as well as other relevant documentation including the proposed route alignment and toll plaza locations;
• Undertake primary data collection by conducting midblock traffic counts, turning movement counts, origin-destination, willingness to pay, travel time and road condition surveys. These are to include, at least, the following: -
• Traffic counts surveys at road midblock to identify traffic movement volumes.
• Turning movement counts to estimate number of lanes requirement for geometric design of interchanges.
• Passenger occupancy surveys for estimating number of persons travelling and assisting in network calibration at demand modeling stage.
• Roadside interview surveys for development of OD Matrices for macro modeling.
• Travel speed surveys, to determine the level of service on highways in the network.
• Road condition surveys to determine the current length, width of highway and other parameters for estimation of road capacities within the study area corridor.
• Undertake other relevant surveys and compile the analyses and results;
• Undertake site visits and discuss with the relevant authorities to identify and review local planning information, socio-economic / land use plan development data, population and vehicle ownership growth within the study corridor;
• Validate socio-economic baseline data, that are readily available from previous studies;
• Estimate number of lanes required at new interchanges locations.
• Review toll rates excitingly prevailing on M-9 and other roads of NHA and corroborate already agreed toll rates with NHA during concession period.
• Develop 4-stage traffic demand model for the study corridor using JICA STRADA with acceptable level of calibration.
• Perform policy testing depicting various possible scenarios of operations using the demand model.
• Estimating expected traffic diversion under agreed toll rates.
• Perform detailed financial modeling with following covering the following:
• Preparation of financial and operational assumptions of the project.
• Development of financial model of the project.
• Carrying out sensitivity analysis of the project based on projected financial and hypotheses for key variable factors.
• Preparation of projected financial statements during concession period.
• Preparation of Project Information Memorandum (PIM) based on technical and financial feasibility of the project.
• Business advisory services for routine and non-routine financial, operational, corporate/secretarial and tax matters.
• Assistance to client for appointment of lead arranger for fund raising
• Assistance to banks with respect to potential transaction structuring for fund raising.
• Liaison with Client, Banks and other stakeholders for getting desired approvals for fund raising.
• Assistance to clients in implementation of financing structure.