1.1 The objectives of the proposed operation are the development and implementation of a GIS-based (Geographic Information System) Decision Support System to support multi-modal Mercosur-level transportation studies, focusing on the inter-oceanic corridors, together with a GIS-based information system to be used for transportation planning and project management. The Project will also include a highway inventory system using satellite-based GPS (Georeferenced Positioning System) technologies. The final objective will be to provide GIS-type capabilities to the Viceministerio de Transporte, Comunicaciones y Aeronáutica Civil (VMTCAC) and the National Highway Service (SNC).

1.2 The focus will be on the development of a spatial database to be used primarily for project planning and infrastructure management and the development of specific GIS-based decision models to support multi-modal transportation planning, and also on the integration of this proposal with the work being developed with Bank support for studying Transport Alternatives for products from Central West Brazil and Bolivia destined for the Pacific Basin market and the Highway Transportation Master Plan for Bolivia.

2.1 The technical cooperation project includes two phases, ‘Discovery and Needs Analysis’ and ‘System Development and Implementation’. These phases are further divided into eleven tasks, all to be performed by the Consulting Firm:

2.2 The Consulting Firm must analyze the work processes, information flow and current planning capabilities of the Viceministerio de Transporte, Comunicaciones y Aeronáutica Civil (VMTCAC) and the National Highway Service (SNC). A conceptual design for an international level GIS-based Decision Support System to support multi-modal Mercosur-level transportation studies, focusing on the inter-oceanic corridors, and also a national level GIS-based information system to be used for transportation planning and project management will be developed. Priority uses of both GIS-based systems should be identified, and the spatial database model, applications design and system interface must be sketched. A report must be produced presenting the results of the Institutional Assessment, Statement of Needs and the Conceptual Design of the System (Intermediate Report) and including a refinement and scheduling of the tasks to be developed during Phase II.

2.3 This conceptual design must take into consideration the need for the following:

2.4 The Consulting Firm must also take into consideration VMTCAC and SNC’s present and planned GIS and system capabilities (hardware, software and network configurations).

2.5 As part of the needs analysis and in order to further understand current GIS capabilities in the country, a survey must be performed visiting relevant and related public and private institutions to determine the extent of GIS development in the country, the available data sets (maps and alphanumeric), the availability of human resources, and current technologies used. A similar inventory was completed in June, 1996 (SNT-BID, 1996).

2.6 The results of this survey are to be included in an ‘Inventory Report’.

2.7 At least two introductory one-day seminars should be planned for phase I: one national and one regional. These seminars will help promote a common understanding of the benefits and advantages of GIS and its use for transportation planning and infrastructure management, providing a forum for receiving comments and feedback, and an opportunity to discuss related topics. The seminars will also be utilized to foster the formation of GIS user groups for continuing communications among the interested users and providers; as well as promoting the interchange of relevant information. All seminars are to be conducted in Spanish.

2.8 With the Bank’s approval (in consultation with VMTCAC and SNC) of the Intermediate Report the Consulting Firm must build upon the Conceptual Design, detailing the data model, the functionality of the applications to be developed, the technical specifications of the GIS-based Decision Support System, and propose and justify which software and hardware should be acquired. These topics should be included in the ‘Systems Design, Spatial Database Model and Applications Design Report’.

2.9 The hardware/software design specifications should take into consideration the need for an integrated computer network linking the various users of the VMTCAC and SNC and building upon the existing system configuration.

2.10 At least three workstations and applicable GIS software must be installed immediately after the Bank has approved the above report ; one at the VMTCAC, a second at SNC central office and the third at the regional office in Santa Cruz. These computers are to be networked into the existing LAN. During installation specific GIS training must be provided, thus giving future users the opportunity to start acquiring expertise on the GIS software before the delivery of the final product.

2.11 Based on the spatial data model and applications design completed in the previous phase, existing datasets (spatial data and alphanumeric) must be incorporated or converted to digital format.

2.12 At the Mercosur level, spatial data must be compiled using 1:1,000,000 or larger maps (if existing national digital spatial databases at a larger scale than 1:1,000,000 are identified then they must be incorporated; consideration for spatial data quality must be taken into account in the choice of which spatial data to incorporate). This Mercosur level spatial database must be based on the one to be developed as part of the GIS project for Chile and that will be made available to the GIS projects for Bolivia and Argentina, which will complement and update them as needed.

2.13 The Mercosur level spatial database must include data for Mercosur and neighboring countries and will have at least the following layers of information:

2.14 At the national level spatial data must be compiled using 1:250,000 or larger maps (if existing and available national digital spatial databases at a larger scale than 1:250,000 are identified then these must be incorporated; consideration for spatial data quality must be taken into account in the choice of which spatial data to incorporate). This spatial database must have at least the following layers of information:

2.15 At the regional level (the Bolivian portion of the buffered inter-oceanic corridor Arica - Tambo Quemado - Santa Cruz - Puerto Suárez/San Matías), spatial data will be compiled using 1:100,000 or larger maps, and must include a buffered area of 100 km to each side of the corridor. At the regional level at least the following layers are to be included:

2.16 A GPS-based highway inventory should be carried out of all the national roads (Red Fundamental Nacional) that are within the regional area. At a minimum the following attribute data should be attached to the collected GPS points: highways, urban areas, major landscape features, bridges, military posts, toll plazas, health establishments and gas stations.

2.17 For this level satellite imagery must be acquired (compatible with the scale of the regional level database) for the extent of the inter-oceanic from Puerto Suárez/San Matías to Arica; satellite imagery will also have to be acquired for the Chilean portion of the inter-oceanic corridor. For estimating purposes the proponent must consider an area with a 100 km buffer zone to each side of all routes that are part of the corridor.

2.18 The layers of the spatial database described in paragraph 2.15 must be updated with the information that can be easily interpreted from the satellite imagery, in the area that falls within the areal extent of acquired imagery.

2.19 All existing and/or acquired satellite imagery must be geo-referenced individually and included into the spatial database as additional layers.

2.20 For the inter-oceanic corridor (Arica - Tambo Quemado - Santa Cruz - Puerto Suárez/San Matías) a digital elevation model (DEM) will be developed from existing 1:250,000 altimetric data or other compatible sources. The DEM shall be included as a layer in the regional spatial database and shall also be made available to the GIS project for Chile. The areal extent of the DEM should also take into consideration a buffered zone of 100 km to each side of all routes that form the corridor.

2.21 All modeling applications and automated solutions identified during Task 4 shall be developed and incorporated into the system.

2.22 A prototype of a GPS-based system for gathering geo-referenced data to be used for transportation planning, pavement management and highway safety must be developed and provided. This prototype system is to be used to gather specific geo-referenced attribute data that can be downloaded straight into the GIS system. The data to be gathered using this GPS system must be compatible with the spatial data being consolidated at the regional level database. Training shall be provided on the use of this prototype system.

2.23 During this training a demonstration must be given on the possible uses of a GPS-based tracking system for monitoring the flow of trucks carrying hazardous materials through the passes with emphasis on control of traffic through environmentally sensitive areas. This specific demonstration is not to be included as part of the deliverables and should be viewed only as an example to be provided during training on the use of GPS in transportation management.

2.24 Together with the compilation of all spatial data and development of the applications, the GIS-based Decision Support System shall also be developed in this phase.

2.25 With the completion of all the project components (spatial database, applications and GDSS), testing shall be carried out and subsequently the system shall be installed at both sites. The system to be developed must also provide the means to establish access rights and privileges to the different user types.

2.26 Following the implementation of the system, additional one-day seminars will be given introducing the planning and management capabilities provided by such a system to the same audience (at least one national seminar and one regional). Workshops must also be given at both sites where the system will be installed, aiming at providing technical training to those that will be using the system and to those that will be managing the system. Personnel from other pertinent Government agencies will be invited to attend these training workshops. For training, all needed User Manuals must be completed for distribution. Also, the Data Dictionary and the Metadata must be completed and distributed prior to training. All seminars, workshops and training will be conducted in Spanish.

2.27 Terms of Reference will be developed to allow for identification of further enhancements to the system, and the components that should be developed into future institutional strengthening projects.

2.28 A Draft Final Report and subsequent Final Report must be prepared summarizing the previous reports together with an analysis and feedback from the implementation seminars and workshops, and recommendations for future activities.

3.1 The following products and services described in this section are part of the deliverables. All of the reports shall be presented to VMTCAC and SNC and to the Bank for review in a total of 7 copies in both hard copy and digital format. For the permanent reports (the Inventory Report and the Final Report) an additional 25 copies will be presented after acceptance or approval by the Bank and the VMTCAC.

3.2 All reports and relevant data such as maps, images, diagrams, plans, statistics and supporting data acquired, compiled or prepared in the course of the services shall be confidential and shall be the absolute property of the Bank and the VMTCAC and SNC. Also, the Bank and the VMTCAC and the SNC, to the extent permitted by the vendor, will own the copyright to any spatial data, including remote sensing imagery, created or acquired for use in the Project, including the right to reproduce, distribute, disseminate and publish.

3.3 The Bank and the VMTCAC and the SNC will also own the copyright of programs written to implement all applications (including the GIS-based Decision Support System) except for existing previous applications already developed by the Consulting Firm and if specifically stated in the technical proposal, in which case the VMTCAC and SNC’s rights will be limited to using such applications for their needs and the Bank’s rights will be limited to using the application in similar GIS projects.

3.4 All spatial data and the Inventory and Final Reports will be delivered in digital format, written to CD-ROM, to the Bank and to the VMTCAC and the SNC, in the spatial data structure it was created in, as well as in an industry-standard export format (a total of 25 copies shall be made available after approval of the draft version). All data included in the CD-ROM must have associated metadata information. The Consulting Firm shall deliver all these materials to the Bank and to the VMTCAC and the SNC upon completion of the services, together with the Final Report.

3.5 The Consulting Firm may retain a copy of such materials but may not use the same for purposes unrelated to this contract without prior written permission from the Bank.

4.1 Given the nature of the work the Consulting Firm must have extensive expertise and familiarity in the development of GIS solutions for Regional Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Management and the current status of GIS technology. The utilization of integrated teams drawing from local and international expertise is expected. The consultants will allocate the personnel necessary for the successful completion of the project in accordance with the methodology, work program and staff allocation, which will form part of the proposal and as such it is the exclusive responsibility of the Consulting Firm to determine the specialties and timing of the professionals to be used. The following table may be considered to be a minimum composition of an acceptable project team and presents an estimate of professional involvement. This estimate is made for orientation purposes only. Estimate of consulting team involvement totals 41 consultant/months.

6.1 The local counterpart of the project is composed of the Viceministerio de Transporte, Comunicaciones y Aeronáutica Civil (VMTCAC), the National Highway Service (SNC) and the Departmental Highway Service of the Santa Cruz Department. The VMTCAC will coordinate the Project for the Bolivian government.

6.2 The supervision of the study by the Bank will be the responsibility of the Finance and Basic Infrastructure Division 1 (RE1/FI1) in coordination with the Country Office in Bolivia.