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shulam Murtaza Satti ws fe EX. MNA (PPP} can Cin bea ® 6 t Adviser: infrastructure ‘Government af Pakistan f Luter A Pa a ; Mery of Fane tes fue nate % HH, Projects/PA/004/2007 August 6, 2009 Syed Qaim Ali Shah Chief Minster’s House Karachi nek ose 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, 272 * AS GMPA) CMS Dateu. ‘ MOP PS / Secw in GI lon 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. ISSO Dies Dairy * Date. 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: 2009. conta, ofa PABX: +02 51 220h484, SY Fax: 192 51 9205026 Email: mortaza sati@ipdt govpk Web: wwwipd.sowpk Sst Chief Minister of Sindh Doi Kare Oe 4. shulam Murtaza Satti ay e . ‘EX. MNA (PPP) Adviser: Infrastructure Government of Pakistan wae 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, wt 4 a Ghutam Murtaza Satti Advisor on PPP cc: ‘Mr, Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, Economic 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 PDE | £2.5%252, 6-74, amabad Patision PDE rect +92 51 ezoeisa. s317605 ese PABX: #92 51 2206434, 2270TT1-2, Fax: +92 51 9205926 essen Email mute satiipat govnk Wa: wewwpa gov.

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