This TA is to support the government of Sri Lanka to develop a National Port Master Plan (NPMP) considering both national port policies and individual port developments with focus on the Colombo and Trincomalee ports. The NPMP will be developed with 2 sections: i) National Policy Directions (NPD), and ii) individual port development plans (PDPs). The NPD will contain visions, policies, institutional issues and overall development framework from a national point of view, including Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) restructuring. The individual PDPs will set direction of port development and identify priority projects for the Colombo and Trincomalee ports. The NPMP will ensure that port infrastructures will be developed and operated in an optimum manner in concomitance with urban areas and in line with long term planning. The NPMP will identify priority
projects, promote public and private investment, and boost economic efficiency by reducing logistic costs along with restructuring of SLPA. Also, the TA will provide technical advices on the SASEC Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) Project in Colombo, and secure both efficient operation of the Colombo port and smooth traffic along the PAEH by facilitating multiagency coordination.
The brief scope of the consultancy services is to deliver the following outputs:
- The National Port Master Plan (NPMP)
- National Port Directions (NPD)
- The Colombo Port Development Plan
- Trincomalee Port Development Plan
- Prioritized projects for logistics and hinterland connectivity
(ii) Technical review of the final design of SASEC Port Access Elevated Highway Project (PAEH)
