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Subject: SHAHEED BENAZIR BHUTTO CNG BUS PROJECT SPONSORED BY GOVT. OF
PAKISTAN
Respected Shah Sahib,
. Your Kind attention is invited on the news report dated July 27, 2009; COGK has
launched 50 CHG Buses on the two (2)green routes out of forty(40) already identified for
farachi CNG Bus Project by City District Government Karachi(CDGk). However, CDGK by
introducing just 50 CNG Buses in Karachi has undermined the CNG Bus project, which
nvisages 4000 dedicated CNG Buses for the Karachi City in phases over five years for
ficient environment. friendly and affordable public transport under Public Private
Partnership (PPP} basis. In the first phase 800-1000 CNG Buses shall be launched by
December, 2009. The same has recently been renamed as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto CNG Bus
project by the Honorable President of Pakistan during his visit of Karachi and directed its
implementation on the fast track,
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2. Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF) has assisted Karachi Mass Transit
Cell (KMTC) of CDGK in structuring and developing procurement process under PPP
methodology. IPDF conducted a detailed study through Exponent Engineers for the identified
forty (40) green routes to quantify existing levels of ‘Supply & Demand’ of Public Transport
along identified CNG routes, set ‘Priority’ among the identified routes and identify
“Bottlenecks & Problems’ on each identified CNG routes) against the payment of Rs, 9 million.
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3. According to the decision of the Federal Government, CDGK-KMTC has pre-qualified
the CNG Bus Manufacturers /Suppliers in March, 2009 and notified list of 14
manufacturers/suppliers based on various criteria including conformation to Bus
Specifications, price, performance, after sale service and indigenizatian program, CNG Bus
operators would “be required to procure CNG Buses from pre-qualified
manufacturers/supptiers. In this regard IPDF has prepared Request for Statement of
Qualification (RSOQ) document to prequatify the CNG Bus Manufacturers /Supptiers..
4, Simultaneously IPDF has developed Request for Statement of Qualification (R50Q)
document for pre-qualification of the CNG Bus Operators/Investors and CDGK-KMTC has pre:
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5. __ In addition to above IPDF has completed fotlowing documents based on the results of
the Exponent, Engineers study to facilitate CDGK-KMTC for implementing the project under
PPP modality:
§. Financial Model for CNG Bus Procurement & Operation
fi, Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued to Pre-qualified CNG Bus Operator /Invester.
iii, Draft Concession Agreement to be signed with selected CNG Bus Operator/{nvestor
6. Above said documents are enclosed herewith for implementation of phase-1 of the
subject project. Similarly these documents shall be applicable for the implementation of
remaining phases to achieve total 4000 CNG Buses for the Karachi city by seeking proposals
including request for statement of qualification from new potential CNG Bus
Operators/investors.
7. In view of above stated facts, it is requested to kindly intervene in the implementation
of the subject project on fast track as ditected by honorable President of Pakistan
8. IPDF remains available for any further assistance in the matter_
‘Warm Regards,
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Ghutam Murtaza Satti
Advisor on PPP
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Affairs and Statistics, Islamabad
Mr, Fazal-ur-Rehman, Chief Secretary, Government of Sindh, Karachi,
Ms, Naheed S. Durrani, Special Secretary Finance, Government of Sindh, Karachi
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