Sheladia Associates, Inc.

As part of a consortium led by Booz Allen Hamilton, SHELADIA is providing professional technical services to MCC for assessments and evaluation of infrastructure projects which are candidates for funding by MCC. Included in these services are engineering and consulting services in connection with the development, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of infrastructure projects in developing countries to be evaluated and funded by MCC I the following sectors:

• Transport: highways, roads and bridges, ports, rail, and airports
• Water, irrigation, and sanitation: water resources, water management and development of hydro resources, rural and urban water supply, and sanitation systems
• Energy: resource development, electric generation (conventional or alternative energy), transmission and distribution, rural electrification, gas supply and distribution, oil and gas exploration and production
• Facilities: industrial and institutional facilities, industrial parks and agricultural processing zones, housing, and institutional facilities such as schools, hospitals, etc.
• Telecom and information communication technology: telecommunication and related infrastructure.
• Project development: project development and implementation; integration of projects into comprehensive program of economic development assistance; and review and assessment of capacity to implement projects and programs
• Assessment of project feasibility and engineering: review of project concept and feasibility; assessment of appropriateness of chosen technology and application, including constructability and value engineering; assessment of design and engineering projects; analysis of project timeline and schedule; analysis of project technical risks; analysis of project plans, specifications, and cost estimates; analysis of operational capacity; assessment of maintenance requirements; and review and development of master plans
• Assessment of environmental and social impacts: analysis of overall quality of environmental assessment work and consistency with MCC environmental guidelines; initial environmental examination based on MCC environmental guidelines; analysis of potential environmental and social impacts; integration of environmental and social assessment work, to include identification of alternatives, as appropriate, and/or impact mitigation measures, with economic, financial, institutional, social, and technical analyses of proposed activity; analysis of scope of existing environmental and social assessment work; assessment of need for further environmental work; analysis of extent, appropriateness, technical feasibility, and cost of implementing alternatives, remediation and/or mitigation measures; analysis of the extent, appropriateness, technical feasibility and cost of managing the environmental and social impacts of the project; analysis of project implementing entity capabilities related to managing environmental and social impacts of the project; analysis of consistency of country guidelines and project-relevant international conventions to which they are signatory and of consistency of country guidelines with MCC environmental guidelines; analysis of extent and quality of public consultation in environmental and social assessment work; analysis of overall quality, scope, extent, appropriateness, technical feasibility and cost of remediation and/or mitigation measures, capabilities of project implementing entities and extent and quality of public consultation related to social assessment, resettlement, and cultural property
• Assessment of project finance and economics: buildup of project costs and underlying assumptions; quantification of benefits and calculation of economic rates of return; calculation of financial rate of return; sensitivity analysis on key variables and an assessment of risk and impacts; analysis of recurrent costs, financial sustainability, tariffs, affordability, and other factors that determine project economics and sustainability; identification of beneficiaries and link to poverty reduction and economic growth; identification of appropriate performance and outcome indicators, baseline data, and targets
• Assessment of institutional and regulatory environment: institutional arrangements and organizational design; regulatory framework; market structure; ownership structure (public/private) and potential changes to this structure; tariff issues; need for capacity building and opportunities for reform
• Project monitoring during funding period: review of tender documents; progress confirmation based on specifications, schedules and milestones; review of project progress reports; updated estimation of completion costs and timing; analysis of causes of any overruns and delays and recommendations regarding corrective measures; verification of completion and performance tests; satisfaction of conditions precedent and conditions for disbursement.
• Evaluation of projects and project impacts: in-country review of operations to provide assurance that project is meeting expectations (performance standards and outputs); and review of project impact on the local economy and environment.