SERBIA ROAD REHABILITATION AND SAFETY PROJECT

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The development objective of the Road Rehabilitation and Safety Project for Serbia is to improve the condition and safety of the national road network for road users by supporting the Serbia in the implementation of the first phase of its national road network rehabilitation program. There are three components to the project: The first component is road rehabilitation and safety investments, this component will finance periodic maintenance and rehabilitation works, partial pavement widening, works concerning traffic signalization. The second component is institutional strengthening, this component consists of (A) support to road safety, and this subcomponent covers road safety inspections and the implementation of low cost road safety measures such as signage, traffic calming measures and road furniture for an additional 1000 km of national roads beyond what is covered in the first phase of National Road Network Rehabilitation Program (NRNRP); (B) strengthen road rehabilitation and planning processes, and this subcomponent includes a road condition survey for the entire national road network, an update of the national road database, institutionalizing the development of multi-year maintenance plans based on clearly-defined economic, social and regional criteria; (C) strengthening maintenance management, and this subcomponent includes the development of a strategic plan for Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC), the preparation of model bidding documents for PBMC, training staff and contractors on PBMC, and the provision of implementation support. And the final third components is project detailed design, project supervision, management, monitoring and audit. This component also consists of (A) design and supervision, this subcomponent covers the design and supervision costs for all the roads covered under phase 1 of NRNRP, (B) project management support, this includes project management support and capacity building to Public Enterprise for State Road Management (PERS) as may be necessary in procurement, financial management, environmental and social safeguards and annual program planning, (C) project audits, this includes: (i) the integrated performance audit which will review engineering designs, management of social and environmental issues, procurement, quality assurance, contract management and compliance to agreed conditions, quality of project supervision, review of traffic safety implementation, and achievement of Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLI) to trigger disbursement. and (ii) project financial audit.

FY17 - Transportation

World Bank

Project

Road, Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Government